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©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
The Gifted Parent Online:Totally Free Internet Tools
for Parent Support & Advocacy
By Carolyn Kottmeyerand Kathi Kearney
©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. 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…
• We are not alone!
©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
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
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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
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©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
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…
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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
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Online Parenting Resources
• Parents www.hoagiesgifted.org/parents.htm Research Resources
• Books• Products• Games & Toys
Success Stories Frequently Answered Questions A Lighter Note
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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
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©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
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
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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
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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
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©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
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
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©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
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©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
Online Curriculum
• Enrichment Interactive Reading lists
• Curriculum Units Every topic, grade level Many include educational objectives met
• Complete Classes Middle & High school
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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
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©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
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
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©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
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**
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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
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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
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©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
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
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©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
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…
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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
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©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
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…
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©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
Online Access to… Conferences
• Local, State, National, International… NAGC NAGC State Affiliates Local school district groups SENG SENG Parenting Groups Beyond IQ CTY / CTD / TIP Family Conferences
©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
Internet Safety
• PC Security It’s not just your mother’s antivirus program any
more!
• Privacy You may be surprised what’s known about you And your home And…
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PC Security
• Anti-Virus Current definitions!
• Anti-Spyware One scan, one memory resident
• Windows critical and security updates
• Phishing! Don’t click anywhere on an unexpected pop-up
• Google Toolbar
• www.hoagiesgifted.org/pc_security.htm
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Privacy
• Learn all about yourself… www.Naymz.com www.ZoomInfo.com www.ZabaSearch.com
• Learn about your house! www.zillow.com
• Set up Google Alerts on yourself and family www.google.com/alert
• Register for Do Not Call; renew every 5 years www.donotcall.gov
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Privacy Loss is Forever…
• Wayback Machine www.archive.org Historical snapshots of websites back to 1996
• Boards and Mailing Lists Archives
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Special Note…
• The internet is free, but Internet websites are not…
• Hoagies’ Gifted Education Page is supported by your affiliate program purchases Shop through Hoagies’ Page links No cost to you; small percentage goes to
Hoagies
©2008 C. Kottmeyer & K. Kearney
The Gifted Parent Online:Totally Free Internet Tools for
Parent Support & Advocacy
Questions?
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