Cognition

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has engaged Cognition Education Limited (Cognition) to deliver the ‘Gifted and Talented Education’ contract.    
The broad objectives of the contract are to:

• Raise the achievement of gifted and talented students; particularly Māori and Pasifika students in rural and/or low socio-economic areas
• Build whole school capability
• Support the implementation of the National Standards, along with
  >    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
   

The Ministry of Education have agreed that Cognition should focus this particular work strand with schools in rural and/or low socio economic areas with high proportional Māori and Pasifika students.
Cognition will be undertaking professional development with a cluster of 10 schools in each of the following regions:

Target Areas

• Auckland
• Wellington
• Rural Schools (online)

Target Groups

• School leaders
• Year 4 & Year 8 teachers
• Parents
• Students

Major Objectives

 The major objectives of the Professional Learning Community (PLC) are to:

• Provide high quality professional development to teachers in the area of Gifted and Talented education
• Focus on raising academic outcomes for the most able learners in each class, and
• Assist in gathering data that will inform future professional development

This module will be quality assured by Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY) faculty

• Dr Carol Mills, Director of Research, Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY)
• Dr Linda Brody, Director, Study of Exceptional Talented and Co-Director the Diagnostic and Counseling Center Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY)