Building Inclusive Gifted Programs to Enfranchise and Empower All Gifted Learners
The Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented, during Gifted Awareness Week 2022
brings you Celebrating the GAW 2022 theme, Like Minds
Building Inclusive Gifted Programs to Enfranchise and Empower All Gifted Learners
presented by Dr Dina Brulles
This session will be conducted via Zoom. Those registered will be sent a link closer to the date.
Presentation Abstract:
The hallmark of excellence in gifted education insists on inclusivity and equitable identification, along with vibrant, culturally diverse programming practices and culturally responsive classrooms. In this session the presenter discusses methods and approaches that can help integrate the needs of our diverse gifted learners into every aspect of school. Focusing on enfranchising and empowering all gifted learners, Dr. Brulles will share practical steps like-minded advocates can make to build, support and maintain inclusive gifted practices and programs. Dr. Brulles will also discuss gifted cluster grouping, one such inclusive model that allows gifted-identified students to learn together all day, every day; enfranchises underrepresented populations; and yields desirable achievement outcomes for all students.
Topics include:
- Recognizing giftedness in all populations
- Implementing inclusive identification and placement processes
- Building stakeholder support, including parents, school staff and district administrators
- Embedding gifted services into existing school structures and initiatives
- Advocating for expanding gifted services