presents

Unlocking Potential:

Addressing Academic Underachievement in Gifted Students

What is academic underachievement?
What causes academic underachievement?
How can we address academic underachievement?
How can we develop talent and minimise chances of academic underachievement?

with 

Carolyn Prince

Carolyn graduated from Griffith University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Education  (Secondary) and spent 14 years teaching in Queensland state schools before relocating to Colorado in 2020. From 2015, Carolyn dedicated her time to creating and implementing gifted education policies and practices in her school and region, organising and running learning opportunities for teachers and parents on the unique needs of gifted learners. Through this period, she dedicated time to upskilling with a Masters in Education – School Guidance and Counselling from QUT (2019) and a Masters of Education and Professional Studies Research from Griffith University (2022), for which she was achieved the Award of Excellence in a Research Thesis for her work on the phenomenon of underachievement for gifted adolescents. Carolyn currently supports adolescents and young adults in developing English, reading and executive functioning skills while working on her PhD in Gifted Education through Griffith University.

Wednesday 9^th October 7.30pm Hobart time

Online via zoom

Those registered will be emailed a link and instructions a few days before the event.

 

Current TAG  financial members – Free; Non-members – $10

 

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