California Association for the Gifted 58th Annual Conference: Full Schedule

7:45am PST

Asking Hard Questions: Critical Thinking Design with Paul's Reasoning Model

Paul's Reasoning web, designed at the Center for Gifted Education at the College of William and Mary, has been serving gifted educators for years. This redesign simplifies the experience for teachers so they can create critical thinking questions ahead of time as well as "in the moment" of the lesson. Participants will engage with the tool to create high-level questions to differentiate their curriculum and encourage critical thinking in any classroom.

Speakers

Ted Murcray

Associate Professor, Education, California Baptist University

Ted Murcray, an education professor, speaker, former k12 teacher and school administrator, has spoken at dozens of national and regional conferences. He is currently the Director of the Teaching and Learning Center and associate professor of education at California Baptist University... Read More →

Saturday February 22, 2020 7:45am - 8:45am PST
Mesquite C

Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: ELA, Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: History, Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: Science

Audience Teachers (Elementary), Teachers (Middle School), Teachers (High School), Teachers (ALL)

7:45am PST

The Cartoon Curriculum: Using Humor for Student Engagement and to Develop Critical Thinking

This session presents strategies for teaching literary concepts required by the CCST and crucial to students’ facility literary study. Using cartoons from wide sources as The New Yorker, Calvin and Hobbs, The Far Side, and other sources, this session will demonstrate cartoon reading and interpretation promotes critical thinking by making conscious students’ prior knowledge, and by providing a concrete connection to abstract literary terms as well as to the Depth and Complexity icons.

Speakers

Sandy Robertson

Differentiation Specialist, Santa Barbara Unified School District

Sandy Robertson taught grades 7-12 English and Social Studies and is currently a Differentiation Specialist and a Literacy Coach. She has published articles in professional journals and chapters in books and was an original member and eventually Chair of the Early Adolescence English... Read More →

Saturday February 22, 2020 7:45am - 8:45am PST
Pasadena

Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: ELA, Affective Development: Social & Emotional

Audience Coaches, Teachers (Elementary), Teachers (Middle School), Teachers (High School)

10:30am PST

Keys to Learning: Adding Layers of Rigor

This session will demonstrate the use of additional thinking tools to foster a deeper understanding of content and extend the core curriculum. You will be actively involved in applying the keys across subjects. See how to combine Depth & Complexity with Keys to increase rigor through prompts and questions. Templates will be given to assist in the direct application of these strategies- perfect for your GATE students!

Speakers

Marcie Griffith

Principal, Garden Grove Unified School District

Marcie Griffith, M.A., started her career as an elementary GATE teacher in the Garden Grove Unified School District and is currently a Principal who oversees an onsite GATE program. Prior to her principalship, she served as K-12 GATE Supervisor in her district. Marcie has conducted... Read More →

Griffith Handout 2020 Keys pdf

New Keys Posters pdf

Small Keys with Definitions pdf

Griffith 2020 Keys to Learning CAG pdf

Saturday February 22, 2020 10:30am - 11:30am PST
Pasadena

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

Audience Teachers (ALL)

1:00pm PST

Diving Deeper with Student-Selected Text

Student choice is an important way to increase engagement with reading. This presentation will offer numerous ways to engage students with their chosen texts using the new Icons of Depth and Complexity to write responses to their reading.

Speakers

Laura Sosa

Teaching Assistant Principal, Alta Loma School District

Laura Sosa is a seasoned GATE Coordinator new to her administrative position. She is rebuilding GATE programs throughout her district making the enrichment piece meaningful and continuous for GATE designated students.

Saturday February 22, 2020 1:00pm - 2:00pm PST
Pasadena

Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: ELA, Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: ELA

Audience Teachers (Elementary), Teachers (Middle School)

1:00pm PST

New to Gifted Education... We have tools!

This is a novice session for elementary teachers. We’ll share various tools that you can add to your GATE toolbox… This session will touch on the following topics: Scholarly Habits, Universal Concepts, Prompts of Depth and Complexity, and Think Like a Disciplinarian. We will share examples of how you can easily incorporate these tools into your grade level curriculum.

