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Think of us as your ultimate educational matchmakers! This kickoff session is your chance to “swipe right” on innovative ideas, connect with like-minded educators, and discover your perfect thought partner. We’re here to help you find your ideal professional match at giftED, and build meaningful connections that will go beyond the conference experience. Let's build lasting bonds and collaboration opportunities that will transform gifted education forever!

Behind the bells and whistles, most "gamified" classroom solutions are little more than low level guessing games. Students deserve better! Let's blow way past Jeopardy and learn how to start using gamified instructional techniques to challenge students to fuse content knowledge with creativity while unlocking their highest levels of learning.

Join e.E. Charlton-Trujillo, an award-winning young adult author, as they share their experience of trekking across America to mentor at-promise youth, and came back with a testament to the power of showing up, standing up, and being heard. Be inspired and stand in solidarity to continue your impactful work with students after hearing e.E. Charlton-Trujillo’s stories of the challenges, hopes, and new beginnings found in the most unlikely places.

You can make your curriculum shimmer, even with limited time, tools or space. This session offers fun, time-efficient learning opportunities that can be tailored to the interests of your students. We promise you’ll leave with ready-to-implement curriculum ideas that promise practical, impactful solutions to build engagement in the gifted classroom. This session is geared toward upper elementary but can be adjusted to fit the needs 3-8.

Robotics and technology are amazing and engaging tools for students, but what exactly can we do with them within the time we have our gifted students? This session gives its attendees resources and ideas on how to utilize various robotics and technology while integrating core subjects.

People can set their minds to magical and seemingly impossible ideas and through exploration.
There comes a time in each of our lives where we are called to step up to the proverbial line and venture into the
unknown. It's our time as educational explorers. Time for us to take chances, time for us to embrace the
challenges that come with exploration, time for us to move beyond the known and shape this new world
of education. Together, let us set our course for greatness.

Sponsored by Samegoal

Looking for ways to spice up your assessment? As a teacher myself, I know just how important our timeis both in professional development as well as in our classrooms. This session is packed full of practicaltips and ideas for you to spice up what assessing student learning looks like in your class! One thing forsure - you'll be leaving with a heap of good ideas. Ready to connect? Ready for your students to create,learn, and love your assessments? Let's go!

Differentiation is one of our favorite buzzwords in education, but where, when, why, and HOW?! Little Miss Gifted, Stephanie Higgs, makes differentiation a BREEZE in this action-packed session! She shares numerous engaging ideas that take little preparation on your part and pay off tenfold for your students. From stoplight questioning in whole group math or ELA lessons to a differentiated independent visual schedule that buys back time for our advanced learners, this session is can’t-miss!!

Handouts: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Yc0BcykdBcdSg6ca_P8pDu02Am862eM/view?usp=sharing

End your day with this energizing session where you will walk away with loads of instructional strategies and tech tools!  Andi and Brian will facilitate presenters rotating every 3-4 minutes and share with you the best and latests tips and resources you can take back with you and start using right away!

Self-care is often promoted as beauty products and massages, but real self-care is a deeper, more sustainable process that involves making the tough decisions that align with our values. For educators, practicing real self-care is critical—not only for your personal well-being, but also to maintain the capacity to show up for your students and families, and prevent burnout within your teams. In this session, psychiatrist and best selling author Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, MD will share her framework for real self-care that you can actually stick with (not like that skin care routine you abandoned last year). You’ll come away with an understanding of why boundaries, compassion and values setting are not “soft skills” but instead mission critical components of living and working in a sustainable way, and feel empowered to foster a proactive culture of burnout prevention in your teams and schools.