Strand Offering 2024

 

Confratute—July 14–18, 2024

Sunday 7:00-8:00 PM—Welcome and Keynote
What I Learned When I Stopped Talking and Started Listening to Students-Rachel McAnallen

Monday 8:45-9:00 AM–Welcome and Orientation-Sally Reis

 

MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
KEYNOTES: 9:00 – 10:00 AM
MINI KEYNOTES:
9:00 – 10:30 AM
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
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—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

 

CLOSING KEYNOTE
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

 

Level Up: Moves to Elevate Learning and Unleash Talent—Emily Mofield

STRAND BLOCK B: 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT.
 
  1. Students with 2e/ASD—Using Strength-based Enrichment for Students Who Are Academically Talented With ASD—Baum & Reis
  2. Developing Scientific Talent—D. Bothmer
  3. Supporting Social and Emotional Needs in the Classroom—Burton
  4. Engaging Students in Enjoyable Reading with SEM-R—Eckert
  5. Building a Mathematical Discourse Toolkit to Support Reasoning and Creativity—Firmender
  6. Compacting and Differentiation—Fogarty
  7. Designing Type I Learning Experiences—Housand
  8. Moving Students Toward Deeper Thinking: Instructional Strategies for Promoting Inquiry and Critical Thinking—Leppien
  9. What’s the Big Idea? Teaching with Concepts to Support Depth and Engagement—Little
  10. Mathematics: Conceptual Knowledge vs. Procedural Knowledge—McAnallen
  11. Understanding Motivation and Reducing Underachievement—Siegle
  12. Enrichment Clusters: A Practical Plan for Real-World, Student-Driven Learning—Waicunas
  13. Representation Matters: Addressing Missingness of Black, Brown, and Indigenous Students in Gifted and Talented Programs—Whiting

 

 

CONFRATUTE ENDS THURSDAY AFTER LUNCH

STRAND BLOCK C/SPECIAL TOPICS: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EDT.
 
  1. Nurturing a Mindfulness Classroom—S. Bothmer
  2. Adventures in Science—Dewell
  3. Geometric Origami—McAnallen
  4. Prioritizing Authentic Learning and Joy Through Type III Projects—Taylor
 
EVENING FORUMS: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT.
 

 

Confratute Participants