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Newbee Orientation Texas Salon F

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Geeks Who Teach Trivia Night: 90’s Edition Texas Salon CBrian Housand

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CANCELLED: Are they STILL talking about their Minecraft world? Yes! And Let’s Keep That Conversation Going! Texas Salon HStephanie Shackelford STEAM Camps - How to Start a Summer Enrichment Program (Coordinator Track) River OaksMel Harlan M.Ed. Transforming Tier 1 Instruction: Going Beyond the Standards with Easy Higher-Order Questioning (Equity Track) Hunters CreekClint Von Gundy Keep On Growing: When They Already Know It (Differentiation Track) BriargroveLiz Rimler • Russ Weeks • Tikka Walters Increasing Equity and Demystifying Giftedness in Emergent Bilingual Students (Identification Track) MeyerlandChristin Kimball How to Effectively Advocate for Gifted Students ClearlakeJustin Pata Brainstorm. Create. Present. Repeat. MontroseKristen Bryant • Norma Cowan From Striving to Thriving: Implementing Secondary GT Services (Secondary Track) KingwoodAnna Baggett • Denise Koontz • Alyson Laurel Synergy: Scope and Sequence for Gifted Learners K-12 Texas Salon GBronwyn Vaughan M.Ed. Tracking and Planning for Equity in Programs Texas Salon BJayson Hammett • Roxanne Brown TAGT Podcast Recording: Christine Fonseca MemorialChristine Fonseca • Michael Flusche

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TAGT Connect Live Registration Desk

9:00am CST

Artemis in Practice: How, Why, and Who Texas Salon ASteven Smith Achieving Equity in Gifted Education through Identification, Interpretation and Programming Texas Salon FDr. Dina Brulles • Kim Lansdowne Brilliance, Excellence, Equity and You: Understanding the Role We All Play in Increasing Representation in Gifted Education (Equity Track) Hunters CreekAutumn A. Arnett Facing Educational Barriers and Building Bridges: Promoting Anti-Racism and Facing Racist Facts Texas Salon BMichelle Frazier Trotman Scott Learning to Fly the giftED Experience Texas Salon ABrian Housand • Andi McNair “Teacher, has the world gone mad?”: Supporting the Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Kids in Complex Times Texas Salon CThomas P. Hébert

9:15am CST

Meeting the Needs of Gifted Learners: A Principal’s Perspective (Separate Registration Required) Texas Salon GKamilah Holmes • Meredith Austin • Kelsey Karcher

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TAGT Connect Live Registration Desk

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Recharge Zone Mini-Session: Mindfulness via Chocolate: Using Mindful Eating to Achieve Greater Focus, Calm, and Joy Texas Foyer Mindsets and Mastery: Why Am I Grading This? (Differentiation Track) BriargroveMatt Wells • Kate Wells Teacher to Facilitator...Mastering the Role of Facilitator as You Move From Teacher-Centered to a Student-Centered Classroom (Secondary Track) KingwoodBlake Bogus Implementing The CASA Criteria for Evaluating Gifted and Talented Identification Systems: Cost, Alignment, Sensitivity, and Access (Identification Track) MeyerlandLindsey Lee

10:30am CST

Authentic Learning - Methods for Making Learning Matter Texas Salon CTodd Stanley Curiouser & Curiouser: Technology Adventures in Wonderland Texas Salon ABrian Housand Every Tool You Need to Build a Summer Camp MontroseJustin Vawter Pursuing Equity and Excellence: Practical Interventions for Educators (Equity Track) Hunters CreekMelanie Meyer Teaching Gifted Students to Ask Open-Ended, Sophisticated Questions for Research Projects Texas Salon BSusan Johnsen An Important Step in Whole-Grade Acceleration Planning: Developing a Transition Plan Texas Salon HRandy Lange • Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik Opening Doors to College, Career, and Workforce Opportunities for ALL Students (Coordinator Track) River OaksMargaret Stevenson Strategies to Support Gifted Children and How Trauma Impacts Them Texas Salon FAdam Laningham M.Ed.

