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9:00am CST

Civic Simulations: Engagement With Democratic Processes Cibolo 3-4Dodie Kasper • Jan Miller 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 CANCELLED: DC Icons and 2e Learners Bluebonnet/DogwoodDr. Carrie Simpson Challenge Accepted: Practical Approaches to Equitable Identification Cibolo 5Justin Vawter • Ben Koch Challenge Me With Choice Grand Oaks CDBlythe Brown • Dalena Ryskoski • Bianca Zelenski The Possibility of the Unexplored Cibolo 6Andi McNair Using Powerful Questions to Guide Inquiry and Discussion Grand Oaks PQDenise Ahlquist Using the STEM Process in Your Project-Based Learning Cibolo 8-9Todd Stanley

10:15am CST

Considerations for Gifted Students With ADHD GoldenrodAnise Flowers How to Increase Engagement by Limiting Choices for the G/T Learner Begonia/BottlebrushKate Wells Meaningful Experiences for the Mathematically Gifted Elementary Student Cibolo 1-2Erica Arevalo Modify the Depth, Complexity, and Pacing? Exploring Curriculum Using a Rigorous Lens Cibolo 3-4Donna Ashby Self-Advocacy: The Power of a Child’s Voice FreesiaTamara Fisher Alley Using Literature to Ignite Students’ Enthusiasm for Higher Level Math Grand Oaks ABTeresa Turner

11:30am CST

"The Keys of Success Open Doors to Change": Being a Culturally Responsive Gifted Educator and Leader GoldenrodJavetta Jones Roberson Be Here Now: Teaching Mindfulness to Students Cibolo 1-2Anise Flowers Bridging Social-Emotional Learning and G/T Programming With Innovative Application of Tech Resources Cibolo 3-4Rolando Ruvalcaba M.Ed. Easy Reads, Tough Conversations Begonia/BottlebrushJessica Torres Gift of Gab: Discourse of Gifted Learners Cibolo 10-11Angela Votion

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 Integrating STEM & Social Emotional Learning Through Literature Grand Oaks CDBlythe Brown • Susie Carpenter • Jennefer Arrington Storytime STEAM Begonia/BottlebrushMoon Hernandez • Hilda Bazaldua

7:00pm CST

Escape the Tesseract: A NuMinds Team-Building Challenge of Cosmic Proportions! Cibolo 7Justin Vawter • Ben Koch The Mask You Live In Documentary Screening Cibolo 5

7:30am CST

Beyond Either/Or: Open-ended Questions Support Academic and Social-Emotional Learning Cibolo 1-2Denise Ahlquist Breathing to Breathe Grand Oaks CDJacqueline Brewer 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 • Julia Roberts • Kari Lockhart 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

11:00am CST

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 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 If You Love It, Let It Go: Popular Practices and Favorite Myths That Are Holding G/T Education Back Indian Paintbrush/LakesparClinton Rodriguez 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

1:00pm CST

A Meaningful Mess Grand Oaks RSAndi McNair Making Depth & Complexity Work for ME! Begonia/BottlebrushKim Tredick Mindsets & Mastery: Why Am I Grading This?! Grand Oaks CDMatt Wells • Kate Wells Think Through the Emotion FreesiaLynette Breedlove

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 Differentiation Made Modern: Using Hyperdocs to Differentiate for Gifted Learners Cibolo 6Lisa Van Gemert Let’s Talk: Project-Based Learning in Math and Science Grand Oaks EFLaurie E. Westphal • Todd Stanley • Chris Fancher Life Coaching for G/T Kids: A Powerful Tool to Challenge Limiting Beliefs in Our Gifted Students Grand Oaks NOYoliani Saud

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 Critical Thinking and Test Prep?: Moving G/T Learners to Mastery With Active Engagement Cibolo 6thinkLaw Depth & Complexity in Mathematics Grand Oaks PQDaniel Brillhart Let’s Talk: Quality Curriculum Development Grand Oaks EFTamra Stambaugh • Eric Fecht • Catherine Little • Ashley Carpenter Questioning to Enhance and Extend Learning Cibolo 1-2Nefertitti Washington 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

4:30pm CST

Concepts, Essential Questions, and Inquiry: What Would Socrates Do? Cibolo 1-2Richard D. Courtright Going Beyond the Basics of Critical Thinking: Teaching High Ability Students the Principles of Inventive Problem-Solving Begonia/BottlebrushSuzanna Ramos • Hector Ramos Garcimartin Launching TPSPs for Beginners! Grand Oaks CDDeniece Frideley Leveling the (Math) Playing Field to Promote Equity in Gifted Services GoldenrodRaine Maggio, M.S. • Sejal Jain 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 3-4Debra A. Troxclair 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

5:45pm CST

Whose Team Is It Anyways? Team-Building Comedy Challenge Cibolo 7Michael Flusche • Austin Hines

6:00pm CST

Geeks Who Teach Trivia Night Cibolo 5Brian Housand

7:30am CST

21st-Century Mathematics Grand Oaks ABAlana Tholen • Anna Payne Blended Learning Centers in the Secondary Classroom Begonia/BottlebrushStephanie Shackelford • Melanie Beckett Books, Books, and More Books FreesiaLynette Breedlove Creating Strong Kids Through Writing: 30-Minute Lessons That Build Empathy, Self-Awareness and Social-Emotional Understanding Cibolo 5Dr. Jim Delisle Engaging All Students in Learning; A Make-n-Take Workshop Cibolo 8-9Karen Simmons • Cindy Guinn More Mathematical Minds in the Multiage Mod: 2019 TAGT Innovation Award Winner Grand Oaks EFCarie Barber • Kathleen Plott • Carrie Raiyawa Perspectives of Giftedness and Schooling: Gen X Talks With Gen Z Cibolo 3-4Amanda Rudolph Primarily Thinking Cibolo 1-2Tamara Fisher Alley SESSION CANCELLED: Beyond the Book Report: Promoting Critical and Creative Thinking Through Literary Analysis Grand Oaks NOKimberley Chandler Six Thinking Hats: Creative and Critical Thinking Cibolo 10-11Kim Hardin Teaching Tenacity Through Social-Emotional Learning: Linking Research to Practice Cibolo 7Dr. Emily Mofield • Megan Parker Peters The Poverty-Disrupting Educator GoldenrodSherry Johnson

8:30am CST

Differentiation and the Gifted Learner: From Fluff and Stuff to Depth and Complexity Grand Oaks RSTamra Stambaugh • Eric Fecht 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

Creating and Consuming Media Messages With Purpose Cibolo 1-2Jennifer Shewmaker • Amy Boone Dynamic Assessment for the Classroom Cibolo 3-4Joe Russell Increasing Student Engagement With Choice, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Curiosity Cibolo 5Brian Housand Never Enough Time: Sustainable Tools for Designing Powerful Critical Thinking Units Cibolo 6Sarah Pfeiler Next Level Differentiation: Infusing Creative and Critical Thinking in Learning Design Begonia/BottlebrushTodd Kettler, Ph.D. STEAMSS! Innovate Through Social Studies AzaleaSusan Gallander TAGT Legislative Update Cibolo 7Marty DeLeon 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 Learning Lab: Stealth STEM With KEVA Planks PlaygroundKen Scheel

12:45pm CST

Acceleration Summit Cibolo 7Susan Assouline • Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik