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Thursday, December 5
 

8:00am CST

Procrastination, Perfectionism, and Paralysis
Thursday December 5, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
Gifted, advanced, and twice-exceptional students present great challenges. Perfectionist or procrastinator? Lack of skill or lack of motivation? Underachiever or non-producer? This engaging session will explore some of the factors that inhibit student performance in the classroom and look at some solutions to help students reach their potential.
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avatar for Greg Reeves

Greg Reeves

Gifted Specialist, Think Big Learning
Gregory Reeves is a gifted education specialist for Think Big Learning. He has spent 33 years in education as a Latin and English teacher, G/T coordinator, and department chairman. Greg recently retired as the English Language Arts and G/T education specialist at the Region 17 Education... Read More →
avatar for Tobi McMillan

Tobi McMillan

Co-owner, Think Big Learning
www.thinkbiglearning.net
Thursday December 5, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
Conference Room 20/21 (3rd Floor)

1:30pm CST

How to Increase Engagement by Limiting Choices for the G/T Learner
Thursday December 5, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm CST
Feeling overwhelmed as you keep adding more to your load to differentiate for your special learners? What about limiting choices as a source of creativity within our current curriculum? This session will share lots of tried and tested ideas that will have your students 100% engaged!
Speakers
avatar for Kate Wells

Kate Wells

Elementary Teacher, CFISD
Kate is an award-winning elementary teacher and educational consultant based in Houston, TX who is a regular presenter at giftED. Having raised a 2E child and taught gifted students in all 3rd-5th grade subjects, (in both clustered and self-contained settings), Kate is passionate... Read More →
Thursday December 5, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm CST
Conference Room 20/21 (3rd Floor)

3:15pm CST

Teaching Gifted Students How to Gather Information for Research Projects Using Discipline-Based Methods
Thursday December 5, 2024 3:15pm - 4:45pm CST
This session will describe how to teach gifted students in grades K-12 specific discipline-based research methods for independent study projects. Sources and methods will be linked to specific questions and aligned to TPSP steps and criteria. Opportunities will be provided for participants to discuss different methods and implementation challenges.
Speakers
avatar for Tricia Filippini

Tricia Filippini

GT Specialist, Waco ISD
Tricia Filippini is in her third year as a GT specialist in Waco ISD and is currently a Ph.D. student in Educational Psychology at Baylor University, where she studies gifted education and creativity. She has a background and degrees in Museum Studies and Music Education, and she... Read More →
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Susan Johnsen

Professor Emerita, Baylor
Susan K. Johnsen, PhD, is professor emerita of Educational Psychology at Baylor University. She has written three tests for identifying gifted students and more than 300 articles, monographs, technical reports, chapters, and books related to gifted education. She is editor-in-chief... Read More →
Thursday December 5, 2024 3:15pm - 4:45pm CST
Conference Room 20/21 (3rd Floor)
 
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