VAGTC provides professional development for educators and support to parents through seminar presentations provided online or face to face. Seminar lengths vary from one hour to a full day and cover a wide variety of topics. We aim to expand our offerings. Do you have expertise or resources that you would like to share? If […]
The WCGTC Executive Committee is excited to invite you to attend the 24th Biennial World Conference that will be hosted in Dubai, UAE. The mission of the WCGTC is to focus on developing the future of gifted education. The World Conference creates a space where individuals can discuss and share visions of developing the future […]
The Department of Education and Training (DET) are calling for Nominations for the following State Education Awards. It is wonderful to see that this year two new Awards have been created: Outstanding Provision for High-Ability Students – Primary Award and Outstanding Provision for High-Ability Students – Secondary Award. It would be wonderful to see deserving State Teachers nominated […]
Tuesday, 17 March 2020 Dear VAGTC Members, Friends and Seminar Attendees, Due to the growing concerns regarding the spread of coronavirus, we have decided to Cancel the Parent Seminar which was scheduled to take place at Parade College, Preston on Thursday, March 19 from 6.30 to 8.30pm. The TryBooking for this event has been closed […]
April 23 2019 WEBSITE DESIGN Victorian Association of Gifted and Talented Children To our valued Members The VAGTC is currently designing a new website. Our aim is to not only improve the technology and graphic appearance of our online presence but to make knowledge and expertise from the field of Gifted Education more accessible to: […]
October 25 2019 Big Win for Gifted Kids, Big Win For All Yesterday’s historic decision to provide 60 million dollars in funding support to assist schools in their provisions for gifted and talented students across Victorian State schools is an enormous win for gifted kids. This group has so often been overlooked in preference to supporting students with learning difficulties, but the research tells us that gifted kids need just as much support. Many do not reach their true potential or demonstrate their talent capabilities without suitable pro- grams that instruct, inspire, and support them, and we know that profoundly gifted students, those with particularly high IQ scores often struggle socially/emotionally, and organizationally.
A Link to the National Education Summit – August 28 and 29 https://nationaleducationsummit.com.au/world-gifted-symposium
Master of Education (Gifted and Talented), completed via course work and research (Monash University). Most passionate about mentoring and inquiry learning programs that engage and inspire gifted learners, enabling passion research, processes for learning, and ultimate student autonomy. Presenter and writer of VAGTC seminars. Former Head of Gifted and Talented at Carey Grammar and Mentone Grammar.
