• Parent Groups in Wisconsin
  • New Glarus TAG Advocates

 

• Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth (WCATY) - WCATY provides programs and services  that support, motivate, and challenge academically talented students in the state of Wisconsin.

• Wisconsin Association for Talented and Gifted (WATG) - WATG's mission is to provide assistance in meeting the varied needs of gifted and talented  individuals and their advocates.

• Mississippi Valley Gifted and Talented Network

• Partners in Advocacy for Gifted Education in Sheboygan (PAGES) - A group of parents, educators, and community members who are interested in gifted learners and the issues they face. 

• Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools - The Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools (WAES) is a diverse, statewide coalition working for comprehensive school-funding reform. Its work is based on the Adequacy model—reform that connects revenue to the needs of children, no matter where they live, and the opportunity to reach academic success.

• Wisconsin Center for Gifted Learners (WCGL)

• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Gifted and Talented
  • Rules & Statute -Wisconsin Standard (t) and statutes related to the education of academically advanced students.

• WISGIFT - a state-wide gifted education listserv
  

• Gifted and Talented Services in Different School Districts Around the State
• Arrowhead Union High School District Gifted and Talented
• School District of Bellville Talented and Gifted Program
• East Troy Gifted and Talented - found under student services
• Eau Claire Area Schools Gifted Education
• Elkhorn Area School District Gifted and Talented (GATE)
• Franklin Public Schools Gifted and Talented Education
• Germantown School District Gifted Programs
• Golda Meier Elementary School, Milwaukee
• Hortonville Gifted and Talented
• Janesville Talented and Gifted Program
• Jefferson School District Gifted and Talented Services
• Madison Metropolitan School District TAG services
• Mount Horeb TAG Program
• Oshkosh Area School District Gifted and Talented
• Port Edwards Gifted & Talented Program
• South Milwaukee School District Gifted & Talented Program
• Waunakee Gifted and Talented Program
• Wausaukee GT Program

National Resources

• American Psychological Association (APA) Center for Gifted Education Policy - The Center's mission is to generate public awareness, advocacy, clinical applications, and cutting-edge research ideas that will enhance the achievement and performance of children and adolescents with special gifts and talents in all domains, including the academic disciplines, the performing arts, sports, and the professions.

• Belin-Blank Center for Gifted and Talented Education at the University of Iowa - The center is a provides services for teachers, parents, and students, and has established a national reputation for its research, training, and service.

• Center for Talent Development - located at Northwestern University.  The Center for Talent Development organizes the Midwest Talent Search and offers weekend and summer programs for academically advanced youth.

• Cogito.org - Cogito.org, developed by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth, offers a virtual home for the world's brightest students with strong interests and abilities in mathematics and science. The site offers free use to all visitors, who can access most of its resources and learn about everything from global warming to cold fusion.

• Davidson Institute for Talent Development - The mission of the Institute is to recognize, nurture, and support profoundly intelligent young people and to provide opportunities for them to develop their talents to make a positive difference.
• Genius Denied - An incredible resource put together by the Davidson Institute in support of the new book by Jan & Bob Davidson, information for parents, educators, mentors, and students including an extensive library of research articles and literature reviews.  A must visit resource.

 

• Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) - EPGY is a continuing project at Stanford University dedicated to developing and offering multimedia computer-based distance-learning courses.

• ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education provides readers with a variety of text-supported digests, factsheets, and articles on issues pertaining to the field of gifted education.  These articles can be used to provide families and educators with valuable information about the field, support professional development efforts, or to create interesting newsletters.

• Gifted Education Press - They produce the Gifted Education Press Quarterly, and you can become a lifetime subscriber to the website and have access to their current and previous issues.

• Gifted Education Resource Institute (GERI) at Purdue University provides resources for students, parents and teachers.  For more than 20 years, GERI has organized summer camps for gifted and talented students. GERI's youth talent development programs, provide challenging learning opportunities and a healthy social environment to a diverse population of high ability children and teens.  GERI offers graduate programs in gifted education and a licensure program for K-12 educators in Indiana.

• GT World - An on-line support community for parents of Gifted and Talented children, exploring issues including parenting and advocating for our children, teaching them how to advocate for themselves, the experience of growing up gifted, obtaining an appropriate education, helping gifted kids with learning disabilities, and the wide range of other issues.

• A Gifted Education Resource Guide for Indiana Parents and Educators - The Indiana Association for the Gifted (IAG) is a united body of parents, educators and concerned citizens committed to the advocacy and advancement of educational practices and resources which will meet the unique learning needs of gifted/talented students. This Resource Guide is a compilation of articles, basic lists or advice from experts in the field, recommended resources, places to obtain additional information, and where to ask questions about programs in different regions of the state. This is not meant to be comprehensive, but an introduction to the field

• Hoagies Gifted Education Page - an extensive collection of resources and information for parents, teachers, students, and administrators.

• Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY) - CTY offers a wide range of academic opportunities and conducts research, disseminatse information, consults with educational organizations, advocates public policy initiatives, and offers diagnostic and counseling services .

• Leadership Publishers - Leadership Publishers was founded by Lois Roets in 1982 to provide educational materials for educators serving talented and gifted students. The company continues to provide books and workshops for talented and gifted students, their parents and school districts.

• National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) -  NAGC is a non-profit organization of parents, teachers, educators, other professionals and community leaders who unite to address the unique needs of children and youth with demonstrated gifts and talents as well as those children who may be able to develop their talent potential with appropriate educational experiences.
• Among the many publications that NAGC offers for sale, they do have available for free download Pre-K - Grade 12 Gifted Program Standards

 

• The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) - is a collaborative effort of the University of Connecticut, City University of New York/City College, Stanford University, University of Virginia, Yale University, 52 state and territorial departments of education, over 360 public and private schools, over 167 content area consultants, and stakeholders representing professional organizations, parent groups, and businesses.

• The Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development - Located at the University of Connecticut, there is information for parents as well as information for those interested in studying gifted education.

• Our Gifted Online Conferences - A place to join together to meet, share, learn, and discuss issues pertaining to  giftedness and talent of all individuals regardless of race, age, gender, economic status, and/or twice/thrice exceptionalities

• SENG - Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted - Founded in 1981, 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.  Their website also includes a collection of articles on these issues.

• Susan Winebrenner is the author of Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom.  In addition to public speaking, she also runs staff development programs for schools .

International Organizations

The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.

• The Association for the Gifted (TAG) organized in 1958 by The Council for Exceptional Children, helps professionals and parents work with gifted children.
  
  
• New South Wales Association for Gifted and Talented Children - an Australian association for people who share a common interest in gifted and talented children.