Conference Program - California Association For The Gifted

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California
Association
for the
Gifted
GATE:
Unlocking Potential
54th Annual CAG Conference
February 26 - 28, 2016
Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center
Palm Springs, CA
2E*
Bridges Academy
educates a diverse
group of gifted
students with a
range of strengths,
interests and
learning differences.
We are proud to
announce the opening of
our 4th grade class.
Career Opportunities
Available
Bridges.edu
818.506.1091
EDUCATING THE EXCEPTIONAL2
* LEONARDO DA VINCI is believed to have been twice - exceptional, or 2E,
referring to the fact that he was a genius (one exception) in art, architecture,
math, engineering, anatomy and geology and was thought to have had Asperger’s
characteristics and Dyslexia (the other exception).
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CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION
FOR
THE
GIFTED
Alphabetical List of Contents
DOOR PRIZE
Be sure to deposit your
Door Prize ticket at the main
registration area for a chance to
win a complimentary
registration for
CAG’s 2017 Conference.
Gifted Education
Communicator
The Gifted Education
Communicator is a free online
magazine published quarterly.
Each issue includes articles
about giftedness, gifted
education, and provides
practical tips for the classroom.
The GEC website includes all
past copies -- searchable and
downloadable.
Go to:
www.giftededucationcommunicator.com
to see our nationally
Award Winners & Ceremony inform..........18
Barbara Clark Award information...............17
California Foundation for Gifted Ed............20
Conference Bingo................................. 21-22
Conference guide.........................................6
Conference schedule overview ...................4
Exhibitors.............................................. 50-51
Jeanne Delp Lecture Keynote Panel...........32
Map ...........................................................52
Pathway to Ah-Ha Series............................26
Planning Worksheet.....................................5
Pre-Conference information................. 23-24
Raffles and Drawings..................................13
Regions, Reps, & Networking............... 15-16
Session times & descriptions................ 29-49
Strand: Administrator.................................25
Strand: Affective.........................................27
CAG Summer Institute information............14
Sunday Special Sessions.............................47
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54th Annual CAG Conference, Palm Springs, California
GATE: UNLOCKING POTENTIAL
PROGRAM
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26
EDUCATOR & PARENT PRE-CONFERENCES
7:00am - 8:00pm
Educator Pre-conference Registration, Renaissance Ballroom Foyer
8:00am - 4:00pm
Educator Pre-conference, begins in Oasis 4, followed by break-out rooms
8:00am - 9:00am
Parent Pre-conference Registration, Renaissance Ballroom Foyer
9:00am - 2:00pm
Parent Pre-conference, begins in Smoketree C
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26
REGULAR CONFERENCE
2:00pm - 8:00pm
Conference Registration, Renaissance Ballroom Foyer
4:00pm - 9:00pm
Exhibits Open, Oasis 3, Convention Center
6:00pm - 8:00pm
“Celebrate the Awards” Reception. San Jacinto, Renaissance Hotel
Distinguished Service Awards & CAG 5-Star Awards
8:00pm-8:30pm
Orientation: “Coming to the CAG Conference for the First Time” in Chino A
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27
REGULAR CONFERENCE
7:00am - 12:00pm Conference Registration, Renaissance Ballroom Foyer
8:00am - 6:00pm Exhibits Open, Oasis 3, Convention Center
7:45am - 8:45am Workshop Sessions
9:00am - 10:15am The Jean Delp Lecture Keynote Panel: Oasis 4
10:30am -11:30am Workshop Sessions
11:45am -12:45pm Buffet Lunch in Oasis
1:00pm - 4:30pm Workshops - Three sessions
3:30pm - 6:00pm Greg Adamson: Special Art Event
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 28
REGULAR CONFERENCE AND PARENTS’ DAY
7:00am - 7:45am Registration for Parents’ Day at the Conference, Renaissance Ballroom Foyer
8:00am - 12:00pm Exhibits Open, Oasis 3, Convention Center
9:30am - 10:30am Special Sessions: SOFIA w/ Dana Backman, Ph.D., and Panel w/ Sandra Kaplan, Ed.D.
Internet Access:
Now available throughout the Conference Center and hotel
Network: CAG
Password: CAG2016
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Find us, like us, share us, and join us on social media!
Facebook: California Association for the Gifted
: @cagifted
Instagram: @cagifted
This weekend, use #CAGCON to share your thoughts, ideas, and
pictures from the conference!
Problems? -- Visit the Tech Solutions Desk!
CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION
FOR
THE
GIFTED
CAG CONFERENCE 2016 WORKSHEET
DATE and TIME
SPEAKER
ROOM
TOPIC
FRIDAY, February 26
7:00 - 8:00 PM
Awards Ceremony:
DSA Awards & 5 Star
San Jacinto
Awards
8:00 - 8:30 PM
“First Time at CAG”
Chino A
Orientation: Conference and
Planning
OASIS
Perspective, Politics, and
Practices: Factors Influencing
Gifted Ed.
SATURDAY, February 27
7:45 -8:45 AM
Keynote Panel
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Experts in Higher
Education,
Administration, & Policy
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
OASIS
SATURDAY LUNCH
11:45 AM 12:45 PM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
3:30 - 4:00 PM
SUNDAY, February 28
7:45 - 8:15 AM
SUNDAY, February 28
8:15 - 9:15 AM
SUNDAY SPECIAL EVENTS
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Dr. Dana Backman
Smoketree C
NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory
CSBA Panel
Oasis
The Spillover Effect for GATE
SUNDAY, February 28
10:45 - 11:45 AM
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CONFERENCE GUIDE
ABOUT THE PROGRAM BOOK
This program is an online PDF. Please download to your
device or print to use at the conference. It contains the
schedules and descriptions of workshops, major & featured
speakers, awards, exhibits, and conference highlights.
ASSISTANCE
If you need information or assistance, visit the registration
area in the Ballroom Foyer in the Palm Springs Renaissance
Hotel or you may ask assistance from anyone wearing a
teal T-shirt with the Conference Logo on it.
CELL PHONES/PAGERS
PLEASE BE SURE TO TURN CELL PHONE RINGERS
OFF DURING ALL WORKSHOPS AND
GENERAL SESSIONS.
EVALUATION
Help us to make next year’s conference even better. You
will be sent an online survey via email or you may go to
www.cagifted.org to fill one out. Thank you for your help.
EXHIBIT HALL HOURS – OASIS 3, CONV. CENTER
Friday, 4:00 pm ~ 9:00 pm
Saturday, 8:00 am ~ 6:00 pm
Sunday, 8:00 am ~ 12:00 pm
LOST AND FOUND
Look for lost articles and turn in found articles to the CAG
Solutions Booth in the Ballroom Foyer near registration.
MEAL TICKET
A ticket for a buffet lunch on Saturday is included in your
registration packet. Dessert after lunch will be served in the
Exhibit Hall.
Coffee will be available Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
morning near registration. Water stations are found
throughout the conference center.
NAME BADGES
Badges are required for admission to all sessions and
conference events. The pocket in the name badge holder
is a good place to safely keep your event tickets. You are
welcome to bring guests into the Exhibit Hall in Oasis 3 in
the Convention Center.
PLANNING WORKSHEET
Use the form on page 4 to plan your schedule.
PRESENTER’S REGISTRATION
Presenters should check in at the Presenter’s desk in the
Registration Area in the Ballroom Foyer
PROGRAM CHANGES
An addendum sheet will be provided if there are changes in
workshop times or locations. Also an announcement board
in the registration area will carry notices of any last-minute
changes in the conference schedule.
SMOKE-FREE POLICY
Smoking is prohibited in all meeting rooms, adjoining
hallways, rest rooms, and the exhibit area.
INTERNET ACCESS
Internet access will be available throughout the hotel lobby
and conference area.
Should you have any difficulties, please check with the
TECH DESK near Solutions at Registration.
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TYPES OF PRESENTATIONS
• Panel Sessions provide a selected group of educators,
legislative advocates, and psychologists presenting their
thoughts on a given topic.
• Workshop Sessions are presented by educators and
parents who have special programs and experiences to
share with you.
• “Classroom Practice Strand”: Sessions throughout the
conference focus on collegial sharing of best practice
related to curriculum and instruction.
• “Administrators Strand”: sessions that focus on
information specifically for administrators.
• “Affective Strand”: sessions have been designed to
focus on the social and emotional aspects of gifted
learners and gifted education.
• “Pathway to AH-HA Series”: sessions where educators
experience the GATE Standards in theory and practice.
Examples of differentiating the curriculum from
simple to complex will be part of the journey as you
follow the pathway.
• “Strand 4 -- GATE and CCS Standards Lesson Designing”:
Teachers experienced in GATE and Differentiation
Strategies have already been assigned sessions on
Saturday afternoon to focus on lesson design. This is a
limited strand and is closed.
UNIVERSITY EXTENSION CREDIT
Detailed requirements for these units of credit can be found at
www.cagifted.org. Enrollment materials will be available at
special tables near the conference registration area. Times of
availability will be listed at each institution’s table.
University of California, Irvine Extension will offer CAG
conference participants 1 (one) quarter unit of credit for $120.
