Welcome Interested for Exceptionalities
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Find your Strengths
Online MI (8 types) Inventory. Good questions for age 10 to adult . Provides description of top 3 with scores for all 8. Good -
MI Inventory
Printable MI (9 types) inventory. Also picture based for early readers. Somewhat predictable from organization of questions. -
Right or Left Brain Online Survey
A survey of 10 questions to discover left or right brain preferences. Good to introduce topics of dominance pattern and brain ba -
Myers Briggs
Inventory for myers briggs personality. Another method of raising self-awareness and difference. More appropriate for secondar -
Learning Awareness Projec
Various intelligence and thinking styles surveys and projects. Sponsored by LDRC most require registration. -
Interventions for Exceptionalities
Specific resources for specific learning differences that may be present regardless of gifted or talented. Good information for -
Study Guide for Visual learners
Specific stategies for visual-spatial learners(vs. verbal). Important to understand learning style difference within gifted pop -
Teaching Styles
A series of personality quizzes for teacher. Remember to know thy self when working with students. Have Fun 'Teach"!
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Eric Jensen's Brain Based Learning
Understandable principles of brain based learning by Eric Jensen. Website includes links to conferences and professional develop -
About Brain Gym
A brief description about what Brain Gym. Contact information on instructors and classes. Carrie is a trained in Brain Gym you -
Smart Moves by Hannaford
An essential book for educators about the importance of moving in learning. Readable for all backgrounds good for reading circl -
Brain Connection
Website with loads of different scientifically relevant information to educators about the brain and learning. -
How Brain Works Lesson
A series of lessons to use a classroom for how the brain works. Useful to help students understand differences in learning and -
How memory works
Information and links specific to memory and how to improve abilities in memory. -
On the Brain -- ezine
Monthly and archived articles on neuroplasiticy and brain research hosted by Dr Merzenich. Wide range of topics that describe c -
Virginia Gifted Organization
Virginia based organization regarding gifted learners. Important for updated policy issues as well as programs within the state
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MRC in Charlottesville
A Charlottesville studio for teenagers to record music. Access to knowledgable adults and recording equipment. Free to grade 7 -
Light House in Charlottesville
A charlottesville based program for youth to tell life story through fillm and photo. A variety of programs and classes for you -
Digital Stoytelling by BBC
How-to Guides on digital storytelling and examples. No rating guide -
Arts in Education by Kennedy Center
Program by Kennedy Center for arts programing and professional development for teachers to include arts in education. Awesome p -
Learning Videos with Lesson
unitedstreaming.com provides videos on-demand and online teaching lesson plans/ Videos can help improve students build backgrou -
Games for Learning
Well designed educational software games on a variety of content areas. Great for webquests and differientiating and high inter -
Alice Project from CMU
Alice Project by Randy Pausch's CS department at Carneign Mellon. Downloadable resources to write computer generated stories us -
Digital Library on history
A variety of historical photo essays. Includes advanced curriculum great research tool. Maintained by GMU. -
Exploratorium Science Activities
San Francisco Musuem that has website with many online activities for interactive science. -
Music in the Classroom
Ways to include music in the classroom suggestions from Eric Jensen. -
Science Musuem of VA
Richmond's science musuem. Great for field trips as well as getting ideas and resources for hands-on learning.
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Academic Underachievement Article
From GT-cypersource a good article on underacievement within gifted population. Other articles on site as well. Important stat -
Gifted Ed Articles by APA
A comprehensive list of publications on Gifted Learners maintained by APA. Includes Roeper, Gifted Learning Quarterly -
Book list on Highly Gifted
Book list compiled by High Cognitives. Focus on highly gifted as well as information on a variety of exceptional learning style -
Emotional needs of Gifted
Articles and information for anyone who works with gifted people. Focuses on the emotional needs and issues of gifted, useful f -
List of Gifted vs. ADD characteristics
A brief summary of things to consider before a gifted student is referred for ADHD evaluation. Good information for other teach -
Center for Talented Youth
John Hopkins programs for gifted and talented. Including on-line distance learning programs for students of all ages.
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Algebra VA intervention
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using graphing calc
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Virtual Manipulitives
Incrediable resources for math instruction. All levels with a variety of online activities with manipulitives. Great for all l -
on line resources
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va algebra interactive
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sol assessment tool
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Blooms Question
Chart with Specific Questions -
Concept Learning
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ttac Virginia
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The BEST lesson plan EVER
Lesson Plan for Tiering differentiation galore -
read-write-think
lesson plans for LITERACY -
Literature Circles Links
annotated links to various sites -
socratic method
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lesson plans Va
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List of Templates for Students
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Graphic Organizers all kinds
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G.O. and more for ESL
Resources to meet needs ESL student -
go student back ca
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graphic organizers
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Jefferson Lab SOLs
Math Science -
nwrel toolkit 98
alternative assessment training -
Ways to Assess Math
Various ideas -
Reading assessments
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Closing the Achievement Gap
criterion based assessmests -
Formative Assessments grade 3-10
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Dibels Literacy Testing
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Brain Gym
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audiblox
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Cognitive
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How to make afterschool prog
article on interestbase afterscool -
Intro to Brain
with interactive links how memory happens -
Cognitive Development
learning rx list of cognitive skills -
Animations of Brain
various aspects of learning animated -
Lindamood Bell
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Brain Train for NLD
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Reading Rockets
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Bal-a-vis-x
This program is great to help with timing issues for any student. Fun for a group of students engaging and challanging. -
Cognitive Training
Good image that describes difference aspects of learning potential.
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Rainforest
k-6 Math -
math science games
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Math Games
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Moogie on the Net
math practice by grade level -
Math Realm
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Assistive Technology
Specific AT for Math Learning -
Homeschoolmath.net
free downloads worksheets and programs -
curriculum guide for games
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BBC Math Files
middle and high school math
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Online John Hopkins
Online classes for Gifted students. Used by ACPS. -
Online Drawing Lessons
Drawing lessons on-line. This is one is drawing to scale used fantastic for self-motivated learners. -
Ltag Search Engine
Search educational database for a variety of topics and needs. -
Education World
professonal development, lessons, more -
Assistive Technology for LD
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Math & Science Education
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Math -- Tools for Understanding
Extending math in high school. Lessons to help create more depth in lessons. -
Testing Accomadations List
Database of research-based accomodations that can be used for various exceptionalities. -
Layers Lessons middle-high
Collection of lessons at various lessons that have been designed to "layer" the curriculum for various levels of student. -
Groupings
Suggestions and research on various groupings used within the classroom. -
More lesson plans
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Citing APA Sources
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Classroom Management -- A really big list
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Math in the Mind\'s Eye
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Connected Math Series
middle school materials based -
Pearsons & AGS Texts
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Books Leveled by AR Series
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Compare Middle School Math
Show-me various math lessons by publisher -
Algebra and Pre-A with software
Cognitive based book with softeware. Good for verbal learners. Flexible sequence and pacing. Carrie has used.
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CO Assessments 3-10
Formative assessments to evaluate students prior knowledge within grade range 3-10 in various content areas. Useful form groupi
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Models of learning
List of models of learning maintained by excel-ability a group of canadian educators. Includes advanced learners, music educati
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Amanda Fertile
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Group D at LKS
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Laura Szupinka
Good twice exceptional information. -
Group B at LKS
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Dave Berry
Lot of Music Links
