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Parent & Community
Middle Grades
Conceptual Foundations
Curriculum Studies
Early Childhood
Creativity
Computers & Technology
Combined Session
Special Schools and Programs
Professional Development
Counseling & Guidance
Global Awareness
Math & Science
Mini Keynote
Research & Evaluation
Signature Series
Special Populations
Arts
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Parent & Community

100 PARENTS AS PARTNERS IMPACTING POLICY

1080 The Art of Advocacy

1260 RAISING TOPSY-TURVY KIDS: SUCCESSFULLY PARENTING YOUR GIFTED VISUAL-SPATIAL CHILD

1410 Think Big, Start Small

1500 Parenting Overexcitable Gifted Children

1510 Gifted Children in this Flattened World

1590 Parenting to Prevent and Reverse Underachievement

1630 Parenting Gifted Children: Key Issues

1640 Bridging the Divide Between Parents and Teachers

1700 The Working on Gifted Issues Parent Workshops

1810 Making Connections: Groups for Parents of Gifted Children

660 Purposeful Parenting: Laying the Foundation and Looking Ahead

810 HOT TOPICS for Parent Advocates of the Gifted

850 The Gifted Parent Online: Totally Free Internet Tools for Parent Support & Advocacy

900 Turn Your Twice-Exceptional (2e) Child's Strengths into Pathways for Success

Middle Grades

1000 Promoting Content Complexity and Depth of Reasoning

1150 Today's Technology in Yesterday's Science Fiction: Engaging Historical Thinking and Creativity in Middle Grades Social Studies

1290 Carved in Stone- A 21st Century Cemetery Investigation: Growing Student Perceptions of Community through Literature, Science, and History

