Strand Offering In-Person

 

Sunday, July 9th, 7:00-8:00 PM
Orientation and Keynote – ITE C80

Monday, July 10th, 8:30-9:00 AM
Orientation (encore) – ITE C80

 

Strand Offerings—In-Person

Strands are three-day sessions. Once you choose your strand for each block, you should attend that strand on all days of the conference. You can attend up to 3 strands live.

MONDAY 7/10
TUESDAY 7/11
WEDNESDAY 7/12
THURSDAY 7/13
KEYNOTES: 9:00 – 10:00 AM
MINI KEYNOTES:
9:00 – 10:30 AM
Sally Reis and Joe Renzulli
Brian Housand
Dante Dixson

STRAND BLOCK A: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM EDT.

  1. Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM)—Renzulli & Reis [Monday]
    [SEM Breakout Strands meet on Tuesday and Wednesday]

    1. Elementary—Taylor & Brandon
    2. Middle—Femc-Bagwell
    3. Implementing the SEM for Administrators, Coordinators, and School Leaders—Quatrano & Spataro
  2. Beyond the IEP: Implementing a Strength-based Model for 2e Learners—Baum
  3. From Inspiration to Exhibition – Facilitating Type III Projects—Firmender
  4. Beautiful Risks: Why the Arts Matter Now More Than Ever (and How to Integrate Them in Your Thinking)—Lacina
  5. Mathematics: Conceptual Knowledge vs Procedural Knowledge—McAnallen
  6. Books as Hooks for Lifelong Learning—Richards
  7. Lights! Camera! Action! Enhancing Student Video Recordings and Live Streaming with the Free OBS Studio App—Siegle

  1. Gifted But Won’t Produce: Strategies to Ignite the Reluctant Writers—Baum
  2. Creative Mathematics Is Not an Oxymoron—McAnallen
  3. Five Tips for Unlocking Your Students’ Gifts—Siegle

CLOSING KEYNOTE
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Sandra Chafouleas

STRAND BLOCK B: 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT.
 
  1. Assessing Student, Teacher, Parent, and Community Interests to Design and Support Enrichment Experiences—Femc-Bagwell
  2. Supporting Social and Emotional Needs in the Classroom—Burton
  3. Adventures in Science—Dewell
  4. Enhancing Collaboration Between Gifted Education Specialists and Classroom Teachers—Dulong-Langley, Siegle, & Wright
  5. Uncovering and Responding to Mathematical Talent—Firmender
  6. Compacting and Differentiation—Fogarty
  7. Exploring the Depths of Deeper Learning—Leppien
  8. Redefining Differentiated Curriculum Opportunities for All through Home and Community Connections—Nyberg
  9. Prioritizing Authentic Learning and Joy Through Type III Projects—Taylor

 

 

CONFRATUTE ENDS THURSDAY AFTER LUNCH

STRAND BLOCK C: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT.
 
  1. Engaging Students in Enjoyable Reading with SEM-R—Eckert
  2. Engaging High Potential and 2e Students Through Depth of Knowledge (DOK) and Good Questioning—Francis
  3. Designing Type I Learning Experiences—Housand
  4. What’s the Big Idea? Teaching with Concepts to Support Depth and Engagement—Little
  5. Growing Giftedness: Using Literacy and STEM for Critical & Creative Thinking—Marsh
  6. Geometric Origami—McAnallen
  7. Enrichment Clusters—Waicunas
  8. The Scholar Identity Model™—Whiting
 
 

 

Confratute Participants