2024 IAGC Conference

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7:30am CDT

Check In Room 105

8:30am CDT

Keynote: Reimagining Possibilities: Transforming Potential into Realized Talent BallroomEmily Mofield

9:45am CDT

Friday Exhibitor Adventure Break 1 Atrium

10:15am CDT

Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices for Gifted Education Room 162Fabiola Alexander Let’s Build! Engineering Challenges for STEM and Creative Talent Scouting Room 167Joni Lakin Free, Online, Self-Paced Professional Learning on Best Practices in Gifted and Talented Student Identification Room 101CScott Peters Out-of-the-Box: Implementing Mystery as a Strategy to Engage Gifted Learners Room 266Dr. Vicki Phelps Purposeful Activation of Metacognition in the Classroom Room 164Brian Horner Puzzlemania: 12 Great Puzzles to Challenge and Team-Build Room 166Leslie Kerner Empowering Advanced Learners with Voice & Choice: Supporting Student Mental Health Room 256Kristin Pierce

11:00am CDT

Friday Mini Break 1 Friday Lunch Block A

11:15am CDT

Technical Skills for Talent Scouting: Making Equitable Decisions with Data Room 167Joni Lakin Understanding the Illinois Comprehensive Literacy Plan and What it Means for Advanced Learners Room 101CLaura Beltchenko Exploring how AI tools can enrich learning experiences Room 265Cassandra Armstrong • Evan Glazer Accessing High-End Differentiation to Access Meaningful Thinking Room 162Randy Lange Dynamic Differentiation through Independent Research Projects: The I-LEARN Process Room 266Dr. Vicki Phelps Teaching vs. Learning: Using Differentiation, Choice, & ELA Strategies to Learn Room 256Pam Peters Thinking on Your Feet: Using BTC to Strengthen Mathematical Reasoning Room 166Rita Laskonis Dreaming Big: Promoting Better Sleep with Self-Management Training Room 164Katherine Berger

12:00pm CDT

Friday Mini Break 2 Friday Lunch Block B

12:15pm CDT

How Much of the Teacher is in Teacher Rating Scales? Room 265Scott Peters Create Math Beasts! Foster Enthusiasm and Curiosity During MTSS Room 164Tracey Hosey Hispanic Student Engagement with Dual Language Gifted and Talented Coursework Room 162Jenna Nelson Advocacy across Illinois Room 256Deanna Markos • Julie Luck-Jensen • Pamela Shaw Gifted Ed Navigator: Charting Excellence with the Gifted Framework Continuum Room 166Molly Feeney How to promote and elicit students’ deep math knowledge Room 167Beth Pauls Vertical Differentiation: Strategies to Stretch Student Thinking Room 266Emily Mofield

1:00pm CDT

Friday Exhibitor Adventure Break 2

1:30pm CDT

Identifying Outliers in Potential and Performance to Unlock Opportunity Room 101CJoni Lakin • Vickie Driver Bumping Up English Language Arts Room 266Emily Mofield Talent Development for All: Building a Comprehensive K-3 Program Room 167Wendy Bedell • Jennifer Ban Demystifying Acceleration & Giftedness: Clear Communication for a Smoother Journey Room 265Yvette Stahl Success in Cluster Grouping: How to Make it Work! Room 166Dr. Dina Brulles Deepening Mathematical Thinking Through Problem-Based Learning Room 164Lisa Packley Feature Films in the Gifted Classroom Room 162Laura Gilbert Sponsor Promo Breakout Session Room 256

2:15pm CDT

Friday Mini Break 3

2:30pm CDT

Educational Equity through Identification of Underrepresented Gifted and Accelerated Students Room 256Lindsey Sinde • Samantha Shuman Achieving Equity in Gifted Identification: A New, Promising Approach Room 166Dr. Dina Brulles Providing Respectful Opportunities for your Math Students Room 167Denise Kuchta Redefining Diplomas: Credentials + Credits Room 164Angela Rowley Become a Better Writer and Teacher of Narrative Writing Room 265Julie Bradshaw Building Communities of Practice Across Classrooms, Schools, and Even Countries Room 266Rashida Clark Integrating Science and ELA to Enrich Advanced Learners Room 101CDr. Tara Kristoff

3:15pm CDT

Friday Sign Out

3:30pm CDT

Friday Member Meeting Room 101C

4:00pm CDT

Friday Social Hour and IAGC Past-Presidents Reception Ballroom