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57th Annual California Association for the Gifted Conference
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Affective Development: Social & Emotional
Challenging Curriculum
Differentiation in the Content Areas: Math
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: ELA
Funding & Advocacy
Giftedness: Characteristics
Identification
Technology Integration
Administration
All
Advocacy & Funding
Affective Development: Social & Emotional
Challenging Curriculum
Giftedness: Characteristics
Identification
Affective: Social & Emotional
All
2e
Administration
Advocacy & Funding
Challenging Curriculum
Differentiation
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: ELA
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: History
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: Math
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: Visual and Performing Arts
Giftedness: Characteristic
Giftedness: Characteristics
Identification
Spanish Session
Technology Integration
Challenging Curriculum
All
Administration
Differentiation in the Content Areas: Math
Differentiation in the Core Content
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: ELA
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: History
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: Math
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: Math; Technology Integration
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: Science
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: Visual and Performing Arts
Giftedness: Characteristics
Technology Integration
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: ELA
All
Advocacy & Funding
Affective Development: Social & Emotional
Challenging Curriculum
Technology Integration
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: History
All
Advocacy & Funding
Challenging Curriculum
Technology Integration
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: Math
All
Advocacy & Funding
Challenging Curriculum
Technology Integration
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: Science
All
Challenging Curriculum
Technology Integration
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: Visual and Performing Arts
All
Advocacy & Funding
Challenging Curriculum
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: ELA
Technology Integration
Featured Speaker
All
Administration
Advocacy & Funding
Affective Development: Social & Emotional
Challenging Curriculum
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: ELA
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: Math
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: Visual and Performing Arts
Giftedness: Characteristic
Giftedness: Characteristics
Identification
Giftedness: Characteristics
All
Administration
Advocacy & Funding
Affective Development: Social & Emotional
Identification
Keynote
All
Parent
Legislative
All
Advocacy & Funding
Funding & Advocacy
Parent
All
Advocacy & Funding
Affective Development: Social & Emotional
Spanish Session
Pathways to Ah-Ha
All
Challenging Curriculum
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas
Identification
Pre-Conference
All
Challenging Curriculum
Registration
Social Event
Technology Integration
All
Administration
Advocacy & Funding
Challenging Curriculum
Differentiation in the Core Content Are
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: ELA
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: History
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: Math
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: Visual & Performing Arts
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: Visual and Performing Arts
Identification
Vendor Speaker
All
Administration
Affective Development: Social & Emotional
Challenging Curriculum
Differentiation in the Content Areas: Math
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: ELA
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: History
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: Math
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: Science
Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: Visual and Performing Arts
Giftedness: Characteristics
Identification
Technology Integration
Audience
All
Coaches
Coordinators
Counselors
Parents
Principals
Superintendents
Teachers (ALL)
Teachers (Early Childhood)
Teachers (Elementary)
Teachers (High School)
Teachers (Middle School)
Audience
Teachers (Advanced)
Popular
Featured Speakers
Richard Cash
nRich Educational Consulting, Inc.
Consultant
Dr. Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik
University of Iowa Belin-Blank Center
Administrator, Acceleration Institute and Research
Dr. E. Jean Gubbins
University of Connecticut
Professor
KO
Karen Ottone-Cross
California Baptist University
Assistant Professor
Kari Hanson-Smith
Sacramento City USD
GATE Coordinator
Dr. Jann Leppien
Whitworth University
Professor
Dr. Sandra Kaplan
University of Southern California
Professor of Clinical Education
Dr. Jessica Manzone
University of Southern California
Dr. Thomas P. Hébert
University of South Carolina
Professor
Dr. Susan Baum
Bridges Academy
Director of Research and Professional Development
Dr. Edward R. Amend
Amend Psychological Services, P.S.C.
