Mentors for Gifted Science Students —October 12, 2007

Keep Gifted Students Motivated through Mentoring—April 29, 2006

Mentoring Gifted Children—November 25, 2005

Finding a Mentor for Your Gifted Child—Lorel Shea of the BellaOnline Web site provides reasons why even young gifted students benefit from mentorships. She also gives tips for finding mentors. The author’s advice applies to students of any age who are gifted academically or have very strong interests.

Mentoring: An Interview with a Davidson Fellow’s Mentor – Dr. Woodbury and 2010 Davidson Fellow Laureate Kyle Loh—The type of mentorship described here is for mature, highly gifted, highly motivated students who are in middle school or high school and have academic needs that far surpass what would be found in even specialized schools for gifted students. The student described in this interview was interested in stem cell research. He entered Rutgers University at the age of 13.

Find out how one Davidson Fellows award recipient found a mentor for his project by reading his tips on locating a helpful professional—Find out how one Davidson Fellows award recipient found a mentor for his project by reading his tips on locating a helpful professional.

Mentorships: A Guidebook—This guidebook, published by the Davidson Institute for Talent Development, helps students and adults determine if a young person is ready to pursue a mentorship and, if not, what alternatives are available. It includes parameters for setting up different types of mentorships and suggestions for finding mentors.