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October 7, 2008 by SwitchedOnMom

A little something to start the week. This summer one of my interns steered me to this creative and thought-provoking video.

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A Small Sample of Some Blogs I Read
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- Fairfax County Association for the Gifted
- Gifted and Talented Association of Montgomery County – Website
- Gifted Child Committee – Montgomery County Council of Parent Teacher Associations
- GT/LD Network
- Maryland Coalition for Gifted and Talented Education
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Gifted - Montgomery & Fairfax County LISTSERVS
- Fairfax County Association of the Gifted – Listserv
- Fairfax Twice Exceptional
- GT Liaisons
- GT/LD NetworkNews
- GTA Letters – Listserv of the Gifted and Talented Association of Montgomery County
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Gifted - National
- Davidson Gifted Database
- Davidson Institute for Talent Development – Young Scholars Program
- HoagiesGifted.org
- Institute for Research and Policy on Acceleration (IRPA) (Belin-Bank Center, Uni. of Iowa)
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- SENG: Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted
Gifted Homeschooling - National
- Books, Links and More
- Bright Kids at Home
- GIfted Homeschoolers
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- Baltimore-Washington Home Educators
- Columbia Homeschool Community
- DC Home Educators Association
- DC Metro Gifted Homeschooling
- Hand in Hand Homeschool – Homeschooling resources and services
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- Homeschooling in DC
- Maryland Homeschool Resource Network
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- MCPS Department of Student Services: Homeschooling
- Montgomery Home Learning Network
- Organization of Virginia Homeschoolers
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Montgomery County Public Schools
- 2008 Maryland Report Card – Montgomery County By School
- Accelerated & Enriched Instruction
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- Davidson Database
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