WATG 2024 Annual Conference

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WATG 2024 Annual Conference

7:00am CDT

Registration Ballroom Hallway

8:15am CDT

Positioned for Success: Leadership for Linguistically Gifted Students Tundra EFAshley Painter • Terrie Schmoldt • Tina Springer Imagining Writing in the Age of AI Tundra CDSharon Daly GT 101 for Preservice Teachers Part 1 of 2 Sandstone BallroomCathy Schmit Seeking Equity in Gifted Identification: A New, Promising Approach Sandstone 3Kim Lansdowne Inspiring Parents: Imagining and Innovating Together Tundra ADarby Puglielli • Jackie Drummer

9:25am CDT

Free, Online, Self-Paced Professional Learning on Best Practices in Gifted and Talented Student Identification Sandstone 3Scott Peters Imagine, Innovate & Inspire with Future Problem Solving Tundra BMartha Barlow • Lynn Buckmaster Help! I'm a New Gifted Coordinator Part 1 of 2 Tundra CDJackie Drummer Identifying and Nurturing the Twice Exceptional Child Tundra EFJanet Key Perfectionism is Not a Dirty Word Tundra AJenny Nilsen

10:35am CDT

Help! I'm a New Gifted Coordinator Part 2 of 2 Tundra CDJackie Drummer Let's Stop Pretending Giftedness Starts in Grade 3 Tundra ADr. Jenna Cramer • Mary Pape Success in Cluster Grouping: How to Make it Work! Sandstone 3Kim Lansdowne Imagining Empowering College Searches: Mindset and Strategies for Gifted Students Tundra EFJulie Murphy The Performing Arts Perspective by Angie Mack Creative Tundra BAngie Mack

11:35am CDT

Visit Exhibitors Sandstone Ballroom

12:00pm CDT

Lunch Sandstone Ballroom

12:30pm CDT

Keynote Speaker April Wells Sandstone BallroomApril Wells

2:00pm CDT

Expopalooza-Alverno College Tundra EFBradley Tenin Expopalooza-Art of Problem Solving-Beast Academy Sandstone 3 Expopalooza-Discovery Toys Tundra CD GT 101 for Preservice Teachers Part 2 of 2 Sandstone BallroomCathy Schmit

3:00pm CDT

Break Ballroom Hallway

3:15pm CDT

Keynote Speaker April Wells Breakout Session Sandstone 3April Wells Building Communities of Practice Across Classrooms, Schools, and Even Countries Glacier CDRebecca Vonesh Transformations in Creativity to (Re)Imagine, Innovate, and Inspire Tundra CDMark Schwingle Imagine, Innovate & Inspire with Dash the Robot Sandstone 9Dr. Leslie Anderson • Kelly Bluell Imagining a State that Champions Gifted and Talented Students Sandstone 8Dr. Pamela Clinkenbeard • Jennifer Neuman When School Isn't Enough- How To keep Kids Engaged After School, On Weekends & All Summer Long Tundra EFDr. Jenna Cramer • Mary Pape

4:15pm CDT

Cocktail Hour Sandstone Ballroom Visit Exhibitors Sandstone Ballroom

7:00am CDT

Registration Ballroom Hallway

7:45am CDT

Breakfast/Visit Exhibitors Sandstone Ballroom

8:30am CDT

Opening Remarks Sandstone Ballroom

8:45am CDT

Keynote Speaker Emily Kircher Morris Sandstone Ballroom

10:00am CDT

Visit Exhibitors Sandstone Ballroom

10:15am CDT

Keynote Speaker Emily Kircher Morris Breakout Session Sandstone 3Emily Kircher Morris Inspire Student Learning Through Strengths-Focused Grouping Tundra AKendall Forsberg • Christina Jordan Inspired by Challenges! Math Pathways Re-Imagined. Tundra CDDan Krill • Nikki O'Connor Building from the Ground Up: Leveraging Community Partnerships to Grow Programming in the Five Areas of Gifted Identification Tundra BMichelle Burch • Nikki Radcliffe ¡Sí Se Puede! Understand, Recruit, and Retain Gifted Latino Students Tundra EFDr. German Alonso Diaz Cardenas • Dr. Martha Lopez Behind the Scenes: A Therapist's Insight into Practices that Work to Support the Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Students Sandstone 9Caitlyn Schmit Navigating the High Cs of Giftedness: Cognition, Compassion, Confidence, Curiosity, and Creativity Sandstone 8Jackie Drummer

11:15am CDT

Visit Exhibitors Sandstone Ballroom

11:30am CDT

Lunch/Business Meeting/Prize Drawings Sandstone Ballroom

1:00pm CDT

Active Followership: How to Lead By Following Tundra CDLance Thompson Inquiry-based GT Activities for People and the Planet Tundra ASue Strutz Inspiring Mathematical Rigor in Innovative Settings Tundra EFLisa Hennessey • Jane Patterson GT Professional Development Tools and Resources to Take Back to Your District Part 1 of 2 Sandstone 9Cathy Schmit How Much of the Teacher is in Teacher Rating Scales? Sandstone 3Scott Peters Nurturing Your Child’s Passions and Lifting the Burden of Being Gifted Sandstone 8Dr. German Alonso Diaz Cardenas • Dr. Martha Lopez

2:00pm CDT

Break Ballroom Hallway

2:15pm CDT

Fostering Student Online Interactions Tundra CDLydia Bertram • Mandi Buehl • Alison Staples Puzzlemania: 12 Great Puzzles to Challenge and Team-Build! Sandstone 3Leslie Kerner • Chris Ryan 2e Milwaukee Project Journey Sandstone 8Martha Silva-Krieger GT Professional Development Tools and Resources to Take Back to Your District Part 2 of 2 Sandstone 9Cathy Schmit Measuring Growth for Advanced Learners Tundra EFMelissa Hinshaw