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9:00am CST

How to Develop Curriculum Units Using the TEKS and the State Plan Cibolo 7Dewawn Wiest • Kristi Williams • Heather Buckley • Jessica Travis Identifying Giftedness Among ELL Populations GoldenrodAnna Payne • Yasmin Laird The Transformative Power of Cooperative Gameplay Cibolo 10-11Allison Ross • Kathy Lyda Who Is Doing the Thinking? Begonia/BottlebrushBarbie Scott Equitably Identifying and Serving Minority Students in Gifted Education: Lessons Learned From Illinois District U-46 Grand Oaks NOCrystal Wilson • Dr. Donna Ford • April Wells

10:15am CST

How to Increase Engagement by Limiting Choices for the G/T Learner Begonia/BottlebrushKate Wells Modify the Depth, Complexity, and Pacing? Exploring Curriculum Using a Rigorous Lens Cibolo 3-4Donna Ashby

11:30am CST

"The Keys of Success Open Doors to Change": Being a Culturally Responsive Gifted Educator and Leader GoldenrodJavetta Jones Roberson Bridging Social-Emotional Learning and G/T Programming With Innovative Application of Tech Resources Cibolo 3-4Rolando Ruvalcaba M.Ed. Gift of Gab: Discourse of Gifted Learners Cibolo 10-11Angela Votion The Nitty Gritty of Accelerating Gifted Students Indian Paintbrush/LakesparLynette Breedlove

3:30pm CST

Emerging Leaders Program Interest Meeting & Alumni Meet-Up TAGT HQ

4:00pm CST

Breakout of the Ordinary! Creating Digital Breakout EDU Games to Engage Gifted Learners Cibolo 3-4Christina Ramirez Digital Differentiation for Gifted Learners Cibolo 5Andi McNair Extra Enrichment? Yes, Please! Cibolo 8-9Amanda Ziegler • Amanda Coatney Integrating STEM & Social Emotional Learning Through Literature Grand Oaks CDBlythe Brown • Susie Carpenter • Jennefer Arrington Storytime STEAM Begonia/BottlebrushMoon Hernandez • Hilda Bazaldua Using Data to Build Efficient G/T Identification and Differentiation Grand Oaks NOProject Education • Mellony Deuel

7:30am CST

Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Inquiry & Mathematics Grand Oaks NOValerie Johsse Thinking Outside the Box: Spatial Skills in Advanced Academics Cibolo 10-11 Tools for Ecological Thought Grand Oaks PQSusan Waite • Melanie Warren • Keira Holt Voice and Choice Through Technology in the Secondary Classroom Grand Oaks ABStephanie Shackelford • Melanie Beckett

7:45am CST

Coordinators Coffee TAGT HQ

11:00am CST

Daily Wonderings & Genius Minutes: Finding Ways to Fit Curiosity, Passion, and Wonder Into Everyday Activities Cibolo 8-9Sheila Mulbry 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 Real-World Independent Projects: Take Your Students to the Next Level! Cibolo 10-11Danielle Oehler • Melanie Bondy The Magic of Open-Ended Challenges: Design and Engineering Activities for the Classroom Cibolo 3-4 Learning Lab: Build Math Thinkers Playground (Exhibit Hall)Kelly Threadgill

1:15pm CST

Beyond the Classroom Border: Student Writing in Community-Based Partnerships AzaleaKaren Otto • Dr. James Warren Considering Universal Screening for Increasing the Diversity of Students Identified for Gifted and Talented Programming Grand Oaks PQLupina Vela Life Coaching for G/T Kids: A Powerful Tool to Challenge Limiting Beliefs in Our Gifted Students Grand Oaks NOYoliani Saud TEA Gifted/Talented Education Update Cibolo 7Monica Brewer

2:30pm CST

Bored to Distraction: How Failing to Identify Giftedness in Young Children Is a Problem for Everyone AzaleaCeleste Sodergren M.A. • Christine Westfall Depth & Complexity in Mathematics Grand Oaks PQDaniel Brillhart Questioning to Enhance and Extend Learning Cibolo 1-2Nefertitti Washington

4:30pm CST

Concepts, Essential Questions, and Inquiry: What Would Socrates Do? Cibolo 1-2Richard D. Courtright Launching TPSPs for Beginners! Grand Oaks CDDeniece Frideley 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 STEM/STEAM Pathways to Authentic Problem-Solving Grand Oaks RSBarbara Hinton TEA Town Hall: Building G/T Certification, Part II Grand Oaks EFMonica Brewer Weaving STAAR Stems, Depth and Complexity Tools, and Collaboration Into a Tapestry of STAAR Reading Mastery Grand Oaks PQGina Pasisis Learning Lab: Astronomy for the Classroom PlaygroundAbigail Peterson

7:30am CST

Blended Learning Centers in the Secondary Classroom Begonia/BottlebrushStephanie Shackelford • Melanie Beckett Creating Strong Kids Through Writing: 30-Minute Lessons That Build Empathy, Self-Awareness and Social-Emotional Understanding Cibolo 5Dr. Jim Delisle Six Thinking Hats: Creative and Critical Thinking Cibolo 10-11Kim Hardin TEA Gifted/Talented Education Update (Repeat Session) Indian Paintbrush/LakesparMonica Brewer The Poverty-Disrupting Educator GoldenrodSherry Johnson

9:00am CST

Dynamic Assessment for the Classroom Cibolo 3-4Joe Russell Explore the Challenge Lab: Renzulli’s Schoolwide Enrichment Model on Steroids Cibolo 10-11Lisa Davis Never Enough Time: Sustainable Tools for Designing Powerful Critical Thinking Units Cibolo 6Sarah Pfeiler STEAMSS! Innovate Through Social Studies AzaleaSusan Gallander Learning Lab: Stealth STEM With KEVA Planks PlaygroundKen Scheel