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Info Desk and Explore TAGT Registration Desk

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MasterMind Session: The Accidental Rocket Scientist: Recognizing Potential to Increase Educational Equity Texas Salon DEDajae Williams

2:15pm CST

TAGT Connect Live Registration Desk

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Increasing Resilience Through STEAM and the Mulligan Rule MontroseSheila Mulbry • Yvonne Garcia Inspiring Compassion, Courage and Curiosity through Invention Education Texas Salon HBarbara Hinton Leveraging the Depth & Complexity Framework with Graphic Organizers (Differentiation Track) BriargroveSunny Bonnecarrere Collaborate to Educate: Accepting the Challenge of Supporting Twice-Exceptional (2E) Students Through Cross-Program Collaboration (Equity Track) Hunters CreekKamilah Holmes • Linda Scott Parent Conversation: Why isn't my gifted child motivated? ClearlakeFolly Ligh Building Inclusive Gifted Programs to Enfranchise and Empower All Gifted Learners (Coordinator Track) River OaksDr. Dina Brulles Educator Agency - How to Cultivate a Thriving Learning Culture at SECONDARY Texas Salon FChristie Huseman • Marybeth Hines Pinterest, TPT, Instagram…Oh My!: Evaluating Resources for your GT program Texas Salon GCecelia Boswell Ed.D. • Ashley Duncan M.Ed. • Mary Christopher Ph.D. Serving Gifted Children with Differing Gifts Texas Salon AMichelle Frazier Trotman Scott Individual Identity for Community and Connection Texas Salon BHeather Vaughn SENG: Social-emotional health increases learning outcomes in the classroom and at home MeyerlandKaren Arnstein • Dr. Lin Lim • Adam Laningham M.Ed. Social-Emotional Learning Through Reading and Reflection Texas Salon CThomas P. Hébert Work Work, Don’t Stop Examining Mental Health Issues Black Students Experience in Gifted and Talented Programming in Texas (Secondary Track) KingwoodDalvin Dunn TAGT Podcast Recording: Matt Wells MemorialMatt Wells • Michael Flusche

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TAGT Connect Live Registration Desk

3:30pm CST

Speed Geeking Texas Salon FBrian Housand The Gifted Kids Will Not Be Alright Texas Salon ATodd Stanley A Proven Recipe for Designing Powerful Curriculum for Gifted Students Texas Salon BJason McIntosh Acceleration Works: Spreading the Good News Texas Salon GRandy Lange • Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik Tw(y)ce-Exceptional: Gifted Black Males in P-12 Education Texas Salon HFred Bonner You Can’t Pour From An Empty Cup: Teaching gifted students to manage stress and overwhelm through resiliency development Texas Salon CChristine Fonseca TAGT Podcast Recording: Joyce Juntune MemorialJoyce Juntune • Michael Flusche

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giftED Gathering Texas Foyer

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Info Desk and Explore TAGT Registration Desk Registration Open Registration Desk

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Better Collaboration, Deeper Learning with Shared Inquiry MontroseDenise Ahlquist Extending Learning with Next Generation Thinking - The Toshiba ExploraVision Competition (Exhibitor Spotlight) Texas Salon GCathy Eng Incorporating Augmented and Virtual Reality in Your GT Lessons Texas Salon HDr. Bruce Ellis Fostering Secondary Gifted Education in the Core Content Classroom (Secondary Track) KingwoodElizabeth Walls Using Discrepant Events in the Science Classroom to Foster Inquiry and Critical Thinking (Differentiation Track) BriargroveMatt Wells The Door to Opportunity Must Be Visible to the Invisible (Identification Track) MeyerlandDalvin Dunn How Do I Teach and Reach THIS Kid?? Texas Salon BBrigette Cardenas • Teresa Francis M. Ed. Out of the Mouth of Babes: The Real Lived Experience of Gifted 3rd-5th Students Texas Salon FAnnie Mitchell A Game Plan for Developing Equity-Driven Professional Learning for Gifted Programs (Equity Track) Hunters CreekKatie Lewis From Worker Bee to Queen of the Hive – A Session for New District Level Administrators of GT Programming (Coordinator Track) River OaksAmy Ellingson M.Ed. Who Am I? Identity Formation and LGBTQ Gifted Teens Texas Salon CAmanda Rudolph LGBTQ+ and Gifted: Information and Advocacy ClearlakeMatthew Zakreski TAGT Podcast Recording: Thomas P. Hébert MemorialThomas P. Hébert • Michael Flusche

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TAGT Connect Live Registration Desk

9:00am CST

MasterMind Session: #whyGT: A Storytelling Session Texas Salon DEBlake Haygood • Evan Hsiang • Adriana Sanchez Cantu • Debi Torres M.Ed.

