Year

Term

Speaker

Topic

2011

1

Dr Susan Nikakis

The social and emotional lives of gifted children and the challenges of parenting and teaching them.

2

Christine Ireland

Questions frequently asked by parents and teachers of gifted children

3

GSN Lunch

VAGTC Parent seminar

4

Susan Wade

Giftedness and the Autism spectrum

2010

1

Penny Willoughby

Spot the difference – a practical approach to differentiation for gifted children

2

Pat Slattery

What do you mean by the Sensitive Gifted child?

3

Assoc. Professor John Munro

Assisting Gifted Underachievers

4

GSN Twilight Gifted Expo

GSN Expo

2009

1

Jodie Valpied

Gifted Introverts from the inside out

2

Shaun Hately

Helping the gifted survive and prosper

3

Leonie Kronborg

Identifying Gifted students at home and in the classroom

4

Dave Harrison

Liaising with your gifted child’s school

2008

1

Gail Burn

Understanding Gifted Children’s IQ assessments

2

Judy Connell (CEO) & Kalliopi Giacco (Oakleigh Greek Orthodox College)

Gifted Services in Schools

3

Glenison Alsop

Smart Girls / Bright Boys: are gender differences fact or furphy

4

Jennifer Grant

The Advocacy journey

2007

1

Alison Brown

Discipline with Dignity – One Step Ahead

3

Lynne Mackenzie-Sykes

Acceleration & Advocacy: The Challenge Continues

4

Star Jump (EXPO)

Helping Gifted Visual Spatial Learners

4

Wiseones

Enrichment Program for Gifted Students

4

Curious Kids

Enhancing Children’s Learning Through Play

2006

2

Suzanne Wakefield

Handwriting – Getting it “Write” for Gifted Children

3

Jodie Valpied

Addressing the Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Children

2005

1

Jan Elsner

Coaching Gifted Children: Permission to Shine

2

Karen Green

Curriculum Differentiation: Strategies to Cater for Gifted Students in the Classroom

3

Lesley Sword

Understanding Giftedness Emotional Intensity and Sensitivity

4

Maureen Theobold

Managing Boredom: Is it good for you

2004

2

Lynne Mackenzie-Sykes

To Have and To Be. The Joy & the Challenge”

3

Andrea Truckenbrodt

Early School Entry

4

Jo Freitag

Learning Ladder sales night

2003

1

Karin Morrison (Bialik College)

Creativity and the Young Gifted Child

1

Paula Touzeau

Dual Exceptionalities- gifted children with learning disabilities- a parents perspective

2

Glenison Alsop

Motivation & Self Esteem in CHIP

2002

1

Helen McFarlane

What Catholic Schools are doing for Gifted Students

1

Lynne Mackenzie-Sykes

Acceleration and Advocacy: the challenge continues

2

none

3

Millicent Henry (CHIP)

Selecting Schools & Scholarship Testing

3

Anne Jackson

Parenting the Gifted

4

none

2001

1

Liz Robinson (DEET)

Developing Curriculum for Gifted Learners

1

Elaine Brownlow

Book Resources on giftedness for Parents and Teachers

2

Lesley Sword

Living with Intensity

2

Jen McVeity

Adults as Editors for Gifted  Students

3

Pat Minton

Software for Gifted/Highly able Children

3

Christine Martin

Perfectionism and the Highly Able/Gifted Child

4

Leonie Kronborg

Programming for the Gifted

2000

1

Liz Robinson (DEET)

What Schools are Doing to Motivate Gifted Children

1

Christina Martin

Underachievement & Motivation

2

Lesley Sword

Emotional Intensity & Sensitivity

2

Gail Byrne

Bibliotherapy

3

Anne Jackson

Living With Your Gifted Child

3

Millicent Henry (CHIP)

Choosing a School & Scholarship Testing

4

Dr Mary Ainley (Melb Uni)

‘Curiosity and Commitment’ – Investigating the motivatin of achievement in gifted students

4

Dr John Geake (Melb Uni)

Implications of Brain research for gifted education

1999

3

Sally Baker

Unmasking the Gifted: Recognising the gifted child that doesn’t want to be recognized and then what?

3

Rhonda Collins (PACSA)

Different Children, Different Needs

3

Rhonda Collins (PACSA)

A Special School for Gifted Children

4

Peter Bennett (MGG)

Teaching Philosophy

4

Lyn Kelly

Virtual School for the Gifted