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Thursday, December 5
 

7:30am

Beyond Either/Or: Open-ended Questions Support Academic and Social-Emotional Learning Cibolo 1-2Denise Ahlquist Brand New to Been There: What New Coordinators Need to Know to Find Success Indian Paintbrush/LakesparRaine Maggio Breathing to Breathe Grand Oaks CDJacqueline Brewer Connections Between Critical Thinking, Writing, and Meeting the Social Emotional Needs of Gifted Children Grand Oaks RSNathan Levy Differentiation Through Creativity Cibolo 6Sandy Sook Diving Deeper: Research Update "Social/Emotional Issues in the Gifted World" Cibolo 5Christina Dearman • Joyce Miller • Katie Lewis • Debbie Troxclair • Alex Kabli • Kristen Lamb • Kristin Majority Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Inquiry & Mathematics Grand Oaks NOValerie Johsse Integrating Science and ELA Instruction to Add Depth and Complexity Cibolo 8-9Eric Fecht Let’s Talk: What to Expect When You’re Expected to Teach Gifted Students Grand Oaks EFTracy Inman • Kari Lockhart • Julia Roberts Playful Learning: Engaging Strategies for the Early Childhood Learner Cibolo 3-4Joy Sloan • Doris Tomas TEA Town Hall: Building G/T Certification, Part I  Cibolo 7Monica Brewer Tools for Ecological Thought Grand Oaks PQKeira Holt • Susan Waite • Melanie Warren Twice-Exceptional Students and G/T Services Bluebonnet/DogwoodDonna Ashby Voice and Choice Through Technology in the Secondary Classroom Grand Oaks ABMelanie Beckett • Stephanie Shackelford

8:45am

MasterMind: The Gift of Failure Grand Oaks Ballroom G-MJessica Lahey

11:00am

A Parent's Guide to School Jargon and Advocacy for Gifted Learners FreesiaTamra Stambaugh Advocating for Important Policies: Why and How? Grand Oaks RSJulia Roberts AP Capstone: A Perfect Match for Gifted High School Students Grand Oaks ABMichelle Swain Becoming a Meddler-in-the-Middle Cibolo 5Brian Housand Daily Wonderings & Genius Minutes: Finding Ways to Fit Curiosity, Passion, and Wonder Into Everyday Activities Cibolo 8-9Sheila Mulbry Early Childhood: Precocity and Gaps in Educational Opportunities Grand Oaks CDMelanie Meyer • Leah Murphy Get Them Thinking! Keep Them Thinking! Grand Oaks PQJoyce Juntune Growing Grit Through Gaming: Technology for the K-6 Advanced Learner Cibolo 1-2Brigette Cardenas Guiding Development: The Social-Emotional Needs of Gifted Learners Cibolo 7Randi Rasco If You Love It, Let It Go: Popular Practices and Favorite Myths That Are Holding G/T Education Back Indian Paintbrush/LakesparClint Rodriguez Let’s Talk: Culturally Responsive Classrooms Grand Oaks EFBrandi Marroquin • Colin Seale • April Wells Owning Your Identity Grand Oaks NOHeather Vaughn, Ed.S. Real-World Independent Projects: Take Your Students to the Next Level! Cibolo 10-11Melanie Bondy • Danielle Oehler Selecting and Interpreting Tests for Identifying Gifted Students Begonia/BottlebrushSusan Johnsen Taking Genius Hour to the Next Level Cibolo 6Andi McNair Texas State Plan Work Session: Building a Program Guide GoldenrodKelsey Karcher • Rolando Ruvalcaba • Kristin Graham Underrepresentation in Gifted Education: Status and Action Bluebonnet/DogwoodMarcia Gentry • C. Matthew Fugate

1:00pm

A Meaningful Mess Grand Oaks RSAndi McNair Comedic Critical Thinking Cibolo 5Michael Flusche • Austin Hines Implementing Acceleration, Universal Screening, and Grouping: Administrators’ Viewpoints Indian Paintbrush/LakesparSusan Johnsen • Monica Simonds • Marcy Voss In Search of Equity: Removing Barriers to the Identification of At-Risk Populations Bluebonnet/DogwoodWendy Behrens Making Depth & Complexity Work for ME! Begonia/BottlebrushKim Tredick Mindsets & Mastery: Why Am I Grading This?! Grand Oaks CDMatt Wells • Kate Wells NASA’s Next Generation STEM Activities for the GT Classroom Cibolo 8-9Steven Smith Think Through the Emotion FreesiaLynette Breedlove

