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4:00pm CST

Registration Open Salon Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor) Conference Map Marriott Rivercenter 2nd & 3rd Floor

5:00pm CST

Newbee Orientation Salon C/D (3rd Floor)

6:00pm CST

Geeks Who Teach Trivia Night Salon E (3rd Floor)Brian Housand

7:00am CST

Registration Open Salon Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor)

7:30am CST

Marketplace Open Salon Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor)

8:00am CST

AI for Good: Transforming Tomorrow with Technology Conference Room 20/21 (3rd Floor)Heather Brantley LITerally STEM Pearl 3 (2nd Floor)Melissa ONeal • Alecia Cole The STEAMpunks: Creating Equitable and Engaging STEAM Programs for All Students Salon E (3rd Floor)Daniel Buhrow • Rico Sneller • Shana Prugh Accelerating Academic Success for Multilingual Learners Conference Room 3/4 (3rd Floor)Dalia Johnson • Cynthia Martinez Gifted Identification and Service Design Alignment Salon A/B (3rd Floor)Shirley Bachus Policy as a Vehicle for Achieving Equitable Systems of Support Pearl 1 (2nd Floor)Wendy Behrens What the Research Says About Math Talent Development Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor)Melanie S. Meyer

9:00am CST

Connect in the Marketplace Salon Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor)

9:30am CST

giftED Kickoff More Than a Match: Creating Lasting Educational Connections Salon Ballroom G-M (3rd Floor)Michael Flusche • Brian Housand • Andi McNair

10:30am CST

Get Involved with TAGT: Committee Service 101 TAGT Gathering Space (2nd Floor) giftED Gathering Salon Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor)

11:00am CST

A Conversation with e.E. Charlton-Trujillo (Live Podcast Recording) Conference Room 5 (3rd Floor)Michael Flusche • e.E. Charlton-Trujillo Ethics in Science and Engineering Pearl 2 (2nd Floor)Polly Osei • Annie Mitchell NASA Opportunities for K-12 Students Salon A/B (3rd Floor)Steven Smith Retiring "I Don’t Do Math": Leveraging Critical Thinking Math Mindsets to Sharpen Math Skillsets Conference Room 3/4 (3rd Floor)Tabitha Ejinkonye • Gaby Romero Student Centered for Student Success Salon Ballroom G-M (3rd Floor)Michael Matera The Magic of AR and VR in Action! [Secondary Focus] Pearl 3 (2nd Floor)Heather Brantley Discovering Depth & Complexity to Differentiate and Empower Critical Thinking Salon C/D (3rd Floor)Kim Tredick Harnessing the Power of AI: Transforming Secondary ELA Lesson Planning and Instruction to Engage All Learners, Including Advanced Students [Secondary Focus] Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor)Halo Rogers Achieving Equity in Gifted Education: Using the Naglieri General Ability Tests Conference Room 8 (3rd Floor)Kim Lansdowne • Dr. Dina Brulles The Digital Leap: Modernizing Gifted Education Identification Processes Pearl 1 (2nd Floor)Alicia Bergeron • Shannon Ramirez Changing the Perception: Rethinking Your G/T Curriculum and Service Model Southtown 3 (2nd Floor)Judi Elliott • Jennifer Williams Gifted Onboarding: An Intentional Approach to Helping Gifted Learners and Their Families Understand the Gifted Journey Salon E (3rd Floor)Andi McNair

11:45am CST

🍴 Lunch on Your Own Visit the Riverwalk or a local restaurant or use a food delivery service, the choice is yours!

12:00pm CST

Lunch Buddies TAGT Registration Desk (3rd Floor)

1:30pm CST

MasterMind Session: When An At-Risk Summer Becomes A Worthwhile Life Salon Ballroom G-M (3rd Floor)e.E. Charlton-Trujillo

2:45pm CST

Connect in the Marketplace Salon Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor) Meet-up: Elementary Teachers Salon C/D (3rd Floor)Heather Gunn • Katie Hitchman • Rebecca Jasinski • Bonnie Murray Meet-up: Secondary Teachers Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor)Leny Philipose • Javetta Jones Roberson

