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TheTasmanianAssociationfortheGiftedpresents:
InvitedSpeaker:DebbieYoud
Debbieisaregisteredteacherandpsychologistwithover30
yearsexperienceineducationK-12asaclassroomteacher,UniversityLecturer,SchoolPsychologist,andInstructionalCoach.Shehasalongstandinginterestingiftedstudentsas
aparentandhasextensiveexperienceinworkingwithgiftedstudentsbothasateacher,parentandpsychologist.Shehasalsoworkedextensivelyasaconsultantfor
Tasmanianschoolstosupportclassroomteacherstoidentifygiftedstudentsaswellascaterforthemmoreeffectivelyinmainstreamclassrooms.
Debbiewillbepresenting:
1. UnleashingLimitsThroughIdentification:WhoAreTheseGiftedStudents?
Giftedandtalentedstudentshavedifferentlearningneedsfromthoseoftheiragepeersand
thereforeneedspecialeducationalplanningtosupportthemindevelopingtheirpotential.Toprovidethisandremoveanylimitstoachievementforgiftedstudents,however,thefirststepistoaccuratelyidentifythem.Thisworkshopwillexaminewhatitmeanstobegifted
andexaminethedifferentwaysthatgiftednesscanmanifestitselfinordertoassistparentsandeducatorstoidentifygiftedstudentssowecanensuretheyreceivethesupporttheyneedandremoveanylimitstolearning.Suitableforparents,teachers,psychologists,pre-
serviceteachersandschoolleaders.
2. ChallengingLimits:DifferentiatedTaskDesignforGiftedStudents
Onecentralprincipleofgiftededucation,andoftheconceptofdifferentiationingeneral,istheimportanceofprovidinglearningopportunitiesthatarechallengingtostudentsand
appropriatefortheirlevelofcognitivedevelopmentandlearningreadiness.Theimplicationisthatsuchdifferentiatedlearningopportunitieswillpromotebothgreaterchallengeandgreaterachievementamongstudentsbecauseoftheappropriatematchtotheirlearning
needs.Butwhatdothesedifferentiatedopportunitiesloomlikeandhowdoteachersgoaboutdesigningthem?Thisworkshopwilllookattaskdesignforgiftedstudents.Itwill
examinethecharacteristicsofappropriatetasksforgiftedstudentsandexplorehowteachersgoaboutdesigningsuchtasksandadjustingalreadydesignedtaskssothatstudents
achieveareabletoachievewithoutlimits.Suitableforteachers,pre-serviceteachersandschoolleaders.
3. Challenging,Complicated,Limitless:AddressingtheSocial-EmotionalNeedsofGifted
Students
Justasintellectualissuesprovidechallengesforparentsandteachersofgiftedstudents,so
toodosocialandemotionalissues.Notonlydoparentsandteachersoftenneedtodevisetheirownmeansofunderstandingtheseproblemsandissues,buttheyalsoconfrontthemwithveryfewresourcesorsupport.Thisworkshopwillexploresomeofthekeysocialand
emotionalissuesthatconfrontgiftedstudentsandtheirteachersandparents.Itwillalsoexaminesomestrategiesthatparentsandteacherscanusetohelpgiftedchildrenovercomethesedifficulties.Suitableforparents,teachers,psychologists,pre-serviceteachersand
schoolleaders.