Useful Websites
Schools may find some of these links useful.
Gerric Modules
https://education.arts.unsw.edu.au/about-us/gerric/resources/pd-package
Theories and Strategies
http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/gifttal/index.htm
The Department of Education and Training website link to various theories, strategies and approaches to gifted and talented education provision. It
also offers a range of suggested activities across learning areas and developmental phases.
http://www.brainstorming.co.uk/tutorials/scampertutorial.html
Using the SCAMPER technique for creative thinking.
http://www.brainstorming.co.uk/tutorials/definitions.html
Brainstorming definitions
http://www.gocreate.com/
Creative thinking ideas galore!
http://www.brainstorming.co.uk/tutorials/creativethinkingcontents.html
This is a wonderful source of creative and lateral thinking techniques.
http://www.brainstorming.co.uk/links/weblinks.html
Provides links to a wealth of creative thinking websites, some of which are purely commercial but many of which contain a lot of free activities and
ideas.
http://www.creativethinking.net
Michael Michalko is considered one of the world's foremost experts on creative thinking. This is an excellent site that explores techniques used by
people such as Einstein.
http://www.celt.iastate.edu/teaching/RevisedBlooms1.html
Applying Bloom’s Taxonomy.
http://www.habits-of-mind.net/
Art Costa’s Habits of the Mind.
http://www.learningplace.com.au/deliver/content.asp?pid=13568
Renzulli’s Enrichment Triad.
http://www.aps.edu/aps/gifted/krathwahl.html
Krathwohl’s Autonomy of the Affective Domain.
http://www.aps.edu/aps/gifted/williams.html
Williams’ Model of Higher Order Thinking Skills.
http://giftedkids.about.com/od/gifted101/a/overexcite.htm
Dabrowski’s Overexcitabilities.
Current Affairs
http://www.cagle.com/teacher/
This site explores the use of cartoons to portray contemporary events. Five cartoons are available for free classroom use. Possible questions are
included as well as links to resources to help students to explore these questions. A range of very good lesson plans for early, middle and upper
developmental phases are included.
Mathematics
http://www.edhelper.com/logic_puzzles.htm?gclid=CNeNquHVp4gCFRycTAodhAf5MQ
Make a variety of mathematics and logic puzzles for use in the classroom for a small annual fee.
LOTE
http://www.word2word.com
This site offers the opportunity to learn another language to those students who show a strong interest in LOTE. There are many languages to choose
from including Arabic, Indonesian and Cree!
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/
This site is maintained by the Victorian government and offers activities in French, Indonesian, German and Italian. There are loads of printables as
well as interactive activities. Excellent!
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/games/index.htm
This is an excellent link to a gamemaker that allows you to create your own interactive LOTE games in any language you want!
http://www.teachercenter.org/for2.html
This site has a variety of links to resources for many languages.
Society and Environment
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=348
This lesson introduces students to the writing, art and religious beliefs of Ancient Egypt through hieroglyphs and tomb paintings. It includes some
great resources.
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
A site loaded with links
http://www.virtualteacher.com.au/australia.html
"Australia You're Standing in It" site
http://www.awm.gov.au/
The Australian War Memorial site
Humanities (general)
http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_lesson.asp?subjectArea=1
This is an excellent site that offers a broad variety of exciting lesson ideas in the Arts, Culture, Literature, Language, History and
Social Science.
http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/teachers/tech_based_resources/MI_pages/INDEX.HTM
Often referred to as “Bloomgard”, this Australian site offers a range of course plans using Bloom’s Taxonomy and Gardiner’s Multiple Intelligence
theory.
http://www.glc.k12.ga.us/trc/cluster.asp?mode=browse&intPathID=7721
This site offers a range of simple but effective ideas for differentiating various themes, including hieroglyphics, constellations and free verse, to suit
gifted students.
Music
http://home.earthlink.net/~jbertles/front.html
This is an excellent site with interactive elements for children as well as ideas for teachers. Learn how to make your own musical instruments from
rubbish.
Good Questioning
http://www.cdl.org/resource-library/articles/childrens_questions.php
This site includes a few activities using “forced associations”
General
http://www.theteachersguide.com/virtualtours.html
Good links to virtual tours in a range of learning areas.
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/educators.htm
This is one of the best gifted education sites out there. While you're there, check out the link for kids and teens!
Competitions and Challenges
www.tom.edu.au
Tournament of Minds (TOM) is a national challenge held annually throughout Australia and also in Singapore and New Zealand. Following regional and
state finals, a national final is held. In 2006, Western Australian teams won the Secondary Maths and Engineering Challenge and the Primary Social
Sciences Challenge. Two other teams received honours for the Secondary Social Science Challenge and the Primary Language/Literature Challenge.
Has your school participated in this exciting challenge that truly encompasses the concept of problem solving?
http://www.fpsp.org.au/
Future Problem Solving is an international educational program for students from P - 12 that focuses on the development of creative thinking skills.
In particular, it centres on the skills of problem identification and positive solutions to those problems. Above all, it aims to give young people the
skills to design and promote positive futures for the society in which they live.
Professional Associations
http://www.stawa.asn.au/index.asp
STAWA (Science Teachers Association of Western Australia)
http://www.mawainc.org.au/
MAWA (Maths Association of Western Australia)
http://www.etawa.org.au/
ETAWA (English Teachers Association of Western Australia)
http://www.wilta.org/
WILTA (Westralian Indonesian Language Teachers Association)
http://www.mltawa.org/
MLTAWA (Modern Language Teachers Association of Western Australia)
ICT
http://rde.nsw.edu.au/apps-for-learning
Apps that are most appropriate to you and your classes needs.
Round One
2018
19 Feb - 11 May
