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Clearing Skies

Locality: Indooroopilly, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 3378 0888

Address: 3/21 Station Rd 4068 Indooroopilly, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.clearingskies.com.au/

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24.01.2022 Articles about supporting gifted youth have been collated in a series of e-books, titled Raising Bright Sparks and available at: https://www.smashwords.com/books/search?query=juratowitch

24.01.2022 Intrinsic drivers are considered to be the strongest and most lasting motivators, especially in early childhood, but positive feedback can support and reinforce the inherent feelings of satisfaction or pleasure. Centre on the Developing Child, Harvard University.

23.01.2022 Professor Pauline Taylor-Guy, Director of the ACER Institute and the Centre for School and System Improvement, reflecting upon how schools have adapted to ‘emergency remote teaching’, stated recently it’s been an opportunity for teachers and schools to think about different ways that they were going to be using their resources, including how they are going to be contacting and working with parents to be able to just continue the learning the best way that they can and In Australia we’ve managed to keep things going and, in fact, some students have thrived during this situation.

23.01.2022 Part 2 is Monday 11th May

21.01.2022 Many gifted children are voracious readers. Research has shown that as children grow as readers, they should play an active role in selecting their own reading materials. Choice is motivating for readers and helps develop a lasting love of reading. Although based upon American students’ reading patterns and not specifically about gifted students, the report What Kids Are Reading provides information about students’ reading habits and might be used to gauge your child’s reading level and suggest further reading material. https://www.renaissance.com/learning-analytics/wkar/

20.01.2022 Building a mutually respectful relationship with your child’s teacher from day one and viewing each other as partners in the education process builds a wonderful base for future communication and trusting relationships,’’ said Dr Linda Willis at Griffith University.

19.01.2022 My own research (which was not specifically about health issues) identified 56.25% of gifted children whose parents participated in this research, experience various allergies or intolerances. Recent research by the European Lung Foundation has identified asthma is three times higher in teenagers who go to bed late at night and the risk of allergic rhinitis is double the usual rate for late sleepers. Correlation or causation?

19.01.2022 Thoughts and News for Parents - https://mailchi.mp/a9607eca19/thoughts-and-news-for-parents

19.01.2022 What a great quote, accompanied by a wonderful image. I hope everyone enjoys their weekend.

18.01.2022 Music Theatre Australia has shown how a creative approach has brought music and joy to many. Have a look at this Youtube video of their magnificent ‘flash mob’ musical performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch

17.01.2022 Carol Dweck, Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and author of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, famously said: Every time a student makes a mistake they grow a synapse.

15.01.2022 Congratulations to John Munro, Professor of Educational Psychology and Exceptional Learning at the Australian Catholic University, who was presented with the AAEGT Award for Eminence in Gifted Education, 2020 at the online national AAEGT conference. In the Gifted Education field, it is important that eminent people who have long been active in supporting the education of teachers and gifted students are formally acknowledged.

15.01.2022 Closing soon! Please help by completing this online survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KMBLSCX There is limited time left in which you can contribute to increasing knowledge about how families of gifted children are coping within the current situation. Thank you to anyone who has already completed this survey.

14.01.2022 The book series, Izzy Newton and the S.M.A.R.T. Squad: Absolute Hero, follows a group of middle schoolers who solve mysteries using science skills. Get a sneak peek at the first chapter! https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/exp/books/smart-squad/

13.01.2022 The Advance Study Skills webinar, specifically developed for gifted students entering Years 9 or 10 this year, will be held online on Saturday, 23rd January. Further information is available at: https://clearingskies.com.au/study-skills-advance/ Please phone 07 3378 0888 today (Friday, 22nd January) to secure a place.

13.01.2022 This is a reminder that the QCAA webinar for teachers: Responding to gifted students in Prep Year 10 is scheduled today at 3.30pm, Thursday, 11th June.

13.01.2022 I’m back! After time away during the pandemic, as students return to school and other restrictions are lifted, I will be available for appointments at Indooroopilly from this week. Please call 07 3378 0888 if you wish to arrange an appointment at Indooroopilly.