An official transcript may be used to document professional
development hours and can be submitted to your district as
requirements for salary advancement. Additionally, this unit
can be applied toward UC Irvine Extension’s fully online GATE
Specialized Studies Program. For more information, please
contact Lisa Kadowaki at Lkadowak@uci.edu.
University of California Riverside Extension will offer CAG
conference participants the option of 1 (one) quarter unit of credit
for $70 or 2 (two) quarter units of credit for $140. This credit
may be used to fulfill professional development requirements
and counts as elective units towards the University of California
Riverside Extension GATE certificate. The fees for credit can be
paid by check or Visa/Master Card at the time of registration. For
more information from UC Riverside please email ejohnson@
ucx.ucr.edu.
University of Southern California, Office of Professional
Development Programs - Three CEU units will be awarded for
full attendance at the conference. Registrants for the units will
be invited to meet after the conference with a USC instructor.
This meeting will be held to share learnings from the conference
and will be a requirement to receive unit credit. In addition, all
applicants must write a two-page reflection paper. Please direct
any questions and/or inquiries for more information to Mrs.
Colleen Dietz, Director, Office of Professional Development
Programs at cdietz@usc.edu.
ASSOCIATION
FOR
THE
GIFTED
Silent Auction
Conference participants are invited to view and bid on many
unique, exquisite, and interesting items displayed in the California
Foundation for Gifted Education exhibit booth #106 in the Exhibit
Hall. Don’t miss out on this special event -- We accept cash, checks,
and credit cards.
Two Opportunities To Win:
Saturday, February 27: Group A - bids close at 5 pm!
Sunday, February 28: 9 - 11 am ~ Final opportunity to claim your item if you were
the highest bidder!
The California Foundation for Gifted Education is a non-profit organization
established to generate funds for research and development in the area of
gifted education and to provide scholarships for educators and students. CFGE
is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization with a tax identification number, provided
upon your donation. All donations for the Silent Auction are tax deductible.
“All of the hip stuff is outside the comfort
Join Riverside Art Museum's renowned artist Greg Adamson for an afternoon "hands on" art
class infused with great music.
Saturday, February 27, (3:30 pm - 6:00 pm)
Greg will guide you through the process of creating a finished acrylic painting (16"x20"). Light snacks and
all art supplies are included. Also, a no-host bar will be available. Only 40 persons will be accepted
to participate in this Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) class at $40 each.
Wear some paint friendly clothes (some cover-ups available), bring a sense of humor, and enjoy a
perfect late afternoon with Greg and your friends in the San Jacinto Room! As a participant in this art class,
your name will be automatically submitted in a drawing for a free 16"x20" acrylic painting by Greg.
Check Greg Adamson's Website gregoryadamson.com for more information about him and his accomplishment.
Limited seating -- to register, contact the CAG office or check at the Solutions Desk near registration.
www.gregoryadamson.com
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CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION
FOR
THE
GIFTED
WELCOME!
Joan Kerr, President
Marie Thornsberry,
President-Elect
Welcome to the 54th annual California Association for the Gifted
Conference, GATE: Unlocking Potential. We are confident that you will
learn many exciting and innovative new ways to unlock the potential of your
students and children.
We are excited about our Pre-Conferences on Friday. This year, in addition
to the Pre-Conference for teachers, we are offering a Pre-Conference
for parents. In the teachers’ Pre-Conference, participants will have the
opportunity to see master GATE teachers demonstrating lessons that
focus on differentiating the Common Core Standards, the Next Generation
Science Standards, and the Visual and Performing Arts Standards. Parent
participants will rotate through three sessions the social and emotional
needs of gifted children, advocacy, and understanding gifted curriculum.
On Saturday and Sunday, CAG is offering three strands of focus for our
attendees: 1) an Administrative strand, which highlights gifted policies,
programs, and services for administrators and teachers, 2) an Affective
strand, looking at the social and emotional needs of gifted children, and
3) Classroom Practices, which includes lesson ideas, new strategies for
differentiation, and classroom uses of technology. While you are welcome to
attend any sessions of your choosing, we encourage you to select the strand
of most relevance to you and concentrate on sessions within that strand for
a deeper look at your area of focus.
Our Plenary Session on Saturday morning is titled Perspective, Politics,
and Practices: Factors Influencing Gifted Education 2016 and Beyond. This
will include a panel of experts in Higher Education, Administration, and
Policy who will address prevailing questions regarding gifted education. An
informal conversation will follow the panel presentation, for those who wish
to stay.
Saturday afternoon will include an exciting extended session with renowned
artist, Greg Adamson, who will guide participants in the creation of their
own original work of art and demonstrate ways to bring art and creativity
into the classroom. This event includes an additional charge, but if
spaces are still available, tickets will be sold at the Solutions Booth by the
Registration tables.
On Sunday, we are delighted to offer two keynote sessions that will be of
interest to both teachers and parents. In the first, a panel of experts will
discuss the spillover effect of gifted education on all students. The second
keynote speaker, Dr. Dana Backman from NASA, will speak on NASA’S
Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA, a 747 aircraft
with a 17-ton telescope, and some of the recent discoveries astronomers
have made.
We extend our best wishes for a wonderful weekend. We hope you return to
your homes and schools energized and filled with new ideas for meeting the
needs of our gifted students.
Joan Lindsay Kerr CAG President
Marie Thornsberry, CAG President-Elect and Conference Chair
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MESSAGE FROM
THE PARENT CHAIR
Welcome to the 54th Annual Conference for the California Association
for the Gifted!
Over the weekend we are pleased to welcome more than 1,000
attendees including educators, parents and community members. This
year’s theme, “GATE: Unlocking Potential” expresses our belief in
providing resources to support the appropriate identification and
curriculum practices that are designed to help meet the needs of
students in all ethnic and socio-economic groups.
Ann Smith, Parent Chair
Our parent pre-conference focuses on social and emotional aspects,
advocacy, and curriculum strategies for parenting gifted children.
On Saturday there will be a lineup of session strands; you are
welcome to follow one strand to develop depth in a particular area,
or rotate throughout the stands for a broad overview of topics during
the conference. Our parents’ day at the conference on Sunday will
commence with a concurrent superintendents’ panel and a keynote
by Dana Backman from NASA, followed by a lineup of sessions for
parents, educators, administrators, and community professionals who
work with gifted children.
Thank you for sharing the weekend with us. We hope you reconnect
with friends and meet new colleagues who inspire your work with
gifted children and their families.
Warmly,
Ann Smith,
Parent Representative Chair
PARENTS
You can join CAG
with an individual
or a family
membership. Help us continue our
support of parents and their gifted
children.
Go to www.cagifted.org and select
Membership on the top drop down
menu.
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CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION
FOR
THE
GIFTED
MESSAGE FROM
THE EDUCATOR CHAIR
I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank you all for
your attendance and commitment to gifted education. We will spend
our weekend together unlocking the potential of our highest achievers
through various gifted strategies. I am very excited to be a part of what
I know will be a very full weekend filled with a cornucopia of ideas and
strategies for all!
I am especially excited about our new Parent Pre Conference on
Friday. As educators are experiencing new curriculum and teaching
strategies through a demonstration format, our parents will be guided
through three separate areas of focus; Social Emotional, Advocacy in
Action, and Curriculum and Instruction.
The conference itself is divided into three main strands. The Affective
Strand, which specializes on the social, emotional aspects of many
gifted learners and gifted educational practices. The Classroom
Practice Strand focuses on best practices utilized in the classroom.
Participants will experience tried and true strategies and ideas that
they can incorporate into their own classrooms and teaching styles.
The last Strand to mention is the Administrative Strand. During
these sessions, you will have a chance to learn about identification
techniques, what’s the latest on the political front regarding gifted
education, as well as, a look at different types of programs and
services.
Between the three choices I feel confident that all who attend will
experience that new “Ah Ha” moment, gain new knowledge and
enjoy new opportunities in which to share ideas with others who
are just as passionate about gifted education. To help assist you in
your conference experience, your regional CAG representatives will
be hosting a variety of Meet and Greet opportunities throughout the
weekend. Look on the CAG website’s regional pages to find more
information. This is a great opportunity to put a face to a name and find
out what is happening in regard to gifted education in your area.
I would like to conclude by saying thank you very much for all you are
doing to help support and improve the educational opportunities for
all of our gifted children. It is only through the use of a strong voice
and active support of participation within organizations like California
Association for the Gifted and National Association for the Gifted
Children that our voices are heard.
I sincerely welcome you to our 54th Annual Conference.
Best Regards,
Krista Landgraf, Educator Representative Chair
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MIRMAN SCHOOL
Presenting at the 2016 CAG Conference
Drew Brody
Designing a Better Math Program for Gifted Students
For decades, the Math Movers program helped
solidify Mirman's reputation as an innovative school
for gifted children, but there were deficiencies
in the implementation for a growing student body.
Dismantling Math Movers required building a new
program, Mirman MAPS, that builds on the core
strengths of the program it replaced and improves
the way we teach mathematics in quantifiable ways.
Saturday,
February 27
2:15pm
Mesquite DE
Jeffery Flagg
We Are All Integrators!
The role of technology integration is changing in
education. You will find that when it comes to the
framework of 21st Century learning, collaborative
and co-learning opportunities that exist between
educators and students can be authentic at any level
and from any discipline. This presentation is about
seeing and doing educational technology in a way
that is purposeful, reflective, and above all else, as a
virtual means, to a human-centered end. Be prepared
to discuss the changing mindset of "computer time"
with the "computer teacher."
