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Ignite the Spark 2023
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2.4 Understanding “The Performance Cliff:” How to manage it and prevent it

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11:35 am

19 May 2023

Livestream Room 4

Breakout Session 2 - Stream 4

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Stream 4

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Presentation Description

The Performance Cliff is a psycho-educational phenomenon that occurs in the gifted population whereas a student will be performing exceptionally well until somewhere between 6th and 9th grade and then suddenly begin to struggle. This presentation will explain why that happens and what can be done to prevent it.

School Level: Primary & Secondary
Level of Expertise: Intermediate
Role/s of the Audience: Teacher, Specialist teacher, School leader, Academic/ researcher & Counsellor/ psychologist

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