10:30am CST

Recharge Zone Mini-Session: Raise the Roof With Power Breath Texas Foyer Coordinator Coffee Kingwood TAGT Connect Live Registration Desk

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Coding for Gifted Students Texas Salon HDr. Bruce Ellis Creative Thinking Tools to Enhance Depth and Complexity (Differentiation Track) Texas ASuzanna Ramos • Hector Ramos Mindset The Musical! MontroseMisty Lewin Surviving Your First Year in Gifted Texas Salon GTodd Stanley Learn to Be a Creator of Curriculum, Not Just a Consumer Texas Salon BJason McIntosh Measuring Growth for Advanced Learners (Identification Track) MeyerlandMelissa Hinshaw The Tangible Equity Equation for Rural Students: Transformative Practice for An Overlooked Gifted Population (Equity Track) Hunters CreekClint Von Gundy Building Your PSAT National Merit Pipeline by Developing Advanced Learners (Secondary Track) KingwoodHolley Nasky • Audra Rowell • Sheila Griffith Ph.D. Just What We Were Looking For: A Solution for Secondary Programming (Coordinator Track) River OaksMargaret Stevenson Strength-Based Goal Setting for 2E Learners ClearlakeVicki Phelps Ed.D. • Karah Lewis The Struggle is Real: Recognizing and Responding to #giftedkidburnout Texas Salon DEAndi McNair • Brian Housand Using Photography to Support Identity Development in Gifted Students Texas Salon CThomas P. Hébert What the Research Says About Safe Learning Environments for All Gifted Learners Texas Salon FKatie Lewis • Debra A. Troxclair • Seth Rutledge • Lindsey Lee • Celeste Sodergren TAGT Podcast Recording: Nielsen Pereira MemorialMichael Flusche • Nielsen Pereira

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Functioning in Space: A Cross-Curricular Approach Texas Salon ASteven Smith Discovering and Nurturing Brilliance in Gifted English Language Learners (Equity Track) Hunters CreekMark Hess • Nisia Patalan Beyond The Blank Screen: How COVID Has Impacted GT Student Attention and Neuro-Social Development (and what we can do about it!) River OaksMatt Wells

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Surf’s Up: Engagement Strategies for Gifted Learners Texas Salon DEAndi McNair From Framework to Fireworks: Putting Pizzazz Into the Texas Performance Standards Project (TPSP) (Differentiation Track) BriargroveCourtney Baroody • Kelsey Karcher Using Identification Assessment Data to Guide Differentiation (Identification Track) MeyerlandBrigette Cardenas • Teresa Francis M. Ed. Filling the Gaps: Assessing High-Ability Student Support through the Lens of CCMR (Secondary Track) KingwoodTravis Hill • Melanie Meyer Building a Culturally Responsive Environment that Respects and Values All Gifted Learners ClearlakeMatt Fugate, Ph.D. Developing Equity and Engagement in Gifted Classrooms Texas Salon CErinn Wilcots • Tamika Stevenson Excellence in Gifted Education: A New Framework for Improving Programs Texas Salon BTodd Kettler, Ph.D. • Celeste Sodergren Intersectional Perspectives in Gifted Education: What Do Gifted Students Say? Texas Salon FLindsey Lee Table Top! Developing Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Skills in the Gifted Population Texas Salon GMatthew Zakreski TAGT Podcast Recording: Bruce Ellis MemorialDr. Bruce Ellis • Michael Flusche

2:30pm CST

TAGT Connect Live Registration Desk

2:45pm CST

Recharge Zone Mini-Session: Dance to the Beat of Your Own Drum Texas Foyer

3:15pm CST

Laugh & Learn: Building Self-Efficacy Through Comedy Texas Salon DEMichael Flusche • Ricky Anderson Memory Matters: Enhancing Learning in Gifted Students from Poverty Texas Salon GJoyce Juntune Differentiating Instruction for High Ability Gifted Students (Differentiation Track) Texas FMonica Simonds • Justin Pata • Blake Bogus Expanding Talent Development Opportunities for All Students Texas Salon ANielsen Pereira Leading by Example: Being a Culturally Responsive Gifted Leader Texas Salon CJavetta Jones Roberson • Erinn Fears Floyd The Integrated Acceleration System: Making Whole-Grade Acceleration Decisions (Exhibitor Spotlight) MontroseAnn Lupkowski-Shoplik • Randy Lange Understanding “The Performance Cliff:” How to Manage it and Prevent it Texas Salon HMatthew Zakreski DLINES for Suicide Prevention Texas Salon BMartha Thomas • Chris Thomas

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Acronym Alphabet Soup: Turning TPSPs into PBLs for FROs! Texas CLisa Timmerman • Allyson Dickinson Framing Your Curriculum with Depth & Complexity (Differentiation Track) BriargroveKaren Cooper • Danielle Peterson • Sue Wilson • Elizabeth Harden The 5 levels model for teaching a blended class Texas Salon GMichael Wang Equity and Access (Identification Track) MeyerlandMonica Brewer Harnessing the Spiral Model to Understand GT/2e Growth and Learning Patterns Texas Salon AKaren Arnstein Starting From Scratch: Building a Program from the Start (Coordinator Track) River OaksElise Tate • Samantha Herbold TPSP: Your Step by Step Guide to Success Texas Salon HStacy Mueller • Christy VanderWoude "U" and "I" : The Most Important Components of Equity MontroseShontel Newsome Gifted and GenZ: From Running to Thriving to Flying (Secondary Track) KingwoodMark Hess Know Thyself, Express Thyself, Apply Thyself: Purposeful Empowerment in Goal-Setting for Gifted Learners Texas Salon FKarah Lewis • Vicki Phelps Ed.D. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Access Network Meet-Up (Equity Track) Hunters Creek