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CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION
FOR
THE
GIFTED
Saturday,
February 27
2:15pm
Pueblo B
LETS THANK
A VOLUNTEER!
If you learned something
useful at this conference,
thank one of these volunteers!
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 2016
Conference Chair ........................ Marie Thornsberry
Local Facilitator ........................... Marie Thornsberry
Ambiance ...........................................Krista Landgraf
Awards................................................ Anna Williams
Clinics, Panels, Seminars .....................Sandra Kaplan
College Credit .............Dana Reupert, Sandra Kaplan
Executive Director ............................Barbara Branch
Exhibits ...................................................... Leslie Ziff
Evaluations .............................................. CAG Office
Parent Conference ....................................Ann Smith
Planning ............................................Barbara Branch
Educator Pre-Con...................................................... .Sandra Kaplan, Jessica Manzone, Deb Hazelton
Parent Pre-Con...........................................Ann Smith
Presenters...................Joan Kerr, Marie Thornsberry
Publicity............................................... Dana Reupert
Hospitality.......................................... Marcia DiJosia
Raffle Drawing............. Kathy Alexander & CAG Reps
Registration ........................................... Krisa Muller
Secretary ............................................ Dana Reupert
Art Event...................................................................
Judy Roseberry, Mary Adamski, Dana Reupert
Signs................................................... Jennifer Berry
Silent Auction............................................................
Mary Adamski/Steven Parker/Judy Roseberry
Student Entertainment ...................Diana Shay Diehl
Solutions ........................Barbara Branch/Jen Harper
Volunteers .................. Misha Luker, Sue Ann Bussey
Questions?
Just ask at Registration, Solutions,
or the Tech Desk!
We really do listen to you!
Your comments and suggestions help us
improve each year’s conference. Please
respond to the online evaluation survey
that will be emailed to you after the
conference or go to www.cagifted.org to
complete the survey.
Thank you for your help!
CAG
DRAWINGS
CAG’s regions have donated items for teachers
and parents to create some very special
raffle baskets. All drawing’s funds support
scholarships for students and teachers.
Drawings will be on Saturday at 4:00 and Sunday
at 10:00. Tickets are $1 each, 6 for $5, or 15 for
$10. You may purchase your tickets from one
of our CAG representatives at Booth 106 in the
Exhibit Hall.
Just drop your tickets into the box(es) that
correspond with the basket(s) of your choice.
Winning tickets will be posted on the wall behind
the baskets.
You do not have to be present to win on Saturday,
but will have to pick up your basket by 9:30 on
Sunday, after which time a new winner will be
drawn. Winners of the Sunday drawing must be
present to win and will have until 11:00 AM that
morning to claim their prize.
Thank you for the generous donations of
educational materials by our exhibitors and
volunteers who helped to make this conference
happen. Please come by to see if you are the
lucky winner!
CONFERENCE BINGO PLAYERS -- SHOW US
YOUR COMPLETED SHEET AND GET A TICKET
FOR A SPECIAL BINGO BASKET DRAWING!
CAG SUMMER TEACHER INSTITUTES &
DEMONSTRATION SCHOOLS
CAG’s 54th Annual Conference
California Association
for the Gifted
Board of Directors say
ROSEVILLE: June 20-24, Excelsior School
SANTA BARBARA: July 18-22 (tentative)
OCEANSIDE: August 1-5
Enhance your summer by attending a 3-day
teacher institute and demonstration school this summer!
Thank You to The Rialto
Unified School District!
CAG invites you to the 21st annual professional development
experience that will introduce you to 16 new strategies that
reinforce critical thinking, problem solving, teaching the
classics, introduction to the disciplines, creativity, use of
technology, and developing political savvy students. Start the
school year with curriculum and instructional strategies to
respond to intervention and differentiate the curriculum for
gifted and talented students.
If you are interested in:
• participating as an apprentice alongside a master teacher
• designing your own curriculum
• launching a new type of gifted/talented program at your
school
Join us at one of our Teacher Institute and Demonstration
Schools.
Watch for more information at www.cagifted in March.
for providing the students
for the
observation classrooms
during Friday’s
Pre-Conference.
Jeanne Delp Annual Presentation
When you come to the CAG conference each year, there are many
presenters. Naturally, these are the people of today’s generation. At
the same time, we also honor those of past generations who laid the
foundation for this organization.
This year the California Association for the Gifted will honor Jeanne Delp
at the Keynote Panel Discussion on Saturday, at 9:00am.
We list below some of the reasons that Jeanne Delp is probably the most
memorable of all the founders of the California Association for the Gifted.
Jeanne Delp
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•Jeanne’s insight for gifted children was razor sharp.
•She often expressed that insight in pithy statements.
•“Growth is painful,” she would say to her group of teachers. Most of
the time this was aimed more at the teachers than the children.
•“NEVER feed weakness,” she would tell parents and teachers when
they had to guide a child through hard times, as their own judgment
and stamina would wane.
•Her maxims---and there were many---became etched into one’s
character and became a teaching tool for students and parents… and
especially teachers.
•Her impact is always here as we now have a whole new generation of
teachers of the gifted who come to this yearly conference.
ASSOCIATION
FOR
THE
GIFTED
CAG Regions & Representatives
California Association for the Gifted has divided the state into eleven regions. Each region has an Educator
Representative and a Parent Representative. These representatives are well-informed about their region and
can answer questions of a local nature, as well as general questions on gifted education. They are available to
speak to educator and parent groups, answer questions, offer resources and provide assistance with educational
events. Representatives submit their regional news featured in the regional newsletters and on the CAG website
under Regional Support, Regional Events.
Mt. Shasta Region
No current reps
Redwood Region
Ed. Rep: Jana Reveles
jreveles@fortunaesd.com
Parent Rep:- vacant
Capitol Region
Ed. Rep: Kari Hanson-Smith
kari-‐hanson-‐smith@scusd.edu
Parent Rep: Melissa Lawson
melissalawson.gate@gmail.com
San Joaquin Region
Ed. Rep: Jerri Anna Billington
jbillington@centralusd.k12.ca.us
Parent Rep: currently open
Bay Area Region
Parent Rep: Sashi McEntee
sashi@pobox.com
Ed. Rep:- vacant
Joshua Tree Region
Ed. Rep: Krista Landgraf
krista_landgraf@chino.k12.ca.us
Parent Rep: Abigail Medina
abigailmmedina@aol.com
Santa Lucia Region
Parent Rep: Marté Matthews
martejmatthews@sbcglobal.com
Ed. Rep:- vacant
Pacific Region
Ed. Rep: Joanna Lauer
jlauer999@gmail.com
Parent Rep: Sharon Ybarra
sybarra@smbsd.net
Mission Region
Ed. Rep: Jessica Manzone
jmanzone@usc.edu
Parent Rep: Christina Desiderio
christinap.desiderio@gmail.com
Palomar Region
Orange Region
Ed. Rep: Krista Muller
kmuller@pylusd.org
Parent Rep: Marbell Gomez-Davidson
marbell@uci.edu
Ed. Rep: Sue Ann Bussey
sabussey@mac.com
Parent Rep: Misha Luker
mishacolorado@cox.net
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Network and Have Fun
Get to know your Regional Reps and Colleagues
Mission Region: Enjoy a “Morning Conference Coffee” at 7:30am Saturday in the lobby of
the hotel bar. We are going to grab our cups of coffee...have conversation...and then move into
first session of the conference.
Joshua Tree Region: Meet your CAG representatives and compare notes, ask questions,
and just chat. We will gather on Saturday at 6:00 across from the hotel bar by the fireplace.
Pacific Region: The Pacific Representatives will gather with those from their region by the
firepit outside the lounge/bar area on Saturday at 6:00pm.
Capitol Region: The Capitol Representatives will gather in the center bar at the
Renaissance Hotel from 6-6:30 on Saturday. Come, compare notes, and get to know us.
Santa Lucia, Bay Area, and Redwood Regions: Those from the northern reaches of
California should gather in the seating area opposite the center lounge at 6:00pm.
We help children, adolescents,
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Understanding your child is critical for
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San Francisco Bay Area
925.939.7500
Los Angeles Area
310.478.6505
Founded by:
Dr. Dan Peters &
Dr. Susan Daniels
www.summitcenter.us
Helping Every Child Reach New Heights
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CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION
FOR
THE
GIFTED
The Barbara Clark Award for Writing Excellence
California Association for the Gifted offers this award
to support an individual with a passion for writing.
Eligibility: The student must currently be in grade 9, 10, 11 or 12, and attending classes in a recognized
California educational setting.
Requirements:
1. Complete student application form
2. A creative composition of two to five pages (using size 12 font, double-spaced)
a. The topic should address a subject of vital interest to the student that has an impact on society as a
whole. The student should include a vision of the possible future in this area of interest.
b. Rubric for selection will include:
i. Clarity
ii. Grammatical correctness
iii. Imaginative use of English, demonstrating the beauty of the language
iv. Creative vision of the future
Award: The recipient of the Barbara Clark award will receive $100, and his/her piece will be published by the
California Association for the Gifted in the on-line Gifted Educator Communicator Journal.
