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2.5.8 How an Australian Archdiocese Embedded Gifted Pedagogy within a System of Schools
This session will outline how one Australian Archdiocese initiated the Newman Selective Gifted Education Program by utilizing contemporary research to inform practices aimed at identifying gifted students and providing them with the educational services they require within a Catholic environment. The session will discuss how 63 comprehensive Catholic primary and secondary schools are operating and sustaining the Newman Selective Gifted Education Program. The purpose of the systemically designed program is to enhance equity for gifted learners while building the capacity of leaders in gifted education. The rigorous accreditation process that maintains the quality and integrity of the program will be shared.