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4:00pm CST

Registration Open Lone Star Foyer

5:00pm CST

Newbee Orientation Lone Star Ballroom A3

6:00pm CST

Geeks Who Teach Trivia Night: 📺 🎤 Eras Edition 🏀 🎥 Lone Star Ballroom A4Brian Housand

7:00am CST

Registration Open Lone Star Foyer

7:30am CST

TAGT Marketplace Open Lone Star Foyer

8:00am CST

Building Better Brains with Games Austin Ballroom 3Sheila Mulbry • Yvonne Garcia Come Fly with Me! G/T & Dual Language Through the Lens of Aerospace Houston Ballroom CPatricia Castaño • Laila Ferris Communication for Life: Growing Capacity for Student-Led Conversations State Room 2Julie Lee M.Ed. • Amy Gresham M.Ed. Creatively Coding State Room 3Aren Cameron M.Ed • Rachel Martino M.Ed • Michele Pisciottano M.Ed. Teacher-Student Conferencing: Practical Evidence-Based Strategies for Academic Talent Development Houston Ballroom BRachel Jenson • Melanie Meyer Ph.D. Thinkapalooza: A Day of Creativity Lone Star Ballroom A2Amanda Oelkers M.Ed. • Arielle Lewin M.Ed. Everyday STEM Leveled Up Through Depth & Complexity Austin Ballroom 2Blythe Brown Limitless: Utilizing Advanced Learning Plans to Grow GT Learners Houston Ballroom AJoy Cook • Sabrina Ballard Going Beyond Advanced Level Classes – How To Support Our High School Gifted Learners Austin Ballroom 1Mirinda Coleman Fail Early, Fail Fast Lone Star Ballroom A1Angela Housand Ph.D.

9:00am CST

Connect in the Marketplace Lone Star Foyer

9:30am CST

giftED 23 Kick Off: Connecting Minds. Empowering Futures. Lone Star BCAndi McNair • Brian Housand • Michael Flusche

10:30am CST

Connect in the Marketplace Lone Star Foyer

11:00am CST

Beyond Memorizing Formulas: Leveraging Social Justice to Foster Flexible Thinking in Mathematics San Antonio BAndrea Pickens M.Ed. • Tabitha Ejinkonye M.Ed. Research-Based Strategies for Developing Leadership Talent with Advanced Learners Lone Star Ballroom A3Melanie Meyer Ph.D. • Nate Cook The STEAMpunks: Creating Equitable and Engaging STEAM Programs for All Students Houston Ballroom CShana Prugh • Daniel Buhrow • Rico Sneller Visualizing Techniques to Build Academic Literacy of Underachieving High Ability Students State Room 1Suzanna Ramos Vocab on the New Digital PSAT & SAT - It's Back! Austin Ballroom 1Claire Skierski • Sheila Griffith Ph.D. Depth and Complexity In Action: A School District's Framework to Successful Implementation Austin Ballroom 2Amanda Smith NASA Tools For The Artemis Generation Lone Star Ballroom A1Steven Smith The Power of a Great Teacher: Lessons from TV and Film's Most Memorable Educators Lone Star BCBrian Housand Feeding the Need for Autonomy San Antonio ABrandi N. Jackson, M.B.A. Small Town Giftedness: Exploring the Advantages and Challenges of Gifted Programs in 1A and 2A schools State Room 2Leslie Coffelt M.Ed. Become an Autonomous Learner: Strategies to Build Executive Functions with Gifted and Twice-exceptional Learners Lone Star Ballroom A4Christine Fonseca Pobody's Nerfect: Interventions for Overcoming Perfectionism in Gifted Children and Teens Houston Ballroom B Playing the Long Game: Developing a K-12 Continuum of GT Services Houston Ballroom AJill Hackney • Roxanne Brown

11:45am CST

🍴 Lunch on Your Own _

1:30pm CST

MasterMind Session: Potential Realized: Creating a Classroom Culture that Drives Student Success Lone Star BCAndrew Sharos

2:45pm CST

Connect in the Marketplace Lone Star Foyer

3:15pm CST

Harmony in Hilarity: Unleashing the Power of Improv for Teamwork, Critical Thinking, and Creativity Lone Star BCMichael Flusche • Ricky Anderson Math Activities for Talented and Gifted Elementary Students Houston Ballroom CMarty Frank Research Made Easy State Room 2Lesley Norris M.S. • Jennifer Dalen M.S. The Keys to Equity: A Holistic Process to Open the Doors to Underrepresented Groups in Gifted Programs San Antonio BSusan Johnsen • Joyce VanTassel-Baska Ed.D. Twice Exceptional-Not Twice the Work! Austin Ballroom 3Caitlin Andrews • Lisa Degnan How Do We Better Serve Secondary GT Students? Unique Service Options for Unique Settings State Room 3Cecelia Boswell Ed.D. • Steven Hammons

4:15pm CST

giftED Gathering Lone Star Foyer

7:30am CST

TAGT HQ Open Lone Star Foyer TAGT Marketplace Open Lone Star Foyer

8:00am CST

AI-Ready: How to Craft Prompts that Get Results in the Gifted Classroom Lone Star Ballroom A1Dr. Bruce Ellis Elevate Learning with Depth & Complexity Quick Hitters Austin Ballroom 2Blythe Brown The Same Target: PBLs, Critical/Creative Thinking & other DOK 3-4 strategies State Room 2PBL Project Using Robotics to Develop Problem Solving and Critical Thinking in Gifted Learners Houston Ballroom CKevin Moore • Kyla Ahnemann • Kaya Jones Unleashing Brilliance: Classroom Interventions for Bridging the Excellence Gap Austin Ballroom 1Leny Philipose • Travis Hill • Amy May Measuring Growth for Advanced Learners Lone Star Ballroom A4Melissa Hinshaw Small Steps to Giant Leaps: From “What We’ve Always Done” To Best Practice in Identification of GT Students Austin Ballroom 3Vivian Burleson • Roxanne Brown Shuffling the Deck: Creating a Culture of Clustering Advanced Students Houston Ballroom AKatie Hitchman M.S. • Kelly Cross M.Ed. "But I Can’t!" Strategies to Address the Crippling Impact of Toxic Perfectionism in Gifted Students State Room 1Christine Fonseca Am I the Only One? Challenges Facing LGBTQ Gifted Teens San Antonio AAmanda Rudolph Embracing Ambiguity Lone Star Ballroom A3Angela Housand Ph.D.

8:45am CST

Connect in the Marketplace Lone Star Foyer

9:15am CST

MasterMind Session: A New Moment in Education Afforded by Advances in Spatial Computing Lone Star BCAnurupa Ganguly

10:30am CST

Connect in the Marketplace Lone Star Foyer

11:00am CST

Classroom Management with Gifted Students in Mind Lone Star Ballroom A4Janekka Colbert • Kate Pischke Full STEAM Ahead with G/T & Dual Language Houston Ballroom CPatricia Castaño • Laila Ferris Inspiring Tomorrow’s Problem Solvers Through Innovation, Creativity and Inquiry Houston Ballroom BBarbara Hinton Using Discrepant Events To Trigger Inquiry in the Science Classroom San Antonio AMatt Wells Using AI to Differentiate for Gifted Students Lone Star Ballroom A3Dr. Bruce Ellis Tracking and Planning for Equity in Programs/Finding the Needles in the Haystack Houston Ballroom AJayson Hammett • Amanda Smith Understanding the State Plan State Room 2Monica Brewer Finding AP Equilibrium: How Load Monitoring Decreases Burnout Austin Ballroom 1Leny Philipose • Travis Hill • Amy May Cluster Grouping Using Building Norms Increases Inclusion! San Antonio BDr. Kim Lansdowne • Dr. Dina Brulles Help Your Students Go Farther: Advanced Courses that Open Access and Opportunity State Room 1Janet Swandol I’ve Learned About the Icons, Now What? Easy to Use, Interdisciplinary Resources to Leverage Depth and Complexity Framework with Your Students Austin Ballroom 2Kim Tredick M.Ed. 7 Reasons Why Boredom Isn’t Necessarily a BAD Thing…Until It Is Lone Star BCAndi McNair • Brian Housand Living in Shades of Gray: Understanding and Managing Cognitive Rigidity Lone Star Ballroom A2Matthew Zakreski

