MCGT Resource Library
Articles
Books
Links
MCGT Resource Library
MCGT maintains a resource library that contains a selection of resources related to giftedness. These resources are available to members for checkout. Please visit our office during open office hours or contact info@mcgt.net to make an appointment to preview and/or check out material.
- MCGT Office Hours:
See the calendar on the Coming Up page for a list of open office hours. Office Hours are also available by appointment. To make an appointment to visit the MCGT Office, send an email toinfo@mcgt.netor call the office at 952-848-4906 and leave a message. - MCGT Office Location:
MCGT's office is in the Edina Community Center (ECC), Suite 315, 5701 Normandale Rd., Edina, MN 55424. The ECC is on the east service road for Highway 100, about half a mile south of 50th Street. - List of Books in MCGT Resource Library (Listed by author, full bibliographical information)
- List of Books in MCGT Resource Library (Listed by title)
Articles
- Blending Gifted Education and School Reform
- Challenging Gifted Students in the Regular Classroom
- Criteria for Choosing Quality Programs (In Private or Public schools)
- How Can I Help My Gifted Child Plan for College?
- How Can I Support My Gifted Child?
- MCGT Suggested Book List: Children
- MCGT Suggested Book List: Adults
- NAGC Policy Statement on Acceleration
- Norm- and Criterion-Referenced Testing
- Nurturing Social Emotional Development of Gifted Children
- Should Gifted Students Be Grade-Advanced?
- Supporting Gifted Education through Advocacy
Books
- Stand Up for Your Gifted Child: How to Make the Most of Kids' Strengths at School and Home, by Joan Franklin Smutny, (2001). Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing.
- A practical guide to becoming an effective advocate for your children starting with suggestions to be used at home, going on to school and continuing into the larger community. A very fine introductory treatment of the issues one deals with as children move through educational systems, public or private, elementary or secondary. The chapter on searching out other educational options includes pros and cons of homeschooling, mentorships and developing a relationship with local colleges and universities. Finally, advocacy connotes action. At the end of every chapter there is a specific idea for putting the knowledge to use. Whether your child's school currently has a lot to offer or a little, all gifted kids need a parent advocate.
- Re-forming Gifted Education: Matching the Program to the Child, by Karen B. Rogers, Ph.D.
- Describes various types of gifted children and options for school enrichment and acceleration, including the effectiveness of each option according to the research. Shows parents and teachers practical ways to design ongoing programs that best meet the needs of bright children.
- Freeing Our Families from Perfectionism, by Thomas S. Greenspon
- In this groundbreaking book, Tom Greenspon explains perfectionism, where it comes from (including influences outside the family), and what to do about it. He describes a healing process for transforming perfectionism into healthy living practices and self-acceptance. If you think your child may be a perfectionist--if you've ever wondered if you're a perfectionist--this book is for you.
- Some of My Best Friends Are Books: Guiding Gifted Readers from Pre-School to High School, by Judith Wynn Halsted
- Now in its second edition, this is an in valuable resource for parents looking for books to recommend to gifted readers not only to enjoy, but also to gain perspective on themselves and others.
Links to Gifted Education Resources
Here are selected links to Web sites about gifted education. Many other sites can be found by Web searching. As should be the case with all information you find on the World Wide Web, be sure to check the information in those sites against real-world, "dead-tree" sources and other sources of sound advice. MCGT does not endorse or recommend any programs, websites, or activities, unless specifically noted.
Center for Talent Development (CTD)
The Center for Talent Development, part of Northwestern University's School of Education and Social Policy, is the Midwest's regional center on gifted education. The Web site includes links describing this region's
talent search program,
the Summer Program,
and CTD's Gifted LearningLinks distance learning program for gifted students.
Center for Talented Youth (CTY)
The Center for Talented Youth site is operated by the original research and program center for gifted young people at Johns Hopkins University,
which is now also the regional center on gifted education for the northeast and the Pacific states.
The site includes links describing CTY's talent search program,
and CTY's distance education program for gifted students.
Davidson Institute for Talent Development (DITD)
The Web site of the Davidson Institute for Talent Development (DITD) is loaded with useful information and now links to more reliable resources than any other site on gifted education.
Features of the site include links to information on DITD programs such as the Young Scholars Program,
the Davidson Fellows Program,
and the Educators Guild program for teachers of gifted students.
The Davidson Institute maintains the massive GT-Cybersource collection of online articles,
including many hard-to-find writings by experts on gifted education, along with reader comments.
Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY)
The Education Program for Gifted Youth site is operated by Stanford University as a worldwide distance education program for gifted young people.
Gifted and Talented Education (Minnesota Department of Education)
The Gifted and Talented Education subsite is operated by the Minnesota Department of Education,
as part of its academic excellence initiative.
Hoagies Gifted
The Hoagies Gifted site began as a mother's collection of links on gifted education and now includes content contributed by other readers.
The articles linked to range from mediocre to excellent, and on the whole the Hoagies site includes many resources that are not to be missed.
Much of the material on IQ testing on the site needs to be reconsidered in light of materials that are not available on the Web.
Intermediate District 287
The Intermediate District 287 site is operated by a consortium of school districts on the west side of the Twin Cities metropolitan area,
with programs open to all interested Minnesota students.
Minnesota Educators of the Gifted and Talented (MEGT)
The Minnesota Educators of the Gifted and Talented site is operated by a statewide association, with most members being gifted education teachers.
Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth (MITY)
The Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth is an organization with a long history and a variety of programs, open to all interested Minnesota students in various age ranges. MITY (pronounced "mighty") offers both summer and weekend programs, which a generation of Minnesota students remember as some of their best social and academic experiences while growing up.
National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
The National Association for Gifted Children site is operated by a national association,
with most members being gifted education teachers.
SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted)
The SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted) site is operated by a national association, with most members being parents of gifted children or childless gifted adults.
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