FOR GIFTED MINDS (Houston)
This page is reserved for Texas and the Houston area programs and activities that are suitable for gifted students, parents and teachers. Sites will be added on a regular bases, so stop by often to check it out. (Please feel free to email teachagiftedkid@gmail.com with suggestions)
TEXAS WIDE:
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented is a great place to start your research on the services offered in the state of Texas. http://www.txgifted.org/
What is the status of gifted education in the state of Texas? Here you can compare Texas with the other states. The Genius Denied site has collected the statistics. http://www.geniusdenied.com/Policies/StatePolicyDetails.aspx?StateCode=10044&NavID=6_1
What are the Texas Education Agency’s policies regarding gifted? Visit this site to find out the facts: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/gted/GifTal.html
This may be an option for those of you who are homeschooling. Texas Tech University has a distance program that allows you to schedule courses for K-12. http://www.depts.ttu.edu/ode/k-12overview.asp
HOUSTON AREA:
After exploring the state, now you can zero in on the Houston Area. There is a school dedicated to the gifted population. They providing an educational environment for the gifted population in the Houston area. You would need to do a site visit and talk to Ms Banta and Ms Marie to see if the school is right for your child. http://www.rainard.org/cgi-bin/site.cgi
To quote from the home page: “Parenting the profoundly gifted child (in Texas) comes with its own unique opportunities and challenges. We hope to offer families support, insight and resources. With this website, to help you find resources to identify whether or not your child is profoundly gifted; provide a group of parents for support if your child is profoundly gifted and help you find the resources available for profoundly gifted children. We have both an online and in person support network.” http://www.tppg.org/ NEW AS OF AUG. 07 “Texas Parents of the Please e-mail Stacia Taylor staciared2@gmail.com or Susan Mule reallysgm@yahoo.com for more information or to sign up.”
MAILING LIST/LISTSERVES
Also quoting from their homepage: Ever wonder if there was somewhere you could go to discuss gifted/talented issues pertaining to the State of Texas? Well, now there is! texastag is the venue for parents, educators, community members, reporters, elected officials, and anyone else who is interested in gifted/talented issues in the State of Texas. This is a mailing list set up to discuss educational issues, particularly gifted/talented issues, in the State of Texas. The only requirement for posts is that they pertain to Texas education, particularly the education of Texas gifted/talented students. Topics may include: the State Plan, g/t and learning disabilities, DEC visits, charter schools, support groups, legislation, vouchers, or other topics you wish to discuss. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/texastag/
Another mailing list that parents may find helpful. A secular support group for Texans homeschooling their intellectually gifted children To subscribe, send a message to txgifted-subscribe@egroups.com or go the this e-group’s home page at http://www.egroups.com/list/txgifted
GIFTED TEENS
Come join our bookclub TAPTAL. This bookclub tends to attract the gifted kids. The ‘regulars’ mostly also attend the TAPTAL “Hot Topics” discussion group at Crickets in the Heights, and also the Philosophy Club at the same site in the Heights. If you are interested in details, send an email to: debbie@sonnier3.com
HOUSTON/CLEARLAKE PROFOUNDLY GIFTED COOP
It is that time of year! We have lots of great things
planned for this fall’s profoundly gifted co-op. We will continue to meet at the
Vineyard Church in Clear Lake. We will continue all our Zome building
fun! Instead of colloquia, the kids will be working on oral history
projects. We want the co-op to offer a good mix of science as well as
humanities. The older kids will be working together to create an oral
history of growing up gifted. They will learn how to interview;
videography; ethics and law (copyright and liability), etc. The
younger kids (likely 7 and under) will create an oral history project
around man’s first walk on the moon. They will learn to interview and
create an oral history and learn the how to document these interviews.
We will add sign language from 4:45-5:30. If you would like to
participate in sign language, please be prompt. If you are late, it
disrupts the class. If you are not interested in sign language, please
arrive promptly at 5:30 for class.
We are going to ask the minimum age for participation be five years old.
The group settings are set to “no attachments” so if you are
interested in participating in the co-op; please e-mail me and I will
send you the appropriate forms.
The cost for the semester is $60 per child. This includes all supplies
and necessary equipment.
We do not offer sibling discounts at this time. We have worked very
hard to keep the cost as low as possible for everyone to participate
and this makes it difficult to offer a sibling discount.
Deadline for registration is September 1, so we have time to
adequately plan. The tentative schedule is as follows:
September 10 4:45-5:30pm sign language
5:30-7:00pm Zome - Bubbles
September 24 4:45-5:30pm sign language
5:30-7:00pm oral history project- Intro, Apollo 8
anniversary audio documentary and other products, discuss open-ended
questions, develop questions
October 8 4:45-5:30pm sign language
5:30-7:00pm Zome - Perimeter & Area, Fences problem
October 22 4:45-5:30pm sign language
5:30-7:00pm oral history project - legal issues, etiquette,
develop questions
November 12 4:45-5:30pm sign language
5:30-7:00pm Zome - Picasso & Math
November 19 4:45-5:30pm sign language
5:30-7:00pm oral history project - conduct oral histories
December 10 4:45-5:30pm sign language
5:30-7:00pm Zome - Finding Tau
December 17 4:45-5:30pm sign language
5:30-7:00pm oral history project - conduct oral histories
As always, if you have friends who would benefit from the co-op please
pass this on.
If you have any questions, please let me know!
Sincerely
Stacia Taylor
832-476-3887
