TAGT giftED19 has ended

Create Your Own Event

TAGT giftED19

Leny Philipose

Wylie High School
GT Campus Coordinator & Teacher

Leny Philipose is a high school GT/Humanities teacher in North Texas with 20 years of classroom experience. She is pursuing a Ph.D. from the University of North Texas in Educational Psychology with a concentration in Gifted and Talented Education. Leny's research interests include transitions for advanced students from high school to higher education. She has served in numerous TAGT roles, including the Communications and Advocacy Committees.

9:00am CST

Building Vocabulary: The Foundation for College Readiness Grand Oaks ABSheila Griffith Ph.D. • Amber Reynolds Mashed Potatoes and Other Adventures in G/T Parenting FreesiaSara Gray

10:15am CST

Building Bridges: Finding Common Goals to Advance Your Goals Cibolo 7Monica Simonds

11:30am CST

Duke University Talent Identification Program: Not Just the Talent Search Grand Oaks ABTraci Guidry Secondary Gifted Services Panel Grand Oaks EFMichelle Swain • Tish Cawley • Debbie Smith Top Ten Things You Should Know About the New State Plan Cibolo 7Todd Kettler, Ph.D.

1:30pm CST

MasterMind: Taking Off the Mask Grand Oaks Ballroom G-MAshanti Branch

3:00pm CST

giftED19 Opening Kick-Off Celebration Marketplace Exhibit Hall

4:00pm CST

Build It and Parents Will Come Indian Paintbrush/LakesparJennifer Leal • Julie Byrnes • Heather Caldwell Get the Scoop on Grad School Info Panel Grand Oaks EFAnne Rinn • Todd Kettler, Ph.D. • Kimberly Stewart • Javetta Jones Roberson • Melanie Meyer • Catherine Little

7:30am CST

Breathing to Breathe Grand Oaks CDJacqueline Brewer

8:05am CST

Research Pop-Up: College Decision-Making for Academically Advanced High School Students: Considerations, Information Gathering, and Lessons Learned giftED Exchange (Exhibit Hall)Melanie Meyer

8:45am CST

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

11:00am CST

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 If You Love It, Let It Go: Popular Practices and Favorite Myths That Are Holding G/T Education Back Indian Paintbrush/LakesparClinton Rodriguez Let’s Talk: Culturally Responsive Classrooms Grand Oaks EFthinkLaw • Brandi Marroquin • April Wells Taking Genius Hour to the Next Level Cibolo 6Andi McNair

12:00pm CST

Lunch Provided to All Attendees Marketplace Exhibit Hall

1:00pm CST

A Meaningful Mess Grand Oaks RSAndi McNair Think Through the Emotion FreesiaLynette Breedlove

1:15pm CST

And Then They Go to College . . . GoldenrodLou Lloyd-Zannini Beyond the Classroom Border: Student Writing in Community-Based Partnerships AzaleaKaren Otto • Dr. James Warren Thinking Critically About Gifted Education Cibolo 1-2Meredith Austin

2:30pm CST

Critical Thinking and Test Prep?: Moving G/T Learners to Mastery With Active Engagement Cibolo 6thinkLaw

4:30pm CST

Beauties of the Brain: Making Sense of the Most Complex Structure Known to Humankind Cibolo 10-11Kelly Barrett • Courtney Baker • Liz Smith • Tricia Hanson • Kaylyn Barrett • Kristy Schluter Speed Geeking Cibolo 5Andi McNair • Lisa Van Gemert • Stephanie Shackelford • Melanie Beckett • Brigette Cardenas • Rolando Ruvalcaba M.Ed. • Brian Housand • Justin Vawter • Clinton Rodriguez • Laila Ferris

7:30am CST

Blended Learning Centers in the Secondary Classroom Begonia/BottlebrushStephanie Shackelford • Melanie Beckett

8:30am CST

Mindsets & Media: The Influence of Social Media on the Gifted Brain Grand Oaks ABMatt Wells Social-Emotional Enrichment, Acceleration, and Differentiation Grand Oaks CDHolly Mohler • Rebekah Swaim • Tiffani Marich • Baneca Henson

9:00am CST

The Journey From Meets to Masters: Depth and Complexity Meets the 4 Parallels Grand Oaks NOClinton Rodriguez The Not-So-Fab Four: Mental Health & Gifted Youth FreesiaLisa Van Gemert

10:00am CST

Secondary Educators Meet-Up TAGT HQ

10:15am CST

Parents Meet-Up TAGT HQ

10:45am CST

MasterMind Session: #whyGT Grand Oaks Ballroom G-MFaith Borkataky-Varma • Hana Bredstein • Jayden Gathers • Victor Rodriguez • Abigail Weston