Putting the Person in Personalised Learning

Work with special educators in understanding and using "The Suite of Tools"

Putting the 'person' in personalised learning by getting to know a student well is a deceptively simple idea that can lead to big changes in how we encourage learning and positive growth in the broadest sense of the word.

In this all day workshop professionals will be trained in how to use the Suite of Tools not only to gather information about students' strengths, interests and talents but how to use this information to systematically design personalised learning experiences.

The learning outcomes include:

• To gain skill sin using the Suite of Tools for program planning
  - My Leaning Print (Schader & Zhoue, 2004)
  - Baum-Nicols Personality Preferences (Baum & Nicols, 2008)
  - CLUES (Baum, Schader, Dismuke & Sly 2012)
  - Creating Possibilities (Talent Development) (Baum & Schader, 2015)
• To gain skill in working collaboratively in student planning
• To use a strength-based, talent focused approach

5 hours of Registered Hours at Highly Accomplished (TBC)

For enquiries contact: penrith-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au
For more details visit: www.penrith-h.schools.nsw.edu.au

Workshop Presenters:

Susan Baum

Director of 2e Centre for Research & Development

Susan is the Director at Bridges Academy in California, USA. A school for twice exceptional. She has received many awards for her contribution to the field of education of twice exceptional learners:
2010 - Lifetime Achievement Award
2011 - Gifted's Friend of the Gifted Award
2015 - Distinguish Professional Alumni Award
2017 - Lifetime Achievement Award from AEGUS.
Susan is widely published in the areas of differentiated instruction, 2e students, primary-aged gifted students, and social and emotional factors affecting gifted students

Robin Schader

Ph.D in Gifted and Talented Education

Robin received her Ph.D from the university of Connecticut, where she was an Assistant Research Professor. Her work and research focus on talent development, particularly with respect to the role of parents. Dr Schader served as Parent Resource Specialist for the NAGS for ten years. She has been invited to speak at numerous conferences and served on the board of several institutions

Organising partners:

This is a joint partnership between Penrith Selective High School, Bridges Academy and Aldea Education