Timeline:
1. All applicant papers must be postmarked by March 31, 2016.
2. Announcement of award recipient will be made by May 2, 2016.
Barbara Clark Award for Writing Excellence Application Form
Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Full home address:__________________________________________________________________________
City:________________________________________________________ Zip:_________________________
Home tel: (___) ___________________E-mail: __________________________________________________
Date of birth: __________Sex:_______
Current school: ____________________________________________________ Grade: __________________
Current school address: ______________________________________________________________________
City: _______________________________________________________ Zip:__________________________
Principal’s name: _____________________________________ School tel:_____________________________
Name of parent(s) or guardian: ________________________________________________________________
Student Signature: _______________________________________________Date:_______________________
Parent Signature: ___________________________________________________ Date: ___________________
Mail completed packet to: Barbara Clark Award for Writing Excellence
PO Box 395
Lincoln, CA 95648
Applications and letters must be postmarked no later than March 31, 2016.
Questions may be directed to Merritt Alden Booster at merrittbooster@gmail.com
Dr Barbara Clark, author of Growing Up Gifted and many journal articles, is a Past
President of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children, of NAGC, and of the
California Association for the Gifted. She was named CSU, Los Angeles, Outstanding
Professor of 1978–1979 and received the World Council International Distinguished Service
award in 2003.
Language and writing have long been passions of Dr. Clark. This award is intended to
honor and recognize high school students who strive to write both with clarity and vision
and who demonstrate their passion for an idea and for the beauty of the written English
language.
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F R I D AY E V E N I N G AWA R D S
RECEPTION
Join us to celebrate our Distinguished Service Award Winners
and Districts Receiving the CAG 5-Star Award
6:00 - 8:00 pm
No host bar and hors d’oeuvres
San Jacinto Room at the Renaissance
M.C. - Anna Williams, CAG Past-President
CAG DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS - PRESENTED TO:
Jade Rivera : Bay Area Region
Leticia Shaw : Capitol Region
Jennifer Berry : Joshua Tree Region
Mark Ellis : Mission Region
Ian Byrd : Orange Region
Joanna Lauer : Pacific Region
Karen Walker : Palomar Region
Terry Metzger : Redwood Region
Lori Jennings : San Joaquin Region
5 STAR AWARDS - PRESENTED TO:
SYCAMORE VALLEY ACADEMY
EDISON ACADEMY
TROTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Student Entertainment
Yucca Valley High School
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CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION
FOR
THE
GIFTED
CAG DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
CAG’s Distinguished Service Award recipients were selected for their leadership within their
school, district, or region, their service to CAG and other professional organizations, their advocacy
for gifted and talented education, and/or their demonstrated excellence in service to gifted and
talented students. These honorees will be recognized on Friday evening at the awards ceremony and
celebrated within their region. Each will also receive a complimentary one-year CAG membership.
Pacific Region
Bay Area Region
Joanna Lauer
Jade Rivera
Capitol Region
Palomar Region
Letitia Shaw
Karen Walker
Joshua Tree Region
Jennifer Berry
Redwood Region
Terry Metzger
Mission Region:
Mark Ellis
San Joaquin Region
Lori Jennings
Orange Region
Ian Byrd
Join us in the San Jacinto Room
at the Renaissance
Friday: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
No host bar and hors d’oeuvres
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CAG Resources: Virtual Room
RESOURCES FROM THE PRE-CONFERENCE AND CONFERENCE PRESENTERS WILL
BE AVAILABLE ON-LINE FOLLOWING THE CONFERENCE.
FOLLOW THE LINKS ON THE CAG WEBSITE: WWW.CAGIFTED.ORG
California
Foundation for
Gifted Education
The California Foundation for Gifted Education is a growing foundation.
Established in July, 2006, the Foundation has awarded numerous scholarships to
students and educators as well as classroom and student grants.
The Foundation has tax exempt status so all donations to the Foundation are fully
tax deductible. The Foundation supports research, scholarships for adults and
youngsters, and classroom grants for educators.
Members of the Foundation Board are David Brashear, Annie Mai Bevaqua,
Dana Reupert, Wendy Hayes-Ebright, Sherrie Friedman, Carol Knee,
Judith J. Roseberry, Sue Teele, and Frank Worrell.
Look for the Foundation in booth 106 in the Exhibit Hall at the conference, and please
consider bidding on the silent auction items donated by supporters of CAG and the
Foundation -- or making a donation now to help support this endeavor.
All proceeds are tax-deductible and will be used by the California Foundation for
Gifted Education for the awarding of scholarships for students and teachers.
For further information, contact 916-988-9999.
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CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION
FOR
THE
GIFTED
CAG CONFERENCE BLACKOUT BINGO
The 2016 CAG Conference has been developed to target the central
and contemporary areas of research and discussion surrounding the
education of gifted learners.
The general presentations have been grouped or categorized into three
strands that represent dominant overarching topics and themes.
• The Affective Strand has been designed to focus on the social and emotional
aspects of gifted learners and gifted education. Session topics within this strand could
include discussion around twice exceptionalities, motivation, student engagement, and
underachievement.
• The Classroom Practice strand represents a forum for the collegial sharing of best practice
related to curriculum and instruction. This strand takes an application-based approach to
the presentation of content and skills and is meant to provide participants with instructional
strategies to take back to the classroom.
• The third strand has been designed for administrators, coaches, and instructional
coordinators. The Administrative Strand highlights current issues related to gifted policies,
identification techniques, and programs and services across the continuum of learners. The
Administrative Strand provides time for administrators and teachers to work together to
address problems of practice in the classroom, school, and or district.
Presentations from each of the three strands will be running concurrently during the two-day
conference. You can plan your conference experience by creating a pathway within a strand or
across several strands. Strand “counselors” will be available at the registration booth to help tailor
your conference experience.
A major goal of the 54th annual conference is a movement from passive to active participation. It
is our hope that participants enter the conference with questions and problems of practice, engage
with colleagues and presenters during the conference, and implement strategies learned after the
conclusion of the conference. The following questions serve as a framework for preparing for the
CAG conference.
• What is a problem of practice occurring in my classroom, school, and/or district?
• What is one major question I have regarding the identification, instruction, and affective
development of gifted learners?
• What do I want to accomplish at the conference (personal growth, development of new
knowledge and skills, answering of a question, etc.)?
The opportunity for “engagement” is an important part of the conference experience. The attached
B.I.N.G.O. game has been created in order to encourage thinking, questioning, discussion, and FUN
during the conference.
Please print off and bring the game board on page 22 to the conference. Complete
the activities on the game board as you attend various sessions throughout the
conference. You can work alone or with your colleagues. When you complete your
game board, exchange it at the Registration Booth for a raffle ticket. A special raffle
will take place on Sunday morning!
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ASSOCIATION
FOR
THE
GIFTED
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CAG EDUCATOR PRE-CONFERENCE
Purpose:
The Pre-Conference is a traditional part of the CAG conference and provides an opportunity to observe master
teachers teaching differentiated curriculum to students across the grade levels. Students (grades 2-8) from the
Rialto Unified School District will be the participants in the demonstration classrooms. Special gratitude is
given to Jennette Harper, Marie Thornsberry, and the students and their parents who have been willing to travel
and be a part of the demonstration classrooms.
The Pre-Conference beings with an opening session in Oasis 4 that provides an orientation to the contemporary
issues of differentiation.
The Master Teachers for each of the demonstration classrooms are educators that have a range of background
experiences in curriculum, instruction, and gifted education. The three demonstration lessons will include:
(a) a relationship to the arts,
(b) a relationship to the NGSS, and
(c) a relationship to social studies.
All lessons are connected to the CCSS. The purpose of the demonstration classrooms is to exemplify
differentiated theory into classroom practice. The lessons provide a model that teachers can see in action as a
means to define and implement their own differentiated curriculum for gifted students in the context of their
own classrooms.
The afternoon session will present new curricular techniques to differentiate the core or basic curriculum.
Teachers will work individually or in groups to actually incorporate these techniques into their own lessons.
As a consequence of attending the Pre-Conference, participants will develop these competencies:
1. Define the characteristics of a differentiated curriculum appropriate for gifted students
2. Transfer the demonstrated techniques to differentiate a curriculum to a lesson appropriate for their own
classrooms
3. Become an advocate for differentiated techniques that have been observed to faculty in their own schools
The faculty for the Pre-Conference is as follows:
Kathy Alexander, Rincon Valley Unified School District
Karen Anderson, Pasadena Unified School District
The Bui, Ontario-Montclair Unified School District
Sandra Kaplan, University of Southern California
Jenni Krogh, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Southern California
Jessica Manzone, University of Southern California
Paige McCord, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Southern California
Anna Williams, Santa Rosa Unified School District
Sara Morris, Glendale Unified School District
The following CAG Board Members will be assisting classrooms and participants throughout the
Pre-Conference.
