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8:00am CST

Coordinator Coffee Sponsored by Knowsys

Thursday December 5, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST

Take a moment to catch up with your fellow G/T leaders and share your challenges and solutions with your favorite morning brew in this casual coffee and chat session, sponsored by Knowsys Educational Services LLC.

Thursday December 5, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor)

Keyword Coordinators/Specialists

10:30am CST

Meet-up: Small & Rural Districts

Thursday December 5, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am CST

Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor)

Are you attending from a small and/or rural district? There are unique needs you face that can be helped by having a network of others from similar districts. Join this meet-up to make new connections to help you after you get back home.

Speakers

Cecelia Boswell

Educational Consultant, Austin Creek Education Systems

Cecelia Boswell is an educator, consultant, and author. She taught migrant and giftedstudents, was Advanced Academics Consultant and Executive Director of AdvancedAcademics in an urban school where she created a middle school gifted academy. Sheled research projects, professional... Read More →

Thursday December 5, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am CST
Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor)

11:00am CST

Ready to Use Vocabulary Activities [Secondary Focus]

Thursday December 5, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm CST

Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor)

Targeted vocabulary study is essential, but how do you make it interesting and efficient? How do you integrate high-level vocabulary activities into a sustained vocabulary program without taking too much class time? Walk away with a menu of flexible activities you can use with a variety of vocabulary resources.

Speakers

Claire Skierski

English Department Chair, Grand Prairie ISD

Claire Skierski is an enthusiastic English teacher in her thirtieth year in education. Formerly a gifted specialist, she currently serves as the English department chair and teaches AP English Language and Composition, OnRamps Rhetoric (dual enrollment), and English III at Dubiski... Read More →

Sheila Griffith

President, Knowsys Educational Services, LLC

Dr. Sheila Griffith is the author of the Knowsys College Readiness Program and the Knowsys Vocabulary Builder Program and the co-author of the Knowsys That's Genius Math Program. Dr. Griffith is the co-owner and co-founder of Knowsys Educational Services and a recognized expert in... Read More →

Thursday December 5, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor)

Creativity and Instructional Strategies

Keyword Secondary

1:30pm CST

Aligning the Secondary Service Model: Creating Collaboration between Advanced/Honors and AP Courses

Thursday December 5, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm CST

Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor)

Many of our secondary G/T students are serviced by our Advanced/Honors and AP courses. In them, how do we differentiate for G/T students but also ensure that we are aligned with AP expectations? This session dives into how a large, surburban district is acreating alignment between Advanced/Honors and AP teachers.

Speakers

Theresa Pollok

Director of Advanced Academics, Mansfield ISD

Current K-12 Director of Advanced Academics for Mansfield ISD. Former ELAR/SS Instructional Coach. Former Secondary ELAR & Library Coordinator for MISD. Most recently was the Assistant Principal of Instruction for Red Oak Middle School (Grades 6-8; 1600+ students)

Thursday December 5, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm CST
Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor)

Differentiated Curriculum

Keyword Secondary, Coordinators/Specialists

3:15pm CST

Using SAT Concepts and Skills to Build Intellectual Flexibility Across Disciplines

Thursday December 5, 2024 3:15pm - 4:45pm CST

Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor)

Participants will explore important instructional considerations in light of the new Digital SAT and what we have learned so far. We will then engage in a concrete framework/routine to meaningfully use SAT concepts and skills to build critical thinking habits across disciplines and contexts.

Speakers

Alana Morris

Coordinator of High School Humanities, Spring Branch ISD

Alana Morris has been leading literacy in Texas and abroad for 36 years and has taught all levels from elementary through high school. She is currently the Coordinator of High School Humanities in Spring Branch ISD and teaches in the Education Dept. at the University of Houston. She... Read More →

Sheila Griffith

President, Knowsys Educational Services, LLC

Tracy Scholz

Director of Advanced Academic Studies, Spring Branch ISD

Dr. Tracy Scholz has been an educator for over 25 years. She has experience as a classroom teacher, department specialist, district interventionist, district coordinator, and served as the Associate Director for the Teacher Education Program at Rice University. She is a contributor... Read More →

Thursday December 5, 2024 3:15pm - 4:45pm CST
Conference Room 1/2 (3rd Floor)

Creativity and Instructional Strategies

Keyword Secondary