Keynote Presentations
Developing an inclusive national curriculum
A senior representative from ACARA will present on national curriculum development with a focus on Inclusivity and how the national curriculum will provide for the educational needs of every child.
The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) is responsible for the development of a national curriculum in English, mathematics, science and history (first phase) and for geography, languages and the arts (second phase).
ACARA is committed to developing a national curriculum that is focused on inclusivity and sets high expectations for all students.
Katherine Hoekman
Katherine is a former Vice President of the NSW Association for Gifted and Talented Children, an internationally known speaker and researcher in gifted education and a visiting fellow of the GERRIC. Her major interests lie in motivational and affective influences on academic achievement. As a school administrator and academic she is committed to implementing research-based practice in education.
Implementing Research-based Programs for Gifted Students: Developing a Collaborative School-wide Approach
For well over a decade passionate advocates in the field of gifted education have acknowledged the need to rethink more traditional formats of gifted education services to better accommodate the strengths of current developments such as the advent of middle school initiatives, and to proactively respond to the wide variety of flexible grouping arrangements in schools. This keynote presentation will explore collaborative school-wide strategies to meet the needs of gifted students in ways that complement current educational trends. The experience of applying shared leadership principles to the development of gifted programs will be outlined, and the value of encouraging school-wide ownership will be discussed. Strategies to implement recommended practices in gifted education through resource consultation and collaborative teaching approaches that enhance the self-efficacy of teachers will be shared.
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