Upcoming events

Gifted Awareness Week competitions

04 April 2012 9:00 am - 22 June 2012 5:00 pm

To mark Gifted Awareness Week (18-24 June 2012), the New Zealand Association for Gifted Children is running competitions to celebrate gifted children, their families and educators.

The competitions are open to students living within New Zealand.

This year’s theme “Connections” may be interpreted in any way you choose. Judges will be looking for creativity and originality.

A number of competitions are being held to mark Gifted Awareness Week (18-24 June 2012) - in writing, art, photo and film.

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Practical, Gifted Education PD Course, "Teachers helping Teachers - Teaching Gifted Students

30 April 2012 1:00 pm - 11 June 2012 5:00 pm

Location: Fendalton School, 168 Clyde Road, Christchurch

This well established, very practical course is running again in 2012, starting in Week 2 of Term 2. It runs for six Monday afternoons, from 1-5pm, based at Fendalton School, 168 Clyde Road, Christchurch.

The course is appropriate for primary and intermediate teachers, new GATE Coordinators and school leaders. It is facilitated by Sue Williams, the GATE Coordinator at Fendalton School.

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Excellence in Education Conference - Theory/Research/Practice

09 July 2012 9:00 am - 12 July 2012 5:00 pm

Location: Jerusalem

The International Centre for Innovation in Education (ICIE) is committed to the development of all learners as productive world citizens and leaders for the future. This International Conference will provide a conference programme with the highest calibre of: Nobel Prize winners, keynote speakers, invited speakers, and a large number of scholars and presenters alongside a selection of exhibitors. Keynote speakers include Joe Renzulli, Nicholas Colangelo, Dorothy Sisk, Joan Freeman, June Maker and Susan Assouline.

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The 13th ECHA Conference - Giftedness across the Lifespan

12 September 2012 9:00 am - 15 September 2012 4:00 pm

Location: Münster, Germany

The 13th ECHA Conference Giftedness across the Lifespan opens on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 with the keynote of Prof Nicolas Colangelo, University of Iowa, USA.

In total there will be more than 100 lectures, symposia and workshops. As participants we expect researchers and students from diverse countries just as practitioners, i.e. teachers, psychologists, nursery-school-teachers and interested parents.

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The Soul of Giftedness: 20th World Conference on Gifted & Talented Children August 2013

05 August 2013 9:00 am - 09 August 2013 5:00 pm

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