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Meredith Austin

Humble ISD/ University of St. Thomas
Coordinator of Gifted & Talented Learning
Houston, TX

https://learningcurve.us

Dr. Meredith Austin is the Coordinator of Advanced Academics in Humble ISD. Her current research interests include anti-intellectualism, educational history, and dialogic learning. Dr. Austin has a decade of experience in public education, both as a classroom educator and program coordinator.

My Friends

9:00am

Equitably Identifying and Serving Minority Students in Gifted Education: Lessons Learned From Illinois District U-46 Grand Oaks NOCrystal Wilson • Donna Y Ford • April Wells Total School Cluster Grouping: Developing Talents among all Students and Teachers Grand Oaks RSMarcia Gentry

11:30am

"The Keys of Success Open Doors to Change": Being a Culturally Responsive Gifted Educator and Leader GoldenrodJavetta Jones Roberson 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

1:30pm

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

4:00pm

Create an Academic Competition Spotlighting 4C Skills Iris/LilyDeniece Frideley • Christine Grimm

5:00pm

University Meet-Up Grand Oaks EF

5:30pm

Diversity, Equity, and You: A Convening for Diverse G/T Educators and Their Allies Bluebonnet/DogwoodColin Seale

7:00pm

The Mask You Live In Documentary Screening Cibolo 5

7:30am

TEA Town Hall: Building G/T Certification, Part I Cibolo 7Monica Brewer Thinking Outside the Box: Spatial Skills in Advanced Academics Cibolo 10-11

7:45am

Coordinators Coffee TAGT HQ

8:05am

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

11:00am

AP Capstone: A Perfect Match for Gifted High School Students Grand Oaks ABMichelle Swain If You Love It, Let It Go: Popular Practices and Favorite Myths That Are Holding G/T Education Back Indian Paintbrush/LakesparClint Rodriguez Underrepresentation in Gifted Education: Status and Action Bluebonnet/DogwoodMarcia Gentry • C. Matthew Fugate

2:30pm

Beyond Talent Pools: Overcoming Barriers to Diversity in Gifted Programs Cibolo 3-4Crystal Wilson Let’s Talk: Quality Curriculum Development Grand Oaks EFTamra Stambaugh • Eric Fecht • Catherine Little • Ashley Carpenter

4:05pm

Research Pop-Up: Benefits and Barriers to Collaboration and Co-Teaching in Gifted Education giftED Exchange (Exhibit Hall)Emily Mofield

4:30pm

Concepts, Essential Questions, and Inquiry: What Would Socrates Do? Cibolo 1-2Richard Courtright Preassessment and Grouping: Laying the Groundwork for Effective Differentiation Cibolo 6Tracy Inman TEA Town Hall: Building G/T Certification, Part II Grand Oaks EFMonica Brewer What Is Giftedness, Really? A Talent Development Perspective Cibolo 8-9Frank Worrell

6:00pm

Geeks Who Teach Trivia Night Cibolo 5Brian Housand

7:30pm

INSPIRE: TAGT Awards Celebration Riverbend Pavilion

7:30am

Beyond the Book Report: Promoting Critical and Creative Thinking Through Literary Analysis Grand Oaks NOKimberley Chandler Creating Strong Kids Through Writing: 30-Minute Lessons That Build Empathy, Self-Awareness and Social-Emotional Understanding Cibolo 5James R. Delisle Perspectives of Giftedness and Schooling: Gen X Talks With Gen Z Cibolo 3-4Amanda Rudolph

8:05am

Research Pop-Up: Using Sternberg's Theory of Successful Intelligence and Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory as a Basis for Identification in G/T Programs giftED Exchange (Exhibit Hall)Javetta Jones Roberson

8:30am

African American and LatinX Academically Gifted Males in U.S. Schools: Frameworks and Models of Success Bluebonnet/DogwoodFred Bonner II Gifted Program Evaluation: Assessing Effectiveness Indian Paintbrush/LakesparKristie Speirs Neumeister • Virgina Burney

9:00am

Explore the Challenge Lab: Renzulli’s Schoolwide Enrichment Model on Steroids Cibolo 10-11Lisa Davis Increasing Student Engagement With Choice, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Curiosity Cibolo 5Brian Housand

12:45pm

Acceleration Summit Cibolo 7Susan Assouline • Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik