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=Programme: Gifted & Talented Symposium Bay of Plenty=

Friday 30 September 2011, Millenium Hotel
**The programme for this symposium has a focus on delegate participation. Round table discussions provide structured time within the symposium for professional sharing and dialogue, supported by expert facilitators. These discussions are combined with a series of short specialist presentations, each of which will also allow time for questions.**
 * ** Time ** || ** Details ** || ** Speaker/Facilitator if applicable ** ||
 * 9.00am-9.30am |||| **Registration and refreshments** ||
 * 9.30am-9.40am || **Welcome, mihimihi, whakatau** || **Micheal King**, Gifted & Talented Project Manager ||
 * 9.40am-10.00am || **Opening presentation**
 * Results of the BOP school self review; how the day will be structured in response to this || **Rosemary Cathcart** ||
 * 10.00am-10.30am || **Introduction to facilitators**
 * Invited facilitators Sue Bufton, Valerie Margrain and Vicki Needham give brief introductions to their areas of expertise so those attending can direct questions to the appropriate person || **Sue Bufton**, **Valerie Margrain**, **Vicki Needham** ||
 * 10.30am-10.50am |||| **Round Table Discussion One**
 * Everyone into groups and joined by facilitators – sharing what happens in our schools ||
 * 10.50am-11.10am |||| **Morning tea / networking** ||
 * 11.10am-11.40am || **Presentation 2**
 * Giftedness from the Māori perspective: gifted Māori children in our schools || **Melinda Webber**, Lecturer, Auckland University ||
 * 11.40am-12.10pm || **Presentation 3**
 * ERO: Evaluating schools’ provision for gifted and talented students – what’s next? || **Robyn Gibbs**, Senior Education Evaluator, ERO ||
 * 12.10pm-12.30pm |||| **Round Table Discussion Two**
 * Each group’s own choice ||
 * 12.30pm-1.00pm |||| **Lunch (discussions continue!)** ||
 * 1.00pm-1.30pm || **Presentation 4**
 * Tour of Gifted and Talented online and model of GATE provision unpacked || **Kate Niederer**, Consultant, Cognition Education ||
 * 1.30pm-2.00pm || **Presentation 5**
 * The parent perspective and school interactions || **Prathima Rao**, Parent ||
 * 2.00pm-3.00pm |||| **Final Discussion**
 * In groups with the facilitators and then in combined session: final discussion – pulling it all together – where to from here? ||
 * 3.00pm |||| **Closing** ||

Presentation Abstracts
(in alphabetical order)
 * ** Presentation Name ** || ** Abstract ** ||
 * **A Model for GATE provision**
 * (Kate Niederer)** || * Kate will talk you through the crucial components in establishing comprehensive and enduring provision for gifted and talented students and the development of a relevant school policy, via a model for GATE provision. ||
 * **Evaluating schools’ provision for gifted and talented students – what’s next?**
 * (Robyn Gibbs)** || This presentation will share the key findings from ERO’s 2008 evaluation of schools’ provision for gifted and talented students, and pose some questions about the next steps for schools. Participants will be asked to consider:
 * what support schools and their communities need to construct culturally inclusive definitions of giftedness, and establish identification processes and programmes for gifted and talented students;
 * the features of programmes that extend, enrich, and accelerate gifted students; and
 * how the Teaching as Inquiry process can be used to review the effectiveness of programmes and the outcomes for gifted and talented students. ||
 * **On being Māori and gifted: Not an either/or choice**
 * (Melinda Webber)** || * Gifted Māori students require opportunities and encouragement to develop their talents in responsive family and school environments, which simultaneously nurture their cultural identities alongside their gifts and talents. Gifted Māori students who are strong in their cultural identity and who learn in contexts where their culture is valued, are less likely to succumb to negative peer pressure and negative academic stereotypes, which undermine academic attainment and talent development. ||
 * **Reflections – Parents perspectives**
 * (Prathima Rao)** || * How can schools build positive partnerships with the parents of gifted learners? A necessary starting point for such a partnership is for each side to understand the experience of the other and what it is like to be in the other person’s situation.
 * Prathima will draw both on her own experiences and those of the many other parents she has known in their interactions with schools to share the parent perspective, with a particular focus on the positive relationship her family had had with two schools in Tauranga and the factors that made this possible. ||
 * **Te Kete Ipurangi – Gifted and Talented Online**
 * (Micheal King & Kate Niederer)** || * This presentation showcases the tools and resources available on Gifted Online for teachers, parents and students. It also highlights some of the developments planned for this website. ||

