Provided are directories of federal, state and national resources, seven papers on the state of the art, and information on such other resources as films and state level parent organizations. The state of the art is examined in the following papers: "The Federal Role in the Education of the Gifted and Talented" (staff of the Office of Gifted and Talented, U.S. Office of Education); "Education of the Gifted and Talented: A Brief Report on the State of the Art" (D. Jackson); "A Backward and Forward Glance at the Gifted" (A. Tannenbaum); "Program Planning for the Gifted" (J. Runyon); "Teachers for the Gifted" (M. Freehill); "Analyses and Identification of Giftedness in Mexican American Children: A Pilot Study" (E. Bernal); and "The National/State Leadership Training Institute on the Gifted and Talented: A Sketch of Future, Present, and Past" (I. Sato et al). Among other resources described are approximately 70 films on such aspects as teacher awareness and creativity. (CL)