11:45am CST

🍴 Lunch on Your Own _

1:30pm CST

Going Digital: The New SAT and PSAT Austin Ballroom 1Sheila Griffith Ph.D. • Amy Ellingson Student Centered for Student Success State Room 3John Meehan • Michael Matera M.A. 21st Century Math: Changing the Way Students Learn and Master Content Houston Ballroom CDr. Grayson Maas • Alyssa Hanna Rerouting: Embracing a GPS Mindset to Meet the Needs of Gifted Learners Lone Star BCAndi McNair Virtual Reality & Artificial Intelligence Workshop: Driving Rigor Through Computer Science Lone Star Ballroom A4Sabina Bharwani A Call for Equity in Gifted Identification and Programming State Room 2Dr. Jack Naglieri • Dr. Kim Lansdowne • Dr. Dina Brulles Optimizing Gifted Identification: Evaluating Sensitivity & Access Austin Ballroom 3Lindsay Lee Ph.D. Redesigning GT Update Hours Houston Ballroom AShelly Morrill Fit For Space: Fitness and Movement As An Engineering Design Challenge Lone Star Ballroom A1Steven Smith QFT for Inquiry: A New Type of Inquiry-Based Learning San Antonio ACatherine (Katy) Wilson QuestionQuest: Therapeutic Trivia Lone Star Ballroom A2Matthew Zakreski Depth & Complexity...Now What? Austin Ballroom 2Sara Mooney • Blake Bogus, M.Ed Differentiating Up: Challenging Those Who Are Able Lone Star Ballroom A3Todd Stanley Failing Forward: Soft Skills for AP Success Houston Ballroom BLiz Spradling GT Teacher Survival: Taming the GT Beasts State Room 1Theresa Pollok • Brigette Cardenas

2:30pm CST

Connect with Exhibitors Lone Star Foyer

3:15pm CST

Artificial Intelligence, Real Opportunities: A Panel Discussion on the Way Forward in K-12 Education Lone Star BCDr. Bruce Ellis • Brian Housand • Amy Ellingson • Sabina Bharwani GT Around the Clock: Making All Classes GT Friendly Houston Ballroom BLeny Philipose • Alison Dillard • Celia Trujillo Taking Differentiation to the Next Level: Stepping up with PBLs and Rotations Lone Star Ballroom A4Jessica Gitzinger Why Depth and Complexity? Austin Ballroom 2Daniel Brillhart Initial Practice-Based Professional Preparation Standards for Gifted Educators (K-12) Austin Ballroom 3Susan Johnsen Meeting the Needs of Highly to Profoundly Gifted Learners State Room 2Blake Haygood, M.Ed. Hello From the Other Side: Lessons & Perspectives on Returning to the Classroom Houston Ballroom AKelsey Karcher No More Mistake Paralysis: Creating the Psychological Safety to Learn from Mistakes San Antonio BAndrea Pickens M.Ed. • Tabitha Ejinkonye M.Ed. TPSP is over...now what? How to Cultivate Leadership through a Season of Service Lone Star Ballroom A2Dedee Willson • Kathryn Adams Working with Extremes: Helping Students Who Have Intense Emotions or Shut Down State Room 3Michelle Vignon M.A.

