WATG 2024 Annual Conference

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WATG 2024 Annual Conference

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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-A Little Weird is Good Sandstone BallroomEmily Kircher Morris

10:00am CDT

Visit Exhibitors Sandstone Ballroom

10:15am CDT

Inspire Student Learning Through Strengths-Focused Grouping--Exhibitor Tundra EFKendall Forsberg Inspired by Challenges! Math Pathways Re-Imagined. Tundra CDDan Krill • Niki 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 The Data! Identifying Exceptional Learners--Exhibitor Sandstone 9Michele Ruszkowski ¡Sí Se Puede! Understand, Recruit, and Retain Gifted Latino Students Tundra ADr. German Alonso Diaz Cardenas • Dr. Martha Aracely Lopez Navigating the High Cs of Giftedness: Cognition, Compassion, Confidence, Curiosity, and Creativity Sandstone 8Jackie Drummer Pobody's Nerfect Sandstone 3Emily Kircher Morris

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 BLance Thompson Imagining Writing in the Age of AI Sandstone 3Sharon Daly Inquiry-based GT Activities for People and the Planet Tundra ASue Strutz Inspiring Mathematical Rigor in Innovative Settings Tundra EFLisa Hennessey National Math Stars--Exhibitor Sandstone 9Alexander Lochoff GT Professional Development Tools and Resources to Take Back to Your District Part 1 of 2 Tundra CDCathy Schmit Nurturing Your Child’s Passions and Lifting the Burden of Being Gifted Sandstone 8Dr. German Alonso Diaz Cardenas • Dr. Martha Aracely Lopez

2:00pm CDT

Break Ballroom Hallway

2:15pm CDT

Fostering Student Online Interactions--Exhibitor Sandstone 9Susan Freiss • Lydia Bertram • Mandi Buehl 2e Milwaukee Project Journey Sandstone 8Martha Silva-Krieger GT Professional Development Tools and Resources to Take Back to Your District Part 2 of 2 Tundra CDCathy Schmit Measuring Growth for Advanced Learners--Exhibitor Tundra EFMelissa Hinshaw Behind the Scenes: A Therapist's Insight into Practices that Work to Support the Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Students Sandstone 3Caitlyn Schmit