The
Advanced
Learner Centre
Dr Katrina Eddles-Hirsch
Supporting teachers and parents in the recognition and nurturing of gifted students.
"If we were TV sets, some of us would only get five channels. Others are wired for cable (the general population) and some of us (the gifted) are hooked up to a satellite dish.
That makes these gifted children capable of making connections that others don't even know exist! Teaching those types of voracious minds in a regular classroom without enhancement is like feeding an elephant one blade of grass at time. You'll starve them."
– Elizabeth Meckstroth
Why Advanced Learner Centre
What We Do
Specialising in Services for Gifted and Talented Students for both parents and teachers specialising in:
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Development of a Gifted and Talented mission statement, definition, program goals and objectives.
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Establishment of a Gifted identification system that seeks to identify gifted students from diverse backgrounds and domains of giftedness.
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Development of systematic education services to meet the atypical learning needs of the schools gifted and talented population.
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Development of an affective curriculum that systematically meets the needs of the gifted
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Gifted and Talented Program Assessment and Evaluation
Outcomes
The Advanced Learner Centre specialises in meeting the needs of gifted and talented students as well as gifted students with a learning disability. Bespoke services are available for both teachers and parents of advanced learners with tangible outcomes:
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Identification of Gifted and talented students
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Curriculum Instruction for Gifted and Talented Students
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Differentiating instruction for Gifted Students
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Assessment, monitoring achievement and data informed flexible grouping
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Acceleration and enrichment
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Curriculum compacting
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Responding to the unique social and emotional needs of gifted students
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Catering to the cognitive and affective needs of the twice exceptional students
Teachers
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Gifted Identification
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Twice Exceptional Students
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Differentiating and
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Compacting the curriculum
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Evidence based teaching strategies
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Social and emotional development strategies
Training Program
Programming Options for Gifted Children:
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Evidence based Program Options; Enrichment & Acceleration; Evaluating Programs.
Social and Emotional Development:
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The Social Context required for talent development;
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Identity management;
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Perfectionism.
We offer 3 workshops that can be taught separately or as a bundle focussing on:
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Gifted Identification: 1. Definitions and characteristics; Procedural Concerns and Types of Measurement; Identifying the Nonmodal Gifted Child.
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Twice Exceptional: 1. Identification of the 2e student, Best practices for supporting twice-exceptional students; Social Support for the 2e student.
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Diffentiation:Differentiated strategies for the inclusive classroom. Planning and programming using differentiated instruction.
Where we shine
EQUITABLE
Establishment of a Gifted identification system that seeks to identify gifted students from diverse backgrounds and domains of giftedness.
PERSONABLE
As a mother of two gifted children herself, Katrina can quickly activate the support needed for both parents and teachers.
KNOWLEDGEABLE
Katrina holds a doctorate in gifted education and has published her research both internationally and nationally.
OUTCOMES
Development of a bespoke Individualised education plan that brings out the best in each child's own abilities.
FLEXIBLE
We understand the challenges presently faced by teachers and parents of gifted children, applying our insight dedicated to specific needs.