3:15pm CST

A Conversation with Ilana Walder-Biesanz (Live Podcast Recording) Conference Room 5 (3rd Floor)Michael Flusche • Ilana Walder-Biesanz AI Brilliance Unleashed: Nurturing Scholar Identities in the AI Era Pearl 2 (2nd Floor)Dr. Julia Nyberg • Gilman Whiting Bejeweled: Curriculum Gems for Doing More, with Less Salon Ballroom G-M (3rd Floor)Kelli Mitchell • Lindsey Hart • Caitlin Andrews Consciously Connecting to the Quantitative Strengths of G/T Readers Pearl 1 (2nd Floor)Marla Caviness-French Problem-Based Learning 101: Adapting PBL to Engage and Challenge Gifted Learners Conference Room 3/4 (3rd Floor) Enhancing Differentiation with Technology for Gifted Students Salon A/B (3rd Floor)Bruce Ellis S.B. 2124: Expanding Access to Advanced Math through Universal Screening and Auto-Enrollment Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor)Travis Hill • Melanie S. Meyer PLCs for Campus G/T Specialists Conference Room 20/21 (3rd Floor)Melissa Vasquez The Struggle Is Real: Valuing Productive Struggle Pearl 3 (2nd Floor)Alyssa Hanna Teaching Strategies for Enhancing Thinking and Feeling: A Curricular Model of Confluence [Secondary Focus] Conference Room 8 (3rd Floor)Joyce Miller, Ph.D. • Connie Phelps • Shaunise Robinson, Ed.D. Acceleration: Who, What, When, Where and How? Southtown 3 (2nd Floor)Wendy Behrens

4:15pm CST

Connect in the Marketplace Salon Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor)

4:30pm CST

Tech Tools for the G/T Classroom Salon Ballroom G-M (3rd Floor)Kathryn Gardiol • Jessica Weiss • Jennifer Cooper “There is No Right Answer” – Quick Ways to Challenge and Empower Your Middle School Gifted Students to Think Creatively and Critically Salon C/D (3rd Floor)Charm Mapp G/Ting my AP [Secondary Focus] Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor) Bringing G/T to the Community Conference Room 3/4 (3rd Floor)Michaelle Coker • Donna Johnson Genius Hour Meetup Salon E (3rd Floor)Andi McNair TEA and CAC Update Salon A/B (3rd Floor)Meredith Austin • Monica Brewer

7:30am CST

Marketplace Open Salon Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor) Registration Open TAGT Registration Desk (3rd Floor)

8:00am CST

Coordinator Coffee Sponsored by Knowsys Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor) Canva + AI and the G/T Learner Salon C/D (3rd Floor)Susan Alcala • Donna Hodge E-Portfolios: A Resume for the Next Generation Salon E (3rd Floor)Chastity Crissman • Lauren Davis Empowering Writing Skills to Impact Research [Secondary Focus] Salon A/B (3rd Floor)Jennifer Seaton Gifted Tricks, Classroom Escape Rooms & Forensic Scenes! Pearl 1 (2nd Floor)PBL Project Growing Beyond the "Yet" of Motivation Science and Mindset: Practical Techniques Pearl 2 (2nd Floor)Nicole Mattingly Using Children's Literature to Promote Ponderings Southtown 3 (2nd Floor)Johnna Rosson Procrastination, Perfectionism, and Paralysis Conference Room 20/21 (3rd Floor)Greg Reeves • Tobi McMillan Cognitive Strategies for Building Success for ALL Students with CogAT Pearl 3 (2nd Floor)Amy Chandler • Jennifer Ruth • Monica Simonds Research in Practice: How Educators are Doing More with Less Using the Total School Cluster Grouping Model Conference Room 8 (3rd Floor)Kelly Cross • Katherine Pentz • Laura Benavidez • Rachel Friedrich • Katie Hitchman • Melanie S. Meyer

9:00am CST

Connect in the Marketplace Salon Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor)

9:15am CST

MasterMind Session: How an Adventurous Spirit Can Unlock Greatness Salon Ballroom G-M (3rd Floor)Michael Matera

10:30am CST

Connect in the Marketplace Salon Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor) Meet-up: Small & Rural Districts Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor)Cecelia Boswell giftED Meet-up: TPSP Implementation & Updates Salon C/D (3rd Floor)Rubi Contreras

