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BiographyDr. Leonie Kronborg is Coordinator and Lecturer in Postgraduate Studies of Gifted Education, Faculty of Education, Monash University. She established the Postgraduate Certificate of Education (gifted education) course in 1996 and teaches subjects in gifted education in the Master of Education and Master of Education (special education) courses as well as supervising research students in gifted education. She also teaches pre-service teachers in gifted education at Clayton campus.
Leonie co-ordinates psycho-educational assessments for gifted and talented children at the Institute of Human Development and Counselling at the Krongold Centre.
Leonie is Past President of the Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented and a Past President of the Victorian Association for Gifted and Talented Children. She is an elected Australian delegate of World Council for Gifted and Talented (2007-2009); re-elected (2009-2011). Additionally, Leonie has been elected to the Executive of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (2009-2011).
Leonie has a particular interest in talent development, education for gifted and talented students, and gifted females. Leonie's doctoral studies were on "Talent Development of Eminent Australian Women".
In 2004, Leonie and colleague, Margaret Plunkett evaluated the Select Entry Acceleration Learning (SEAL) Programs for the Victorian Department of Education and Training.
In 2005, Leonie and Margaret Plunkett evaluated the Extended Curriculum Program at Melbourne Girls Grammar School.
Research InterestsResearch interests focus on gifted and talented individuals. Special interests within this field include: evaluation of curriculum for gifted and talented students, talent development of females, in particular, eminent Australian women, young gifted and talented children and their education, identification of gifted and talented children, professional development for teachers of the gifted and talented, curriculum for the gifted and talented, creativity, talent development, gifted females and gifted children experiencing learning disabilities.
RESEARCH PROJECTS AND CONSULTANCIES
Kronborg, L. & Plunkett (2005) An Evaluation of the Extended Curriculum Program at Melbourne Girls Grammar School.
Plunkett, M & Kronborg L. (2004) An Evaluation of Select Entry Accelerated Learning (SEAL) Programs in Secondary Schools for the Victorian Department of Education and Training.
RESEARCH SUPERVISION
A discourse analysis of Brunei Darussalam's primary four mathematics curriculum for high ability students
An investigation of differentiated teaching and learning strategies utilized in high-ability and mixed-ability grouped Year 7 classes
An exploration of SEAL and mainstream student perceptions of the learning culture at a Victorian government secondary SEAL school
Effective Mentoring/Inquiry Learning Approaches for High Ability Students
Parent perceptions of strategies for gifted children with Asperger's Syndrome.
Parent perceptions of inclusion from their child's experience with a disability.
Investigating Using Information and Communications Technology with Gifted Learners
A Study of Thinking Strategies used by Gifted Learners aged 8 and 9 Years
Characteristics, Competencies and Classroom Strategies of Effective teachers of Gifted and Talented Students
An Investigation of Patterns of Gifted/Learning Disabled Children's Intellectual Profiles
Parents' Perceptions of the Educational Provisions for Monash University Preschool Gifted and Talented Students, 1997-1999
Changes in Teachers' Beliefs towards the Gifted and their Education after a Postgraduate Gifted Education Course.
An Empirical Investigation of the Characteristics of Giftedness Scale in an Australian Population.
Early Childhood Professionals and the Education of Gifted and Talented Children
Professional Associations
- Australian Association for the Education of Gifted and Talented (AAEGT)
- World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC)
- Victorian Association for Gifted and Talented Children (VAGTC)
- Australian Delegate to the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children 2007-2009. Re-elected 2009-2011.
- Executive Committee of World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (2009-2011)
- National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)(USA)
- 1997-2009 Editorial Review Panel, Australasian Journal for the Education of Gifted and Talented.
- AWARD: 2006 (August) Life Membership awarded from Victorian Association for Gifted and Talented Children.
Community Service
- 2009, (August 13), Invited mini Keynote address at Victorian Association for Gifted and Talented Children's Conference - "Continuing Conversations". "Talent Development in eminent Australian women".Melbourne,Victoria.
- 2009, (August 5), Plunkett,M., Kronborg,L.& Meyland-Pilbrow,J."Impacting on pre-service teacher attitudes towards giftedness and gifted education:Can a semester make a difference?" 18th World Conference for Gifted and Talented Children, Vancouver, Canada.
- 2009, (August 4),Kronborg, L. "What contributes to talent development in eminent Australian women?" 18th World Conference for Gifted and Talented Children, Vancouver,Canada.
- 2009, (May 20-22), Invited Keynote Speech at Shanghai Education Forum 2009, "Exploration and Development: Policy and Approach to Improvement of Special Education in Shanghai" by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, China. "Education and Development of Gifted and Talented Children with a Focus on Educational Issues".
