Gifted+and+Talented+Educational+Services

=**Gifted and Talented refers to students who have been identified as performing exceptionally at high levels. The National Association of Gifted Children is a great website to gain information about Gifted and Talented. [|National Association of Gifted Children]**=

__**Parental Resources:**__
The link given below will link you directly to the Oldham County Public Schools GATES website for any necessary information and direct contact with people that oversee the GATES program. [|Oldham County GATES website]

Below is a video that addresses many questions that parents may have about their child and when their identified as being Gifted and Talented. media type="custom" key="11556564"

__**Student Resources:**__
The links provided below are great acitivites for students to participate in that will challenge their thinking.

Math: [|Powerlines] [|National Library of Virtual Manipulatives] Writing: [|Create your own story][|Visual Dictionary/Thesaurus][|Storymaker] Reading: Science and Social Studies:[|National Geographic for Kids][|Time for Kids] [|Science for Kids] Creative:[|Glogster][|Pics4Learning] Leadership:[|Girl Scouts][|Boy Scouts] Miscellaneous: [|ABC ya!][|Fun4the Brain][|A fun Site for Elementary Students]

Technology Class Sites

__**Teacher Resources:**__
Strategies for teaching students that are Gifted and Talented: 1. Teach to their strengths 2. Modified and differentiated insturction 3. The engagement of students in higher level thinking 4. Ask more open-ended questions 5. Discovery learning- allow them to explore about the concepts [|Teaching Strategies for Gifted and Talented]

[|Resource for teaching Gifted and Talented]

[|Gifted and Talented Resource Links]

[|Fostering Leadership for Students]