Joys and Struggles of Creative Productivity–Joe Renzulli Panel with Renzulli Academy Moderated by Sally Reis

Ignite the Light: Cultivate Lifelong Literacy–Susannah Richards

Sifting Through the Essentials of Gifted Education for Talent Cultivation: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff–Del Siegle

Cultivating Pearls of Potential: From Unseen Grit to Unforgettable Brilliance–Brian Housand

1. Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM)—Renzulli & Reis * [Monday]
   [SEM Breakout Strands meet on Tuesday and Wednesday]
   1. Elementary—Brandon
   2. Middle/High—Brigandi
   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. Co-teaching Strategies to Enhance Differentiation & Engagement—Eckert
5. Inviting Engagement and Exploration: Supporting Inquiry in ELA and Math—Firmender, Fogarty & Little
6. Beautiful Risks: Why the Arts Matter Now More Than Ever (And How to Integrate Them in Your Thinking)—Lacina
7. Igniting, Delighting, and Cultivating Literacy Love Through Expository and Diverse Texts—Richards
8. Next Steps for SEM: Going Beyond the Basics–Waicunas & De Nicola

TBD—
Catherine Little

Infusing SEM and SEL Into the Entire School Community—Cheryl Quatrano & Melinda Spataro

Putting Students in the Driver’s Seat: Strategies for Individual or Group Investigations–Jann Leppien

9. Bossy Pants, Perfectionists, and Slackers, Oh My!—Anderson
10. Making Enrichment Work: Easy and Effective Strategies for Every Classroom—Brigandi
11. Exploring Global Education and Social Innovation: Teaching Students Global Citizenship and How to Make a Difference—Field
12. Engaging Students in Enjoyable Reading with SEM-R—Eckert
13. Uncovering Potential: Teachers as Mathematical Talent Scouts—Firmender
14. Compacting and Differentiation—Fogarty
15. From Curious to Creative: An Insider’s Guide to Rabbit Holes—Housand
16. Moving Students Toward Deeper Thinking: Instructional Strategies for Promoting Inquiry and Critical Thinking—Leppien
17. Mathematics: Conceptual Knowledge vs. Procedural Knowledge—McAnallen
18. Using AI and Other Technology in the Classroom—Solomon
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

 

 

 

21. Adventures in Science and Math—Dewell
22. AI Series (Creativity, Critical Thinking, Differentiation)—Housand
23. Geometric Origami—McAnallen
24. Social-Emotional “Boot Camp:” How to Understand and Serve the Social-Emotional Needs of Gifted Learners—Zakreski