- 2009 (May 23) Invited Australian Gifted Education Academic to "The Development of Special Education in the Context of Inclusion" Forum, School of Preschool and Special Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China. "The Importance of Teacher Education, the Teacher, Identification, Educational Placement and Curriuclum in Gifted Education".
- 2009 (March 4)Invited speaker at International Women's Day Breakfast for staff, parents, alumni and students at Carey Grammar School, Kew, Victoria. What really contributes to female talent development?
- 2008 (August 29 - Sept 2)Invited keynote address at Fifth World Congress of Childhood Talent in the Third Millenium, ELIC Foundation under the auspices of UNESCO, Santiago, Chile. 'Positive Parenting and Teaching to Develop Individual Talent'.
- 2008 (July 11) Kronborg, L., Plunkett, M., Kelly, L., & Urquhart, F., Student Attitudes towards an Extended Curriculum Program. 11th Biennial Australian Gifted Education Conference, Hobart, Tasmania.
- 2008 (April 7) Kerr, B.(Kansas University)& Kronborg, L. Presentation and discussion with staff re. Professional Development at Presbyterian Ladies College, Burwood, Victoria. From Gifted Girl to Eminent Woman.
- 2007 (August 30) Seminar presented to senior gifted girls at Presbyterian Ladies College, Melbourne, 'Pathways of Talent development: the influence of schooling on the talent development of eminent Australian women'.
- 2007 Kronborg, L. & Plunkett, M. Extending the Curriculum an evaluation of a program for academically able students, 17th Biennial World Conference of World Council for Gifted and Talented, University of Warwick, England, August 9.
- 2007 Kronborg, L., Plunkett, M. & Kelly, L. (Invited presentation) Providing an Extended Differentiated Curriculum for Academically Talented Secondary Students: An Effective Curriculum Model. Victorian Association for Gifted and Talented Childrens Victorian Conference, Docklands Stadium, Melbourne, November.
- 2007 (March 26)Invited Keynote Address at Gifted and Talented Symposium for Catholic Diocese of Ballarat at Halls Gap - 'Developing Talents in our Gifted Students: What do we do?'
- 2006 (October 9)Invited Keynote Address at the 4th International Congress for Childhood Talent in the Third Millenium, ELIC Foundation under the auspices of UNESCO, University of Cuenca, Ecuador, South America - 'Educating for Talent Development - An Australian Perspective'.
- 2006 (September 28) A seminar presented at the 10th Biennial National Gifted Conference of the Australian Association for the Education of Gifted and Talented Children, Perth.'An Evaluation Of An Engaging Extended Curriculum Program In Practice'- Kronborg, L., Plunkett, M. & Kelly, L.
- 2006 (August) A Seminar presented to Gifted Education Network and Interest Group, Centre for Strategic Education (IARTV). "To Thine Own Self Be true - Realising the Talents!"
- 2006 (August) Seminar presented to senior gifted students at Presbyterian Ladies College, Melbourne: 'Eminent Australian Women - What is your talent development profile?' as part of Resilience and Women series.
- 2006 (July-September) Gifted Education Adviser to Perth Modern School,Western Australian Department of Education as Perth Modern School converts to a Select Entry High School for 2007.
- 2006 (May) A presentation of 'The Evaluation of Melbourne Girls Grammar School Extended Curriculum Program Report'(Kronborg & Plunkett, 2005) to school staff at Melbourne Girls Grammar Senior School.
- 2005 (October) An evening address to parents and teachers at Korowa Anglican Girls' School, Glen Iris, on 'The Influence of Schooling on Girls' Talent Development'.
- 2005 (August) Seminar presented to Year 10 Gifted Students at Presbyterian Ladies College, Melbourne on 'Talent Development of Eminent Women' as part of 'Resilience and Women' series.
- 2005 (July) Seminar to Parents and Education Undergraduates at 'Able Learners Enrichment Program', La Trobe University, Bendigo on 'How Can Parents Support Gifted and Talented Children?'
- 2003-2004 Member of Organising Committee for the 10th Annual Conference of the Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented in conjunction with the Victorian Association for Gifted and Talented Children in Melbourne,"Creating Environments for Developing Talent".
- 2001- 2004 Director, Methodist Ladies College Board of Management
- 2001-2003 President of Australian Association for the Education of Gifted and Talented Children
- 2000 Leader for Delegation of Australian Educators of Gifted and Talented under the auspices of the People to People Ambassador Programs to the People's Republic of China
- 1998 - 2000 Member of EdCard Consortium of Educators with a focus on Special Needs
- 1997-2001 Victorian Representative for the Australian Association for the Education of Gifted Children
- 1996-1997 Member of Organising Committee for Australasian International Conference for the Education of the Gifted
- 1995 -1999 Member of Victorian Ministerial Advisory Committee for the Education of Gifted Children
- 1994 -1997 President of Victorian Association for Gifted and Talented Children
- 1994 &1996 Co-Convenor of Victorian Gifted Education Conference, jointly organised by Victorian Association of Gifted and Talented Children, Directorate of Education, Catholic Education Office, and Incorporated Association of Registered Schools.
