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State & Territory Information

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Northern Territory

Queensland

  • Framework for Gifted Education
    [Education Queensland]
    .PDF document covering all aspects.
  • Gifted & Talented Education [Qld]
    Covers every aspect. Done through The Learning Place section of Education Queensland.
  • Queensland Academies
    ‘The Queensland Academies will accelerate learning opportunities for Queensland’s best and brightest students and provide a pathway for their future careers. Enrolment in the Academies is based on academic merit and will be conducted via a selective entry process, with a maximum enrolment of up to 450 students at each academy.’ Senior Secondary area.
  • Qld Association for Gifted and Talented Children
    This site also has Links to Other Sites of Interest which includes articles [general and parenting of gifted children], information about associations, references, resources, projects and competitions.

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

  • Gifted Education [Vic]
    Covers students, learning & teaching, identification, acceleration, resources and contacts.
  • new !SEAL Program
    [Select Entry Accelerated Learning Program]
    ‘The SEAL program aims to address the learning needs of gifted and high potential students who are capable of working at a significantly faster pace and in greater depth than their age peers. There are currently thirty-four Victorian secondary schools delivering the program.’
  • Vic. Association for Gifted & Talented Children

Western Australia

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General Information

  1. Articles & Papers :
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  2. Associations :
  3. Australian Sites :
    • Enquiry into Gifted Education, 2001
      [Report of the Australian Senate Enquiry]
      If interested in the submissions which helped form the basis of the report, go to Submissions.
    • Gifted and Talented Links
      An interesting site created by a secondary school in Victoria. Links are provided under headings of Australia and International.
    • Gifted & Talented Education Links
      By Education Queensland, through The Learning Place.
    • Gifted and Talented Students
      Part of a larger site [Andrew’s Web Hub] listing a range of mostly Australian sites related to these students and their education.
    • Gifted-Children.com.au
      ‘This site is dedicated to providing support to parents of gifted children and their families, gathering and disseminating information about raising and educating gifted children, and promoting the needs of these families within the community’.
    • Gifted Education
      Links under a variety of headings. Check the Thinking Skills section at the bottom.
    • Gifted Education - Austega
      Australian site providing resources for parents and those interested in gifted children and their education.
    • Gifted Education : GERRIC
      Gifted and talented education from a group at the University of New South Wales. Links to news, resources, information for parents, teachers and students.
    • Gifted Education : TalentEd
      By the University of New England, dedicated ‘to the provision of material about the education of the gifted and talented’. Check their Links page for worthwhile sites.
    • Gifted Resource Centre
      Australian site with a range of directories. Especially good are listings that suggest gifted/talented ability in students and adults, links and Free articles by Lesley Sword. You can have consultations and attend workshops.
    • Gifted Resources Website Lists
      An extensive listing of sites grouped under a selected range of headings. You should also check the main menu on page for access to a significant range of other resources and information.
    • Gifted Services
      Part of this site has links to other sites, particularly those in Australia. All links are annotated.
    • Gifted Students, Thinking Skills and ICT !
      Links grouped under a range of headings.
    • Home Schooling Gifted Children
      Links to Internet resources for parents home schooling [or NOT] their gifted children.
    • How To Spot A Gifted Child
      Article listing a range of characteristics.
    • Schools for Gifted Children in Australia
      One person’s compilation regarding the provision of gifted education in both government and non-government schools in all states and territories. Information is extensive though not all inclusive.
    • Websites for Parents [& Students]
      Annotated links for both groups.
    • Understanding Giftedness Through Film
      ‘Describe[s] the way in which two contemporary films about gifted children were used with gifted children to encourage knowledge, understanding and empathy about giftedness. The films, Little Man Tate and Searching for Bobby Fischer , raise issues about giftedness which are thought provoking and which encourage gifted students to understand the universality of the condition of “being gifted”.’
