In het schooljaar 2024-2025 organiseert het Kenniscentrum Hoogbegaafdheid bijna elke maand een international webinar. Tijdens die webinars is Engels de voertaal. Deze webinars zijn bedoeld voor educatieve professionals en zorg- en hulpverleners die beschikken over een brede kennisbasis met betrekking tot hoogbegaafdheid, maar niet over de mogelijkheid beschikken om deel te nemen aan internationale in-person activiteiten zoals grote internationale congressen. Op 29 januari geeft Dr Michelle Ronksley-Pavia het volgende webinar:

Different Conceptualizations of Strength-Based Methodologies and Practices for Twice-Exceptional Neurodiverse Learners: Teacher and Family Perspectives

Dr Michelle Ronksley-Pavia will present one of her innovative research projects that explored the distinct ways parents, students, and educators conceptualise twice-exceptional learners’ strengths. Her findings reveal insightful contrasts—while teachers often focused on measurable academic achievements and classroom-oriented behaviours, parents and students identified broader cognitive traits, creative abilities, and intrinsic qualities. This webinar explores these different perspectives across academic, behavioural, emotional, and cognitive domains, examining how these varying viewpoints may impact educational approaches and student outcomes. Learn how understanding these different conceptualisations can potentially lead to more effective support strategies for neurodiverse twice-exceptional learners.

Dr Michelle Ronksley-Pavia Biography
Dr Michelle Ronksley-Pavia is a Senior Lecturer in Special Education and Inclusive Education at Griffith University, Australia, where she directs the Graduate Certificate in Special Education program. An internationally recognised researcher in gifted education and twice-exceptionality, she brings over two decades of expertise in neurodiversity and exceptional learner populations. Her research focuses on understanding complex intersectionalities in twice-exceptional and multi-exceptional learners, with particular emphasis on underserved gifted populations and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). As an Australian Delegate to the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC), she contributed to the development of Global Principles for Professional Learning in Gifted Education. Dr Ronksley-Pavia’s scholarly work spans empirical research, theoretical development, and practical applications in supporting diverse exceptional learners, reflected in her extensive publication record in international journals and books.

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