Teacher Resources

KSDE Resources

Kansas Multi-Tiered Systems of Support - MTSS is a coherent continuum of evidence based, system-wide practices to support a rapid response to academic and behavioral needs, with frequent data-based monitoring for instructional decision-making to empower each Kansas student to achieve high standards.

KSDE Gifted Education Services - This web source contains many useful links for gifted educators including:The Effective Practices Instructional Kit, Data Sources, and Gifted Education Documents.

Useful Blogs

This livebinder is a compilation of the best blogs out there concerning gifted education or tools to use to enrich the gifted student's learning.

Highlighted Websites

National Association for Gifted Children This is the national organization webpage for gifted youth. NAGC invests all of its resources to train teachers, encourage parents and educate administrators and policymakers on how to develop and support gifted children and what's at stake if high-potential learners are not challenged and encouraged.

Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted SENG is dedicated to fostering environments in which gifted adults and children, in all their diversity, understand and accept themselves and are understood, valued, nurtured, and supported by their families, schools, workplaces and communities.

Various Useful Website Resources for Teachers

Art Snacks Managed by Kevin Honeycutt, this is a positive learning community for young artists.

A Different View An extensive wikispace especially created to compile lesson activities for gifted students. Gifted facilitators may upload favorite lesson plans or peruse the large collection to get more ideas.

Hoagie's Gifted This comprehensive website consists of over 1000 pages of information on gifted children and adults.

Davidson Institute Lesson Plan Page - While doing searches for educators, Davidson consultants have found these websites to be very helpful.

Virtual Field Trips - This site was developed as a free resource to K-12 educators everywhere to provide a comprehensive listing and a"how-to" guide for these experiences for youth.