Underachievement in Gifted Students
Location
Online
About
An evening for parents and teachers
With
Debbie Youd
About
What do we mean by underachievement in gifted children?
What are some of the cause of underachievement?
What actions can teachers and parents use to address underachievement when it occurs?
How can teachers and parents intervene to develop talent and minimise the chances of underachievement in the first place?
7.30 pm, Tuesday 27 July, 2021
Cost: current TAG financial members - free; non-members - $10
VENUE:
Online
Those registered will be emailed a link and instructions for connecting to Zoom a few days before the event.
Debbie is a registered teacher and psychologist with over 40 years of experience in the area of education. She holds a Graduate Certificate of Education - Gifted Education and a Master of Education and has a long-standing involvement in gifted education as a parent, teacher and psychologist. Debbie has extensive experience in assessing, identifying, counselling and teaching gifted students, as well as delivering professional learning to schools and teachers as both a university lecturer and consultant in a number of areas, related to both gifted education and education more generally. She has also worked extensively with parents to support gifted children. Her specific areas of expertise include assessing and identifying gifted children, curriculum differentiation, underachievement, the social emotional development of gifted children, and learning-disabled gifted students.
CONTACT DETAILS: tasgifted@gmail.com
Biographical details and qualifications are supplied by the presenter and may not have been verified by TAG.
The advice offered in this session is general in nature and may not be specific to your individual situation. Whilst all care is taken to provide accurate advice, please seek a second opinion or consult an expert about your specific circumstances.