Upcoming
Events/Conferences
New Zealand Biology Olympiad
The New Zealand Biology Olympiad begins its 2010-11 programme shortly and registration is now available online. Encourage your students to go to www.nzibo.org and click on the registration button, then follow the simple instructions to register. The Entrance exam is in the third week of Term 3.
Cognition Education
Gifted and Talented Education Symposia 2010
http://www.cognition.co.nz/index.php/our-services/gifted-a-talented
Philosophy for Children (P4C)
Two-day basic training workshops for teachers
Christchurch: May 5-6, and May 7 (advanced workshop)
Wellington: May 28-29
Gisborne: June 10-11
Hamilton: August 18-19 and August 20 (advanced workshop)
http://www.p4c.org.nz
Christchurch Association for Gifted Education (CAGE)
Annual General Meeting and Dr Louise Porter
10 May 4.00 - 5.30 pm
For more information email Tania Hawes hw@riccarton.school.nz
Wallace Research
Symposium on Talent Development
The University of Iowa,
Iowa City, USA
16–18 May 2010
http://www.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank/Research/WallaceSym/Default.aspx
Learning Network
NZ
Carolyn Coil will be presenting two one-day courses in
Auckland
May 24: Successful Teaching for the Differentiated Classroom
May 25: Encouraging Achievement in Gifted Learners: Challenge,
Responsibility and Persistence
http://www.learningnetwork.ac.nz/shared/calendars/courses.aspx
(click on 'Internationals')
Secondary (Auckland) Gifted Educators (SAGE)
Professional Development Workshops
26 May, 18 August, 24 November
For more information email Michele Larnder mlarnder@westlakegirls.school.nz
Annual International Conference on the Autonomous Learner Model
(ALM)
22-27 June 2010
Estes Parks, Colorado USA
http://www.alpspublishing.com/alps_conference/alps_conference.html
12th International
ECHA Congress
Universite Paris Descartes, Paris,
France
7 – 9 July 2010
http://www.echa2010.eu/
11th Asia Pacific Conference on Giftedness
Sydney
Convention & Exhibition Centre, Sydney, Australia
29 July – 01 August 2010
http://www.gifted2010.com.au/
National Association for Gifted
Children (USA)
11-14 November 2010
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
http://www.nagc.org/index.aspx?id=2692
If you know of a national or international conference of interest
to our members, please email Louise Tapper (nltapper@xtra.co.nz).
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