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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 The Gratitude Project- An Innovative Approach to Student-Led Research and Exploration of Universal Concepts AndreasValerie Del Carlo Asking Hard Questions: Critical Thinking Design with Paul's Reasoning Model Mesquite CTed Murcray 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 Writing and the 2e Learner - Sponsored by Bridges Academy Mesquite DEMary McInerney 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 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 Engage Students in 21st Century Learning with Renzulli Learning ChinoJeanne N. Pascon Keys to Learning: Adding Layers of Rigor PasadenaMarcie Griffith Using Math Prompts in Every Grade Level VenturaDolph Petris

1:00pm PST

Learning to Deal with the Unpredictable: Using Tools of Improv with 2E Students Mesquite GHDr. Richard Cash When Math is a Problem: Creative and Humorous Ways to Teach Math without Worksheets Mesquite DEDr. Rachel McAnallen Unwrapping the Gift: Rethinking Leadership in a Gifted School Smoketree EJennifer Nusbaum • Lynn Weed Relationships And Retakes: Helping Students Develop A Growth Mindset Smoketree ABDr. John Hayden Learning to Think, Thinking to Learn: Strategies to Empower Students San JacintoDr. Jann Leppien Questioning In The Classroom To Support Interdisciplinary Instruction AndreasJuli Petrilli Introduction to the Original Prompts of Depth and Complexity MaderaKrisa Muller Strategies to Generate LCAP Support for Gifted Services in Your School District Smoketree DBarrett Snider • Caitlin Jung

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 Depth and Complexity: A practical approach to Teaching the Prompts AndreasRobyn Arnold Teaching Students to Self-differentiate As a Way of Implementing a Challenging Curriculum for Every Student San JacintoGian Molero Exploring the New Prompts of Depth and Complexity MaderaKrisa Muller Multiage Learning Environments: Supporting Social, Emotional, and Academic Needs Through Design Thinking Pedagogy. Mesquite CMichael Buist • Rebecca Coplan Project Period Table: A Successful use of Type III Enrichment for Gifted VenturaDr. Andrew Almazan • Dafne Almazan Identification of Giftedness: Opportunities for Equity Mesquite FKaren Anderson Supporting Diversity in Gifted Education Panel Smoketree DAlicia Weyeneth • Dr. Pamela Lovett • Dr. Frank Worrell • Martha Gomez Unlocking the "GATE" for Latino Students SierraCatherine Estrada Interdisciplinary Instruction: Differentiation, Demonstration and Discussion Mojave Learning CenterDr. Sandra Kaplan • Eugenia Mora-Flores • Dr. William McComas • Dr. Julia Nyberg • Dr. Kim McComas

3:30pm PST

How Mathematical Learning Disorder Works and is Overlooked Mesquite DEDr. Paul Beljan Why Before How: Inquiry Based Instruction and the Twice Exceptional Learner Mesquite GHErica Herro • Molly Bozzo Quality Professional Learning to Support Gifted Students CatalinaAileen Allison-Zarea • Diane Crum Inquiry/PBL and the Gifted Student AndreasVanessa Heller An Introduction to Differentiation MaderaJulie Hull Robotics, Electronics, & Engineering: Helping Gifted Learners Engage, Advance Academically and Be Future-Ready! PasadenaDonna Knoell 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 Inquiry-Based Instruction Through Texts of High Complexity Ensures Academic Rigor and Critical Thinking PuebloKelly Emanuel Compacting Curriculum MaderaKrisa Muller 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 How to Support the Needs of GATE Students and Parents Smoketree DKate Miller • Joyann Sofio PBL: Problem-, Project-, and Passion-Based Learning with Renzulli Learning ChinoJeanne N. Pascon Intersections: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Depth and Complexity San JacintoDr. Julia Nyberg Think Like a Disciplinarian MaderaJulie Hull Reframing Deficit Thinking to Surplus Thinking: Changing Perceptions of Underserved Gifted SierraDr. Richard Cash

12:00pm PST

Aesthetic Education and the 2e Learner: A Perfect Match Mesquite DEKristin Berman 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 Introducing and Implementing the Prompts of Depth and Complexity and the Content Imperatives AndreasTeresa Koontz Advancing and Enriching Vocabulary, with Depth, Complexity, and Creativity: Joyful Success with Words PasadenaDonna Knoell Getting Out of the Quagmire: A Roadmap for Redirecting Underachievers and Selective Producers CatalinaDr. Richard Cash Friendship & The Gifted Child Mesquite CKim Louie Homeschooling the Gifted Learner Mesquite FStephanie Hood