Martha Flournoy
Marie Thornsberry
Sue Ann Bussey
Merritt Booster
Joan Kerr
Kate Sprague
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Parents’ Pre-Conference Workshop
Friday 9 am – 2 pm
Unlocking Your Child’s Potential…
Parenting Gifted Children
Smoketree C
A workshop for parents focusing on the following areas of parenting your gifted child:
• Social and Emotional: Understanding common traits of gifted children and
practical strategies for parenting
• Advocacy in Action: In the classroom, in your school, and within the district
• Curriculum and Instruction: Ensuring your child’s work is appropriately
challenging and contains depth and complexity
8:00 am - 9:00 am 9:00 am – 10:20 am
10:20 am – 10:30 am
Registration
Session I
Break
SCHEDULE
10:30 am – 11:50 am 11:50 am – 12:30 pm
12:30 pm – 1:50 pm
Session II
Lunch
Session III
Parents will rotate through sessions in small groups with experienced CAG Board members who are
currently GATE parents and/or GATE educators. There will plenty of time for information and intimate
discussions with the CAG experts and other parents.
Session I
ADVOCACY
• Christina Desiderio, Mission Parent Representative
Christina is currently a principal at Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School. She has three GATE
children, one profoundly gifted and talented in music and art, another twice-exceptional gifted and talented
in all four areas of the arts, and a gifted child both academically and in leadership.
• Kari Hanson-Smith, Capitol Region Educator Representative
Kari is currently the GATE & AP Programs Coordinator for Sacramento City USD where she is working to
redesign both the GATE Identification process and the services to better align with equitable educational
practices in diverse urban settings, including talent development opportunities.
Session 2
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
• Krista Landgraf, Joshua Tree, Chair: Educator Representatives
Krista has been an elementary GATE teacher for 20 years and has received numerous awards. She will be
letting parents know what they should be seeing and hearing in curriculum and instruction in their gifted
children’s classrooms.
Session 3
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL
• Melissa Lawson, Capitol Region Parent Representative
Melissa holds a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from California State University, Sacramento.
She is a National Board Certified Teacher and the parent/stepparent of four gifted young adults, including
one twice-exceptional son. Her passions include advocacy and training teachers and parents to understand
the unique needs of gifted individuals.
• Marté Mathews, Santa Lucia Region Parent Representative
Marté is a child and family therapist with special interest in working with gifted and twice-exceptional
children and their families. As a certified SENG Model Parent Group facilitator and parent of a gifted and
twice-exceptional high schooler, Marté offers both professional guidance and personal experience in the
rewards and challenges of parenting a gifted child.
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CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION
FOR
THE
GIFTED
“Administrators Strand”
We feel that it is just as important to help administrators learn about gifted children as it is for teachers. These
sessions provided throughout the conference have been designed to support these points and to speak directly
to the administrators attending the conference.
Though the strand has been developed for administrators, all sessions are open to teachers,
coaches, and instructional support providers interested in the topics.
SATURDAY
7:45-8:45:
M. Flournoy & L. Reid -- Education Climate Change in California: Drought or El Nino (Mesquite A)
K. Hansen-Smith -- GATE Identification in an Urban School District (Mesquite DE)
P. Lovett -- Developing Acad. and Intell. Identitites Among African American Gifted Students
(Mesquite F)
A. Nelson -- Leadership Giftedness (Mesquite GH)
10:30 - 11:30:
K. Anderson -- Collab. as Lang. Devel.: an approach to the NGSS for ELL Gifted Students
(Mesquite A)
G. Danley -- Starting or Ramping Up a District GATE Program?
(Mesquite DE)
J. Berry -- Supporting and Evaluating Teachers of Gifted Learners
(Mesquite F)
T. Metzger -- Building Teacher Capacity for Differentiated Instruction
(Mesquite GH)
1:00 - 2:00:
D. Hirsh & B. Fredrick -- A Principal’s Perspective on the Role of the Teacher of the Gifted
(Mesquite A)
J. Werblow & L. Duesberry - The Brain-Based Argument for Bilingual Education for All
(Mesquite DE)
P. Laing -- Identifying and Developing Talent and Potential: Moving Beyond Budget –
Implementing and Supporting Program and Services Models on Limited Resources
(Mesquite F)
2:15 - 3:15:
D. Hirsh & B. Fredrick -- A Principal’s Perspective on the Role of the Teacher of the Gifted:
Questions and Answers
(Mesquite A)
D. Brody -- Designing a Better Mathematics Program for Gifted Students
(Mesquite DE)
T. Kusserow -- How to Support Teachers of GATE Students (Mesquite F)
3:30 - 4:30:
Vo, Larson, & Thune -- Odyssey of the Mind: A Team Problem Solving Competition (Mesquite A)
P. Laing -- Access to Excellence: Strategies for Expanding Student Equity, Access, (Mesquite DE)
and Excellence in Adv. Placement Programs from Elem. School to High School
E. Honick -- Pathways to Personalized Learning in the 21st Century
(Mesquite F)
SUNDAY
8:15-9:15:
Behears & Rodriguez -- Innovation Awards: Empowering the top 10% of Teachers (Mesquite A)
P. Laing -- Identifying and Developing Talent and Potential in All Learners
(Mesquite DE)
P. Lovett -- Opening the GATE: Increasing Representation and Retention of Underrepresented
Minorities in Gifted Programming
(Mesquite F)
COMING TO
CAG FOR
THE FIRST
TIME?
Conference-goers who have not been to
a CAG conference before are invited to
attend an orientation session on Friday,
February 26, from 8:00 - 8:30pm in
Chino A.
Merritt Booster, CAG Publications
Committee chair, will present a short
overview, answer questions, and give
insights helpful for newcomers planning
their schedules.
TECHNOLOGY AT THE
CONFERENCE
If you are having any technical
problems, stop by the TECH DESK
near SOLUTIONS in the
Conference Center Lobby.
Sessions focusing on Google Docs:
Use Google Classroom to Differentiate in an
Era of Alignment:
Saturday 10:30, Pueblo A
Beginner’s Guide to Google Drive:
Saturday 2:15, Pueblo A
Next Steps with Google Apps: Slides, Forms,
Sheets, and More:
Sunday 8:15, Madera
“Pathway to AH-HA” Series
The Pathway to Ah-Ha features curricular and instructional strategies to differentiate
the core or basic curriculum for gifted learners. Sessions within the Pathway to Ah-Ha
strand feature instructional strategies that are tools to develop intellectual understandings
of content or subject matter. Each of the instructional strategies demonstrated within the
session can be appropriately aligned to any grade level or subject area.
All “Pathway to AH-HA” Sessions will be in the
Mojave Learning Center, Renaissance Hotel
SATURDAY
7:45-8:45: Paige McCord -- Prioritizing: Developing Layers of Meaning
10:30 - 11:30: Deborah Hazelton -- Across Time and Cultures
2:15 - 3:15: The Bui -- Making Connections
3:30 - 4:30: Jenni Krogh -- Known vs. Unknown
SUNDAY
8:15-9:15: K. Anderson -- Building Knowledge
10:45- 11:45: S. Kaplan & J. Manzone: Playing with Politics – Supporting with
Evidence and Problem Solving
CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION
FOR
THE
GIFTED
“Affective Strand”
The Affective Strand has been designed to focus on the social and emotional aspects of
gifted learners and gifted education. Session topics within this strand could include discussion
around twice exceptionalities, motivation, student engagement, and underachievement.
SATURDAY
7:45-8:45:
D. Allswang & Z. Mobedshahi -- Building a Growth Mindset Culture for Gifted Students
(Smoketree AB)
J. Honard -- Introversion in the Classroom
(Smoketree C)
N. Nazarian, R. Lott & S. Safi -- It’s a New World!
(Smoketree D)
10:30 - 11:30:
P. Wilkes: Cognitive Coaching: Activities to Ignite & Excite the Brain
(Ventura)
K. Miller: -- Scholars Just Wanna Have Fun: Afterhours Enrichment Online
(Smoketree C)
J. Haase & L. Hancock -- Quirky Behavior or Disability: Gifted vs. 2E
(Smoketree D)
1:00 - 2:00:
L. Reid -- Education with Meaning and Relevance
(Smoketree AB)
P. Wilkes -- Acknowledging and Supporting the Spiritual Lives of Gifted
(Smoketree C)
A. Cziko & K. Kent -- Using Neuroscience to Build a Resilient Learning Community (Smoketree D)
2:15 - 3:15:
C. Hansen -- Using Math to Transform Persistence, Resilience, & Motivation
(Smoketree C)
R. Lyman & A. Matschiner -- The Arts as a Tool to Meet the Affective Needs of the Gifted
(Smoketree D)
3:30 - 4:30:
Daugherty & Rush -- Digital Storytelling for Middle School GATE Students
Haase & Hancock -- Grade Acceleration 101: When and How to do it Right!
(Smoketree C)
(Smoketree D)
SUNDAY
8:15-9:15: L. Kapner -- 2E: Twice Exceptional
10:45- 11:45:
L. Kapner -- Communicating about Common Core Math
L Light & M. Tor -- Quotational Quote Bee Competition (Smoketree AB)
(Smoketree AB)
(Smoketree C)
M. Singer, C. Sabatino, & K. Vargas -- Meeting the Needs of Twice-Exceptional Learners with a
Strength-based Approach
(Smoketree D)
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#CAGCON
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Professional Learning
Inspiring Innovative Learners
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CUE can provide your school or district customized professional
development. Choose from any CUE conference presentation or other
great workshops that CUE provides: face-to-face, online, keynotes,
large or small groups – all this and more available through CUE.
