Introduction to Depth and Complexity

Deb wears a few hats in gifted education and has now for more than 20 years. She is the gifted-ed coordinator of the Massey University Specialist Teacher Programme, a member of the MoE Gifted Advisory, a delegate to the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children and has her own gifted consultancy- GEMS Aotearoa. Initially coming from a teaching background with experience in state and kura kaupapa Maori, Deb also spent 10 years delivering specialist gifted education at Gifted Kids and MindPlus, then another 10 as the CEO of New Zealand Centre for Gifted Education. She was a founding board member of giftEDnz, then led Gifted Aotearoa and GIfted NEX, nationwide networks of expertise. She is passionate about supporting gifted learners through the provision of quality professional learning opportunities and support for educators and is currently a PhD student at Massey University to further her expertise in this area.