An evening for parents and teachers
With
Dr Amanda J. Harper
About
An Introduction to Understanding Giftedness
What characteristics might a gifted child display?
What are some of the key terms that might be helpful?
What are some of the myths and misunderstandings about giftedness?
How can parents and teachers support gifted learners?
7.30 pm, Thursday 27th April, 2023
Cost: current TAG financial members - free; non-members - $5
Those registered will be emailed a link and instructions for connecting to Zoom a few days before the event.
Dr Amanda J. Harper (BMus(Ed), GCertPubSectMgmnt, GCertResearch, GDipSocSci(Psych), MEd(Hons)(Gifted), PhD) taught in schools, worked in regional gifted education, and coordinated Enterprise Learning across Tasmania, before moving into academia and was awarded the 2018 John Geake Outstanding Thesis Award for her PhD. Amanda coordinates the Bachelor of Philosophy, a companion degree for gifted students at UTAS, and previously taught Gifted Education at UNE. Amanda has recently established Jasneath Education, the home of online short courses in Understanding Giftedness and contributed a chapter in the 2022 international text The Palgrave Handbook of Transformational Giftedness for Education.
CONTACT DETAILS: tasgifted@gmail.com