Speakers

Leslie Moritz

Teacher, Saddleback Valley Unified School District

Leslie Moritz has been an elementary school teacher for over thirty years. Currently she teaches a third grade GATE class in Laguna Hills. Leslie completed the GATE Certificate program through the University of Southern California. She is a member of Saddleback Valley Unified's GATE... Read More →

Cheryl Rys

Teacher, Saddleback Valley Unified School District

Cheryl Rys has taught elementary school for thirty years. She currently teaches Kindergarten in Laguna Hills. She completed the GATE Certificate program through the University of Southern California. As a Teacher Leader in her district, Cheryl taught lessons to demonstrate the current... Read More →

New To GATE We Have Tools! CAG 2020 pdf

Saturday February 22, 2020 1:00pm - 2:00pm PST
Mesquite C

Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: ELA, Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: History

Audience Teachers (Elementary)

3:30pm PST

Dig Deeper-Literature and Thinking Like a Disciplinarian

Participants will examine how to Think Like a Disciplinarian while reading culturally and socially relevant literary works. There will be an emphasis on how to differentiate, how to think critically concerning what is read, and how to encourage students to act on what they read. The focus will be on standards from grades 3-6.

Speakers

Dr. Sharon Bennett

Educator, Alvord Unified School District

Dr. Sharon Bennett has been an educator in Southern California for 29 years. Her interests lie in researching and creating a system that provides for equitable outcomes for all students.

TLAD Cards pdf

Dig Deeper Literature and Thinking Like a Disciplinarian pdf

Saturday February 22, 2020 3:30pm - 4:30pm PST
Ventura

Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: ELA, Diversity

Audience Teachers (Elementary), Teachers (Middle School)

11:00am PST

Reluctant Writers, Nevermore!

Creative writing sounds great...but what should I write about? We will use imagination to FEEL the story that wants to express itself. Using pictures, students will, "use evidence to create a story that makes sense."

Speakers

Sibyl Sperber

Teacher/GATE Coordinator, Los Angeles Unified School District

Sibyl has been a 5th-grade teacher for 21 years. She has been a NBCT for 9 years. Sibyl has taught students of all learning styles and abilities. She has been the GATE Coordinator at her school for 9 years and loves providing her students opportunities to soar.

Sunday February 23, 2020 11:00am - 11:45am PST
Ventura

Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: ELA

Audience Teachers (Elementary)

12:00pm PST

Advancing and Enriching Vocabulary, with Depth, Complexity, and Creativity: Joyful Success with Words

Speaker will offer strategies to increase academic vocabulary and communication skills across the curriculum. She will stress the importance of using classical roots, affixes, Latin cognates, and idioms to extend word knowledge and language proficiency. She will share strategies for using figurative language and multiple-meaning words and will offer creative activities and engaging word games, helping gifted learners capture a love of words and language, while unleashing their academic and creative potential. Handouts provided.

Speakers

Donna Knoell

Educational and Technology Consultant, Educational Consultant

Dr. Donna Knoell is an esteemed, highly sought after speaker and educational and technology consultant who works with schools, districts, and teachers, to help them improve their instructional programs, with special emphasis on advancing achievement and engagement for Gifted and Talented... Read More →

Sunday February 23, 2020 12:00pm - 12:45pm PST
Pasadena

Differentiation in the Core Content Areas: ELA, Challenging Curriculum: Lessons and Units of Study

Audience Principals, Coaches, Superintendents, Teachers (Early Childhood), Teachers (Elementary), Teachers (Middle School), Teachers (High School), Teachers (ALL), Parents

California Association for the Gifted 58th Annual Conference

7:45am PST

Ted Murcray

7:45am PST

Sandy Robertson

10:30am PST

Marcie Griffith

1:00pm PST

Laura Sosa

1:00pm PST

Leslie Moritz

Cheryl Rys

3:30pm PST

Dr. Sharon Bennett

11:00am PST

Sibyl Sperber

12:00pm PST

Donna Knoell

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