Cognition

Cognition Education is pleased to announce that is it has been awarded the contract for the provision of professional services for the Ministry of Education for 'Gifted and Talented Education’.

Links to subsequent pages on this project are at the bottom of this page or accessible through the drop down menus.

The broad focus of this project is to:

• Raise the achievement of gifted and talented students; particularly Maori and Pasifika students in rural and/or low socio-economic areas
• Building whole school capability
• Collaborative service delivery across numerous providers
• Support the implementation of the National Standards
• Support the implementation of:
  • The New Zealand Curriculum (2007) and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa
  • Ka Hikitia – Managing for Success 2008 – 2012: The Maori Education Strategy
  • Pasifika Education Plan 2008 - 2012

Symposia Theme
‘Realising Potential and Developing Relationships’
Target Groups
Educators: Teachers, principals and professional leaders
Objectives
The major objectives of the Regional Symposia are to:

• Share critical information about Gifted and Talented policy, research and practice in New Zealand and internationally
• Focus on raising academic outcomes for New Zealand’s most able learners
• Provide an opportunity for attendees to make connections with other schools, private providers, community groups and relevant stakeholders in their region.

This is an exciting opportunity for Cognition as we look forward to working with and involving the education sector within the work strands we are undertaking on behalf of the Ministry of Education.

Dr Jenny Horsley from Victoria University of Wellington will provide the professional leadership for this contract. Jenny has recently completed a Fulbright scholarship in gifted and talented education at Johns Hopkins University in the United States.

Micheal King from Cognition will project manage the contract. He is one of Cognition's most experienced consultants and project managers. Micheal’s experience and expertise in teaching and learning and as a school leader will add value to this project. 

The work strands will include:

• Regional symposia in 12 centres across the country
• The development and trailing of an Identification toolkit
• A ‘refresh’ to the gifted and talented TKI website
• In-depth work with 30 schools

For further information please contact Micheal King | DDI +64 9 638 4834 | Mob +64 27 272 0704 | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

We would like to hear from service providers and schools who work in the ‘gifted and talented’ area who are interested in contributing to the regional symposia.

For information and registration at the regional symposium in your area, please click here.

JENNY HORSLEY PhD, MEd (Hons), Higher Dip Tchg
	Jenny is Professional Leader of the Gifted and Talented Education project. She has a wealth of classroom experience, having taught for many years prior to accepting a lecturing position at Victoria University of Wellington.  Jenny’s fields of interest includes gifted education with particular focus on those factors that facilitate high-academic learning in regular classrooms. She is on the editorial board of APEX, The NZ Journal of Gifted Education, and a member of the Ministerial Advisory Group on Gifted and Talented.
MICHEAL KING
	Micheal is the Project Manager of the Gifted and Talented Education project. He has a wealth of classroom and leadership experience, having taught and held leadership position in a number of New Zealand schools prior to coming to Cognition in 2004. Micheal’s field of interest includes the development of high quality leadership in New Zealand school with a strong focus on lifting student achievement for all.
Click here to access information about the Regional Symposia. Click here to access information about the Identification Toolkit. Click here to access information about the Planning & Implementation Toolkit. Click here to access information about the Professional Learning Communities. Click here to access information about Service Providers.