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The Gifted Parent Online: Totally Free Internet Tools for Parent Support & Advocacy

The Gifted Parent Online: Totally Free Internet Tools for Parent Support & Advocacy. By Carolyn Kottmeyer and Kathi Kearney. You are not alone!. 2.5% of the population Identification limited by state and district mandates Privacy prevents contact Internet allows world-wide interaction…

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The Gifted Parent Online: Totally Free Internet Tools for Parent Support & Advocacy

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  1. The Gifted Parent Online:Totally Free Internet Tools for Parent Support & Advocacy By Carolyn Kottmeyerand Kathi Kearney ©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney

  2. You are not alone! • 2.5% of the population • Identification limited by state and district mandates • Privacy prevents contact • Internet allows world-wide interaction… • We are not alone! ©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney

  3. Online Support • Gifted discussion communities • Homeschooling • Twice Exceptional • Exceptionally / Profoundly Gifted • Gifted Blogs • 2e: Twice Exceptional Newsletter • Eide Neurolearning Blog • Gifted Exchange – Laura Vanderkam • Unwrapping the Gifted – Tamara Fisher ©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney

  4. Support Communities • TAGFAM • TAGFAM –Talented And Gifted FAMilies • TAGPDQ – more than plain gifted • TAGMAX – homeschooling gifted • GT-Families • GT-Families – general support • GT-Special – twice exceptional gifted • GT-Adult – adult gifted • Gifted Online Conferences (NING) • Variety of discussion topics plus conferences ©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney

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  6. Support Lists • Specialized support groups… • Homeschooling Gifted Children • Homeschooling 2 College Life • Michael Clay Thompson’s Language Arts • Gifted-NLD-Aspergers • 2e Young Adults • Auditory Processing • Bright Kids (American Mensa) • State and local gifted organizations… ©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney

  7. Netiquette • Keep your tone positive • Use “I language…” • No “flaming” • Consider your audience (international) • The “7%-38%-55% Rule” • 7% words, 38% tone of voice, 55% body language • Albert Mehrabian, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, UCLA • (Print and) Keep your welcome letter • Unsubscribe, nomail, digest • Don’t send list commands to the list ©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney

  8. Online Parenting Resources • Parents • www.hoagiesgifted.org/parents.htm • Research • Resources • Books • Products • Games & Toys • Success Stories • Frequently Answered Questions • A Lighter Note ©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney

  9. Online Parenting Resources • Parents • Characteristics & Identification • Testing & Tests • Highly / Exceptionally / Profoundly Gifted • Traditional School • Advocacy • Homeschooling • Summer & Saturday / Academic Programs • Parenting • Social-Emotional • Twice Exceptional • Special Topics ©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney

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  11. Online Parenting Resources • Special Topics • www.hoagiesgifted.org/special_topics.htm • At-Risk Gifted Children • ELL (ESL) • Gender Issues • Gifted Adults • Creative / Math / Science / Humanities / Musical / Technologically gifted students • Philosophy ©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney

  12. Online Parenting Resources • Twice Exceptional • www.hoagiesgifted.org/twice_exceptional.htm • AD/HD • Aspergers (AS) • Auditory Processing (APD) • Dyslexia / Dysgraphia / Dyscalculia • Nonverbal Learning Disability (NLD / NVLD) • Sensory Integration Disorder (SI) • Visual Processing • 2e Role Models • 2e Books & Products • Technology • IEPs ©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney

  13. Advocacy Resources • Gifted Advocacy • www.hoagiesgifted.org/advocacy.htm • Competing with myths about the social and emotional development of gifted students • Myth 1. Gifted students should be with students their own age • Myth 3. Being perfectly well rounded should be the primary goal • Distinguishing Myths From Realities: NRC/GT Research • Useful quiz for self-discovery and professional development… • Arguments and Red Herrings • www.hoagiesgifted.org/arguments.htm ©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney

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  15. Advocacy Resources • ERIC EC Clearinghouse for Exceptional Children • www.hoagiesgifted.org/eric • Davidson Institute Guidebooks • www.gt-cybersource.org • Advocating for Exceptionally Gifted Young People: A Guidebook • Considering the Options: A Guidebook for Investigating Early College Entrance (Parents & Students versions) • Mentorship: A Guidebook ©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney

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  19. Online Curriculum • Enrichment • Interactive • Reading lists • Curriculum Units • Every topic, grade level • Many include educational objectives met • Complete Classes • Middle & High school ©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney

  20. Online Enrichment • Hoagies’ Kids & Teens Links • www.hoagiesgifted.org/links.htm • Art, Theater, Music • Books & Authors • Brain Teasers, Logic Puzzles & Optical Illusions • Interactive Challenges • For the Love of Words • Math & Multiplication • Science & Natural Science • Social Studies, Economics, Geography • Space • Young Kids ©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney

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  25. Curriculum Units • Internet Investigations • www.hoagiesgifted.org/investigations.htm • Lesson Plan Collections K-12+ • Illuminations (math) • JetStream (weather) • Kennedy Center ArtsEdge (art) • NASA Educational Materials Finder • NOVA (PBS programs) • Smithsonian • Xpeditions (geography) • Individual Lesson Plans, too ©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney

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  30. Complete Online Courses • (Free) Online High School Courses • www.hoagiesgifted.org/online_hs.htm • Ready-made curriculum • Content, Evaluations, Text • Some kids respond better than others to online learning • Run trial lessons • Determine if course suits child • Include discussion time… • Parent, teacher, mentor, older student • Download the course website • WebWhacker** ©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney

  31. Convincing Your School… • Review the materials thoroughly • Learn school policy on independent study for credit • State policy / accepted course list • Find advocate within the system • Get necessary approval • Excellent option for… • Lower-SES schools • Block / 6-day scheduled schools • High-level acceleration at any grade level ©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney

  32. Middle & High School Options • Assorted • MIT OpenCourseWare Video Courses • National Repository of Online Courses, Monterey Institute • UCBerkeley on YouTube • English / Literature • SCORE Literature Cyberguides • Principals of Composition • Debate Central: Critical Advocacy • Science • Forensics Illustrated: Step Under the Tape • General Biology, Chemistry • AP Physics, Biology, Environmental Science ©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney

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  38. Middle & High School Options • Math • Algebra, Geometry, Calculus, Statistics • AP Calculus, Statistics • History • Digital History • AP U.S. History, U.S. Government • My Own Business • Languages • Ancient or Modern Greek, French, German, Italian, Icelandic, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese • Electives • Astronomy, Music Theory & Appreciation, History of Religion, Computers ©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney

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  44. Online Professional Development • Support our teachers! • Online Communities, Blogs, Support Lists • Gifted Online Conferences (NING) • 2eEducator • Unwrapping the Gifted • Davidson Institute Educators Guild • CGEP Network (APA) • Belin Blank Gifted Teachers Listserv • Professional development curriculum… ©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney

  45. Gifted Education Professional Development Package • Early childhood, primary & secondary • Core, extension and specialisation • Understanding Giftedness • Identification of Gifted Students • Social and Emotional Development • Underachievement • Curriculum Differentiation • Developing Programmes and Provisions • www.dest.gov.au/sectors/school_education/publications_resources/profiles/gifted_education_professional_development_package.htm ©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney

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  48. Online Social-Emotional Support • SENG • www.sengifted.org • Articles and research • Annual Conference • Davidson Young Scholars • www.davidsonyoungscholars.org • Exceptionally / profoundly gifted ages 5-18 • Wide variety of support available… ©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney

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