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Leslie Dover

ACE Academy

7:00am CST

Registration Open Salon Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor)

7:30am CST

Marketplace Open Salon Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor)

9:00am CST

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

10:30am CST

giftED Gathering Salon Ballroom Foyer (3rd Floor)

11:00am CST

NASA Opportunities for K-12 Students Salon A/B (3rd Floor)Steven Smith

11:45am CST

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

1:30pm CST

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

3:15pm CST

Bejeweled: Curriculum Gems for Doing More, with Less Salon Ballroom G-M (3rd Floor)Kelli Mitchell • Lindsey Hart • Caitlin Andrews Problem-Based Learning 101: Adapting PBL to Engage and Challenge Gifted Learners Conference Room 3/4 (3rd Floor)Dr. Shelagh Gallagher That’s Giftedness,Too! Practical Ways to See and Support Non-Academic Giftedness Salon E (3rd Floor)Andi McNair The Struggle Is Real: Valuing Productive Struggle Pearl 3 (2nd Floor)Alyssa Hanna

4:30pm CST

“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 TEA and CAC Update Salon A/B (3rd Floor)Meredith Austin • Monica Brewer

8:00am CST

E-Portfolios: A Resume for the Next Generation Pearl 1 (2nd 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! Salon E (3rd 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

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)

11:00am CST

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 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

1:30pm CST

How to Increase Engagement by Limiting Choices for the G/T Learner Conference Room 20/21 (3rd Floor)Kate Wells Climbing Bloom’s Taxonomy with Depth & Complexity Salon C/D (3rd Floor)Parker Tredick Puzzlerama: The Joy of Rigorous Puzzles and Games Pearl 3 (2nd Floor)Sheila Mulbry • Chris Ryan • Leslie Kerner STEM Blitz: Rapid-Fire Elevation Pearl 2 (2nd Floor)Hunter Miller • Blythe Brown

3:15pm CST

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) 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 Student Panel: 2024 National Math Stars Conference Room 8 (3rd Floor)Ilana Walder-Biesanz • Alex Lochoff

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

8:00am CST

SEEDs of Wonder: The Secret Ingredient for a Thinking Classroom Salon C/D (3rd Floor)Brian Housand • Chris Ryan • Leslie Kerner Rookie to Rock Star with Depth and Complexity Pearl 2 (2nd Floor)Michelle Clayton • Angie Jeffcoat 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

9:30am CST

Project-Based Instruction: Building a Collaborative and Creative Community of Learners Southtown 3 (2nd Floor)Jan Martinez Unraveling Riddles and Cultivating Curiosity: The Magic of Scavenger Hunts Salon C/D (3rd Floor)Yvonne Garcia • Sheila Mulbry Demystifying Giftedness: Unveiling the Soul of the Gifted Learner for the Sake of Student Mental Health Salon A/B (3rd Floor)Erika Lucas

10:45am CST

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