Resources

State Gifted/Talented Office

David F. Mills, Consultant Office of Education Options Michigan Department of Education P.O. Box 30008 Hannah Building, Fourth Floor Lansing, MI 48909 (517) 373-4213, FAX 517-241-0197 millsd@cdp.mde.state.mi.us

Federal G/T Office

Ms. Linda Jones, The Javits G/T Education Program OERI-PIP-RAD 555 New Jersey Ave., N.E. Washington D.C. 20208 (202) 219-2153

NAGC Membership

(National Association of Gifted Children) 1707 L Street, NW, Suite 550 Washington D.C. 20036 (202) 785-4268 http://www.nagc.org MAGE Membership (Michigan Alliance for Gifted Children) 3300 Washtenaw, Suite 220 Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Phone:(734) 677-4404, FAX:(734) 677-2407 http://www.migiftedchild.org

ERIC Clearinghouse

Information Specialist/Gifted Education http://ericec.org ericec@cec.sped.org

Science Olympiad

6th-12th grade students compete in math, science and technology events Contact your district?s science teachers http://www.soinc.org/

Rockets for Schools

Rocket science program for 6th-12th grade students Contact: David Krebs, MAISD (231) 767-7318 /Student-Programs

Amusement Park Physics

6th-8th grade students apply math skills and discover physics principles in a local amusement park Contact: David Krebs, MAISD (231) 767-7318 /Student-Programs

West Michigan Science Challenge

5th-12th grade students apply creative problem solving techniques to math, science and engineering problems Contact: David Krebs, MAISD (231) 767-7318 /Student-Programs

Middle School Girls Math and Science Conference

6th-8th grade girls attend a full day math/science career oriented seminar Contact: David Krebs, MAISD (231) 767-7318