Issues in Gifted and Talented Education: Part Three

The third session of this five-part lecture series was led by Gay Gallagher and Heather O’Neill from Auckland University School of Teaching. The focus for this session was:
Can people be gifted underachievers? 
The first part of the lecture presented interesting perspectives. The challenge: Attempt to define achievement. One’s notion of underachievement, of course, depends upon the [...]

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Issues in Gifted and Talented Education: Part Two

The presenters last night, Melinda Webber and Heather O’Neill discussed their research and that of others about a curriculum for the gifted Maori child. The view presented  was that the Maori model does not ‘fit’ with Ministry of Education requirements. This involves firstly identifying a group of children who are achieving exceptionally and secondly providing a differentiated programme for them. The [...]

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Issues in Gifted and Talented Education Part One

The first session of this five-part lecture series was led by Lynda Garrett and Dr Catherine Rawlinson from Auckland University School of Teaching. The header for this session was as follows: What is giftedness? How do I know I have a gifted child? Is there a difference between giftedness and talent?
-          A historical perspective was [...]

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