Resources to Support Students in Advanced Academics
GT Discover: MSDE website with resources for parents and educators of gifted students; includes ideas for use during remote learning.
Young Scholars Program: The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation offers the opportunity for current high-performing 7th graders to apply for a selective five-year, pre-college scholarship if they demonstrate financial need. It provides academic advising, along with financial support for school, summer programs, internships, and other learning enrichment opportunities. For more information, visit their
website.
The Chesapeake Language Project: This organization has both a scholarship program (for current seniors) and mentor program (for current 8th and 9th graders) for students who are current or former English Learners to facilitator immigrant students' access to higher education and post-secondary opportunities. For more information, visit their
website.
Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted
Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)
When Gifted Kids Don't Have All the Answers
Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades and What You Can Do about It
NAGC: Nurturing the Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children
NAGC: Asynchronous Development
NAGC: Perfectionism
Imposter Syndrome
Emotional Intensity and Cognitive Rigidity
Underachievement
PDF: The Whole-Brain Child Infographic
Organizations that Support Gifted Students and Their Families
Gifted and Talented Citizen Advisory Committee -- BCPS (GTCAC)
National Association for Gifted Children
Maryland Coalition for Gifted and Talented Education
MD State Department of Education: Gifted and Talented
Davidson Institute Resource Library
Hoagies Gifted Education Page
Enrichment
Home Activities for Elementary Students to Promote Critical and Creative Thinking
Center for Talented Youth (CTY)
Destination Imagination
Discovery Channel Youth Scientist Challenge
Math Counts
BCPS Haiku Contest
BCPS Film Expo
Maryland Mensa
NASA