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S5.9.2 Establishing and Fostering Positive Partnerships: Collaboration and Twice/Multi-Exceptional Children
Students who are twice/multi-exceptional (2e) often have diverse learning needs. The very nature of these needs means that 2e students can be overlooked in gifted education programs and extension opportunities. Supporting, nurturing, and engaging these students throughout their educational journeys demands focused attention on their cognitive abilities while making adjustments and providing appropriate remediation for their learning disabilities. Delivered through a multi-media format, this symposium will utilize evidence-informed practices and case studies to explore ways in which all stakeholders, including teachers, parents, allied health professionals, and students, can collaborate to achieve the best outcomes for 2e students.
Author(s):
Kimberley Perry
kcf.perry@gmail.com
Australia
Kimberley Perry is an educator, researcher and mother from Western Australia. Kimberley is a high school science and mathematics teacher at Emmanuel Catholic College, Western Australia. She has a Masters of Gifted Education with a focus on social emotional wellbeing and identity development of gifted children. She is an advocate for gifted children in Western Australia and a committee member of Gifted WA. As a mother of three highly gifted children, she juggles twice exceptionalities, full grade acceleration, anxieties and perfectionism on a daily basis
Melinda Gindy
president@gfsg.org.au
Gifted Families Support Group
Australia
Melinda Gindy is a learning support teacher with a background in music teaching. Melinda is the President of GFSG Inc., the NSW association represented on the Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented (AAEGT). Additionally, Melinda is the AAEGT Vice-President and National Facilitator of Gifted Awareness Week Australia. She served on the organising committees for the 2016 AAEGT National Gifted Conference, the 2017 NSW Gifted Awareness Forum for Educators, and the 22nd Biennial World Gifted Conference. Melinda has been an invited and sessional presenter at a number of local, state and international conferences, including 2017 World Gifted
Bek Duyckers
bek.duyckers@pc.wa.edu.au
Imaginarium at Perth College
Australia
Bek Duyckers is Head of Imaginarium at Perth College Anglican School for Girls, Western Australia. She has two Masters degrees, specialising in Gifted Education and Learning Difficulties, with her doctoral studies complete mid-2019. In 2018, Imaginarium was recognised on The Educator’s Innovative Schools List whilst Bek was featured as an influencer, reinventing the education landscape in Australia on The Educator’s prestigious Hot List. She was awarded an ACEL New Voice in Educational Leadership scholarship, a finalist for Head of Department of the Year at the Australian Education Awards and is a member of the Editorial Committee - AEL Journal, 2019.
Carolyn Prince
cgow7@eq.edu.au
Education Queensland
Australia
Carolyn Prince has been teaching high school English for over 10 years and a happy accident in 2015 saw her stumble onto a journey of Gifted Education. She now works in her school and region to advance the programing opportunities for Gifted students. Carolyn is working towards her Masters of Education – School Guidance and Counselling.