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Reminder!!! ENROLMENTS FOR 2010 ONLINE COURSE NOW OPEN! Go to Online Course page for full details!
Coming to New Zealand!!!! Michael Piechowski !!!! 17-27 March 2010 The man who brought “overexcitabilities” to the world of gifted education “One of the stand-out figures in gifted education internationally” – Roger Moltzen
Dates and times Wed 17 March Hamilton, workshop day, 9:30 – 3 pm. Sessions 1, 2, 3. Fri 19 March Auckland, workshop day, 9:30- 3 pm. Sessions 1,2,3. Sat 20 March Auckland. Session 1 for students, 10:00 – 11:30 am. Session 4, parents & educators, 2:30 – 4 pm. Tues 23 March Wellington, workshop day. Sessions 1,2,3. Thurs 25 March Christchurch, Session 1 for students, 9:30 – 11 am. Fri 26 March Christchurch, workshop day, 9:30 – 3 pm. Sessions 1, 2, 3. Sat 27 March Christchurch, Session 4, 3 – 4:30 pm. Click here to view PDF for full details and pricing. Click here to read an interview with Michael talking to Rosemary Cathcart about his unusual introduction to gifted education and his life’s work in the field. (This article recently appeared in the “Tall Poppies” magazine.)
And in other news...
REACHING FORWARD Achieving sustainability in gifted education National Conference on Gifted Education Rotorua, New Zealand, held 13 – 15 March 2009 The Proceedings from this conference, including abstracts from all presentations, the keynote presentations and material from many of the workshops and papers, are now available for downloading from the conference website, www.giftedconference2009.org, and will remain available until March 2012.
Wanting to buy: "They're Not Bringing My Brain Out"? Did you know that you can now buy this comprehensive manual in New Zealand and Australia? New Zealand: Buy through Learning Network. Visit their web site at www.learningnetwork.ac.nz or email manager@learningnetwork.ac.nz. Australia: Buy through the Gifted Bookshop run by Peoplemaking. Vitis their website at www.peoplemaking.com.au or email them at books@peoplemaking.com.au From a recent review in “Tomorrow‘s Schools Today: Online Magazine for Teaching Professionals ” (September 2006, ed. Stephen Clark) : “They’re Not Bringing My Brain Out, now in its third edition, remains one of the best books to help teachers working with gifted and talented learners. It answers questions that every teacher wants to know …. This book is a must for any teacher.” For more information for New Zealand sales click here.
Enrolment Dates for Online Course Enrolments for the REACH Certificate of Effective Practice in Gifted Education open for both New Zealand and Australian educators on the 1st of October each year and close on the 5th of March the following year. You can pre-register or enrol now! For more information on this highly recommended course, click here for our online course page.
Now what does this mean?????? "These programs can also be found on the Pdi search engine. All programs listed on Pdi reference the standards of professional practice for renewal of registration." Our Australian colleagues will know! Especially those who live in Victoria, because this is the symbol that tells them that a course has been accepted by their quality assurance people. We’re delighted to say that REACH now falls into that category, with both our online course and next year’s conference registered on the Pdi site: (http://search.pdi.vic.edu.au/vitdb/provider/182). All part of the growing reputation of REACH and of the online course as quality professional development.

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