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General Description
Hundreds of ways to challenge your best and brightest – through REAL Extension!
Connect them to the world. Tease their brains. Solve real-world problems. Get philosophical. Organise personal learning quests. Learn and apply objective thinking skills. Is that ethical (dilemmas to bust their mind)? Unlock their creativity by using the subconscious and putting them in control. Test their general knowledge. Push their personal presentation skills. Plus competitions and resources that will unlock your students' full potential.
Audience
Teachers of Grade 5 to Year 10.
Gifted and Talented Teachers.
Teachers with very bright students.
English teachers.
Available Delivery Formats
Format Description
COVID-19 Event Information
All TTA venues continue to work with advice provided by the NSW Health Department in managing the risks associated with the current COVID-19 situation. While the current risk is low, TTA venues will be taking steps to help provide a safe environment for our courses. There will be increased cleaning and disinfecting of all areas, and venues will be providing ample hand sanitiser pumps. While venues will be taking all the care that they can, we also stress the need for course participants to take responsibility for their own wellbeing and the wellbeing of those around them. If you are not feeling well or showing symptoms of COVID-19, please don’t attend this event. Wash your hands regularly. Avoid shaking hands where possible. Practice cough etiquette, coughing into a tissue or your elbow and washing your hands afterwards. Thank you for your understanding.
This course is highly interactive, requires a lot of ‘doing’ and requires some movement
Teaching Standards
1.1.2 Proficient Level – Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students
1.5.2 Proficient Level – Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities
2.1.2 Proficient Level – Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area
2.2.2 Proficient Level – Content selection and organisation
3.4.2 Proficient Level – Select and use resources
Are you in NSW? If so, this is relevant for you
This course contributes to 6.0 professional development hours.
Occurrences
Start Date | Location | Availability | Price | |||
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Enrol Now | 01/06/2021 | via Zoom | 4 places available | $329 + GST | Enrol Now | |
Enrol Now | 27/07/2021 | Sydney CBD | Places available | $379 + GST | Enrol Now |
Sessions
Extension in Theory and Action
2 hours
THEORY– BLOOMS’ AND GARDINER’S MATRIX:
BUILDING EXTENSION INTO THE CURRICULUM
• ELABORATION ON MATRIX
• THINKING TOOLKIT
CONNECT TO THE WORLD TO PRODUCE EXCELLENCE
• FLAT CONNECTIONS GLOBAL PROJECT
• iEARN
GET PHILOSOPHICAL TO CHALLENGE MINDS
• MOST IMPORTANT PHILOSOPHICAL IDEAS
• SOCRATIC DIALOGUES
TEASE THEIR BRAINS – FINDING NEW DEPTHS
• UNLOCK CREATIVITY
• UNLOCK THE SUBCONSCIOUS
FURTHER REAL EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
2 hours
OBJECTIVE THINKING SKILLS
• THINK TANK RACE
• THE THINKING SKILLS
• SCENARIOS Templates: Mind Map/Force Field
SOLVING REAL WORLD PROBLEMS
- RELEVANCE PRODUCES EXCVELLENCE
PERSONAL LEARNING QUESTS
- EFFECTIVE WAYS TO ENABLE STUDENTS TO GROW
DEVELOPING GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
- MAKING EXTENSION FUN, INCLUSIVE AND COMPETITIVE
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES THAT REALLY INSPIRE
2 hours
PUSHING PERSONAL PRESENTATION SKILLS
• PUBLIC SPEAKING
• DEBATING
STUDENT RUN TOTAL IMMERSION LESSONS
- 'BY TEACHING I"LL BE TAUGHT'
GREAT IDEAS FOR EXTENDING STUDENTS
- WHAT’S OUT THERE FOR YOU
-WHAT REALLY WORKS
What To Bring
Pen and paper or device
User Rating
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Challenging the Brightest Students across the Curriculum
Many effective strategies for challenging students cognitively.
Challenging the Brightest Students across the Curriculum
Great links and practical resources. Clear and succint presentation
Challenging the Brightest Students across the Curriculum
Very engaging presentation with great ideas. Can’t wait to try them out with my classes.
Challenging the Brightest Students across the Curriculum
Challenging the Brightest Students across the Curriculum
Course was thorough and lots of ideas and resources given, which is applicable to a wide variety of curriculum areas.
Challenging the Brightest Students across the Curriculum
Very interesting presentation
Challenging the Brightest Students across the Curriculum
Ron was very engaging and knowledgeable. He brought a depth of experience to the course.
Challenging the Brightest Students across the Curriculum
So many fantastic, practical resources.
Challenging the Brightest Students across the Curriculum
Useful tools to enhance children’s engagement.
Challenging the Brightest Students across the Curriculum
The speaker was insightful, passionate and informative. He shared some amazing resources.
Challenging the Brightest Students across the Curriculum
Fantastic resources! Real world applications. Thank you!
Challenging the Brightest Students across the Curriculum
Thank you for your resources and sharing of expertise.
Challenging the Brightest Students across the Curriculum
Passionate presenter – highly knowledgeable. Excellent + highly useful resources.
Challenging the Brightest Students across the Curriculum
Lots of really good ideas, but more focussed towards English. Would have been good to apply to other methodologies.
Challenging the Brightest Students across the Curriculum
Easy to follow. Great activities and strategies to use in classroom.
Challenging the Brightest Students across the Curriculum
Challenging the Brightest Students across the Curriculum
Presenter + content were amazing. The information, activities and resources provided were very intriguing and stimulating in creating and facilitating challenging opportunities to gifted students. Loved it!
Challenging the Brightest Students across the Curriculum
Challenging the Brightest Students across the Curriculum
An engaging course that covered great content. Thank you for sharing
Challenging the Brightest Students across the Curriculum
The presentation was great! Resources are fantastic, very useful
About the team

Ron Thomas
Creator
Australia wide Facilitator and Key note speaker for various Teacher Training providers in the Australian Curriculum, English, Writing, Drama and Debating.
Facilitator for G.A.T.E.WAYS gifted and talented students programs nationwide. Author of ‘Engaging Students in Drama’ Phoenix Education. Workshop presenter for VATE and Drama Victoria. My business runs seminars in Public Speaking, Leadership and Debating skills for students. I also run in school seminars for staff in the above plus English in the Australian Curriculum. Published Feature writer and poet.