18th State Conference - Call for Papers

20 and 21 March 2010 

Call for Papers

Please visit this address to electronically post your submission for consideration.

Gifted refers to combining the efforts of all of us - parents, teachers and communities - as we continue to strive to help children make good use of their ability and find satisfying pathways in life. We are the sum total, symbolized by , of all our efforts and together we can support each other in ensuring that gifted children are identified and extended in their development. Together we search for ways to support them throughout their years of childhood.

Gifted: A rising tide that lifts all ships is the theme to promote the principle that gifted education strategies are of benefit to all students. The conference workshops will focus on promoting and sharing exciting, challenging curriculum and pedagogy originating in the gifted field and which can be applied to all learning environments that lift achievement levels of all, as well as solutions and strategies for parents faced with the task of meeting the needs arising from raising gifted children.

QAGTC is seeking practitioners to share their expertise/insights in the challenge of gifted students. Teachers, coordinators, administrators, parents and other professionals interested in providing engaging sessions for participants are encouraged to submit proposals aimed at either a novice or an experienced audience.

We invite you to submit your abstracts for interactive workshops (80 minutes), panel discussions (40 or 80 mins) and seminars/papers (40 mins) for consideration.

Intending presenters MUST address the guideline requirements.

It is a requirement that all presenters be prepared to register and participate in the conference.

Please follow these guidelines when submitting your proposal for:

1. a seminar paper (40 minutes) - meeting standards of academic merit
2. an interactive workshop (80* minutes) - academic merit and audience participation
3. a discussion or panel group (40 or 80* minutes) - groups can be organised as a "Panel of Experts" who react to the issue presented by a chair person, or as a "Round Table" where a presenter discusses a topic with a group. These are less formal and allow more audience interaction.

*In the ABSTRACT, presenters requesting 80 minute sessions are to mention what interactive strategies will engage their audience in the session content.

The abstract must not exceed 200 words. It will:

1. clearly state the issue or problem related to the conference theme
2. summarise how the presenter/s are addressing/have addressed the issue and with what outcome/s to date
3. demonstrate implications for gifted children: what question is answered?

Please check your abstract includes:

• Title,
• Short title for timetable (if title is more than four words),
• Type of presentation (see three possibilities above)
• Target audience
• Name/s of presenter/s
• Affiliation if relevant
• Contact details (of one presenter):
  • mailing address
  • telephone
  • email
• Biographical note (50-60 words per person)
• Indication of special equipment needs: 
  Please indicate if you require a room with movable tables and chairs. 
  All rooms have a white board and overhead projector. 
  Computers are not supplied.

Important Information for Presenters

Remember the abstract needs to communicate to the potential audience what you want to talk about, so write in a way that attracts people to your session.

Abstracts will be selected for relevance to the theme, i.e., gifted education or gifted children; for usefulness to teachers, parents of gifted children, or to community members, researchers and practitioners in allied fields; and according to standards of academic merit. Evidence-based information will be highly regarded.

The conference programmers reserve the right to edit all abstracts and biographical data to a common style/format for the Conference Program and for the Conference Website.

You are welcome to bring handouts for distribution but photocopying will not be available at the venue.

Presenters are required to register for the conference. If this presents a major issue, contact the convenor conference [at] qagtc [dot] org [dot] au to discuss. Please note that when registering, conference speakers are granted a very substantial discount.

Due Date

Please visit this address to electronically post your submission for consideration.