Organizations

• Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)    
  The largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.
• National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)    
• Oregon Association for Talented and Gifted (OATAG)    
  Serves Oregon parents and the educational community.
• Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)    
  To support bright, talented, gifted individuals and their families, and the professionals who work with them, to better understand the nature of giftedness, and to help these individuals reach their personal potential.
• World Council for Gifted and Talented Children    
  A diverse organization networking the globe with an active membership of educators, scholars, researchers, parents, educational institutions, and others interested in giftedness to focus world attention on gifted and talented children and ensure the realization of their valuable potential to the benefit of humankind.

University Support for Talented and Gifted Students

• Oregon University TAG Contacts   11/10/2008 (23.53 KB)
• The College of William and Mary Center for Gifted Education    
• Duke University, Talent Identification Program    
  Identifies gifted children and provides resources to nurture their development. TIP is committed to serving this unique group of students by providing services and programs beyond what is offered in the classroom. Through TIP a whole range of activities and programs are accessible to parents and teachers to meet the individual needs of gifted children.
• Johns Hopkins University, Center for Talented Youth    
  To inspire young people by offering distinctive educational opportunities that nurture intellectual abilities, advance academic achievement, and enhance personal development. Dedicated to identifying young people's academic talents in the liberal arts and offering them challenging in-school or out-of-school educational programs in mathematics, the sciences, and the humanities specially suited to their emerging abilities.
• Northwestern University, Center for Talent Development    
  This is a program for gifted youth out of the Department of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University, just outside of Chicago, IL. This is an accredited learning center and research facility, providing programs and talent search opportunities to the gifted community.
• Stanford University, Education Program for Gifted Youth    
• University of Connecticut, National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented    
  

• Rebecca Blocher     (503) 947-5931
  Teaching & Learning Team - Ed. Specialist, TAG