To schedule a CUE professional development event, complete the
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CUE Professional Learning
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THE
GIFTED
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 — CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
R E N A I S S A N C E PA L M S P R I N G S H OT E L & C O N V E N T I O N C E N T E R
ROOM
ROOM
SESSION 7:45 - 8:45 AM
ROOM
MOJAVE
LEARNING
CENTER
ANDREAS
CHINO A
CHINO B
PUEBLO A
P. McCord:
Prioritizing:
Developing
Layers of
Meaning
L. Alton:
8 Great
Strategies for
Informative/
Explanatory
Writing K-2
R. Blasjo:
Genius Hour:
Personalize
Thinking Like a
Disciplinarian
TLAD
K. Haydon:
Learning in
3D: Recognize
d
lle
& Engage
ce
n
Creative
Ca
Learners
M. Booster:
Smith & Lee:
Introduction to Self-Directed
Differentiation Learning Alternative
Approach to
RTI
L. Bergh:
Interdisciplinary
Learning for a
Changing Planet
SANTA ROSA CATALINA
MADERA
PASADENA
SIERRA
VENTURA
MESQUITE A
V. Heller:
Developing
Driving
Questions for
Inquiry
M. Cook:
Problems With
A Purpose:
Expect
Students To
Think
Wolcott & Lee:
Critical
Thinking using
Think Like a
Disciplinarian
Leary &
Waishwile
Anchoring
Events for
Gifted Science
Students for
NGSS
C. Osman:
Music as a
Language
- Teaching
ELA in “Other
Words”
M. Flournoy &
L. Reid:
Education
Climate Change
in California:
Drought or El
Nino
MESQUITE
GH
SMOKETREE
AB
SMOKETREE
C
SMOKETREE
D
SMOKETREE E
Allswang/
Mobedshahi
Building a
Growth Mindset Culture
for Gifted
Students
J. Honard:
Introversion in
the Classroom
Nazarian/Lott/
Safi:
It’s a New
World!
D. Mulheam:
My Favorite
Math Contest
Problems
MESQUITE
DE
MESQUITE F
K. HansenSmith:
GATE
Identification
in an Urban
School District
P. Lovett:
A. Nelson:
Developing
Leadership
Academic
Giftedness
and Intellectual Identities
Among African
American
Gifted Students
PUEBLO B
SAN JACINTO
7:45 am — 8:45 am
S AT U R D AY W O R K S H O P S E S S I O N S
PATHWAY TO AH-HA
SERIES!
PRIORITIZING: DEVELOPING
LAYERS OF MEANING
Paige McCord, Adjunct Assistant
Professor, University of Southern
California
When, where, and why is it
necessary to define what is
important within a body of
knowledge?
Helping students
recognize layers of meaning is
essential to comprehension and
can be used research, writing
summaries, and performancebased assessment.
Mojave Learning Center
AFFECTIVE STRAND
BUILDING A GROWTH MINDSET
CULTURE FOR GIFTED
STUDENTS
Damon Allswang, 2nd grade teacher,
and Zubin Mobedshahi
Gifted students often get stuck when they
feel that their status as”smart” is threatened.
We offer strategies to help them reshape
their beliefs about intelligence and about
taking intellectual risks.We will demonstrate
a variety of activities, strategies, and routines
using a common language across disciplines
that will help students foster a growth
mindset to embrace challenge, support each
other, and engender intrinsic motivation.
K-6
Workshop/Hands-on
Smoketree AB
INTROVERSION IN THE
CLASSROOM
Jessica Honard, Owl Eyes Creative
Did you know that more than half of the
students in a gifted classroom are likely
introverts? Despite this, many learning
environments are designed with only
the more gregarious extravert in mind.
As a result, introverted students struggle
with burnout and feelings of being
overwhelmed. Learn about the different
environmental factors that influence an
introvert’s stress levels, and discuss how
to create a classroom environment that
prevents burnout and encourages success
for introverts and extraverts alike.
4-12
Lecture
Smoketree C
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AFFECTIVE STRAND
LEADERSHIP GIFTEDNESS
IT’S A NEW WORLD!
Alan Nelson, KidLead Inc.
This workshop looks at the latest
developments in identifying and developing
students gifted in leadership, primarily from
the angle of organizational behavior and
how you can not only develop 10-18 year
olds with accelerated skill training, but also
transform school climate, known to improve
academic achievement of all. Dr. Alan E.
Nelson teaches at Pepperdine University
and the Naval Postgraduate School and has
been developing young leader development
resources the last 8 years, including research
and global training exercises.
4-12
Lecture
Mesquite GH
Nancy Nazarian, Rebecca Lott, & Star Safi:
Teachers
Let’s be real ~ today’s student is different ~ it’s
a new world. We need to be able to nurture
and develop students academically in becoming
their best. The Gifted students needs to feel
safe, secure, competent, given choices in how to
show competence and meaningfulness in what
they are doing.
K-8
Interactive/Discussion
Smoketree D
ADMINISTRATORS STRAND
EDUCATION CLIMATE CHANGE IN
CALIFORNIA: DROUGHT OR EL NINO
This session will focus on understanding
the different perspectives shaping
California’s new school accountability
system, and the possibilities for inclusion
and expansion for gifted services. Tips on
how to address the various perspectives
and to advocate positively for gifted
services in a variety of settings will be
discussed.
K-12
Mesquite A
GATE IDENTIFICATION IN AN
URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
INTRODUCTION TO
DIFFERENTIATION
Merritt Alden Booster, CAG Publications
Chair
New to GATE or to Differentiation? This
session will focus on how to develop a positive
Mindset & Scholarly Behaviors in you and
your students, explore the use of Universal
Themes and Concepts, and provide students
the basic Depth and Complexity tools to dig
deeper and see connections.
Lecture/Discussion
K-12
Pueblo A
Kari Hansen-Smith, Coordinator: GATE & AP
Screening diverse students for GATE eligibility
is especially complex in an urban setting with
a diverse student population. Sacramento City
USD has recently revised their identification
criteria to emphasize equity, inclusion, and
ability over achievement. Come learn about
their process.
K-12
Lecture
Mesquite DE
DEVELOPING ACADEMIC AND INTELLECTUAL IDENTITIES AMONG
AFRICAN AMERICAN GIFTED
STUDENTS
Pam Lovett, GATE Coordinator Long Beach
The presenter will discuss factors affecting
the success of African American gifted
students and ways to mediate barriers to
promote achievement.
K-12
Mesquite F
Roberta Blasjo, Teacher
Genius Hour aka 20% Time is a designated
time that gives students choice about what
they learn. Students can explore their
passions and ideas. This session will outline
the implementation of Genius Hour at the
secondary level (although the presenter has
experience at elementary) using the Thinking
Like a Disciplinarian (TLAD) strategy. Attendees
will discuss implementation, the process,
expectations, resources, grading, parent
contact, and more.
7-8
Chino A
LEARNING IN 3D: RECOGNIZE &
ENGAGE CREATIVE LEARNERS
CLASSROOM PRACTICE
STRAND
Martha Fluornoy, Chair - Legislative
Committee, & Lee Angela Reid
GENIUS HOUR: PERSONALIZE
THINKING LIKE A DISCIPLINARIAN
TLAD
8 GREAT STRATEGIES FOR
INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY
WRITING K-2
Lyndee Alton, Master Trainer
Imagine ALL primary students writing at
or above grade level! This exciting session
features a cohesive system designed to help
all students master the Common Core’s
informative/explanatory writing standards.
Scaffold and extend instruction so each
learner creates powerful paragraphs which
hook the reader, focus the topic, include
factual details, and conclude with a sense
of closure. Engage with these effective ideas
through eye-opening video and interactive
activities. Energize Common Core writing in
your classroom today!
Workshop/Hands-on
K-3
Andreas
Kathryn Haydon, Sparkitivity
Often the most highly creative learners
struggle in school. Even with everything that
is on your plate, what can you do to ensure
that your creative learners are identified and
supported so they can survive and thrive?
This fun, interactive session will immerse
you in the mind of creative students, provide
simple guidelines for identification, and we will
customize easy strategies to ensure that your
classroom supports the creative thinking of
these - and all - students.
Workshop/Hands-on
K-12
Chino B
n
Ca
SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO RTI
Jordan B.Smith Jr & Dr. Karin Lee, Math Teacher
The implementation of the Common Core
Standards for Mathematics presents challenges
to educators, especially those teaching in
an alternative environment.
LEA’s are
scrambling to put together performance tasks
to prepare students for the SBAC assessments.
Teachers must prepare and plan curriculum
and instruction for all students. A response to
intervention should plan for the top and bottom
20%. Alternative High School must plan and
use differentiation in classroom practices. SelfDirected Learning is the future.
Workshop/Hands-on
9-12
Pueblo B
@cagifted
30
CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION
FOR
THE
ed
ll
ce
GIFTED
CRITICAL THINKING USING THINK
LIKE A DISCIPLINARIAN
Hilary Wolcott & Sue Lee, GATE Teachers
Participants will be involved in an interactive
discussion focusing on the critical thinking skills
embedded within Think Like a Disciplinarian.
Examples for implementation in all content
areas will be presented and modeled. The
correlation between Common Core and depth
and complexity will be emphasized.
