California Association for the Gifted 58th Annual Conference has ended

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California Association for the Gifted 58th Annual Conference

7:45am PST

Identification: Identifying the 2e Student, What You Need to Know Mesquite DEDr. Karen Cross • Rose Blucher Simple Strategies for Creating 2e-Friendly Classrooms Mesquite GHEdith Burke Skills and Traits of Successful 2e Educators. ChinoChris Wiebe Meeting the Needs of Gifted Students Who Have Experienced Trauma Smoketree ABJaclyn Loncteaux Developing Student Ownership: Support Students to Move Beyond Doing and Understanding School to Owning Their Learning San JacintoJane Kennedy • Robert Crowe Help Your Students Go Deep, Go Wide, for Rich Understanding of Math Concepts Essential for Higher Math PuebloJan Hayes The Gratitude Project- An Innovative Approach to Student-Led Research and Exploration of Universal Concepts AndreasValerie Del Carlo The Cartoon Curriculum: Using Humor for Student Engagement and to Develop Critical Thinking PasadenaSandy Robertson Productively Struggling to Gain Conceptual Understanding in Math VenturaAndrea Mooney • Gloria Gutierrez Brave New Worlds: The Gifted, Gaming and Social Media CatalinaMorgan Appel When Lazy Doesn’t Make Sense: How Executive Functions Impact our Gifted Learners Mesquite FCynthia Z Hansen Developing Critical Thinking and Creativity as a "Maker" Smoketree CDr. Gary Saunders II

9:00am PST

Keynote: Gifted Education and Talent Development are Synonyms OasisSenator Connie Leyva • Dr. Frank Worrell

10:30am PST

Technology and Productivity: Supporting the 2e Learner Mesquite GHDr. Jann Leppien When the IEP is Not Enough: Strength-based, Talent-focused Planning for 2e Students CatalinaDr. Susan Baum An Observation Look-For Form for Gifted Classrooms Smoketree EGina Danley Cultivating Social Emotional Learning in Gifted Students through the Lens of Global Education Smoketree ABAileen Allison-Zarea • Dr. Emily Schell • Diane Crum Beyond the Page: Picture Books as the Means Building Opportunities for Young Learners Mesquite FJessica Manzone Inquiry-Based Teaching and Learning Cultivates a Culture of Critical Thinking PuebloKelly Emanuel Power Planning: Build Lessons that Support Student Ownership of Learning AndreasJane Kennedy • Robert Crowe Differentiation for the Middle School Student can be Educational and Fun!!! Mesquite CJo Ann Gillespie

1:00pm PST

Unwrapping the Gift: Rethinking Leadership in a Gifted School Smoketree EJennifer Nusbaum • Lynn Weed Questioning In The Classroom To Support Interdisciplinary Instruction AndreasJuli Petrilli Using Video Production to Drive Differentiation in a GATE Cluster Classroom Smoketree CPaul Longshore

2:15pm PST

Feelings Matter! Social and Emotional Development in Twice Exceptional Youth Mesquite GHDr. Richard Olenchak Leading Girls to Leadership Smoketree ABCathy Nichols-Washer Maslow 2.0: The Hierarchy of Needs, Redefined CatalinaDr. Scott Barry Kaufman Multiage Learning Environments: Supporting Social, Emotional, and Academic Needs Through Design Thinking Pedagogy. Mesquite CMichael Buist • Rebecca Coplan Identification of Giftedness: Opportunities for Equity Mesquite FKaren Anderson Unlocking the "GATE" for Latino Students SierraCatherine Estrada

3:30pm PST

Why Before How: Inquiry Based Instruction and the Twice Exceptional Learner Mesquite GHErica Herro • Molly Bozzo Inquiry/PBL and the Gifted Student AndreasVanessa Heller Robotics, Electronics, & Engineering: Helping Gifted Learners Engage, Advance Academically and Be Future-Ready! PasadenaDonna L Knoell Balancing Developmentally Appropriate Practice with the Needs of the Highly Gifted Child in an Early Childhood Setting Mesquite FHeather Brown Applying Programming Skills into Gifted Classrooms Smoketree CDan Song

8:00am PST

Don’t You Forget About Me: Understanding the Social and Emotional World of Gifted Students CatalinaDr. Scott Barry Kaufman • Dr. Susan Baum • Dr. Jann Leppien • Kristin Berman • Dr. Richard Olenchak Tangrams: An entry point to advanced mathematical understandings Mesquite DEDr. Rachel McAnallen Cultivating Social Emotional Learning in Gifted Students through the Lens of Global Education Smoketree DAileen Allison-Zarea • Dr. Emily Schell • Diane Crum Connecting through Collaboration San JacintoMonica Dalton • Lynn Barakat Inquiry-Based Instruction Through Texts of High Complexity Ensures Academic Rigor and Critical Thinking PuebloKelly Emanuel Strategy Mash-Up for Greater Student Impact VenturaJessie Green Using AVID Strategies to Support & Accelerate Learning for Gifted Students SierraPaul LaPorte • Traci Grove

9:30am PST

Keynote: The Beautiful Risk of Supporting Creative Learners OasisDr. Ron Beghetto

11:00am PST

Creativity, Visual Thinking, and Gifted Children with Dyslexia Mesquite GHDr. Susan Daniels Strategy Development and Self-regulation: A Must for Twice Exceptional Learners! Mesquite DERose Blucher Just How Frustrated Are You With Your SBAC Scores? Smoketree EGary Soto Intersections: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Depth and Complexity San JacintoDr. Julia Nyberg Reframing Deficit Thinking to Surplus Thinking: Changing Perceptions of Underserved Gifted SierraDr. Richard Cash Exploring Mathematics Using Desmos and Geogebra CatalinaDr. Kim McComas

12:00pm PST

Is It Time to Rethink What a Successful School Is? We Did Just That! Smoketree EGary Soto • Jennifer Morris Giftedness and Managing Anxiety Smoketree DDr. Cynthia Geary Strategies to Support Gifted Children Struggling with Trauma PuebloAdam Laningham M.Ed. Advancing and Enriching Vocabulary, with Depth, Complexity, and Creativity: Joyful Success with Words PasadenaDonna L Knoell Friendship & The Gifted Child Mesquite CKim Louie