Acceleration, grade-skipping, dual enrolment, jumping, skipping…Whichever name it is called, it is an effective provision for gifted students. And...
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Getting the Paperwork right: A Gifted Policy
This post has been adapted from an original article in NZAGC Tall Poppies Magazine in November 2016. Like most aspects of education, there are...
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...
Having their say: Collecting gifted voice through focus groups
In the first of these articles on student voice, I mentioned that often “your intent does not equal your impact”. This is a frequent occurrence in...
You don’t learn, if you don’t listen
From my experience working as a facilitator, there is nothing more powerful than authentic student voice from the school’s context. I vividly...