4-12
Pasadena
DEVELOPING DRIVING
QUESTIONS FOR INQUIRY
Vanessa Heller, Educator
Driving questions are open ended, yet focus
inquiry on a specific topic or concept. Learn
hands-on ways to take students through the
fun, yet high-level process of creating driving
questions for any inquiry based learning unit.
Learn how to use Universal themes and Icons/
Content Imperatives to delve deeper into
inquiry too!
Lecture
K-12
Santa Rosa
ANCHORING EVENTS FOR
GIFTED SCIENCE STUDENTS FOR
NGSS
Riley Leary & Christy Waishwile, Teachers
Presenters will review Next Generation
Science Standards and the principles on
which they are based. Participants will learn
and practice creating anchoring event-based
gifted lessons.
Lecture
4-12
Sierra
PROBLEMS WITH A PURPOSE:
EXPECT STUDENTS TO THINK
Marcy Cook
With the CCSM expectation that students
persevere with mathematical problems, the
role of the teacher is to provoke thought with
quality problems requiring strategic thinking
and discourse. Relationship thinking will be
explored with mobiles and weight logic and
good problems (which require reasoning,
communication, thinking & persevering ) will be
shared.
Exhibitor
K-8
Madera
MUSIC AS A LANGUAGE -TEACHING ELA IN “OTHER
WORDS”
Catherine Osman, teacher
Since Music is a language that communicates
when words cannot, then teaching music and
ELA year-long as a comparison study should
improve the understanding of both. One can
compare punctuation to music notation; find
theme and evidence in both; compare how they
convey emotion, and, since moving to music
deepens engagement, one can transfer that depth
understanding to literature. With Music thus
securely embedded in core curriculum, it can
help remediate students digitally overexposed
brains.
Lecture
K-6
Venturea
INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING
FOR A CHANGING PLANET
Lauren Bergh, Zoo Education Specialist
In this hands-on workshop, the presenter will
engage participants in interdisciplinary activities
that help students explore human impacts on
the planet including population growth, rising
global temperature, threats to biodiversity,
and compromised ecosystems. The presented
activities build skills in science, math and social
sciences, while applying learning to authentic
problems. Activity formats include graphing
and data analysis, modeling and group problemsolving. Participants will receive lesson plans
and background readings on CD-ROM.
Workshop/Hands-on
K-8
San Jacinto
MY FAVORITE MATH CONTEST
PROBLEMS
Dennis Mulhearn
What better way to excite young minds than
with these rich classic problems? Challenge your
students to collaboratively discover solutions
that enrich their understanding of math. Spark
their imagination and energize them as they
come to see math as a way of thinking rather
than as a skill set. Empower them through
mastery.
K-8
Smoketree E
USC SUMMER INSTITUTES
Session Choices:
JUNE 13 - 14, 2016
@cagifted
#CAGCON
California Association for
the Gifted
• Focus on Instruction:
Strategies to Differentiate Standards
(CCSS, NGSS, VAPA , ELD) and the Revised GATE Standards
JUNE 20-21, 2016
• Focus on Curriculum:
Differentiated Units of Study Developed across
Disciplines and Grade Levels
For more information, email:
Sandra Kaplan -- skaplan@usc.edu
Jessica Manzone -- jmanzone@usc.edu
THE JEANNE DELP LECTURE
OASIS 4, PALM SPRINGS CONVENTION CENTER
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 9:00 AM — 10:15 AM
Perspective, Politics, and Practices:
Factors Influencing Gifted Education
2016 and Beyond
A panel of experts in higher education, administration, and policy will
address prevailing questions regarding gifted education.
The implications for teachers, parents, and gifted students
will be discussed.
You are invited to stay after the formal panel discussion for an informal
conversation with the guest panelists.
Teri Clark
Director, Professional Services Division, Commission on Teacher Credentialing
Duane Coleman
Superintendent, Oceanside Unified School District
Ben Drati
Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education, Santa Barbara Unified School
District
Karen Symms-Gallagher
Dean, Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California
Sue Kaiser
Assistant Superintendent, Education Services Monrovia Unified School District
Mark Johnson
Superintendent, Fountain Valley School District
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CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION
FOR
THE
GIFTED
ROOM
MOJAVE
ANDREAS
LEARNING
CENTER
ROOM
ROOM
SESSION 10:30 - 11:30 AM
Hazelton:
Across
Time and
Cultures
M. Lawson:
Meaningful,
Genuine
Assessment
That Works!
SANTA
ROSA
CATALINA
C. Hansen:
LaZy?
Executive
Dysfunction
or Common
Delay?
N. Restivo:
Design
Lessons That
Unlock Your
Students’
Potential
MESQUITE DE
MESQUITE F
G. Danley:
Starting or
Ramping
Up a
District
GATE
Program?
J. Berry:
Supporting
and
Evaluating
Teachers
of Gifted
Learners
CHINO A
CHINO B
CACTUS
Chapman &
Rinn:
Project Based
Learning: Skill
Building and
Differentiation
Newton &
Boling:
Rigor
Through
Content
Imperatives
McFarlane:
Unlocking
Potential:
Why Some
Schools have
Better STEM
Programs
MADERA
M. Cook:
Problems
Worth
Puzzling
for Primary
Pupils
MESQUITE
GH
PUEBLO A
K. Krauss:
Use Google
Classroom to
Differentiate
in an Era of
Alignment
PASADENA
PUEBLO B
H. Wolcott:
Problem Based
Learning and
GATE
SAN JACINTO
R. Arnold:
Depth and
Complexity
-- A Practical
Approach To
Teaching The
Icons
SIERRA
VENTURA
MESQUITE A
D. Knoell:
Advancing
STEM Concepts,
Independent Inquiry,
and Engagement
Hallman/
Hoskins:
Beyond Close
Reading to a
Classroom of
Metacognition
P. Wilkes:
Cognitive
Coaching:
Activities to
Ignite & Excite
the Brain
K. Anderson:
Collaboration
as Language
Development:
an approach to
the NGSS for ELL
Gifted Students
SMOKETREE AB
SMOKETREE
C
SMOKETREE
D
SMOKETREE E
T. Metzger:
V. Heller:
Building
Developing Inquiry
Teacher
Based Learning Units
Capacity for
Differentiated
Instruction
K. Miller:
Scholars
Just Wanna
Have Fun:
Afterhours
Enrichment
Online
Haase &
Hancock:
Quirky
Behavior or
Disability:
Gifted vs. 2E
P. Leadbetter:
Teaching
Nonfiction
Writing
10:30 am — 11:30 am
AFFECTIVE STRAND
PATHWAY TO AH-HA SERIES!
TIME AND CULTURES
Deborah Hazelton, Adjunct Assistant
California
How do we help students understanding
how one body of knowledge can transcend both time and place? A demonstration how a body of knowledge can be utilized in a variety of different contexts and
time zones will be presented.
COGNITIVE COACHING:
ACTIVITIES TO IGNITE & EXCITE
THE BRAIN
Paula Wilkes, Gifted Ed. Consultant
Gifted students often get stuck when they feel
that their status as”smart” is threatened. We
offer strategies to help them reshape their
beliefs about intelligence and about taking
intellectual risks.We will demonstrate a variety
of activities, strategies, and routines using a
common language across disciplines that will
help students foster a growth mindset: to
embrace challenge, support each other, and
engender intrinsic motivation.
K-8
Workshop/Hands-on
Ventura
SCHOLARS JUST WANNA
HAVE FUN: AFTER-HOURS
ENRICHMENT ONLINE
Kim Miller, Owl Eyes Creative
How can we solicit voluntary involvement
in extracurricular activities that develop
the social, academic, and emotional
needs of gifted learners? Learn how
thoughtful gamification of a Learning
Management System makes this possible.
Teachers can nurture healthy habits,
develop attitudes of scholarly and growth
mindsets, provoke intellectual curiousity
and develop a sense of true community
extending beyond traditional spacetime
limits of the classroom - and all with fun!
4-12
Lecture
Smoketree C
33
10:30 am — 11:30 am
AFFECTIVE STRAND
SUPPORTING AND EVALUATING
TEACHERS OF GIFTED
LEARNERS
QUIRKY BEHAVIOR OR
DISABILITY: GIFTED VS.2E
Jennifer Berry, Principal
Joanna Haase & Lisa Hancock, California
Gifted Network
This session will explore challenges facing
educators that serve gifted and talented
students and ways in which administrators
can support teachers in gifted classrooms.
Strategies and methods for building
awareness, capacity, working with parents,
and providing ongoing professional
development in the wake of rapid change
will be shared. Evaluation practices that
target key program elements in gifted
classrooms will also be discussed.
K-12
Mesquite F
Those who live and work with gifted
individuals may be perplexed by the variety
of “quirky”behaviors they observe. It can be
difficult to differentiate behaviors indicative
of an exceptionality from characteristics
associated with giftedness. The recent focus
on twice exceptionality (2e) has been helpful
and needs to be extended to allow a more
thorough understanding of these behaviors.
This presentation will explain professional/
mental health (DSM-5) criteria for commonly
co-occurring disorders, evaluations, and
assessments.