11:00am CST

A Conversation with Dina Brulles (Live Podcast Recording) Conference Room 5 (3rd Floor)Michael Flusche • Dr. Dina Brulles Innovation Knows No Language Barrier Through Gifted/Talented Dual Language STEAM Pearl 1 (2nd Floor)Estephanie Ronquillo • Patricia Castano • Laila Ferris Phenomenal Phenomena: Using Discrepant Events To Trigger Inquiry In Science Pearl 3 (2nd Floor)Matt Wells Ready to Use Vocabulary Activities [Secondary Focus] Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor)Claire Skierski • Sheila Griffith Alternative Assessments That Rock and Roll Salon Ballroom G-M (3rd Floor)Michael Matera From STEM to STEAM: Unleashing Creativity and the Arts into Your Gifted Education Lessons (Elementary) Salon E (3rd Floor)Stephanie Higgs Supercharged Science: Integrating Depth and Complexity with the New TEKS Salon C/D (3rd Floor)Katelyn Barnhart I'm Just G/T: The Many Faces of Gifted and Talented Students Southtown 3 (2nd Floor)Ginger Canaan • Steven Hammons Does Your Curriculum Support the Whole Gifted Child? Pearl 2 (2nd Floor)Debi Torres Empowered But Exasperated: Nurturing Executive Function and Mental Health in Gifted Kids Salon A/B (3rd Floor)Erika Lucas Voices of LGBTQ and Gifted Students: What They Need from Teachers Conference Room 8 (3rd Floor)Amanda Rudolph

11:45am CST

🍴Lunch on Your Own Visit the Riverwalk or a local restaurant or use a food delivery service, the choice is yours!

12:00pm CST

Lunch Buddies TAGT Registration Desk (3rd Floor)

1:15pm CST

A Conversation with Michael Matera (Live Podcast Recording) Conference Room 5 (3rd Floor)Michael Flusche • Michael Matera

1:30pm CST

Garbage In / Garbage Out: The Art & Craft of Engineering Better Prompts and Questions Salon E (3rd Floor)Brian Housand How to Increase Engagement by Limiting Choices for the G/T Learner Conference Room 20/21 (3rd Floor)Kate Wells Inspiring Self-Determination Through Invention Education Southtown 3 (2nd Floor)Jessica Fiew Climbing Bloom’s Taxonomy with Depth & Complexity Salon C/D (3rd Floor)Parker Tredick Differentiation Made Easy: Any Grade Level, Any Subject! Salon Ballroom G-M (3rd Floor)Stephanie Higgs Identifying and Serving Gifted Dual Language Students: Best Practices to Empower our Learners into Developing their Full Potential Conference Room 8 (3rd Floor)Elsa Acosta • Yoliani Saud It’s a Family Thing! Pearl 1 (2nd Floor)Deanna Lovesmith Prepping for Fallout: Building your Doomsday Bunker for a Post-Apocalyptic Gifted World Conference Room 3/4 (3rd Floor)Colin Seale Aligning the Secondary Service Model: Creating Collaboration between Advanced/Honors and AP Courses Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor)Theresa Pollok Puzzlerama: The Joy of Rigorous Puzzles and Games Pearl 2 (2nd Floor)Sheila Mulbry • Chris Ryan • Leslie Kerner STEM Blitz: Rapid-Fire Elevation Pearl 3 (2nd Floor)Hunter Miller • Blythe Brown Unlocking Potential: Transforming Gifted Education with Independent Study Mentorship (ISM) [Secondary Focus] Salon A/B (3rd Floor)Tiffany Sweitzer-Guzman • Maria Cisneros • Roxanne Brown

2:30pm CST

Connect in the Marketplace Salon Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor)

2:45pm CST

Calling Writers, Reviewers, and Do-ers! Learn more about TEMPO+ Marriott Rivercenter 2nd & 3rd FloorMelanie S. Meyer

