By Brooke Trenwith Adapted from an original article published in NZAGC's Tall Poppies Magazine in July 2018. Those that have met me do know that...
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Technology for stress and anxiety management
By Brooke Trenwith Adapted from an article first published in Tall Poppies Magazine (November 2018) With the rise in Omicron cases, there is also a...
Rising from the Trauma of 2021
How do we rebuild trust and rise from the trauma of a Covid world? Our brains are wired for connection. Trauma rewires them for protection. If this...
In every school, in every class: Providing catalysts for the gifted learner
Our gifted students deserve the right to be engaged in their learning As schools get ready to return to (hopefully) a year without lockdowns, it is...
Why is teaching becoming more difficult? – A guest blog by Michael Hempseed
Why is Teaching Becoming More Difficult? The opening question is a huge topic, I could write several very long books on the subject and still not...
Gifted ACT – for the 2020 Gifted Awareness Week Blogtour
When the theme of Gifted Awareness Week 2020 was set, there really was no inkling as to how important the theme of Gifted Wellbeing would be. 2020...
Covid -19 Distance Learning Support
Who would have thought that 2020 would be like this? If you need some additional support, please feel free to get in touch with me or check out the...
If I were getting started as a Learning Support Coordinator…
With 600 new Learning Support Coordinators (LSC) starting around the country, I have been thinking about how they are getting to grips with the new...
It takes ONE … Catalysts of Gifted Success
In December last year, I was asked to write a letter to a gifted young woman as part of ’21 letters’ to celebrate her 21st birthday. When I sat down...
The so what? Increasing learner agency based on student voice data
Giving students choices is an excellent start towards meaningful student agency and this small change can begin to improve the quality of teaching...