Parent Support Groups
The Mesa Supporters of the Gifted and Talented is a local parent group that hosts topic meetings for parents of gifted children.
AZGifted.org also hosts other gifted support groups across the state of Arizona.
Arizona Association for Gifted and Talented (AAGT) hosts an annual conference on gifted children and education. It also regularly publishes a newsletter for parents and educators.GT World is an on-line support community for gifted and talented individuals and those who support and nurture them.
About Gifted Students and Gifted Education
The following links have articles and resources for parents and educators of gifted children:
National Association for Gifted Children
Arizona Department of Education page for Gifted Education
Articles about parenting gifted children at www.kidsource.com
Directory of articles about Gifted Education K through 12 at www.cbel.com/gifted_education_k_through_12
SENG: Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted
Resources for Students
Ishikawa Elementary ELP Resources page
Camps & Courses
Mesa Public Schools Summer School for 2008 - "Thinkers Inc. Creative Endeavors 4 Kids"
ASU Programs for Talented Youth has weekend classes during the school year for students in grades 3 to 7.
Books
Many of the following books are available at the school library where the ELP office is located. Links to Amazon book descriptions provide further book information.
Endangered Minds: Why Children Don't Think And What We Can Do About It, by Jane M. Healy
Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, by Howard Gardner
The Gifted Kids Survival Guide, The Gifted Kids Survival Guide: A Teen Handbook, Gifted Kids' Survival Guide: For Ages 10 & Under, all by by Judy Galbraith
Growing Up Too Fast: The Secret World of America's Middle Schoolers, by Sylvia Rimm
Helping Gifted Kids Soar, by Carol Ann Strip and Gretchen Hirsch
How to Raise a Child with a High EQ: A Parents' Guide to Emotional Intelligence , by Lawrence E. Shapiro
Pathways of Learning: Teaching Students and Parents About Multiple Intelligences, by David G. Lazear
Smart Boys: Talent, Manhood, and the Search for Meaning, by Barbara A. Kerr
Smart Girls: A New Psychology of Girls, Women, and Giftedness, by Barbara A. Kerr
Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom, by Susan Winebrenner and Pamela Espeland
When Gifted Kids Don't Have All the Answers: How to Meet Their Social and Emotional Needs, by Jim Delisle, Judy Galbraith, Pamela Espeland