Welcome!  Galileo Education is devoted to reviewing resources & compiling easily navigated links to
the best educational resources for gifted children.

Whether you are homeschooling or supplementing your child's education, we have something to offer you:
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Also, please check out our Amazon store to find books on homeschooling, gifted children, recommendations for curriculum and more.  My daughters have also given some recommendations for fiction books that they have enjoyed recently as well as ones they enjoyed when they were younger.  Unfortunately, Amazon has recently terminated all affiliate (referral) relationships in the state of Colorado due to new regulations so purchases you make through this site no longer aid in supporting the site.

More coming soon and in the mean time, visit the links below.
Recommended Resources

The Teaching Company:

The Teaching Company sells audio CDs, downloadable files, books, and DVDs of college courses from top rated professors at institutions such as UC Berkeley, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Texas at Austin.  Additionally, they have begun offering high school level courses from both college professors and high school teachers who have won awards for their teaching.

Currently the Teaching Company has a sale going on for up to 70% off of many of their courses and free shipping on all purchases of $9.95 and up.  Use coupon code FR95 to get this promotion.  It does expire on April 8th.  I maintain a constantly updated list of coupon codes for the Teaching Company on our discounts page, so always check that before buying from them and don't pay full price!

Twice Exceptional and Underachieving Gifted Children:

Some gifted children are very fast at mental processing while others are meticulous, perfectionistic or just slower processors in relation to their other skills.  Some gifted children are also twice-exceptional, or have some other exceptionality in addition to being gifted such as ADHD, Asperger's Syndrome or a learning disability.  Visit our gifted information page for support organizations and newsletters directed toward this population of "2E" children.

Additionally, for those gifted children whose academic achievement is not as high as would be expected given their potential, I've recently come across an interesting organization: The Association for the Education of Gifted Underachieving Students (AEGUS). 

Diamonds in the Rough - Smart Kids Who Learn Differently: A national conference for parents and educators of bright children with learning differences will be taking place in Maryland March 11-13, 2010.

Brain Training:

In addition to the educational games linked above and at the bottom of this page, the games and activities at lumosity.com and happy-neuron.com may be useful for your gifted children.  Both sites have games to improve visual memory, attention, processing speed and other mental functions.  Both have free games as well as additional features and games which are available via subscription.

While it may seem counterintuitive to recommend brain training games for a gifted child, asynchronous, or uneven, development is very commom among gifted children. 

The Columbus Group (1991) defines gifted as:

...asynchronous development in which advanced cognitive abilities and heightened intensity combine to create inner experiences and awareness that are qualitatively different from the norm. This asynchrony increases with higher intellectual capacity. The uniqueness of the gifted renders them particularly vulnerable and requires modifications in parenting, teaching and counseling in order for them to develop optimally.

Board & Card Games:

Created by 15 year old Anshul Samar, the card game Elementeo is an engaging way to learn chemistry concepts.  Elementeo has won its creator numerous awards including the prestigious $25,000 Davidson Fellows Scholarship in 2009.


American Mensa also hosts an annual Mind Games
competition during which Mensa members gather to
play and rate new board and card games. 

Five games are selected each year to receive the
Mensa Select seal.  Visit the Mind Games site to view
a list of winning games.
Improve Your Memory with HAPPYneuron
What's New? Boulder Valley Gifted & Talented in association with Autism Society of Boulder County presents Temple Grandin, PhD - Giftedness and Autism: How to Develop the Child's Strengths.  April 5, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Fairview High School Auditorium.  RSVP to: programming@bvgt.org

HEROES (Higher Education Resources & Opportunities for Exceptional Scholars) in association with Rutger's University is offering a writing talent search program with prizes of $1000 and $500 for the top two winning students.  Students in middle and high school are eligible to participate.  Registration will be accepted until midnight EST, March 26, 2010.  For more information, click here.