Gifted/Talented Resources,Tools, and Research

Encouraging equitable representation of student populations in G/T programs throughout the state by providing tools and resources that inform and support families and educators.

Results updated as text is entered or upon selection

80 results found

Services

Program Services

Service for CLED gifted learners including social/emotional needs, service models, furloughs, exits, and evaluation.
Program Services  - View Resource
Activities

G/T Discover

Enrichment opportunities for your gifted and talented student both in and outside the classroom.

G/T Discover  - Visit Site
Identification

ABC's of Achieving Equity

From Achieving Equity in Gifted Programming, this document helps educators understand diverse learners’ identification and needs to increase equity in gifted education.

ABC's of Achieving Equity  - Visit Site
Identification

National Report Cards

Data for the state of Texas is available by scrolling to the bottom of the page. Click on “National Report Cards”, then select “Texas.”

National Report Cards  - Visit Site
Identification,
Assessment

Assessment Providers

Texas Education Agency (TEA) list of various assessment providers. TEA does not endorse any assessment provider; this list is for convenience only.

Assessment Providers  - View PDF
Identification

NAGC grouping strategies

NAGC supports the growth and development of G/T children. Read about some of the various types of grouping strategies used with gifted learners.

NAGC grouping strategies  - Visit Site

Gifted cultural education model

Dr. Donna Ford has created a gifted cultural education model based on Bloom’s Taxonomy and James Banks’ levels of integrating multicultural content; contributions, additive; transformation, and social action. Dr. Ford’s matrix contains multiple pathways in which educators can develop curriculum that will affect students culturally and cognitively. The rows contain components of James Banks' Levels of Integration whereas the columns contain Bloom’s Taxonomy.

Gifted cultural education model  - View Resource
Curriculum & Instruction

Levels of Integration

James Banks' article on the levels of integrating multicultural content; contributions, additive; transformation, and social action.

Levels of Integration  - Visit Site
Curriculum & Instruction,
English Learners

Visual Imagery

Through guided visualization, students learn how to create mental pictures as they read.

Visual Imagery  - Visit Site
Curriculum & Instruction

Teaching Culturally Diverse Gifted Students

Authors Ford and Milner provide an overview of multicultural gifted education, effective teaching strategies, and best practices to support a diverse population of students.

Teaching Culturally Diverse Gifted Students  - Visit Site
Curriculum & Instruction

Prufrock Press Webinars

Prufrock Press offers free webinars that brings experts in the field of gifted education to educators.

Prufrock Press Webinars  - Visit Site
Curriculum & Instruction

Supporting English Learners in Texas

TEA web portal providing educators with resources that will positively impact efforts to ensure equity and the academic success of English Learners.

Supporting English Learners in Texas  - Visit Site
Curriculum & Instruction,
Activities

Texas Performance Standards Project

TPSP is comprised of performance standards, curricula, and assessments for enhancing G/T programs from kindergarten through high school.

Texas Performance Standards Project  - Visit Site
Professional Learning

Texas Lesson Study (TXLS)

Job-embedded professional development in which teachers work collaboratively to develop, teach, and revise research-based lessons.

Texas Lesson Study (TXLS)  - Visit Site
Professional Learning

Professional Book Studies

Ideas for equity books studies where groups of G/T teachers read and have structured, yet meaningful conversations as they read the book.

Professional Book Studies  - Visit Site
Twice Exceptional (2E)

I'm Not Who You Think I am

Document that details what Twice Exceptional students may need based on behaviors that the student demonstrates.

I'm Not Who You Think I am  - View PDF
Identification

OCR Data Instructions

Instructions to assist in navigating the OCR data website in order to gather school or district G/T demographic data.

OCR Data Instructions  - View PDF
Identification,
Characteristics

Black Characteristics and Culture

Table consisting of Ford’s Characteristics of Black (African American) Students, Hurston’s Characteristics of Negros, and Boykin’s Afrocentric Cultural Styles.

Black Characteristics and Culture  - View PDF
Support

Technical Assistance: 504

This technical assistance guide is intended for use by Texas educators to support implementation of services for students with, or suspected of having, disabilities.
Technical Assistance: 504  - View PDF
Characteristics

Diversity Toolbox

This toolbox was created to provide resources to administrators, teachers, and parents/caregivers on the needs of gifted LGBTQ students.
Diversity Toolbox  - Visit Site