ChatGPT has told us: There could be several reasons why teacher training courses may not include sufficient learning about academic giftedness: Lack of time: Teacher training courses often have a set curriculum that covers a broad range of topics related to teaching and learning. It may be challenging for course designers to allocate sufficient time [...]
VAGTC have some great parent evenings scheduled for this term. See their website for booking links https://www.vagtc.org.au/seminars/
The Big Science Competition is back and to celebrate the 35th anniversary, registration is free! Take the challenge and register via the website: https://www.asi.edu.au/programs/big-science-competition/what-is-the-big-science-competition The Big Science Competition a fifty-minute online competition for students in year 7 to 10 that challenges problem-solving and critical thinking skills. It’s fun, practical and most of all, it can [...]
NAGC 67th Annual Convention No matter your interest or role within the gifted community, NAGC has curated the world’s largest virtual event of live, interactive, and prerecorded sessions . . . on the most important topics in gifted and talented education today. At NAGC20, you’ll experience: 250+ live, simulive, and on-demand sessions Pre-convention workshops that [...]
The University of Tasmania is currently accepting registrations for the short course Understanding Gifted Learners: Busting the Myths. The course runs for 23 hours over six weeks, beginning on 2 November, for a cost of $75. About this course Across Australia, gifted people make up approximately 10% of our population - whether it be within [...]
The Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented one day conference and Annual General Meeting. On Saturday 12 September 2020 at 9:45 am to 5:45 pm AEST We are bringing together 5 outstanding speakers and continuing the theme of GAW 2020, Maintaining Wellbeing for our first one day online conference in Australia. Cost: AAEGT [...]
The 2020 Tasmanian Science Talent Search applications are now open. Students from Early Childhood to Senior Secondary (Year 12) are eligible to participate in this year’s competition from their home or school, finding inspiration from objects around them. Due to the delay in students returning to school for Term 2, the application window for the [...]
We can now get free access to CoderZ, an online virtual robotics learning tool. https://gocoderz.com/ https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED2005/S00004/building-tomorrows-technology-leaders-at-home.htm You will need to ask your classroom teacher to sign up for you (at this link this page ).