PublicationsKronborg, L. (2009) Education and Development of Gifted and Talented Children with a Focus on Educational Issues. Shanghai Education Forum - Keynote Speeches. Shanghai,China: Shanghai Municipal Education Commission.
Kronborg, L. & Plunkett, M. (2009) Providing an Optimal School Context for Talent Development: An Extended Curriculum Program in Practice. In D.Eyre (Ed.) Gifted and Talented Education - Major Themes in Education. Vol.3. London,U.K.: Routledge.
Kronborg, L., Plunkett, M., Kelly, L. & Urquhart,F. (2008) Student attitudes towards learning in differentiated settings. Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 17(2):23-32.
Kronborg, L. (2008) Allies in the family contributing to the development of eminence in women. Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 17(2):5-14.
Kronborg, L. & Plunkett, M. (2008) Curriculum Differentiation: an innovative Australian secondary school program to extend academic talent. Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 17 (1): 19-29.
Kronborg, L., Kelly, L. & Plunkett, M. (2008) Curricular responses to teaching gifted students in Australia. In Maker, C.J., & Shiever, S.W. Curriculum Development and Teaching Strategies for Gifted Learners. Austin,TX: Pro-Ed.
Kronborg, L. (2008) Educar para desarrollar el talento - una perspectiva australiana. Presenta las Memorias del Cuarto Congreso Mundial para el Talento de la Ninez en el Tercer Milenio. Fundacion ELIC Escuelas Libres de Investigacion Cientifica para Ninos Sede Mundial:Caracas, Venezuela Delegacion Ecuatoriana.
Plunkett, M. & Kronborg, L. (2007) The importance of social-emotional context: Perceptions of students, parents and teachers regarding an Extended Curriculum Program for students with high abilities. Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 16, 2.
Plunkett, M. & Kronborg, L. (2007) Gifted education in Australia: a story of striving for balance. Gifted Education International,23:72-83
Kronborg, L. & Plunkett, M. (2006) Providing an optimal school context for talent development: An extended curriculum program in practice. Australasian Journal of Gifted Education,15:1, 16-24.
Kronborg, L. (2005) Educating Gifted and Talented. In Directions in Education, 14:20, November 4 edition. Winmalee, NSW:Australian Council for Educational Leaders.
Kronborg, L. (2005) The Schooling Influence on Talent Development of Eminent Australian Women. A paper presented at the 16th Biennial World Conference of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children, August, New Orleans,USA.
Kronborg, L. (2004) The Impact of Schooling on the Talent Development of Eminent Australian Women. A paper presented as an 'Invited Speaker' for the 10th Australian Conference, "Creating Environments for Developing Talent", of the Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented, in August, Melbourne.
Kronborg, L. (2004) Why do we need to identify gifted and talented students in our schools? A paper presented as 'invited speaker' at the "Student Services", Catholic Education Office, Melbourne Conference 2004, September.
Kronborg, L. & Meyland, J. (2003) Changes in Postgraduate Teachers' Opinions About Gifted Students and Their Education. In Proceedings for the 15th World Conference for Gifted Education - Gifted 2003: A Celebration Down Under, Adelaide, 2003 CD Rom (pp1-6) Adelaide:World Council for Gifted and Talented Children.
Kronborg, L. & Knopfelmacher, S. (Eds.)(2003) Proceedings for the 9th National Conference of the Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented Students - "The Gifted Journey - Reflecting Forward", Sydney, 2002, CD Rom. Melbourne: Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented.
Kronborg, L. & Meyland, J. (2003) Parents' Perceptions of the School Provision for Monash University Preschool Gifted and Talented Students, 1997-1999. In Kronborg, L. & Knopfelmacher, S. (Eds.)Proceedings for the 9th National Conference of the Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented Students - "The Gifted Journey - Reflecting Forward", Sydney, 2002, CD Rom (pp105-111). Melbourne: Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented.
Knopfelmacher, S & Kronborg, L. (2003) Characteristics, Competencies and Classroom Stragies of Effective Teachers of Gifted and Talented Students. In Kronborg, L. & Knopfelmacher, S. (Eds.)Proceedings for the 9th National Conference of the Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented Students - "The Gifted Journey - Reflecting Forward", Sydney, 2002, CD Rom (pp91-104). Melbourne: Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented.
