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Teaching the skills that enable young gifted people to draw on their values to help drive social justice as a means of leading change. Keep Reading

Gifted kids are generally intensely curious. This blog is all about helping our budding investigators to explore online with more effective research skills. Keep Reading

Spiritual giftedness; we hear about it, but what does it really mean? You might be surprised at what it looks like and how it is already being supported in many classrooms around the country as a regular part of curriculum activities. Keep Reading

Exploring the process of creative thinking as it relates to Bloom's Revised Taxonomy. How to find inspiration to shift from remembering (recognising, recalling), up the Taxonomy to creating (generating, planning, producing). Keep Reading

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It is only fitting that our final blog for GAW Blog Tour 2018 comes from the knowledgeable Anna Meuli at NZCGE.  As Consultancy Manager, Anna works with schools on their professional development support on gifted education.  In her blog, Anna shares the scholarly habits that are part of the Depth and Complexity Framework from Profess... Keep Reading

Brooke Trenwith shares a personal story today about one of the students that changed her life - and reminds us of how important one adult can be in the life of a gifted child. "I taught in a classroom for over 18 years, over 5,000 students would have had some kind of daily interaction with me over that period of time. For some, like the one a... Keep Reading

The inspirational Sue Barriball continues our Blog Tour with Alumni Stories from NZCGE.  Read some of the inspiring journeys of students that have been part of the New Zealand Centre for Gifted Education. "Each one of them has had someone in their lives who believed in them, who championed them, nurtured their giftedness and talents, and... Keep Reading

Elaine Le Sueur gives us another amazing blog with practical tips for teachers to support students who experience anxiety at school. Anxiety is an issue that is on the rise in all areas of schooling and teachers are looking for practical suggestions - so make sure you share this! "My focus is on helping gifted kids to cope with anxiety as dis... Keep Reading

Anne Sturgess, Director of Assessment and Learning at the Academy for Gifted Children, starts off the last week of our Blog Tour with comments from their students. "Francoys Gagne’s DMGT model brings to mind the importance of ensuring that the catalysts in any child’s life adds to, rather than detracts from, their qualit... Keep Reading

Whāngai ka tupu ka puawai – That which is nurtured blossoms, then grows. Carol Bainbridge uses this lovely whakataukī to introduce her GAW post on her site Gifts for Learning. This beautiful blog uses the metaphor of gardening for how we support our gifted learners. "When he turned 3, I took my little seedling to Mrs. Maro... Keep Reading

On our shortest day, Justine Hughes has shared a blog on her page "Learning and Teaching Buzz".  Justine talks about how we need to be champions of gifted students and shares ideas on how you can connect and collaborate. "There are now so many different ways to connect and collaborate.  I've posted recently about one - using Ha... Keep Reading

The amazing Elaine Le Sueur helps us get through a chilly Wednesday with her "Life Lessons from a Spider".   Elaine's word poem using the SPIDERWEB as a foundation will bring a smile to all who reads it.  "If Little Miss Muffit had not been in such a hurry to run away from the spider who sat down beside her, then she might hav... Keep Reading

Elizabeth Wilson is our Blogger today.  Elizabeth is the Director of Gifted and Talented at Shirley Boys' High School and her blog reflects her thoughts around what gifted students need from their teachers and/or gifted specialists. "Gifted Specialists hope that our students will develop as self-motivated, independent learners. We want t... Keep Reading

Dr Rosemary Cathcart continues our 2018 Blog Tour with her Reflections on Significance - Celebrating Giftedness.  Rosemary reflects on the soul of giftedness and how our young people contribute to the world around us. "What is “soul” in this context? I think it’s what we see whenever a gifted young person seeks the... Keep Reading