Where Do Ideas Come From?-Joe Renzulli

Strides to Advance Equity in Gifted Education–April Wells

Using Strength-Based Enrichment to Stimulate and Engage Twice Exceptional Learners–Susan Baum & Sally Reis

Garbage In / Garbage Out: The Art & Craft of Engineering Better Prompts and Questions for AI and Human Interactions—Brian Housand

 

1. Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM)—Renzulli & Reis * [Monday]
   [SEM Breakout Strands meet on Tuesday and Wednesday]
   1. Elementary—Brandon & Taylor
   2. Middle/High—Waicunas
   3. Implementing the SEM for Administrators, Coordinators, and School Leaders—Quatrano & Spataro
2. Writing From Scratch: Whip Up Delicious Writing Lessons Your Students Will Eat Up!—Anderson
3. Beyond the IEP: Implementing a Strength Based Model for 2e Learnings—Baum
4. Developing Math Talent in Your Elementary Students—Gavin
5. Beautiful Risks: Why the Arts Matter Now More Than Ever (And How to Integrate Them in Your Thinking)—Lacina
6. Igniting, Delighting, and Cultivating Literacy Love Through Expository and Diverse Texts—Richards
7. Inviting Engagement and Exploration: Supporting Inquiry in ELA and Math—Firmender, Fogarty, & Little

Rigor not Rigor mortis: Escalating ELA, Literacy, and Thinking for High Ability Students—Susannah Richards

Unleashing Brilliance: Navigating the Landscape of Gifted Education in the Era of Equity and AI—Gilman Whiting & Julia Nyberg

 

 

8. Students with 2e/ASD—Using Strength-based Enrichment for Students Who Are Academically Talented With ASD—Baum & Reis
9. Developing Scientific Talent—D. Bothmer
10. Supporting Social and Emotional Needs in the Classroom—Burton
11. Engaging Students in Enjoyable Reading with SEM-R—Eckert
12. Building a Mathematical Discourse Toolkit to Support Reasoning and Creativity—Firmender
13. Compacting and Differentiation—Fogarty
14. Designing Type I Learning Experiences—Housand
15. Moving Students Toward Deeper Thinking: Instructional Strategies for Promoting Inquiry and Critical Thinking—Leppien
16. What’s the Big Idea? Teaching with Concepts to Support Depth and Engagement—Little
17. Mathematics: Conceptual Knowledge vs. Procedural Knowledge—McAnallen
18. Understanding Motivation and Reducing Underachievement—Siegle
19. Enrichment Clusters: A Practical Plan for Real-World, Student-Driven Learning—Waicunas
20. Representation Matters: Addressing Missingness of Black, Brown, and Indigenous Students in Gifted and Talented Programs—Whiting

 

 

CONFRATUTE ENDS THURSDAY AFTER LUNCH

 

21. Nurturing a Mindfulness Classroom—S. Bothmer
22. Adventures in Science—Dewell
23. Geometric Origami—McAnallen
24. Prioritizing Authentic Learning and Joy Through Type III Projects—Taylor