Handouts & Resources 2024

 

This site has been created for Confratute presenters to share handouts, presentations, and recommended resources with participants. Please note that handouts are posted with the permissions of the presenter. Not all handouts are available for download. If you are a Confratute presenter and wish to have materials posted here, email your files to confratute@uconn.edu .

Strand Handouts
Keynote Handouts
Evening Forums & Mini-Keynote Handouts
Special Topics Handouts

Strand Handouts

No.
Strand/Presenter
Handouts
1A
Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM)—Elementary
Laurel Brandon
•  Handout 1 (Google Docs FIle)
•  Handout 2 (Google Docs File)
1B
Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM)—Middle/High
Nicole Waicunas
2
Writing From Scratch: Whip Up Delicious Writing Lessons Your Students Will Eat Up!
Shannon Anderson
3
Beyond the IEP: Implementing a Strength Based Model for 2e Learnings
Susan Baum
4
Developing Math Talent in Your Elementary Students
Kathy Gavin
7
Inviting engagement and exploration: Supporting inquiry in ELA and Math
Janine Firmender
Resources (Google Docs Files)
12
Building a Mathematical Discourse Toolkit to Support Reasoning and Creativity
Janine Firmender
Resources (Google Docs Files)
13
Compacting and Differentiation
Liz Fogarty
15
Moving Students Toward Deeper Thinking: Instructional Strategies for Promoting Inquiry and Critical Thinking
Jann Leppien
Handouts (Dropbox Files)
18
Understanding Motivation and Reducing Underachievement
Del Siegle
19
Enrichment Clusters: A Practical Plan for Real-World, Student-Driven Learning
Nicole Waicunas
22
Adventures in Science
Glenn Dewell
Adventures in Science Resources (Google Drive Files)
 
 
 

 

Keynote Handouts

Date
Strand/Presenter
Handouts
July 17
Using Strength-Based Enrichment to Stimulate and Engage Twice Exceptional Learners
Susan Baum & Sally Reis
July 18
Level Up: Moves to Elevate Learning and Unleash Talent
Emily Mofield
 
 
 

 

Evening Forums & Mini-Keynote Handouts

Date
Strand/Presenter
Handouts
July 15
A Not-so-Trivial Pursuit: Using Trivia Games for Social-Emotional Learning
Matthew Zakreski
July 15
Lessons in Chemistry
Glenn Dewell
Lessons in Chemistry Resources (Google Drive Files)
July 16
Newton and His Laws
Glenn Dewell
Newton and His Laws Resources (Google Drive Files)
July 16
Developing Student Agency by Facilitating Student Investigations
Jann Leppien
Handouts (Dropbox Files)
 
 
 

 

Special Topics Handouts

Date
Strand/Presenter
Handouts
July 15
Table Top! Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Games That Your Gifted Students Will Actually Like
Matthew Zakreski
July 15
Incorporate Problem Solving into Existing Curriculum
Kyla Mocharnuk
July 15
Understanding and Exploring AI: A Beginner’s Primer
Del Siegle
July 16
Project Bump Up: Differentiate Up! A Guide to Plan and Organize Differentiation
Susan Dulong Langley & Del Siegle
July 16
Movement in the Classroom
Julie Delgado
July 17
Project EAGLE: Ready to POP! A Dynamic Approach to Spotting Mathematical Points of Promise in English Learners
Del Siegle & Susan Dulong Langley
July 17
Inspiring Dynamic Dialogue in the Classroom
Jimmy Wilson & Brittney Hernandez