1420 Action Investigation: Primary Research for the Student Scientist

1740 Teaching & Learning Continuum for Greater Student Autonomy

560 Flexible Grouping: It's More Than Just Moving Their Seats!

680 What's New in Young Adult Literature: 2008 Edition

Conceptual Foundations

1010 Show Them the Money! Economic Arguments For Gifted Education

160 The Politics of Gifted Education, Inside Out

1770 Wechsler's "Ability to an Extraordinary Degree": Extended Norms on the WISC-IV

460 A Theory of High-End Learning and Practical Applications and Related Resources

540 Telling Lives: The Biographical Method in Gifted Education

830 The Gifted Label: Person or Program?

Curriculum Studies

1020 Challenging Talented Readers using the SEM-R

1030 Teaching for Possibility: Recognizing and Developing Capacity in Low Income, Minority Learners

1100 Worthy Word Work: Killers, Fillers, and Thrillers in Vocabulary Study for Gifted Learners

1140 I'm Done, Now What? Engaging Anchor Activities for Highly-Capable Learners

1160 Taking the 1st Steps: Designing PCM Units of Instruction

1320 Biographies as Tools for Differentiation

150 Service-Learning: Connecting Curriculum Standards and Community Needs

1520 Teaching Advanced Academic Writing to Gifted Children: Issues and Principles

1560 Blueprints for Navigating a Differentiated Classroom: Supplemental Language Arts Curriculum Models

1650 Differentiated Cognitive-Affective Outcomes of Gifted Students' Engagement in Inquiry-Based Learning [Symposium]

1670 Controversial and Sensitive Material and the Gifted Student

1690 Using Concepts and Generalizations to Guide the Development of Unit Questions

1720 A Collaborative Creativity Curriculum Project: Connections between Graduate Students and Young Children

1830 The Parallel of Practice: Designing Authentic Real World Learning Opportunities

290 Educaching: Capturing the Spirit of the Hunt for Learning

300 Integrate Competing Concerns: Learn to Build Model Lesson and Unit Plans

410 Research Training - A "Must-Have" Curricular Option for Elementary Gifted Students

490 The Parallel Curriculum Model in Action

520 Learning to Learn Pedagogy: The How of Differentiation

640 Plan for Preassessment

650 A "How-to Guide" for the Development of Secondary Mentorship Programs

770 Embedded Standards: What, Why, How

790 Visual-Spatial Learners: Differentiation Strategies for Creating a Successful Classroom

800 From Theory to Practice: Practicing the Art of Differentiation

990 Critical Thinking and Understanding by Design

Early Childhood

1040 Literary Analysis for Young Gifted Children: Designing Activities to Promote Critical Thinking

1170 Optimizing WISC-IV Assessment of Primary-Aged Gifted Children

120 Authentic Audiences for Talented Young Writers

1310 Tiered Learning Stations in Minutes: Research-based Strategies and Practical Applications Grades K-3

1600 Multiple Intelligence Performance Assessment Package: Search and Support for Extremes in Diverse Preschool Children

1760 Begin with the End in Mind: Primary Talent Development Early Learning Program

1820 Engaging the Young Gifted Reader in Quality Literacy and Writing Experiences.

260 Bringing out the Best: Creating an Observable Environment to Nurture Potential in K-3 Classrooms

270 Enhancing Social Competencies in Early Childhood Classrooms: Building Collaborative Communities

390 Growing Young Gifted Readers: Nurturing Cognitive and Affective Reading Development

400 Independent Study for Inquisitive Primary Minds

630 Growing Gifted Primary Researchers: Incorporating Critical Thinking Skills in Projects for Young Children

750 Mining for Gems - The Early Entrance to Kindergarten process as a tool for identifying preschool gifted students.

760 When Mrs. Wishy Washy is Wrung Out: Challenging the Young, Talented Reader

930 The Value of Early Screening: The Impact of Testing on Identification and Program Services for Young Children

Creativity

1050 The Essence of Mathematics

110 CMPS - THE BEST KEPT SERVICE LEARNING SECRET!

1180 Keeping Creativity Alive in a Time of Testing

1440 Creative Thinking Skills and State Standards: An Oxymoron?

280 Integrating Creativity Skills into a Middle School Science/Social Studies Unit

430 Creative Mind Explosions: Hands-On, Low-Tech Strategies for Creative Association

500 ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS AND EXCITING CURRICULUM: NOT AN OXYMORON

780 PUTTING PROBLEM SOLVING INTO YOUR CURRICULM

Computers & Technology

1060 GIFTED'S OWN E-LEARNING REVOLUTION

1130 Creativity for a Digital Age

1750 Writing for the 21st Century; the Art of Digital Story Telling.

Combined Session

1070 Counseling & Guidance: Can't or won't: Combatting underachievement using data driven intervention/Gifted High Achievers and Gifted Low Achievers: A Developmental Perspective on Both

1110 Global Awareness: Changes in Global Consciousness/Case Studies of Overexciteability: Recognizing and Responding

1210 Math & Science: Seeing Is Believing: Developing and Affirming Visual Spatial Talents through Math Activities/The Future of STEM: Strategies for Spatial Learners

1220 Counseling & Guidance: National Survey of Gifted GLBT Services/The Challenge of Counseling the Twice Exceptional: A differentiaited counseling program.

130 Creativity: Creative Use of Technology for Engaging Research Projects/Creativity: Move Over Ken Burns: Using Web-based Technology to Inspire Creative Documentaries

1470 Counseling & Guidance: Pathway to Achievement: Using Moral/Ethical Curriculum to guide students who are gifted down the path of achievement/He Hit Me Back First! Guiding the Character Deve

1490 Counseling & Guidance: Getting Excited about Overexciteabilities/Overexcitabilities, Cultural Diversity and Giftedness: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

210 Global Awareness: Being Gifted in the Millennial Culture/Podcasts and Wikis and Blogs: Oh My! How Non-Techie Teachers Can Use the New Tools of the Internet to Enhance Meaningful Global Awareness

510 Creativity: The Effectiveness of Cognitive Strategies to Increase Creativity: A Review of Empirical Research/Creativity - How to Assess and Assist Students in Their Progression of this Important Skill

870 Math & Science: Design Strategies in P-12 Engineering Education: Practical Ideas and Guidelines for Real Classroom Environments/Engineering Teachable Moments: Introducing Gifted Students to Engineering Using Your Current Curriculum

Special Schools and Programs

1190 Saturday Morning Special: How to Launch a Weekend Program for Gifted Students

1330 Gifted Curriculum & Expeditionary Learning: The Surprising Correlation

1390 The North Carolina Governor's School: Curriculum Design for Meeting the Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Adolescents

1430 How to Use the Schoolwide Enrichment Model in Your School, or Gifted or Enrichment Program: New Directions and Lessons Learned from 30 Years of Research on Program Implementation a

350 Factors for Success: The Ideal Candidate for a Residential Early Entrance to College Program

360 Girls + STEM = A Recipe for Success

60 Creating Comprehensive Secondary Gifted Programs

840 International Pathways: A Dual Immersion Gifted Education Experience

Professional Development

1120 Partnering for Progress:Starting at the Top

1200 Academic Excellence for the Gifted Diverse Learner

1360 Growing new collaborative relationships: Gifted educators and school counselors partnering for success

1380 Nurturing Growth for Gifted Students Through Effective Professional Development

1540 Making gifted program evaluation possible and affordable: Peer team power!

1610 Providing Effective, Standards-Driven Professional Development in Gifted Education

1680 Lessons Learned from Evaluating Programs for the Gifted

1790 Response to Intervention (RtI) and Gifted Education

200 Voices from the Front Lines: What's Missing?

330 Product Development, Productivity and Presentation Skills

370 Peer Coaching to Support Differentiation and Curriculum Compacting

550 Instructional Leadership and Gifted Programs

700 Levels of Teacher Development in Differentiation: Data Driven Planning

860 Project REACH: A Model for Preparing Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers to Better Serve Gifted Children

Counseling & Guidance

1230 Perfectionism and giftedness: A necessary duet? Advice from research and clinic.

1280 Counseling Gifted Students Who Underachieve: Alternative Insights from Underachievers Themselves

1450 Increasing Protective Factors: A Way to Build Resiliency Among Gifted African-American Students

1480 Underachievement: Meeting the social and emotional needs of gifted Black females

1620 Bang the Drum Slowly or Dance til you Drop: Depression, Anxiety and the Gifted

1730 Silver Bullet Praxis: Theory-Based "Best Practice" Counseling for the Gifted

1800 Counseling Toward Solutions: using a strengths-based, research supported framework with g/t learners and their parents