3:15pm CST

A Conversation with Stephanie Higgs (Live Podcast Recording) Conference Room 5 (3rd Floor)Michael Flusche • Stephanie Higgs Do the Math: Learning Logic, Strategy and Fun at the Bridge Table Pearl 1 (2nd Floor)Betty Starzec • Sally Sassen Get Moving with NASA Design Challenges Salon E (3rd Floor)Steven Smith Increasing Rigor and Engagement in the Classroom: Tips and Tricks to Try Tomorrow! Pearl 3 (2nd Floor)Michelle Swain Is "Deep" Deep Enough? Depth and Complexity for Gifted Students in a 3-5 ELAR classroom Pearl 2 (2nd Floor)Susan Rasmussen • Amy Dowies • Kari Emory (Christoferson) Rural? Your Resources Limited? Check in here. Southtown 3 (2nd Floor)Cecelia Boswell • Celeste Sodergren That’s Giftedness,Too! Practical Ways to See and Support Non-Academic Giftedness Salon E (3rd Floor)Andi McNair Student Panel: 2024 National Math Stars Conference Room 8 (3rd Floor)Ilana Walder-Biesanz • Alex Lochoff Using SAT Concepts and Skills to Build Intellectual Flexibility Across Disciplines Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor)Alana Morris • Sheila Griffith • Tracy Scholz Painting Differentiation with 3 C's: Critical Thinking, Collaboration & Creativity Salon C/D (3rd Floor)Brigette Cardenas Teaching Gifted Students How to Gather Information for Research Projects Using Discipline-Based Methods Conference Room 20/21 (3rd Floor)Tricia Filippini • Susan Johnsen Who is a Gifted Multilingual Learner? Conference Room 3/4 (3rd Floor)Marcy Voss Deep in the Heart of Texas: An ESC Collaborative Experience Salon A/B (3rd Floor)ESC Region Specialists

4:15pm CST

Connect in the Marketplace Salon Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor) A Conversation with Wendy Behrens (Live Podcast Recording) Conference Room 5 (3rd Floor)Wendy Behrens • Michael Flusche

4:30pm CST

Speed Geeking Salon Ballroom G-M (3rd Floor)Andi McNair • Brian Housand Unlocking Potential: How Your Students Can Change the World Pearl 1 (2nd Floor)Robin Johnson • Grizelle Larriviel Gifted/Talented Updated Rules and State Plan Pearl 3 (2nd Floor)Meredith Austin • Monica Brewer Success in Cluster Grouping: Making it Work Using Local Norms Salon E (3rd Floor)Kim Lansdowne • Dr. Dina Brulles

7:30am CST

Marketplace Open Salon Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor) Registration Open Salon Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor)

8:00am CST

Prompt Engineering for G/T Educators AND Students to Create Engaging and Complex Artifacts Salon E (3rd Floor)Bruce Ellis SEEDs of Wonder: The Secret Ingredient for a Thinking Classroom Pearl 1 (2nd Floor)Brian Housand • Chris Ryan • Leslie Kerner Rookie to Rock Star with Depth and Complexity Pearl 2 (2nd Floor)Michelle Clayton • Angie Jeffcoat Setting Up Innovation Labs to Actively Engage Students Salon A/B (3rd Floor)Jessica Weiss • Jennifer Cooper • Kathryn Gardiol Revamp and Reignite: Transforming Your Middle School G/T Program Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor)Lizette Ramirez • Ginger Brown Elevating Math Learning: Low-Floor, High-Ceiling Activities to Build Fluency and Flexibility Pearl 3 (2nd Floor)Katie Hitchman • Kelly Cross Teaching Gifted Multilingual Learners with Depth and Complexity Salon C/D (3rd Floor)Marcy Voss Distracted: Why G/T Students Can't Concentrate (And What We Can Do About It) [Secondary Focus] Conference Room 20/21 (3rd Floor)Matt Wells

9:00am CST

Connect in the Marketplace Salon Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor)

9:30am CST

Project-Based Instruction: Building a Collaborative and Creative Community of Learners Southtown 3 (2nd Floor)Jan Martinez Thinking Outside the Game Box: Family Adventures in Creativity and Critical Thought Pearl 1 (2nd Floor)Kathryn Galinat Unraveling Riddles and Cultivating Curiosity: The Magic of Scavenger Hunts Pearl 2 (2nd Floor)Yvonne Garcia • Sheila Mulbry Purposeful Pathways: Designing Inclusive Kindergarten Screening for Gifted and Advanced Services Conference Room 3/4 (3rd Floor)Biselva Ortega • Vivian Burleson Trials, Tribulations, & Triumphs: The Trail to Talent Development (Taylor's Version) Salon E (3rd Floor)Brian Housand Using College Board Programs to Support CCMR Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor)Lana Sveda Demystifying Giftedness: Unveiling the Soul of the Gifted Learner for the Sake of Student Mental Health Salon A/B (3rd Floor)Erika Lucas

10:30am CST

Connect in the Marketplace Salon Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor)

10:45am CST

MasterMind Session: Real Self-Care at Work: It’s Not About Bubble Baths or Juice Cleanses Salon Ballroom G-M (3rd Floor)Pooja Lakshmin, MD