giftED24: Full Schedule

8:00am CST

AI for Good: Transforming Tomorrow with Technology

Wednesday December 4, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST

In this session, we explore how AI can be effectively used as a learning tool while emphasizing the importance of digital citizenship. Students will discover how AI-powered educational technologies can personalize learning experiences, enhance engagement, and support diverse learning needs.

Speakers

Heather Brantley

CEER - CTE Digital Communications, Pine Tree ISD

Heather Brantley is an experienced educator and founder of HeatherTechEdu. With a background in instructional design and technology integration, Heather is passionate about helping teachers and students leverage the power of technology to enhance teaching and learning. Through HeatherTechEdu... Read More →

Wednesday December 4, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CST
Conference Room 20/21 (3rd Floor)

Creativity and Instructional Strategies

Keyword AI

3:15pm CST

PLCs for Campus G/T Specialists

Wednesday December 4, 2024 3:15pm - 4:15pm CST

Conference Room 20/21 (3rd Floor)

Professional Learning Communities allow educators to share best practices, brainstorm innovative ideas, and collaborate on ways to improve/drive student achievement. Together we will explore key components to a successful, motivating, and informative PLC among Gifted and Talented specialists.

Speakers

Melissa Vasquez

Gifted and Advanced Academic Services Coordinator, Round Rock ISD

Melissa Vasquez is one of the Gifted and Advanced Academic Services Coordinator with Round Rock ISD, focusing on elementary programming. She has been a member of the Round Rock ISD family for 12 years. Her career in education started with substitute teaching, after which she became... Read More →

Wednesday December 4, 2024 3:15pm - 4:15pm CST
Conference Room 20/21 (3rd Floor)

Program Options and Design

Keyword Coordinators/Specialists

8:00am CST

Procrastination, Perfectionism, and Paralysis

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

Conference Room 20/21 (3rd Floor)

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.

Speakers

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 →

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)

Differentiated Curriculum

Keyword Social Emotional Needs

1:30pm CST

How to Increase Engagement by Limiting Choices for the G/T Learner

Thursday December 5, 2024 1:30pm - 2:30pm CST

Conference Room 20/21 (3rd Floor)

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

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)

Creativity and Instructional Strategies

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

Conference Room 20/21 (3rd Floor)

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

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 →

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)

Differentiated Curriculum

8:00am CST

Distracted: Why G/T Students Can't Concentrate (And What We Can Do About It) [Secondary Focus]

Friday December 6, 2024 8:00am - 10:00am CST

Conference Room 20/21 (3rd Floor)

It's not just you. Classrooms all over the world are experiencing an attention crisis, and gifted students are especially vulnerable. Join us for a lively discussion about what drives their attentional vulnerabilities, and discover how we can apply neurological principles to foster better attentional self-regulation and improve student learning.

Speakers

Matt Wells

Science Dept. Chair, Cypress Fairbanks ISD

Matt Wells is a multiple award-winning teacher, Science department chair, AP consultant and workshop presenter based in Houston, TX. A Past-President of both the Science Teacher’s Association of Texas and the Texas Association of Biology Teachers, and a regular presenter at giftED... Read More →

Friday December 6, 2024 8:00am - 10:00am CST
Conference Room 20/21 (3rd Floor)

Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted

Keyword Secondary