An evening for parents and teachers
Early Entry to School: What to expect and how to navigate your way
With
Allison Cornish, Jacqueline Hardman & Julieanne Booth
Join Allison, Jakki and Julieanne to explore aspects of early entry to school:
- Challenges
- Behaviours
- Learning and progress
- What a parent could expect of the school
- Suggestions and solutions
- What the teacher may see
7.30 pm, Thursday 16th February 2022
Cost: current TAG financial members - free; (5 teachers free from each member school); non-members - $5
CONTACT DETAILS: tasgifted@gmail.com
Jacqueline (Jakki) is the current Learning Extension Coordinator at MacKillop Catholic College, where she also teaches Japanese. She is concurrently researching in the area of gifted education with UNSW as part fulfillment of a doctorate in education. Once a long term resident of Japan, Jakki passed N1 of the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) and completed her undergraduate degree at Tohoku University, Sendai. After graduating, Jakki opened an English language school in Japan and ran a nationwide project collecting English language books for a prefectural library. Jakki is a past president of JATNET (Japanese Language Teachers Network of Tasmania) and current committee member of TAG (Tasmanian Association for the Gifted).
Allison Cornish is vice president of the Tasmanian Association for the Gifted and the Deputy Principal at St Thomas More’s Catholic Primary School in Launceston. She has more than twelve years of experience in gifted education and has worked with hundreds of teachers to develop their understanding of the needs of gifted children and ability to cater for these differences in the classroom.
Julieanne Booth has eleven years of experience teaching all grades as a class teacher and as a teacher who specialises in accommodating all neurodiverse students. She has helped with Individual Learning Plans, collaborating with all relevant stakeholders on the best application of the teaching goals within the school environment, and the evaluation of the resulting academic and social gains.
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.