Maramataka
Gifted Awareness Week competitions
Wā: 4/4/2012 9:00am – 22/6/2012 5:00pm
To mark Gifted Awareness Week (18-24 June 2012), the New Zealand Association for Gifted Children is running competitions to celebrate gifted children, their families and educators. The competitions are open to students living within New Zealand. This year’s theme “Connections” may be interpreted in any way you choose. Judges will be looking for creativity and originality. A number of competitions are being held to mark Gifted Awareness Week (18-24 June 2012) - in writing, art, photo and film.
Matariki at Te Papa
Wā: 23/4/2012 9:00am – 29/6/2012 5:00pm
Wāhi Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington.
Celebrate Matariki with the education team. Together we will open Te Kete Aronui and discover how Matariki helped the Māori ancestors cross the Pacific Ocean.
Practical, Gifted Education PD Course, "Teachers helping Teachers - Teaching Gifted Students
Wā: 30/4/2012 1:00pm – 11/6/2012 5:00pm
Wāhi Fendalton School, 168 Clyde Road, Christchurch
This well established, very practical course is running again in 2012, starting in Week 2 of Term 2. It runs for six Monday afternoons, from 1-5pm, based at Fendalton School, 168 Clyde Road, Christchurch. The course is appropriate for primary and intermediate teachers, new GATE Coordinators and school leaders. It is facilitated by Sue Williams, the GATE Coordinator at Fendalton School.
Professional Leadership – Stepping Up to the Challenge
Wā: 8/6/2012 9:30am – 8/6/2012 12:30pm
Wāhi Tūtahi Tonu Marae, Faculty of Education, Gate 1, 78 Epsom Ave, Epsom
Tautawhi Ltd. With a particular Māori focus this course is relevant for teachers across the EC sector. It links the past with the future in regard to Māori aspirations around educational leadership and engaging children and their whānau in Treaty-based relationships
Ako Panuku: Cluster
Wā: 24/6/2012 9:00am – 5:00am
Strengthen your cluster group to be an effective professional support network.
Excellence in Education Conference - Theory/Research/Practice
Wā: 9/7/2012 9:00am – 12/7/2012 5:00pm
Wāhi Jerusalem
The International Centre for Innovation in Education (ICIE) is committed to the development of all learners as productive world citizens and leaders for the future. This International Conference will provide a conference programme with the highest calibre of: Nobel Prize winners, keynote speakers, invited speakers, and a large number of scholars and presenters alongside a selection of exhibitors. Keynote speakers include Joe Renzulli, Nicholas Colangelo, Dorothy Sisk, Joan Freeman, June Maker and Susan Assouline.
Mana Tamariki Mini Study Tour
Wā: 24/7/2012 6:00am – 8:30am
Te Kohanga Reo o Mana Tamariki. A presentation explaining our unique approach, a methodology developed over 21 years.
The 13th ECHA Conference - Giftedness across the Lifespan
Wā: 12/9/2012 9:00am – 15/9/2012 4:00pm
Wāhi Münster, Germany
The 13th ECHA Conference Giftedness across the Lifespan opens on Wednesday, September 12, 2012 with the keynote of Prof Nicolas Colangelo, University of Iowa, USA. In total there will be more than 100 lectures, symposia and workshops. As participants we expect researchers and students from diverse countries just as practitioners, i.e. teachers, psychologists, nursery-school-teachers and interested parents.