Kronborg,L. (2003) AAEGT President's Report. Australasian Journal of Gifted Education. 12 (1), 56-58.
Kronborg, L. (2002) Foreword. In Vialle, W. & Geake, J. (Eds.) The Gifted Enigma. (pp.vi-xxi). Cheltenham:Hawker Brownlow Education.
Kronborg, L. (2002) AAEGT President's Report. Australasian Journal of Gifted Education. 11(2), 46-48.
Kronborg, L. (2002) AAEGT President's Report. Australasian Journal of Gifted Education. 11(1), 47-49.
Kronborg, L. (2001) President's Report. Australasian Journal of Gifted Education. 10(2).
Kronborg, L. (2001) President's Report. Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 10 (1), 62-64.
Kronborg, L. (2001) News from Around Australia - AAEGT: State and Territory Reports. Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 10 (1), 65-70.
Kronborg, L. (2000). News from Around Australia - AAEGT: State and Territory Reports. Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 9(2), 70-73.
Kronborg, L. (2000) Life membership of the AAEGT - Evelyn Tindale. Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 9 (2), 74
Kronborg, L. (2000). News from Around Australia - AAEGT: State and Territory Reports. Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 9(1), 58-62.
Kronborg, L. (2000). An Exemplary Learning Environment for Young Gifted and Talented Children. Paper presented at the Australian Association for the Education of Gifted and Talented Children, National Conference, July, Brisbane.
Kronborg, L. (2000). Does the Characteristics of Giftedness Scale Identify Children who are Intellectually Gifted? - a pilot study. Paper presented at the Victorian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented Conference, October, Melbourne.
Kronborg, L. (2000). Effective Curriculum for Gifted and Talented Students. Paper presented at the Victorian Catholic Education Conference, October, Melbourne.
Kronborg, L. & Moltzen, R. (1999.) Tertiary Courses in Gifted Education across Australia, New Zealand and Asia. Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 8(1), 77-79.
Kronborg, L. & Rea, S. (1999). Are you aware of your gifted child's social-emotional development? Vision, 9(1), 20-21
Kronborg, L. & Rea, S. (1999). Gifted Preschool Children: Identification and Programming. Paper presented at the Australasian International Conference on the Education of Gifted Students, August, Melbourne.
Kronborg, L. (1999). News from Around Australia - AAEGT: State and Territory Reports. Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 8(2), 49-51.
Kronborg, L. (1999). News from Around Australia - AAEGT: State and Territory Reports. Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 8(1), 69-73.
Kronborg, L. (1998). Early Childhood Giftedness. Paper presented at the Victorian Catholic Special Education Conference, October, Melbourne.
Kronborg, L. (1998). News from Around Australia - AAEGT: State and Territory Reports. Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 7(2), 39-43.
Kronborg, L. (1998). MICAS Gifted Preschool Program. Paper presented at the Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented, 7th National Gifted Conference, June, Hobart.
Kronborg, L. (1998). News from Around Australia - AAEGT: State and Territory Reports. Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 7(1), 58-61.
Kronborg, L. (1997). Gifted Children with Special Needs. Paper presented at the Australasian International Gifted Education Conference, August, Melbourne.
Kronborg, L. (1997). Children with Special Needs. Paper presented at the 'Using Your Brain:New Perspectives for Realising Learning Potential" Conference, January, Melbourne.
Farrall, J. & Kronborg, L .(1996). Leadership Development for the Gifted and Talented. In McCann, M & Southern, F. (Eds.) Fusing Talent - Giftedness in Australian Schools. Adelaide: The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers
Kronborg, L. (1996). Which ones are gifted? How are they gifted? Paper presented at the Victorian Gifted Education Conference, 'Realising Potential: A Shared responsibility, June, Melbourne.
Kronborg, L & Bacon, M. (1995). A Collaborative Approach to Gifted and Talented Education in Victoria, Australia. Paper presented at the 11th World Conference, August 3, Hong Kong.
Kronborg, L. (1995). Gifted Learners and their Teachers: A Project to Enhance Education for Disadvantaged Gifted Children in Schools. Paper presented at the 11th World Conference on Gifted and Talented Children, July 31, Hong Kong.
Kronborg, L. (1994). Braggett. E. Developing Programs for Gifted Students:A Total school Approach. (Book review) Our Gifted Children, 2(8), 24-25.
Kronborg, L., Badawy, C. & Sykes, S. (1993). Gifted Learners and their Teachers: A Project to Enhance Education for Disadvantaged Gifted Children in Schools. A DEET Funded Research Project conducted by the Krongold Centre, Monash University and the Catholic Education Office. Clayton: Krongold Centre.
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