WATG 2024 Annual Conference

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WATG 2024 Annual Conference

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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 Unlocking Algebraic Insight: The Cognitive Advantage of Mental Calculations in Mathematics Education Tundra BErica Munson 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 Tundra ARebecca 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