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 2020 State Conference
Challenging Australia: Creating Vibrant Futures for Gifted Children
Opening Keynote Saturday 21st March by Li Cunxin
Conference keynotes and workshop strands of interest to Parents, Teachers, Professionals on Saturday 21 March.
Registrations are now open
Download Draft Conference Program Saturday 21 March
Keynote by Tony Ryan
Keynote by Eric Frangenheim
Friday 20th 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 2020.
- 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.