Speaker and table presenter information
(In alphabetical order according to first name) (Associate Lecturer, Brunei University; Gifted Education Consultant) || * Kate Niederer has had over 25 years experience in gifted education, working with students, teachers, schools and at a Ministry level to promote and support a challenging and supportive educational environment for gifted students. She has worked on a range of national level Ministry contracts in gifted education, both in NZ and in the UK, and with schools both within NZ and internationally. As part of her work this year she is managing the gifted and talented online community, and refreshing and adding resources to the gifted and talented website, both of which sit within TKI. ||  || Ko Rotorua a Kahumatamomoe te moana Ko Te Arawa te waka Ko Tamatekapua te tangata Ko Ngāti Whakaue te iwi Ko Ngati Tunohopu te hapu Ko Ohinemutu te papakāinga Ko Te Papaiouru te marae (Project Manager for the Regional Strategy Group initiative Gifted & Talented Project, Cognition) || * Micheal is a former principal school principal with experience and expertise in leadership, management and curriculum integration both here in NZ and overseas. He has been a strong advocate for Māori education over the past 25 years. As a teacher, deputy principal and principal Micheal was heavily involved in the design, planning and implementation of the Māori immersion/bilingual gifted and talented programmes at Nawton Primary, Huntly West & Waitara East during the 1990s and early 2000s. ||  || (Parent) || * Prathima holds a PhD in Forest Biology and has worked as a scientist and tertiary lecturer for 15 years. She has also completed a post graduate diploma in teaching and learning from Christchurch College of Education which she undertook after coming to New Zealand from India to help her understand the New Zealand education system. She is the parent of a son identified as gifted, and as a member of Tauranga Explorers and until recently its membership secretary has also had extended contact with other parents of gifted children. Currently she has chosen to be a fulltime mother to support her son's educational needs. ||  || (Senior Education Evaluator, ERO) || * Robyn is a former primary school teacher and Education Review Officer. She now works in the Evaluation Services Unit of ERO. Robyn was part of the internal reference group for ERO’s evaluation of schools’ provision for gifted and talented students. She has a strong interest in student engagement and factors that foster it. She is married with three grown up children. ||  || (Director, REACH Education) || * Rosemary has been involved in gifted education for some 30 years, including a decade as founding director of the George Parkyn Centre for Gifted Education. Her focus now is particularly on professional development and advocacy in this field. She is also currently co-convenor of the next World Conference on Gifted & Talented Children and a member of the Board of giftEDnz. ||  || (Lead Teacher, Gifted Kids Programme, Rotorua) || * Sue has been working for the Gifted Kids Programme for the last six years both as a classroom teacher and as the lead teacher of the unit. She comes from a general teaching background but has a lifelong passion for gifted education and has various qualifications in this area of expertise including the REACH Certificate of Effective Practice in Gifted Education and postgraduate courses undertaken through Massey University with Tracy Riley. ||  || (Lecturer, School of Arts, Development & Health Education, Massey University) || * Dr Valerie Margrain is a lecturer at Massey University. She has formerly taught in primary school classrooms, as a Reading Recovery teacher, as an itinerant special education teacher, in Playcentres, and at a range of tertiary education providers. Valerie’s research and teaching interests include assessment, early literacy, and gifted and inclusive education. She is a particular advocate for young gifted children and part of the giftEDnz Early Years subcommittee ( v.margrain@massey.ac.nz ) ||  || (Lecturer – Teacher Education (Primary), College of Education, University of Canterbury) || * Vicki has had been interested in GATE since starting her teaching career in 1984 as a primary school teacher. She has spent many years doing studies in GATE and attended many professional development opportunities. For the past 12 years she has been a lecturer in Primary teacher education and integrates GATE throughout her teaching of pre-service teachers. She has recently completed her Master of teaching and Learning (2010). Her dissertation is titled //Primary teachers’ perceptions of the social and emotional aspects of gifted and talented education.// ||  ||
 * ** Name ** || ** Bio ** ||  ||
 * **Kate Niederer**
 * **Melinda Webber** || Ko Ngongotaha te maunga
 * Melinda is a former primary school teacher who has been lecturing and researching at The University of Auckland since 2001. Melinda has just submitted her PhD and is currently working as a fulltime researcher on the Starpath Project. ||  ||
 * **Micheal King**
 * **Prathima Rao**
 * **Robyn Gibbs**
 * **Rosemary Cathcart**
 * **Sue Bufton**
 * **Valerie Margrain**
 * **Vicki Needham**