The Queensland Association for Gifted & Talented Children Inc.
The Queensland Association for Gifted & Talented Children Inc.
We are an open association of people who share a common interest in gifted and talented children.
- Family Membership - parents of gifted or talented children
- Individual Membership - people in education and allied fields
- Institutional Membership - educational institutions - schools, colleges, inservice providers
QAGTC State Management AGM
Members are advised that the QAGTC AGM (State Management Committee) will be held on Saturday 12th September from 2 - 4 pm
The Annual General Meeting of the QAGTC will be held via a ZOOM meeting in order to ensure the safety of our members during this time.
QAGTC 2021 State Conference
Challenging Australia 2021:
Creating Vibrant Futures for Gifted Children
Dates for 2021 Conference - 12th and 13th March 2021
Opening Keynote Saturday 13th March by Li Cunxin
Conference keynotes and workshop strands of interest to Parents, Teachers, Professionals on Saturday 13th March.
Keynotes Saturday 13th March
Friday 12th March Workshop with Dr John Munro
Full day workshop for Teachers, Parents and Educators
Planning for extension - a process for designing from within the Australian Curriculum
Participants will be encouraged to apply the framework to topics they will be teaching later in 2021.
- Recognising gifted learning in the classroom : A first step in planning for extension. Gifted learning in its multiple forms.
- A framework for planning extension based on how gifted learners learn; differentiating the teaching, the curriculum, and the learning context.
- Application of the framework to topics in the Australian Curriculum
- Differentiating a typical teaching session for extension
John invites you to read the following article he was invited to write for The Conversation a year ago at https://theconversation.com/how-to-identify-understand-and-teach-gifted-children-107718. It attracted 44,000 reads internationally.
Also, ACER invited John to make a podcast about his perspectives on gifted learning in the classroom. It is available at https://www.teachermagazine.com.au/articles/the-research-files-episode-56-john-munro-on-gifted-education?utm_source=CM&utm_medium=Bulletin&utm_content=28Jan.
