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    Learn more about gifted and talented education. We are pleased to share many of our resources including interesting articles, past seminar presentations, and other useful information.

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    Jefferson County Association for Gifted Children brochure Learn more about us and our mission and explore valuable resources pdf icon
    Relationships and Mental Health Speaker: Jan Martin and Ruth Rodgers 4/20/10 pdf icon
    Visual Spatial Speaker: Penelope Heinigk PhD and Steve Haas 3/23/10 pdf icon
    Where Have all the Girls Gone? Broaden your understanding of GT Gender Issues. Linda Kreger Silverman, PhD. 2/22/10 pdf icon
    JAGC Position on Proposed Relocation of GT Centers. November 10, 2009 The JAGC Board has 4 main objections to these relocation options pdf icon
    Gifted And Talented Parent Handbook, 2009-2010 Our annual guide for parents who want to learn more about gifted and talented education and resources pdf icon
    Parenting Gifted Kids:
    Tips for Raising Happy and Successful Children
    Listen to a 14 minute excerpt of Dr. James R. Delisle's 2/26/09 presentation.  13Mb MP3 audio download. quaver icon
    Parenting Gifted Kids:
    Tips for Raising Happy and Successful Children
    Understand what giftedness is and what it is not, and how to take charge of your child's education. Presentation by Dr. James R. Delisle, 02/26/09 pdf icon
    Personality Type & Giftedness:
    What is the Relationship?
    Learn ways that psychological type theory can be used by teachers and parents to support gifted children. Presentation by Charlene Brock, 10/14/08 pdf icon
    GT Parent Resources: Encouraging Children to Excel Online articles, Web sites, student resources, and books, 9/30/08 pdf icon
    Gifted & Talented Journey: The myths and realities of raising GT kids to achieve their potential Presentation to the Jeffco PTA Council Fall Workshop, 9/13/08 pdf icon
    Understanding and Affirming the Whole Person Presentation by Colleen Anthony and Jenny Fredrickson, resource consultants, 9/07 pdf icon
    Twice Exceptional Students Presentation by Cheryl Franklin-Rohr, Jeffco Public Schools, 3/21/07 pdf icon

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    Researcher Backs Accelerated Schooling for Students Who are Gifted

    Educators may be preventing students who are gifted from advancing to higher grade levels out of misplaced fears about their social welfare, says Australian researcher Miraca Gross.

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