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2010 Mini-Conference and Annual General Meeting

Future Directions in Gifted Education:
Informing the Professionals

20 March 2010, 9.15 am to 4.00 pm

Sir Neil Waters Building NW200
Albany Campus of Massey University, Auckland


9.15 - 9.30

9.30 - 10.15


10.15 - 11.00
  

11.00 - 11.15

11.15 - 11.45


11.45 - 12.30


12.30 - 1.30

1.30 - 2.30

2.30 - 4.00


Welcome, mihimihi whakatau


Vision and Initiatives for Gifted and Talented Education

The Hon Heather Roy, Associate Minister of Education

Implementing National Standards for Primary-aged Gifted and Talented Students

Chris Harwood, Ministry of Education

Morning tea

Using Learning Stories with Young Gifted Children

Dr Valerie Margrain, Lecturer, Massey University College of Education

Supporting Māori and Pasifika Gifted and Talented Students

Viv Russell, Rutherford College

Lunch

giftEDnz Annual General Meeting


Empowering Children Through Personal Growth

Professor Michael Piechowski, Senior Fellow of the Institute for Educational
Advancement and Professor Emeritus of Education and Psychology, Northland
College, Ashland, Wisconsin, USA
 
 
The Board of giftEDnz thanks Massey University College of Education
for their support for this event!


Click here to download an invitation to the 2010 Mini-Conference.
Click here to download the programme for the 2010 Mini-Conference.

Registration costs (including morning tea and lunch)
Individual Member of giftEDnz:
Institutional Member of giftEDnz:

Non-member of giftEDnz:
$60
$60 for first staff member to register
$50 for each additional staff member
$75
 
To register, click here and complete the downloadable registration form.
 
For all registration enquiries, please email giftednz@gmail.com

Annual General Meeting 2010

giftEDnz: The Professional Association for Gifted Education
invites all current members and anyone who is interested and involved
in the education of gifted and talented learners to attend our
2010 Annual General Meeting

Date:    Saturday, 20 March 2010              
Time:    1:30 - 2:30 pm                              
Venue:    Sir Neil Waters Building NW200,
                                     Albany Campus of Massey University, Auckland

AGENDA

Click here to download the Agenda for the AGM. Please note that the second page of the Agenda includes the following Notices of Motion:
  • Confirmation of Board Members
  • Confirmation of Co-opted Board Members
  • Amendment to Membership Entitlements and Requirements
  • Ratification of Draft Constitution

PROXY VOTING FORM

Any member of giftEDnz who is unable to attend the Annual General Meeting may appoint a proxy-holder to vote on his/her behalf, either as instructed or as the proxy-holder sees fit. The proxy voting form should be sent to PO Box 12067, Rotorua South, to be received no later than FRIDAY 5 MARCH 2010 or taken to the AGM by the proxy-holder.

Click here to download the Proxy Voting Form for the AGM