    • Virtual School for the Gifted
      An interesting concept and worth visiting. This is an Australian group. The courses are Fee-based and vary depending on group activity. Start from approximately Year 4 level.
    • Also check Hoagie’s Gifted Education Page [General Sites & Portals] below, for other Australian sites.
  4. Conferences : Information & Reports :
  5. Educator’s Reference Desk
    These may be slow to load, but are worth the wait.
  6. General Sites & Portals :
    • new !A Glossary of Gifted Education
      Searchable, alphabetic listing of terminology explained and cross-referenced.
    • Academic Acceleration
      If you really want to think deeply about the value/validity of acceleration, this is the place to go. There is an extensive listing of annotated links on the topic.
    • Centre for Gifted Education & Talent Development
      Based at the University of Connecticut [Renzulli] and looking at a range of areas relating to gifted and talented. Resources for various areas, etc., many of which are US-centric. Also a link to The National Research Centre on the Gifted & Talented.
    • Centre for Talented Youth
      While much of this site from Johns Hopkins in the US has little relevance to Australia, the sections covering ‘More CTY for Gifted Students’ [covering resources, including ‘Imagine’ magazine] and ‘Research’ [including various publications], certainly will.
    • Dual Exceptionalities [ERIC]
      Gifted children who have a disability - called twice exceptional.
    • Educators of Gifted, Talented and Creative Children
      [In British Columbia, Canada]
      Links to brochures, newsletters, journals and other resources.
    • Gifted Children Monthly
      News and other information, links, downloadables and more. Renewed each month.
    • Gifted Development Centre
      ‘A resource centre for developmentally advanced children and their parents and for gifted individuals of all ages.’
    • Gifted Education Readings
      Part of the larger ‘Hoagie’s Site’ providing access to a series of readings about gifted children and their education.
    • Hoagies’ Gifted Education Page
      Tutorials, parents, students, teachers, identification, proficiency, schools, programs, special needs, special topics, FAQs, resources, success stories and more.
    • Nassau Library Parent’s Page
      [Gifted and Talented Information]
      A listing of links [annotated] to gifted and talented resources and information.
    • Open Directory - Gifted Education
    • Savant Syndrome
      ‘This site explores this fascinating condition, and some particular savants, in some depth.’ There are FAQs, articles, profiles, movies and other resources just to begin.
      Well presented.
    • Thinking Classroom
      [Training for thinking, learning, creativity and success]
      English based site with information and resources for developing a ‘thinking’ classroom. Some aspects relate only to the British situation, but there is information covering areas such as multiple intelligences, thinking skills and more.
      Previously Aspiroweb.
  7. Media
    Includes films and other media formats relating to the gifted.
    • A Beautiful Mind
      ‘About the life of John Forbes Nash, Nobel Laureate [Economics] mathematician.’
    • Forgetten Genius
      ‘Against all odds, African-American chemist Percy Julian became one of the great scientists of the 20th century.’ From PBS Nova.
    • Little Man Tate
      ‘a 1991 motion picture which tells the story of Fred Tate, a 7 year old child prodigy who struggles to self-actualize in a social and psychological construct that largely fails to accommodate his intelligence’. Information from Wikipedia
    • Shine
      A film about David Helfgott, a brilliant pianist who suffered a mental breakdown and spent years in institutions.
  8. Programs :
    • Future Problem Solving Program [Australia]
      Find all relevant guidance details here.
    • Future Problem Solving Program
      [International site]
    • Tournament of Minds
      Australian problem solving ‘tournament’ at primary and secondary levels.
    • Thinkquest
      Visit the site for information. Aussie School House also has a link to it. ‘ThinkQuest inspires students to think, connect, create, and share. Students work in teams to build innovative and educational websites to share with the world. Along the way, they learn research, writing, teamwork, and technology skills and compete for exciting prizes.’ Check the competition calendar at the main site.
    • Webquest Page, The
      ‘A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web. WebQuests are designed to use learners’ time well, to focus on using information rather than looking for it, and to support learners’ thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation.’
    • WiseOnes
      ‘Provides a support service for children who are of significantly higher potential than others their own age. This is provided in your school and in school time.’ Fee-based.
  9. Resources :

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