4:00pm CST

Culturally Responsive Teaching in Gifted Education Book Study: Session 4 State Room 1

4:15pm CST

Connect with Exhibitors Lone Star Foyer

4:45pm CST

"I ain’t got time for this!": Teacher Burn-out Against Unrealistic Teaching Expectations San Antonio ADr. Fred Bonner, II • Ashlee B Daniels Extra-Curricular Giftedness Austin Ballroom 1Misty Lewin More than a Hashtag: Understanding #AfterGifted and #FormerGifted to Help Students Austin Ballroom 3Travis Hill • Amy May • Andria Gentry Reaching & Teaching Highly Gifted Students Houston Ballroom CJustin Pata Speed Geeking 2.0 Lone Star BCAndi McNair • Brian Housand

7:30am CST

Connect in the Marketplace Lone Star Foyer TAGT HQ Open Lone Star Foyer

8:00am CST

Learn About Camp SIP - "Scholars In Progress" State Room 1Stephanie Wright Why Ask Why? Better Reading, Thinking, Listening, Speaking Houston Ballroom BDenise Ahlquist A Meaningful Mess: New Ideas and Strategies to Make Passion Projects a Priority in Your Classroom Lone Star BCAndi McNair Tips of the Trade: Refining Your Game as a G/T Director or Coordinator Austin Ballroom 3Rolando Ruvalcaba M.Ed. Clues from Intelligence for Understanding Performing & Nonperforming Gifted Students Lone Star Ballroom A4Joyce Juntune Doing More with Less: A Look at Rural Gifted Programs San Antonio ACecelia Boswell Ed.D. • Katie Lewis Executive Functioning Skills: the Building Blocks to a Successful Student Lone Star Ballroom A2Todd Stanley A Trajectory for Equity: Keeping Inclusivity at the Core of your Secondary Advanced Placement Program (or Advanced Level Program) Houston Ballroom AJavetta Jones Roberson Project SOAR: STEM Opportunities for Advancement and Readiness Houston Ballroom CJennifer Silva • Devon Lahrman Exploration of Anti-Racism with Gifted Children and Youth Austin Ballroom 1Joyce Miller, Ph.D. • Shaunise Robinson, Ed.D. Mindsets & Mastery: Why Am I Grading This? Lone Star Ballroom A3Matt Wells Raising the Bar: Teaching Gifted Multilingual Learners with Depth and Complexity San Antonio BMarcy Voss M.Ed.

9:00am CST

Connect in the Marketplace Lone Star Foyer

9:30am CST

Empowering Students to Address Global Challenges Lone Star Ballroom A1Laura Kmetz Exciting Student Curiosity to Include Diverse Voices Lone Star Ballroom A2Erin McCarthy Gifted in Middle School: Connecting Neuro-knowledge to Classroom Strategies Austin Ballroom 1Heather Vaughn How to Increase Engagement by Limiting Choices for the GT Learner Lone Star Ballroom A4Kate Wells Project Based Learning and the GT Brain San Antonio AJoshua Rohn Writing Is Sometimes Hard For Me - Strategies to Support Gifted Learners in Writing State Room 1Bright Child A-z A Necessity We Need? A Necessity, Indeed: Utilizing Equitable Professional Learning Communities for Advanced-level Classrooms Houston Ballroom AJavetta Jones Roberson Going Beyond: Employing the Depth and Complexity Framework to Elevate Secondary Programming Austin Ballroom 2Parker Tredick Making Decisions About Math Acceleration: Where Does Policy Fit in? Houston Ballroom CAnn Lupkowski-Shoplik TEA Update Houston Ballroom BMeredith Austin • Monica Brewer Hands-on for Hope: Interactive Social-Emotional Lessons for Gifted Learners State Room 2Mark Hess

10:15am CST

Connect in the Marketplace Lone Star Foyer

10:45am CST

MasterMind Session: Teaching Students to Dream Bigger: You Can’t Be It If You Don’t See It Lone Star BCDr. Michael Sorrell

12:00pm CST

Summit: Differentiating Content with Depth & Complexity (Additional Registration Required) Lone Star Ballroom A4