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

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 Asking Hard Questions: Critical Thinking Design with Paul's Reasoning Model Mesquite CTed Murcray 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 Developing Critical Thinking and Creativity as a "Maker" Smoketree CDr. Gary Saunders II

10:30am PST

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 STEM: Challenge Children to Reach Their Full Potential and Enjoy Every Minute of It San JacintoDr. Tamar Andrews • Avital Etehad Spiraling Through DOK With the Prompts of Depth/Complexity & Technology Smoketree CYvette Mezzanatto • Nyree Clark • Carrie Northcott

1:00pm PST

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 Diving Deeper with Student-Selected Text PasadenaLaura Sosa New to Gifted Education... We have tools! Mesquite CLeslie Moritz • Cheryl Rys Using Video Production to Drive Differentiation in a GATE Cluster Classroom Smoketree CPaul Longshore

2:15pm PST

Maslow 2.0: The Hierarchy of Needs, Redefined CatalinaDr. Scott Barry Kaufman Pear Deck and Google Slides: The Perfect Pear PuebloSusan Casey The 3 C’s of Success: Coding, Collaboration, and Content Smoketree CAllison Davis

3:30pm PST

How Mathematical Learning Disorder Works and is Overlooked Mesquite DEDr. Paul Beljan Muggle Studies San JacintoLenae Lazzelle Dig Deeper-Literature and Thinking Like a Disciplinarian VenturaDr. Sharon Bennett Robotics, Electronics, & Engineering: Helping Gifted Learners Engage, Advance Academically and Be Future-Ready! PasadenaDonna L Knoell Arts Integration: Creativity, Collaboration, and the Brain ChinoMarisa Cleghorn Gifted and Bilingual Education SierraBrenda Angulo • Andrea Zambrano

8:00am PST

Connecting through Collaboration San JacintoMonica Dalton • Lynn Barakat Inquiry-Based Instruction Through Texts of High Complexity Ensures Academic Rigor and Critical Thinking PuebloKelly Emanuel Utilizing Games as a Means to Provide Challenge AndreasDr. Elizabeth Glass

11:00am PST

How to Support the Needs of GATE Students and Parents Smoketree DKate Miller • Joyann Sofio Reluctant Writers, Nevermore! VenturaSibyl Sperber How Can They Be So Smart If They Can't Get Anything Done? Mesquite FStacy Colwell Exploring Mathematics Using Desmos and Geogebra CatalinaDr. Kim McComas

12:00pm PST

Pick Me Up When I Fall Down: Identifying, Encouraging, and Building Resilience Through Purposeful Goal Setting San JacintoGretchen Stanerson 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 Getting Out of the Quagmire: A Roadmap for Redirecting Underachievers and Selective Producers CatalinaDr. Richard Cash Pear Deck and Google Slides: The Perfect Pear ChinoSusan Casey