Clinical Psychologist
Sally Reis
Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut
Letitia Neag Chair of Educational Psychology
Dr. Joseph Renzulli
University of Connecticut
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor
Dr. Anabel Jensen
Six Seconds
President and Founder
William Knudsen
National Association for Gifted Children
Director, Government and Affiliate Relations
Martha Gomez
Jurupa Unified School District
Director
PL
Pam Lovett
Long Beach Unified School District
Gifted Coordinator
Alison DeMark
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
Principal
Speakers
Kathy Alexander
Rincon Valley Union School District
GATE Coordinator
DA
Damon Allswang
The Nueva School
2nd Grade Teacher
Jennifer Almer-Johnson
Burbank Unified School District
TOSA Elementary Professional Development/GATE
Karen Anderson
Pasadena Unified School District
Arts & Enrichment Coordinator
Robyn Arnold
Los Angeles Unified School District
Teacher
Karen Arnstein
Doctoral Student
Mark Bade
Glen Ellyn Media
Amy Bagnall
Saddleback Valley Unified School District
GATE Teacher
LB
Laura Bahr
Young Expert (Badges) Program, Bridges Academy
Coordinator
LB
Lois Baldwin
Educational Consultant in Twice-Exceptional Education
Lisa Barba
Mirman School
Teacher
Bob Barboza
Long Beach Unified School District
Founder/Director, Barboza Space Center
TB
Tonya Beilstein
The Barnhart School
Head of School
DP
Dr. Paul Beljan
Beljan Psychological Services
pediatric neuropsychologist
SB
Sharon Bennett
Alvord Unified School Distirct
Sharon L. H. Bennett, Ed.D.
NB
Nina Bentson
Los Angeles Unified School District
Elementary Educator
Lauren Bergh
Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park
Zoo Education Specialist
DK
Dr. Kristin B. Berman
Quad Preparatory School for Twice Exceptional Students, New York City
Head of School
Rose Blucher
Blucher Educational Services for Boundless Potential
Director
Laura Boling
Riverside Unified School District
6th-Grade Teacher
HB
Heather Boorman
The Fringy Bit
Therapist
JB
Jens Brandt
Redondo Beach Unified School District
Principal, Redondo Beach High School
EB
Eileen Brennan
Bridges Academy
HB
Heather Brown
Higley Unified School District, Arizona
Kindergarten Teacher
Karen Brown
Paradise Valley Unified School District
Gifted Program Mentor
Dina Brulles
Paradise Valley Unified School District
Director of Gifted Education
Michael Buist
Knox Gifted Academy
6th Grade Teacher
JC
Jessica Cannaday
Azusa Pacific University
Professor
Kimberly Cantrell
Garden Grove Unified School District
GATE Teacher
Yelba Carrillo
Pepperdine Graduate School of Education and Psychology
Yelba Carrillo, MSW (Doctoral Student)
Patricia Chiles
Fullerton School District
Program Coordinator, Fullerton School District and CAG Parent...
Renee Chipman
Central School District
Teacher
MC
Marisa Cleghorn
STAR Inc.
