"From Ability to Achievement:
From Potential to Performance"

Keynote speakers

Dr Peter Merrotsy "Underachievement and Disadvantage" (keynote address)
"Creative Problem Solving" Dr Diana Whitton "Educational, Social and Emotional needs of Gifted Students in their Transitions in School" (keynote address)
"Creativity with Responsibility"

Special Guest Speaker

Jodie Valpied "Channelling Emotional Sensitivity in response to World Issues: From difference to making a difference"
"OK to be gifted, OK to be introverted: More than OK when valued and nurtured"

Invited speakers

Dr Suzanne Vasilevska "Building a School Culture of Personal Best"
"Acceleration: For and Against" Lesley Sutherland "Our Future - Our Gifted Students" Cheryl Capra "Linking Investigative Science, Differentiation of Learning and Primary Connections"

In exploring how to fill the void between ability and achievement, this conference will address the issues of who are the gifted children and how do we identify them as well as what are their educational, social and emotional needs and how best are they served at school, at home and in the community?

For further information
Email: conference@qagtc.org.au
Website: www.qagtc.org.au/conf2008
Telephone: (07) 3352 4288 Fax: (07) 3352 4388

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