12.01.2022 At 7pm, Monday, November 9, 2020, a QAGTC West panel will speak on the topic, Remote Learning: What have we learned to outline findings and observations from this time and discuss what can be useful for the future. For further details and to register for this Zoom event: https://www.qagtc.org.au//zoom-event-remote-learning-what-

12.01.2022 Zoom in for free at 7pm, Monday 14th September 2020 to hear me talk on the topic Supporting gifted students during their transition back to school when the West Branch of the Queensland Association for Gifted and Talented Children (QAGTC) hosts this event. For more details and to register: https://www.qagtc.org.au//zoom-event-supporting-gifted-stu I hope you are able to join in.

11.01.2022 Karen Rambo-Hernandez of West Virginia University and Matthew Makel of Duke looked at math and reading performance; they compared students who tested at the mean in 3rd grade with those students who tested about three grade levels ahead of that, then followed both groups' growth through 5th grade. "The farther you started from your school's mean, the slower your growth," Rambo-Hernandez said. "In reading, the students who started at two standard deviations above the mean had much slower growth during the school year. So there was a real question as to whether or not those students were benefiting at all from their time in school."

10.01.2022 Parents, who want to understand and learn more about the needs of gifted children, can participate in a one day parent webinar, Guiding Gifted Children on Saturday, 14th November. Further details: https://www.clearingskies.com.au/events & to register: https://www.trybooking.com/BMGZT

08.01.2022 Michele Borba, author of the parenting book, UnSelfie: Why empathetic kids succeed in our all-about-me world highlights studies that indicate teenagers are less empathetic today; describes the negative impact of self-focused behaviour on academic performance and identifies daily habits that develop empathy. This might be a useful book to read.

07.01.2022 The Qld Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) is hosting a webinar for teachers, Recognising Twice-Exceptionality in students in Prep to Year 10 on Thursday, 6th August. Details are available at: https://events.qcaa.qld.edu.au/Event.aspx?e=1124&r=310

07.01.2022 Is your gifted child transitioning to secondary school this year? Do you want to provide your child with study skills and equip the student with strategies that will be useful in achieving academic success? The Transitions Study Skills webinar has been developed specifically for gifted students (entering Years 7 or 8) to provide study skills required when transitioning to secondary school. This one-day program will be provided online on Saturday, 30th January. Further details are available at: https://clearingskies.com.au/study-skills-transitions/ and bookings can be made by phoning 07 3378 0888 during office hours.

07.01.2022 Adults teach children that certain four-letter words should be deleted from their vocabularies. Holly Hagman says that adults should delete the four letter word ‘EASY’ from our vocabularies. Many gifted children believe that activities are either easy or impossible, without understanding the role of effort and persistence in accomplishing a task. By deleting the word ‘easy’ from our vocabularies, we will not be enticing children to do things only if they believe effort will not be required.

06.01.2022 A series of two hour weekly twilight webinars about gifted students, provided by Clearing Skies for teachers, will begin at 3.30pm, Monday, 26th October. Teachers can save by booking into all or attend individual webinars, according to interest. For details and to register for these webinars: https://www.trybooking.com/BMCVL

04.01.2022 The Australian Reading Hour occurs at 10am, Thursday 12th November. This is a great time to stop whatever you are doing and read for an hour. Why not consider reading articles about gifted children collated in a series of e-books, titled Raising Bright Sparks, available at: https://www.smashwords.com/books/search?query=juratowitch or https://www.amazon.com.au/Raising-Bright-Spar//ref=sr_1_1

03.01.2022 AAEGT - Speaker announced Announcing Michele Juratowich as a speaker for the AAEGT's : Gifted2020: Maintaining Wellbein...g. To read more about Michele, her abstract and get your tickets click on the link below. >> https://bit.ly/AAEGTSpeaker1

03.01.2022 Melinda Gindy, President of the Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented Ltd (AAEGT), was quoted in a recent AAEGT Media Release, saying, It is important to note that while some gifted students may have thrived, others may have experienced a variety of challenges; some may need social and emotional support to transition back to face to face learning.

02.01.2022 What a Year - https://mailchi.mp/94ab5c7cceb3/what-a-year

01.01.2022 Change and Opportunities in Gifted Education - https://mailchi.mp//change-and-opportunities-in-gifted-edu