Resources: Parents, Teachers, Students
A ton of free interactive games, puzzles, quizzes, classroom activities, lesson plans, printable worksheets, videos, and more for those wishing to master science skills. From Animals and Astronomy to Dinosaurs, Metals, Robots, Weather, and dozens of other topics. Teachers, parents, K-6 students, and preschoolers will find worthwhile opportunities and enjoyment here.
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Camp What If: Canton (TomTod Ideas)
Malone University Summer Camps
Otterbein Summer Camps 2019
Women in Engineering Programs and Camps – University of Akron
Foreign Language Camp
Camp OFLA is a residential elementary foreign language camp for students in grades 3-8. It was created by the Ohio Foreign Language Association in 2005. Among the languages: Spanish, Russian, French, German, and Japanese. The goal is to learn language in small class settings. Campers practice language skills by cooking, dancing, singing, playing sports, hiking, and making arts and crafts. The camp is in Bellville, Ohio, midway between Cleveland and Columbus.
Summer Scholars Program (Miami [Ohio] University)
A multiweek summer residential program of university courses and seminars. Open to all in their junior or senior years of high school, among other requirements for the pre-college coursework and activities. Participants typically choose two courses from more than 20 college departments, and earn 6 or 8 credit-hours.
Wright State University Pre-College Programs
Academic-year and summer-enrichment programs for K-12 pre-college students at this Dayton, Ohio, university.STEM programs. Some residential programs. Weeklong institutes for students entering grades 10-12 focus on Advanced Web Design, College Test Prep, Engineering, Food Science: STEM, Forensic Science, Law and Government, Performance Theatre, Take Action: Leadership, and Social Work 101.
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Center for Talented Youth, The (CTY; The Johns Hopkins University)
Seemingly having it all: summer programs, talent search, distance learning, resources for educators and parents. And more: counseling, diagnostics, and assessment guidance, including information on giftedness and learning disabilities and underachievement; career direction; services for schools; school advice for parents seeking student coursework credit, guidance, or placement. Extensive hyperlinks, on all facets of giftedness. A bibliography and hyperlinks to additional online reading resources are beneficial. Imagine, a CTY-sponsored, award-winning magazine, offers writing opportunities for gifted and talented students ages 12-18. Other outstanding assets are in the Opportunities and Resources section. Here, you’ll find an impressive selection of Academic competitions, Academic summer programs, Internships and research opportunities, Early college entrance programs, Career exploration resources, and Research resources. In Academic summer programs, for example, you’ll choose among these prospects: Talent Search, Early College Entrance, Foreign Language & Study Abroad, History & Archaeology, Math & Computer Science, Politics, Leadership & Debate, Science, Visual & Performing Arts, and Writing. Each of these, in turn, lists a multitude of additional choices to entertain the mind and imagination.
Center for Talent Development (CTD; Northwestern University)
Serving gifted and talented students (age 4 and up through grade 12) and their families, the CTD offers the annual Midwest Academic Talent Search, grades 3-9; LearningLinks distance academics, grades 4-12; and four age-stratified summer programs, grades pre-K-12. Online Learning Programs are here, and Summer Programs are here. The Civic Education Project, grades 7-12; and the Gifted Education Institute. A sign-up, e-mailed Talent Newsletter, and other programs, seminars, and workshops are additional assets. So are the CTD Blog and the Gifted Education Blog.
Hoagies' Gifted Education Page, the all-things-gifted site, full of resources, articles, books and links to help and support parents, teachers, and gifted children alike. Pick your path, and explore them all!
The mission is to nurture the profoundly gifted. This is effected by The Davidson Academy of Nevada, at the University of Nevada, Reno, a public school for middle- and high-school students; the Davidson Young Scholars and the THINK Summer Institute programs; the Educator’s Guild; and other outreach, such as the book Genius Denied. The database of resources, as with state policies, topics, and articles, is readily searchable. The Davidson Academy now offers online instruction for students everywhere, in addition to its residential program. Social networking links around the world and in many states can be found here.
The goal is to cultivate creativity in bright and gifted children. Linked sections on prodigies, books, games, apps, movies, curriculum resources are exceptional. Materials for educators (teaching the twice-exceptional, class size, critical thinking, and many other topics), parents, and students, too. Topical blog posts are thoughtful
Thousands of brain-teasers, puzzles, riddles, games, and optical illusions. Updated weekly.
Extensive, fun site for all things mathematics, science. Specific subsections for Teachers, Parents, and Students, as well as subsections on games (here and here), are rewarding.
An interactive science museum with thousands of Web pages exploring hundreds of different topics. Museum exhibits and scientific phenomena — including images, educational activities, PDFs, video and audio files — are available. Further, a wealth of apps, blogs, videos, and activities illustrate the extent of this repository. Tools for teachers round out the offerings.
All things related to NASA’s Hubble exploration. Resources, blogs, videos, images, education and museums, discoveries, the latest news from space.
A ton of free interactive games, puzzles, quizzes, classroom activities, printable worksheets, videos, and more for those wishing to master math skills. Geometry, logic, money, fractions, money, Sudoku, memory games, checkers, and other math interests are detailed. Teachers, parents, young students, and preschoolers will find worthwhile opportunities and enjoyment here.
NAGC (National Association for Gifted Children)
Summer information from NAGC. Links to articles for parents and educators.
NAGC Gifted and Talented Resources Directory
Science and astronautics for grades K-12. Superb educator resources. Subsections for students, NASA Kids' Club, educators (several sections), and more. The Topics and Missions sections have scores of alphabetized listings, as with the International Space Station, Apollo missions, Mars, Pulsars, Robotics, Cassini, New Horizons, and Voyager.
NASA offers a wide range of free online tools, games, crafts, media, and other resources for teachers, young students, parents, and others. Topics include our solar system and universe.