Educational Organizations

• North Kitsap School District
  
• Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction
• U.S. Department of Education​
• Common Core Standards

Gifted Education

• ​APA Gifted and Talented Education 
• Davidson Academy's Reno Campus 
• Hoagies Gifted
• National Research Center of the Gifted and Talented
• SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted)​
• WAETAG
• and More Links for Parents​

​
​Davidson Academy in Reno is the only free public school of its kind for profoundly gifted students. The Academy’s middle and high school classes group students by ability rather than age. Their unique approach to learning attracts families from across the country and from around the globe.
​​

Summer Programs for Gifted

• Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth Summer Institute for the Gifted 
• UW Robinson Center Summer Programs

General Research Sites

• Discovery Channel
• ​Library of Congress Kids and Families Site
• NASA​
• PBS for Parents 
• Smithsonian Learning Lab​​​

Financial Literacy Sites for Parents

• Students and Financial Literacy
• Teaching Kids Financial Literacy
  

Contest Sites

• Poetry contest​
• ​ExploraVision

Media Use and Internet Safety

• 17 Rules to Protect My Child Online
• Best Parental Control Software
• Children and Screen Time
• ​How to Keep Your Kids Safe Online​
• Protect Against Teen ID Theft
• Safe Browser Settings for Kids
• Stay Safe Online​

​Expectations For Elementary AGATE Students

​READING

Students entering the AGATE program at elementary school should be able to read independently at least at their own grade level. Most students read considerably above grade level. The students enjoy developing a rich vocabulary and know how to find the meaning of unfamiliar words. They comprehend literal and figurative meanings in the text. They can infer and draw conclusions. They make connections between what they are reading to other texts, to themselves, and to the world around them.

WRITING

Students entering the AGATE program at elementary school are learning to do creative, expository, and persuasive writing that is organized, developed, original, and insightful. Students are expected to follow conventions of spelling, punctuation, grammar, and usage on all final-draft written work that they hand in.

SOCIAL STUDIES AND SCIENCE

Students who enter the  AGATE program should have the inquiring mind, the curiosity, and the task commitment that will make independent activities and research projects both successful and enjoyable. They will learn the steps of the research process: picking a topic, generating questions, finding resources, gathering and organizing information, preparing the final product, presenting, and doing a self-evaluation. They should become comfortable working independently and refine their ability to follow written and oral directions.

THINKING SKILLS

Students in the AGATE program should consistently demonstrate (both orally and in written work) their ability to generalize, elaborate, conceptualize, make connections, and think critically, creatively, and abstractly.

Thinking skills are integrated into all the AGATE curriculum. Projects and activities require students to use creative problem-solving techniques, decision-making skills, brainstorming, convergent and divergent thinking, and all levels of Bloom: remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating.
​
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Time issues can cause problems for individual students. Gifted students often are talented in one or more areas and may want to pursue many activities, leading to what has been called the "over-programmed child syndrome."  Music lessons, drama groups, dance classes, art lessons, and sports, all take time, energy, discipline, and commitment.

Parents need to make sure their children have time for friends, relaxation, fun, dinner and family time. Many parents solve the time problems by letting their child participate in only one or two extra activities at a time.