7:30am CST

Info Desk and Explore TAGT Registration Desk Registration Open Registration Desk

8:00am CST

Ditching Gamification: Using Tabletop Game Design to Build Collaboration, Creativity, & Empathy Texas Salon HTravis Hill Mathematical Modeling: Developing Talent & Elevating Equity MontroseShirley Fortenbaugh Amplifying the Middle School G/T Student Experience through Enrichment and Community Service (Secondary Track) KingwoodChristopher Sosa Identifying Science Giftedness (Identification Track) MeyerlandShari Hiltbrand Averting Potential Risks of High Achievement Texas Salon GChris Wells • Melanie Meyer • Nicole Mattingly Gifted in Mayberry, Texas – Rural Gifted Considerations (Equity Track) Hunters CreekCecelia Boswell Ed.D. • Greg Reeves Intervention-Extension: Utilizing Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports (MTSS) to Support the Gifted Learner (Differentiation Track) BriargroveMarelenise Phillips-Roberts • Kelsey Karcher • Xochitl Ortiz Leading with Intention - How to Grow Successful Team Leads & Campus PLCs (Coordinator Track) River OaksIrene Sosa • Grizelle Larriviel Lessons from a Bean: Tales of Raising Gifted Black Boys ClearlakeKamilah Holmes TAGT Podcast Recording: Vicki Phelps MemorialMichael Flusche • Vicki Phelps Ed.D.

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Demystifying SAT Prep for Gifted Learners & Teachers (Secondary Track) KingwoodAmy Ellingson M.Ed. • Sheila Griffith Ph.D. • Tracy Scholz Literary Journey through DC Towards Social Awareness and Equity (Differentiation Track) BriargroveKaren Cooper • Danielle Peterson • Elizabeth Harden One World, Many Stories: Internationalizing Your Curriculum to Include Glocalism Pedagogy in Gifted Education Texas Salon HStephanie Tilley CANCELLED: Misconceptions of Giftedness: Improving Teacher Referrals (Identification Track) Texas BTedd Flemister • Jade Skidmore Interpreting Different Types of Local Norm Scores Texas Salon CMikkel Maharaj • Mathangi Selvamenan • Koby Stringer TEA and CAC Update (Coordinator Track) River OaksMonica Brewer • Meredith Austin The Eye of the Beholder: Exploring Policymaker Perceptions of Gifted Education ClearlakeLindsey Lee • Melanie Meyer CANCELLED: Advanced Learning While Gifted and Black: Bridging the relationship gap to support success in advanced academics among learners of color MontroseMonea Beene Student Driven Parent Teacher Conferences Texas Salon GKayman McIver There’s a Hole in the Bucket . . . Closing The Gap with Families & Community (Equity Track) Hunters CreekGrizelle Larriviel • Soledad Guerrero Mentorship is key: Parent, Mentee, Researcher and Educator collaboration perspectives Texas Salon FDr. Lin Lim • Harri O'Kelley • Jordan O Kelley TAGT Podcast Recording: Javetta Jones-Roberson MemorialJavetta Jones Roberson • Michael Flusche

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MasterMind Session: Why Students’ Mental Health Matters: Live Podcast Interview Texas Salon DEEmily Kircher-Morris • Heather Lambert • Martha Thomas • Chris Thomas

11:30am CST

giftED Exchange Texas Salon G Depth and Complexity In Action (Differentiation Track) BriargroveAmanda Smith The Gifted Learner and Mental Health Challenges Texas Salon BPriti Avantsa • Heather Lambert • Claudia Gonzalez-Harmon • Ana Valenzuela The Power of Healthy Belonging Texas Salon CTristan Love Unpacking the Complexity of Underachievement: Perspective, Practice, and Possibilities Texas Salon HKristina Collins • Javetta Jones Roberson Using the Metacognitive Cycle to Build Executive Function Skills in Gifted and 2e Learners Texas Salon AEmily Kircher-Morris Secondary Summit (Separate Registration Required) Texas Salon FMatt Wells • Elizabeth Walls • Karah Lewis • Vicki Phelps Ed.D.