1:15pm

And Then They Go to College . . . GoldenrodLou Lloyd-Zannini Beyond the Classroom Border: Student Writing in Community-Based Partnerships AzaleaKaren Otto • Jim Warren Considering Universal Screening for Increasing the Diversity of Students Identified for Gifted and Talented Programming Grand Oaks PQLupina Vela Differentiation Made Modern: Using Hyperdocs to Differentiate for Gifted Learners Cibolo 6Lisa Van Gemert Empowering Middle School Students Using the Texas Performance Standards Project Grand Oaks ABHeather Bland Let’s Talk: Project-Based Learning in Math and Science Grand Oaks EFTodd Stanley • Chris Fancher • Laurie E. Westphal Life Coaching for G/T Kids: A Powerful Tool to Challenge Limiting Beliefs in Our Gifted Students Grand Oaks NOYoliani Saud Seeking Diverse Talent Using the SIGS-2 Observational Checklist Cibolo 3-4Todd Kettler • Laila Sanguras TEA Gifted/Talented Education Update Cibolo 7Monica Brewer The Rural Gifted: Influences and Challenges Cibolo 10-11Cecelia Boswell • Kristin Graham • Katie Lewis Thinking Critically About Gifted Education Cibolo 1-2Meredith Austin Learning Lab: STEM and Innovation Comes to Life Playground (Exhibit Hall)Kim Lindenfeld • Barbara Hinton

2:30pm

Beyond Talent Pools: Overcoming Barriers to Diversity in Gifted Programs Cibolo 3-4Crystal Wilson Bored to Distraction: How Failing to Identify Giftedness in Young Children Is a Problem for Everyone AzaleaCeleste Sodergren • Christine Westfall Critical Thinking and Test Prep?: Moving G/T Learners to Mastery With Active Engagement Cibolo 6Colin Seale Depth & Complexity in Mathematics Grand Oaks PQDaniel Brillhart Discussing Practical Solutions for the New State Plan Cibolo 7Justin Vawter • Ben Koch Let’s Talk: Quality Curriculum Development Grand Oaks EFAshley Carpenter • Tamra Stambaugh • Eric Fecht • Catherine Little Questioning to Enhance and Extend Learning Cibolo 1-2Nefertitti Washington Saints and Sensitivities: An Examination of Social and Emotional Gifted Characteristics in Historical Mystics and Application to Current Educational Contexts Cibolo 10-11Norma Hafenstein • Paul Michalec Small High School G/T Programming and G/T ISM: No Time, No Budget, No Problem Grand Oaks ABCody Pruitt Supporting Undocumented Students and Families From K-12 to Higher Education GoldenrodViridiana Carrizales Learning Lab: Build Math Thinkers Playground (Exhibit Hall)Kelly Threadgill

4:30pm

A Framework for Using Media and Texts to Support the Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Learners Grand Oaks NOTamra Stambaugh Beauties of the Brain: Making Sense of the Most Complex Structure Known to Humankind Cibolo 10-11Liz Smith • Tricia Hanson • Kristy Schluter • Courtney Baker • Kelly Barrett • Kaylyn Barrett Concepts, Essential Questions, and Inquiry: What Would Socrates Do? Cibolo 1-2Richard Courtright Embracing Intense Emotions: Nurturing Empathy Development in Gifted Children FreesiaChristine Fonseca Experimental Design and Problem Based Learning: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Science AzaleaAnita Schuh Framing Leadership Stories Indian Paintbrush/LakesparCecelia Boswell • Mary Christopher • JJ Colburn Going Beyond the Basics of Critical Thinking: Teaching High Ability Students the Principles of Inventive Problem-Solving Begonia/BottlebrushSuzanna Ramos • Hector Ramos Launching TPSPs for Beginners! Grand Oaks CDDeniece Frideley Leveling the (Math) Playing Field to Promote Equity in Gifted Services GoldenrodSejal Jain • Raine Maggio Literature That Connects to G/T Students Bluebonnet/DogwoodMelissa Saphos Out of the Box: Implementing Mystery as a Strategy to Engage Gifted Learners Grand Oaks ABVicki Phelps Preassessment and Grouping: Laying the Groundwork for Effective Differentiation Cibolo 6Tracy Inman Ratcheting-Up the Curriculum for Gifted Learners Cibolo 3-4Debbie Troxclair Speed Geeking Cibolo 5Andi McNair • Lisa Van Gemert • Stephanie Shackelford • Melanie Beckett • Brigette Cardenas • Justin Vawter • Clint Rodriguez • Laila Ferris • Brian Housand STEM/STEAM Pathways to Authentic Problem-Solving Grand Oaks RSBarbara Hinton TEA Town Hall: Building G/T Certification, Part II Cibolo 7Monica Brewer Weaving STAAR Stems, Depth and Complexity Tools, and Collaboration Into a Tapestry of STAAR Reading Mastery Grand Oaks PQGina Pasisis What Is Giftedness, Really? A Talent Development Perspective Cibolo 8-9Frank Worrell

5:45pm

Whose Team Is It Anyways? Team-Building Comedy ChallengeMichael Flusche • Austin Hines

6:00pm

Geeks Who Teach Trivia NightBrian Housand

7:30pm

INSPIRE: TAGT Awards Celebration