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Title: | Enhancing rural & regional gifted student experiences: Exemplars of innovative enrichment practice | Contributor(s): | Smith, Susen (author); Smith, Raymond John (author) | Publication Date: | 2009 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/5216 | Abstract: | The School of Education at the University of New England (UNE) has developed a strong reputation in the area of Gifted and Talented education that encompasses productive research projects, the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students, the implementation of teacher professional learning programs, and the planning and hosting of enrichment programs. Supported by funding from SiMERR NSW, an enrichment program for gifted rural and regional school students has been developed and implemented over the past two years. The authors will present in this paper, a series of vignettes to illustrate innovative enrichment practice for gifted school students. These vignettes will also example the innovative use of ICTs and the involvement of educators and parents as a united community of practice to support gifted students. The paper will conclude with the provision of a number of emerging recommendations for future practice, for enriching the teaching and learning of gifted students in rural and regional contexts. | Publication Type: | Conference Publication | Conference Details: | ISFIRE 2009: International Symposium for Innovation in Rural Education: Innovation for Equity in Rural Education, Armidale, Australia, 11th - 14th February, 2009 | Source of Publication: | ISFIRE 2009: International Symposium for Innovation in Rural Education: Innovation for Equity in Rural Education, p. 223-237 | Publisher: | University of New England, SiMERR National Research Centre | Place of Publication: | Armidale, Australia | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 130313 Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators 139999 Education not elsewhere classified |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 930599 Education and Training Systems not elsewhere classified 939999 Education and Training not elsewhere classified |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication | Publisher/associated links: | http://www.une.edu.au/simerr/ISFIRE/pages/ISFIRE_proceedings.pdf |
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