Hastings Public SchoolsISD #200

Staff and Parent Resources
Gifted and Talented Advisory Committee (GTAC)
List of summer enrichment opportunities (the list is curated by the Minnesota Council
for Gifted and Talented
Link to articles shared at past GTAC meetings

Characteristics of Gifted Learners:

• What’s the difference between an identified gifted student, a high achiever and a creative thinker? 
• Traits of Gifted Learners
• What are some strengths and challenges of gifted learners?
• Webinar: Do Gifted Children Really Have Special Social and Emotional Needs

Helpful Websites:

• Locating Age-Appropriate Books for High Ability Learners
• National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
• The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/ GT)
• Gifted Child Monthly
• Hoagie’s Kids and Teens
• GT World
• Pre-K Smarties
• SENG (Social Emotional Needs of Gifted)
• Twice Exceptional Newsletter
• Davidson Institute 
• Minnesota Council for Gifted & Talented (MCGT)
• National Foundation for Gifted and Creative Children
• National Society for the Gifted and Talented