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Ybarra, Lea – Understanding Our Gifted, 2004
In this article, the author discusses how Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY) seeks and nurtures students with high academic talents in Baltimore. The mission of CTY, since its founding in 1979, has been to identify students with high academic abilities and to provide challenging and innovative programs that are appropriate…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Talent, Talent Development, Academic Ability

McTighe, Jay – Science and Children, 1979
Describes a program for intellectually gifted middle school students, providing them with an opportunity to investigate relationships between freshwater and estuarine environments. Students choose among four areas for intensive study: (1) artistic and creative expression, (2) problem solving, (3) historical and cultural explorations, and (4)…
Descriptors: Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Gifted