Newsletter

The aim of the newsletter is to provide to our membership short articles, newsworthy items, book reviews and shared different perspectives from parents, students and educators across Australia. Australian Gifted Voices aims to complement our academic, research publication the Australasian Journal of Gifted Education.

• An update on AAEGT activities
• Updates from gifted associations around the country
• Albany Hills State School shares their whole school approach to supporting gifted learners 
• Thomas, in grade 4, tells us about how fabulous grade skipping is
• Cat Miedecke reflects on home learning during Covid
• Rebecca Lerve writes about the common misconception that students who are gifted are independent learners
  

• An update on AAEGT activities
• A summary of some of the results from the members’ survey
• Updates from gifted associations around the country
• An interview with teacher Jenni McCamley about developing a network for teachers to share their learning and planning for gifted students
  

• A letter to a state association from a mother happy with the current outcomes for her gifted son
• An Article by Denise Wood about Gifted Rural Academic Girls and Popular Culture
• Rosalind Walsh explores the use of questions to stimulate higher order thinking skills with young children
• A report about the World Conference
• Any updates from state and territory associations
  

• An extract from a paper by Lesley Henderson addressing some of the common myths and misconceptions about giftedness.
• An extract from a submission by Michele Juratowitch advocating for the needs of gifted students.
• Anne Grant’s exploring “Early entry to school for young gifted children:  Why is it often difficult?”
• Teacher Donna Shillingforth shares her learnings to cater for a verbally gifted student in her class.
• Student Sarah Brown shares her experience of volunteering with St John’s and participating in the National Competition.
• Updates from associations around the country.
  

• Our children:  Lillia’s poem, starting

Gifts are a strange creature-
Adorned with many wondrous features. 

Shows an insight into giftedness that has a real element of darkness.  Artwork from other students and a report from Tasmania on robotics successes also feature. 

• Our parents: Jodi Brown shares her story of discovery and learning about her gifted children.
• Our teachers: South Australian teacher Donna Shillingford shares her learning curve at finding she has a non-verbally gifted child in her class.
• Researchers: a summary of the AAEGT contribution to publicising research into giftedness.
• Gifted Associations: News from AAEGT and its affiliated state and territory associations.