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A gifted education round-up of the latest news from around New Zealand and the world. If you spot a news item that might be included in the links, please contact us. Keep Reading

Reading the title of today’s challenge, Rita Pearson’s Ted Talk, “Every Child Needs a Champion”, gave me reason to look up the word champion. Apart from the expected references to sporting champions, the online dictionary also defined a champion as “a person who vigorously supports or defends a person or causes.” To champion is to... Keep Reading

Day 23 of the giftEDnz blog challenge is all about shifting our focus...are we too focused on assessment? Have we narrowed the curriculum too much? Over the past 8 years since the introduction of National Standards, we have faced an ever-narrowing curriculum and learning and teaching focus. The pressure on teachers to show that their students... Keep Reading

giftEDnz is running their first Blog Challenge during the month of October.  Each day there is a prompt to promote reflection and sharing.  The aim of the challenge is to get people reflecting on and learning about gifted education.  Its purpose is to create a community of practice where learning is ongoing, owned and created by its... Keep Reading

In my work as a teacher educator with a special interest in gifted education, I have the privilege of being able to spend time out in schools. What I am going to say next is not so much about teachers and schools, as it is about the present education system and government policy, or lack thereof. The reality in the NZ context is that the majority.. Keep Reading