Cluster Leader/ Senior Supplemental Services Director
Gina Danley
Santa Maria-Bonita School District
Teacher on Special Assignment
Allison Davis
Knox Gifted Academy Chandler (AZ) Unified School District
Kindergarten Teacher
DK
Dr. Kim Dodds
Higley Unified School District, Arizona
Gifted and Talented Education Coordinator
SD
Sharon Duncan
Gifted Identity/Gifted Research and Outreach
Independent Consultant
KE
Kelly Emanuel
Great Books Foundation
National Training Instructor
OE
Omar Espinoza
Santa Barbara Unified School District
4th-Grade Teacher
Catherine Estrada
LAUSD
Principal of San Jose Elementary and Highly Gifted Magnet
JF
Jennifer Ferrara
Buena Park School District
Teacher
SF
Stephanie Fiore
Mirman School
Kindergarten Teacher
DJ
Dr. Jay Fisch
Mirman School for Gifted Children
Teacher
Linda Fisher
Learning Headquarters
Principal-in Residence
JF
Jeffery Flagg
The Mirman School
Director of STEM
AF
Ashley Flynn
Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY)
Research and Special Initiatives Manager
RG
Ruth Gamboa-Brooks
Castlebay Lane Elementary, LAUSD
Principal
DG
David Garringer
Castlebay Lane Elementary
Assistant Principal
Dr. Cynthia Geary
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Pomona, CA
DG
Daniel Gibbs
Mirman School
Kindergarten Teacher
JG
Joy Giovanini
Peninsula School District 401
Highly Capable K-12 Program Coordinator
Delayna E. Goins, MBA
Palmdale School District
Intervention Support Specialist, GATE Coordinator
Veronica Goode
LAUSD
6th grade English/History teacher
JG
Jessie Green
Pleasant Valley School District
Journey Through Virtual Enrichment
Dr. Joanna Haase
California Gifted Network
Psychotherapist
Cindy Hallman
The Master's University
Associate Professor for Pearl S. Wismer School of Education
Lisa L. Hancock, Ph.D., MBA
Summit Center
Clinical Psychologist
Heidi Harmes
Learning Headquarters
Elementary School Instructional Designer
JH
Jan Hayes
Kendall-Hunt Publishers
Educational Consultant
DH
Deborah Hazelton
University Southern California
Teacher
MH
Michael Hazelton
Arizona State University
University Supervisor
Vanessa Heller
Oak Park Unified
Humanties Teacher, Inquiry and Gifted Education Trainer
Mark Hess
Portable Gifted and Talented
Teacher, Author, Consultant
BH
Barbara Hinton
Kendall Hunt
Kendall Hunt Consultant
JH
Joan Hoskins
Oxnard School District
Educator & Literacy Coach
Jennifer Hoy
Washoe County School District, GATE Deparment
Teacher
Julie Hull
Orange County Department of Education
Coordinator: Gifted and Talented
RI
Rafael Inriquez
Parlier Unified School District
CTE Director
Hillary Jade
Institute for Educational Advancement
Program Manager
Steven Kahl
Mountain View High School
Teacher & Professional Development Presenter
Sharon Kaye
John Carroll University
Professor of Philosophy
SK
Steven Keller
Redondo Beach Unified School District
Superintendent
Crystal Kerns
Victor Elementary School District
GATE Coordinator
NK
Naomi Kinsman
Society of Young Inklings
Author, Executive Director
Dr. Donna Knoell
Educational Consultant and Author
Karen Knudson
Tustin USD
Coordinator | Gifted Education & Teacher Induction
Teresa Koontz
Carpinteria Unified School District
GATE Coordinator
SL
Sharon Lamb
Department of Counseling & School Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston
Professor
Krista Landgraf
California Association for the Gifted
Conference Chair/President-Elect
AC
Adam C. Laningham
Bright Child Books, LLC
LL
Lenae Lazzelle
Springfield Public Schools
Gifted Education Director
Cherilyn Leet
Six Seconds
Assistant Director of Education
Lori Leibowitz
Norwalk Public Schools
District Coordinator of Gifted and Talented
NL
Nathan Levy
Nathan Levy Books LLC
President, Nathan Levy Books, LLC. Author/Consultant
Paul Longshore
Galileo Academy Elementary School
Learning Facilitator
RL
Renee Longshore
Victor Elementary School District
GATE Coordinator
Courtney Lu
Tustin USD
Connect Coach
DK
Dr. Kathi Lundstrom
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District
Elementary Teacher and GATE Coordinator
MM
Martin Mares
Ivy League Project
CEO
CM
Caroline Maxwell
Bridges Academy
Educator
Dr. Rachel McAnallen
Ms. Math
Math Consultant
MM
Mary McInerney
Bridges Academy
Teacher
Tessa McKeown
Mirman School
Director of Curriculum and Instruction
CAG Board Members
California Association for the Gifted
Board Members
KM
Kate Miller
Los Angeles Unified School District
History Teacher/GATE Coordinator
Gian Molero
The Mirman School
World Language Department Chair and Middle School Spanish Teacher
Leslie Moritz
Saddleback Valley Unified School District
Teacher
Krisa Muller
Placentia Yorba Linda Unified School District
GATE Program Specialist
TM
Ted Murcray
Metcalf School of Education California Baptist University
Professor, Associate Dean of Metcalf School of Education
LN
Last Name
5280 Math Education LLC
Mathematics and Gifted Education Consultant
Linda Neumann
Glen Ellyn Media
co-founder of 2e Newsletter
Debbie Newton
Riverside Unified School District
RUSD Lead GATE Teacher
Jennifer Nusbaum
Knox Gifted Academy
Dean of Knox Gifted Academy
Dr. Julia Nyberg
California Association for the Gifted
Executive Director
DD
Dr. Desiree Olivas
Santa Ana Unified
Teacher, Teacher Mentor, GATE Trainer
Nathan Orr
Mirman School
Lower School Mathematics Coordinator
RP
Rebecca Peeples
Just Teach!