220 "The Revised Profiles of the Gifted and Talented: A Research-Based Approach"

380 PLATE: Powerful Learning and Teaching Environments

40 Rethinking Dabrowski's Theory

570 Further Research to Support the Idea of Misdiagnosis of Giftedness as ADHD

880 Giftedness and Asperger's Disorder: Sorting out the Difference

Global Awareness

1270 Five Minds for the Future

1300 USING CHILDREN'S LITERATURE TO INVESTIGATE DIMENSIONS OF LEADERSHIP

1460 IGNITING AND NURTURING CREATIVE, ETHICAL SCIENTIFIC MINDS THAT ADVANCE THE HUMAN CONDITION

450 Getting Inside Kids' Heads: How to Design Lessons that Foster Positive Social Action

50 Investigating Moral Courage: An Elementary School Curriculum

690 Implementing Global Learning Programs: A K-12 Case Study

Math & Science

1350 The "Roll" of Dice in Teaching Mathematically Talented Students

30 Specialized Science, Mathematics, and Technology High Schools

340 Math Strategies for Gifted Learners

470 Challenging Gifted Elementary Students in Science

670 Under Construction: Building Programs for Math Talented Students

70 Getting Into Shapes! Developing Creative and Critical Thinking in Geometry for Talented Elementary Students

720 Why the Next Einstein is Flipping Burgers, and What To Do About It: Guiding Talented Secondary Science Students By Knowing the Options

890 BEYOND NUMBERS: DIFFERENTIATING MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION FOR DEEP UNDERSTANDING IN THE MIDDLE YEARS

Mini Keynote

180 SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEED: THE EXPERTS SPEAK OUT

190 The Top 5 Fundamentals of Gifted Education

950 Differentiation - the Heart of the Matter

970 The Creative Family

Research & Evaluation

1240 Initial Validity Evidence for the HOPE scale: An instrument designed to find talent among underserved populations.

140 A meta-analysis of the effects of acceleration on high-ability learners

1400 AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF HIGH SCHOOL DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSE PARTICIPATION ON POST-SECONDARY ACADEMIC SUCCESS, PERSISTENCE AND DEGREE COMPLETION

580 Correlates of Teacher Practices Influencing Student Outcomes in Reading Instruction for Advanced Readers

620 Emerging Findings from Project U-STARS~PLUS: A Multi-Faceted Study of Recognizing and Nurturing Potential in Children From Educationally Vulnerable Groups

920 Overexcitabilities and Intellectual Ability/Overexcitabilities and Self-Concepts of Gifted Adolescents: A Cluster Analysis

940 Rigorous Inquiry-Based Science Curriculum and Instruction For Disadvantaged Students in the Primary Classroom: A Study of Effectiveness

Signature Series

1455 Current Issues Impacting Secondary Gifted Education: Ideas from the New Monograph

Special Populations

1250 Critical Issues in Retention — Changing Gifted Education Programs and Services to Meet the Unique Needs of Your Identified Diverse and Low-Income Gifted Learners.

1530 Twice-Exceptional Learners: What they Need in Order to Thrive

1660 GT Identification and Service for the ELL: DO WE MEAN IT?

1710 Grateful to be a Gifted Girl: Recognizing the potential of gifted young women

1780 Supporting the social and emotional needs of gifted CLD students.

230 G/T Enhanced AVID: A Partnership to Serve Secondary G/T Students from Underserved Populations

240 Using Bloom, Banks, and Boykin to Develop Multicultural Exceptional Education

480 Urban, Gifted, Black, and Male: An Overview of the Factors

590 Instructional Strategies and Activities that work with Gifted Homies from the Hood!

600 Student Study Teams To Meet the Needs of All Students: RTI Interventions for Twice Exceptional Learners

610 Cross-Cultural Research: Concerns, Cautions, and Considerations when Working in Diverse Populations

730 Meeting the linguistic needs of gifted English language learners: should teachers of all content areas teach language?

80 Raising Achievement and Closing Gaps: Discovering and Serving Mathematically Talented Students from Diverse Backgrounds

90 Special Populations: Looking for High Ability in Rural America

910 SES Effects on Using the NNAT to Identify the Gifted/Talented

Arts

1570 Historical Drama in the Classroom: Anyone Can Do It!

310 Kindling the Spark: Recognizing and Developing Talent in the Arts

420 Help Your Young Artist Reach their Potential in the Classroom and Beyond: Data, Tools and Strategies

820 Looking at Art with a Critical Eye

Sessions

RO2 DIFFERENTIATION: THE HEART OF THE MATTER

RO3 Using Nonverbal Reasoning Tests for Talent Identification

RO7 Differentiated Instruction: A Very Quick Look

RO-A1 Differentiation for Gifted Students

RO-A2 Using the Teacher Education Gifted Standards to Remodel or Design Preservice and Advanced Programs

SS Identification of Gifted Children Using the Nonverbal Tests