Gifted Education Awareness Week – Looking Back to Look Forward
As plans come together for this year’s Gifted Education Awareness Week, here is a quick review of last year’s GEAW thanks to Dazzled and Frazzled’s […]
Gifted Awareness
Gifted Education Awareness Week 2013
The 3rd Gifted Education Awareness Week in Ireland runs from Monday 22nd to Friday 28th September 2013. Gifted Education Awareness Week is an initiative of Gifted […]
The Power of Positive Regard
I heard a story from one of my lecturers when training to be a teacher, which illustrates possibly one of the most important aspects of […]
Lance the Myths of Giftedness
David McWilliams is an economist who resisted buying into the Celtic Tiger mentality and saw the boom for what it was; a house build on […]
An Appeal to Schools and Teachers; So you think you’re inclusive?
Let’s just start with this. Most teachers have an IQ in excess of 130. It is reasonable to assume, given genetic pre-disposition and given the […]
Must-haves for Teachers
This is time of year when everyone starts preparing for school, usually somewhat nervously in anticipation of what the year will bring. This is most […]
St. Joseph’s joins the EA Hall of Fame
It’s fantastic to be able to report that another school has joined our Hall of Fame of schools that have adopted a policy to recognise […]
Engaging with school – A Parent’s Perspective
This is the first in what I hope will be many guest posts offering different perspectives to teachers with Exceptionally Able children in their classrooms. […]
Captain’s Log – Star Date 25-02-2011
So much has happened over the last two months that I thought I would just scribble a few points, more as an overview to myself […]
Gifted Children Recognised!
For years, the government has ignored what can only be described as the ‘plight’ of Exceptionally Able children in Irish classrooms. The NCCA did its […]