Director and Co-Founder of Just Teach!
DP
Daphne Pereles
Educational Consultant in Twice-Exceptional Education
Juli Petrilli
Los Angeles Unified School District
Teacher
JP
Juli Petrilli
Los Angeles Unified School District
Teacher
Dolph Petris
Fullerton School District
4th Grade Teacher
Nereida Prado
Santa Ana Unified School District
K-12 GATE Program Specialist
CP
Christine Provencher
Summer Institute for the Gifted
Sr. Program Director
Lee Angela Reid
Capitol Advisors Group
Partner
JR
Jenny Rinn
The Brandeis School of San Francisco
Director of Lower School
SR
Sandy Robertson
Santa Barbara Unified School District
Differentiation Specialist
ER
Ellen Rosen
Bridges Academy
Cheryl Rys
Saddleback Valley Unified School District
Teacher
DM
Dr. Melissa Sadin
Director of Special Ed
Ducks & Lions: Trauma Sensitive Resources
Dr. Robin Schader
Bridges Academy
Trustee
Ryann Shoaf
Central Unified
Elementary GATE Teacher
Janet Skidmore
Ernest Lawrence Middle School
6th Grade English/History Teacher
Barrett Snider
Capitol Advisors Group
Partner
DS
Dan Song
Mirman School
Mandarin Teacher
Eric Sorenson, M.Ed
Central School District
District GATE Lead, 4th Grade Teacher, Technology Integration Coach
Laura Sosa
Alta Loma School District
Assistant Principal
Gary D. Soto
National Speaker/Leadership Coach
GDS Founder/CEO
Jessica Stargardter
Norwalk Public Schools
Gifted and Talented Teacher
CS
Cynthia Steuben
University of Redlands
Elementary Teacher/ Doctoral Candidate
GR
Gina Rae Stolpestad
Long Beach Unified School District
GATE Differentiation Coach
Karen Sullivan
Paramount Unified School District
Curriculum Specialist
Michael Tahi
Los Unified School District
Educator
DS
Dr. Sue Teele
University of California Riverside
Associate Dean and Director of Education Extension, Emeritus,...
Alana Tholen
University of Iowa
Teacher Educator
KT
Karren Timmermans
Pacific University
Professor
Victoria Tomao
Sylvan Union School District
Instructional Coach
KV
Kim Vargas
Bridges Academy
Site Coordinator
Lynda Vo
Ontario/Montclair School District
7/8th-Grade Math Teacher
Kirsten Walker
Conejo Valley USD
Principal, Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning
CW
Cam Werley-Gonzales
Accelerated Honors Academy at Alverno Heights Academy
Founder
Alicia Weyeneth
Compton Unified School District
Administrator, Curriculum and Instruction
Tracy Wilson
Placer County Office of Education
Coordinator HSS/ELD/ELA
AW
Alyssa Wray
Mirman School
Upper School Mathematics Teacher
Ed Zaccaro
Hickory Grove Press
Retired Teacher/Author
SZ
Suzanna Zifkin
Mirman School
Teacher
