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Confratute-July 12–14, 2023

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.

WEDNESDAY 7/12
THURSDAY 7/13
FRIDAY 7/14
MORNING KEYNOTES: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT.
Dante Dixson
Sally Reis & Joe Renzulli
Alexander Solod
STRAND BLOCK A: 10:15 AM – 11:30 AM EDT.
  1. Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM)—Renzulli & Reis [Wednesday]
    [SEM Breakout Strands meet on Thursday and Friday]

    1. Elementary—Brandon
    2. Middle/High School—Brigandi
    3. Implementing the SEM for Administrators, Coordinators, and School Leaders—Quatrano & Spataro
  2. Unlocking Creativity in the Classroom: A Pragmatic Practitioners Perspective—Beldon
  3. Enhancing Collaboration Between Gifted Education Specialists and Classroom Teachers—Dulong-Langley, Siegle, & Wright
  4. Let’s Be Scientists!—Heilbronner
  5. Questions and Answers and More Questions – Supporting Rich Discussion and Inquiry—Little
STRAND BLOCK B: 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM EDT.
  1. Cultivate Creativity and Confidence in Young Writers and Yourself!—Anderson
  2. Engaging Students in Enjoyable Reading with SEM-R—Eckert
  3. Developing Talents in Primary Grade Students Using Enrichment—Fogarty
  4. Curriculum Compacting and Differentiation in the Mixed-Ability Classroom (Gr. K-6)—Gilson
  5. Designing Type I Learning Experiences—Housand
  6. Redefining Differentiated Curriculum Opportunities for All through Home and Community Connections—Nyberg & Mazone
  7. Enrichment Clusters—Waicunas
STRAND BLOCK C: 1:45 PM – 3:00 PM EDT.
  1. Beyond the IEP: Implementing a Strength-based Model for 2e Learners—Baum
  2. Moving Stories: Storytelling and Nonverbal Communication for SEL Development—Herman
  3. Differentiating Curriculum AND Instruction—Kaplan
  4. Beautiful Risks: Why the Arts Matter Now More Than Ever (and How to Integrate Them in Your Thinking)—Lacina
  5. Books as Hooks for Lifelong Learning—Richards
  6. Help! This Student Isn’t Acting Gifted—Siegle
  7. The Scholar Identity Model™—Whiting
LIVE SPECIAL SESSIONS: 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EST.
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