1. Welcome to Jasneath Education

    2. Tell us a little about yourself

    1. Why is it important to understand and identify giftedness?

    2. Definitions to help you communicate about giftedness

    3. Characteristics to help you identify giftedness

    4. Myths and Misunderstandings

    5. Local sources of support and information

    6. References

    1. Education Policy: Getting the lay of the land in Australia

    2. Education Policy: Getting the lay of the land in New Zealand, Canada, England & the US

    3. Gagné's Differentiated Model of Giftedness and Talent

    4. Renzulli's Three-Ring conception of giftedness, and Tannenbaum's Sea-Star Model

    5. References

    1. The Zone of Proximal Development

    2. Perfectionism

    3. Motivation

    4. Reflecting on Understanding Giftedness: An Introduction

    5. References

    6. Understanding Giftedness Feedback Survey

Presented by Dr Amanda J Harper

  • Free
  • Across approximately 10 hours of learning, you will be introduced to many of the key questions and answers that people search for when they are first introduced to the construct of Giftedness:
  • How do you know if your child /student/ family member may be gifted? How might you begin to confirm this? What does it mean for their education, their friendship groups, their future, and what support is available?
  • Testimonial: "I am finding it informative and love all the clips and article links. You’ve created something quite outstanding and desperately needed." Nicole, Psychologist, Canada

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Instructor

Dr Amanda J Harper

Dr Amanda, TTC, BMus(ed), GCertPubSectMgmnt, GCertResearch, GDipSocSci(Psych), MEd(Hons)(Gifted Ed), PhD, is an Australian educator, specialising in gifted education. She currently works within the tertiary sector, but spent many years working in schools and in curriculum leadership roles. Amanda has presented at national and international conferences and is a Contributing Editor for the Roeper Review, a specialist gifted education journal based in the United States. Amanda has published on Dąbrowski’s Theory of Positive Disintegration, and she is also a contributing author of The Palgrave Handbook of Transformational Giftedness for Education (2022).