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.