K-12
Lecture
Smoketree D
BUILDING TEACHER CAPACITY
FOR DIFFERENTIATED
INSTRUCTION
Terry Metzger, Ph.D., Assistant
Superintendent
This session will help educational leaders
develop a plan for building teacher
knowledge, confidence, and application of
differentiated instruction within a rigorous
academic program. Participants will hear
about a model of professional development
that includes a variety of professional
learning: demo lessons, lesson study, a
certification course, and teacher-led PD
sessions. In addition, the presenter will
discuss building a culture for professional
learning, associated costs, and funding
possibilities.
COLLABORATION AS
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: AN
APPROACH TO THE NGSS FOR
ELL GIFTED STUDENTS
Karen Anderson, STEM Coach, Jackson
STEM Dual Language Magnet Academy
In what ways can we parallel the NGSS
standards and the ELD standards? In what
ways are we differentiating for the Gifted
ELL in STEM lessons? In this session we will
explore the elements of the Engineering
Design Process and how they relate to the
ELD standards to develop language-rich,
differentiated experiences for all students.
Mesquite A
STARTING OR RAMPING UP A
DISTRICT GATE PROGRAM?
Gina Danley, Teacher on Special
Assignment
Everything considered! If you are starting
up or ramping up a gifted program in your
school district, you need to attend this
interactive session! Well-vetted practices,
policies and procedures will be shared by
the presenter who has experience working
with nearly 15+ school districts on the
Central Coast. Hear about the successes
and learn from the mishaps already made.
Participants will be invited to share their
own experiences as we collaborate in order
to build up our programs and services for
gifted students all over!
4-8
Mesquite DE
K-12
Mesquite GH
CLASSROOM PRACTICE
STRAND
MEANINGFUL, GENUINE
ASSESSMENT THAT WORKS?
Melissa Lawson, Teacher, Parent Rep.
Are you crazed by students who collect grade
points like the ”Real Housewives” collect
handbags? Harried by underachievers who
do only the bare minimum? Plagued by
perfectionists who become paralyzed by
details? Time to change up that game plan!
Use feedback-based formative assessment
and evaluative summative assessment to get
students focused on persistence and genuine
effort instead of playing the points game.
Redesign how you assess using formative and
summative tools by rethinking how students
earn points for their work.
7-12
Andreas
CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION
FOR
THE
PROJECT BASED LEARNING:
SKILL BUILDING AND
DIFFERENTIATION
Katie Chapman & Jenny Rinn, Teachers
We will present a cross-curricular, projectbased unit that demonstrates how skill
building happens during an investigation of
a real-world problem that is both fun and
engaging. We will take an in-depth look at
how our Farmer’s Market unit meets several
strands of learning, including humanities,
math, SEL, and science. Our presentation will
include specific skills addressed and how we
differentiate the project to meet the needs of
a variety of learners.
Lecture
K-6
Chino A
RIGOR THROUGH CONTENT
IMPERATIVES
Deborah Newton & Laura Boling,
Interventions/Language Arts Coach
Content Imperatives are the often overlooked
tool for implementing the elements of Depth
and Complexity to the rigor required in the
Common Core State Standards and Smarter
Balance assessments. See how the content
imperatives can make lessons relevant and
engaging for students. Hess’ Cognitive Rigor
Matrix and Webb’s Depth of Knowledge will
be seen in classroom activities that can be
adapted across grade levels. Example lessons,
student products, and practical practices will
be shared.
K-6
Chino B
USE GOOGLE CLASSROOM TO
DIFFERENTIATE IN AN ERA OF
ALIGNMENT
Kristen Krauss, English Teacher
Has alignment of curriculum and grading
practices constrained your time and freedom
to introduce inspiring differentiated lessons
and content to your 7th - 12th grade gifted
students? Has the Common Core and rigor
for all left little room to provide creative and
individualized rigor for your students who
are gifted, language learners, attention challenged, or all of the above? If so, please bring
your laptop and let’s roll up our sleeves to
meet these challenges together using a number of free and intuitive applications and extensions.
7-12
Pueblo A
GIFTED
PROBLEM BASED LEARNING AND
GATE
Hilary Wolcott, GATE Teacher
Participants will be involved in an interactive
session modeling the process and benefits
of using problem-based learning to integrate
Common Core, Next Generation Science
Standards and GATE differentiation strategies.
Emphasis will be placed on the critical
thinking and problem-solving skills embedded
within problem-based learning scenarios
and Common Core English Language Arts
standards.
K-8
Pueblo B
LAZY? EXECUTIVE DYSFUNCTION
OR COMMON DELAY?
Cynthia Z. Hansen, Coordinator of
Educational Services
Asynchronous Development affects not only
academic interests and abilities but also a
child’s innate ability to learn. Flexibility, time
management, and production difficulties
may be mislabeled as intentional deviations
or AD/HD. Yet these are normal domains
of executive function development. Many
students struggle due to poor executive skills
as production demands increase throughout
their school years. In this presentation, we
will discuss executive functions and how
asynchronous skill development affects our
gifted students.
4-12
Santa Rosa
DESIGN LESSONS THAT UNLOCK
YOUR STUDENTS’ POTENTIAL
Nicholas Restivo, MOEMS - Exec. Director
Generate excitement for and interest in
mathematical problem solving among your
students. Energize and enrich your curriculum
by encouraging your students to take risks
in problem solving while reminding them
that real problems don’t get solved without
some hard work! Utilizing the methods and
questioning techniques discussed in this
session will have your students begging for
more!
4-6
Catalina
PROBLEMS WORTH
FOR PRIMARY PUPILS
PUZZLING
Marcy Cook
Align YOUR thinking with CC math practice
standards. Embrace making sense of numbers,
reasoning & persevering. Engage students in
meaningful mathematical thinking activities
composing and decomposing numbers. Give
students permission to think with puzzle-like
problems. Establish a climate of challenge with
tiles, “critters,” mobiles, and more.
Exhibitor - Interactive/Discussion
K-3, Madera
UNLOCKING POTENTIAL: WHY
SOME SCHOOLS HAVE BETTER
STEM PROGRAMS
Bronwyn McFarlande, Assoc. Professor, U. of
Arkansas
The acronym STEM” focuses on science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics
education, an ever-present concern in today’s
society. Some schools are providing high
quality special programs for STEM learning and
many are trying, but there is a wide variety
of information available and many elements
to consider. This special presentation pulls it
all together to understand what works well in
successful STEM programs and how to apply
these understandings locally in designing and
implementing quality STEM education for high
ability learners.
Lecture
K-12
Cactus
ADVANCING STEM CONCEPTS,
INDEPENDENT
INQUIRY
AND
ENGAGEMENT
Donna Knoell, Educational Consultant/Author
Speaker will offer strategies to engage gifted
students actively in STEM/STEAM applications,
by constructing physical structures (bridges),
growing plants, and by analyzing amusement
park rides. Speaker will model integration
of STEM/STEAM disciplines in classroom
explorations and independent investigations,
with a strong mathematics emphasis and use
of technology. She will stress advancement of
complex concepts and critical thinking, student
engagement, and unleashing of creativity, while
fulfilling CCSS’s and Next Generation Science
Standards. Handouts provided.
K-8
Pasadena
TEACHING NONFICTION WRITING
Pat Leadbetter, Exhibitor - Engine-Uity, Ltd.
The CCSS require us to teach nonfiction writing,
but there are few strategies available to help
us present Narrative, Persuasive, Descriptive,
Informative, and General Nonfiction Writing
in an engaging, differentiated format. This
session will give you the definitions, the
strategies, a step-by-step process, and lots of
real-world applications and intriguing tasks to
interest and engage your student writers.
Workshop/Hands-on, Exhibitor
K-8
Smoketree E
DEVELOPING
INQUIRY
LEARNING UNITS
BASED
Vanessa Heller, Educator
What is Inquiry? Learn how the process of
inquiry creates a hands-on, minds-on approach
to learning and critical thinking. Learn how to
develop a unit, which includes all phases of
inquiry.
Lecture
K-12
Smoketree AB
DEPTH AND COMPLEXITY -- A
PRACTICAL
APPROACH
TO
TEACHING THE ICONS
Robyn Arnold, Teacher
Are you struggling to figure out how to
implement the depth and complexity icons in a
realistic and easy way? Then this session is for
you!
K-6
San Jacinto
BEYOND CLOSE READING TO A
CLASSROOM OF METACOGNITION
Cindy Hallman, Professor, & Joan Hoskins
Have you wondered how to build capacity for
deep understanding using Close Reading with
your diverse student population? We will share
strategies for a cross curricular literature-based
unit that develops deeper student thinking.
Project-based learning and discussions foster
students’ ability to analyze their own learning
and apply it beyond their own expectations.
Literature books will include: Hatchet, A Long
Walk to Water, A River of Words, and Looking at
Me that integrates geography, science, poetry,
and visual arts.
K-8
Sierra
S AT U R D AY L U N C H
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
A buffet lunch will be served in OASIS 4.
Dessert from lunch will be served in the Exhibit Hall from 2:00 - 3:00 pm.
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ROOM
MOJAVE
LEARNING
CENTER
Andreas, Cactus, Chino A, & Chino B
Curriculum
Writing
Intro:
Strand 4
Curriculum Breakout Rooms
ROOM
ROOM
ROOM
SESSION 1:00 - 2:00 PM
PUEBLO A
PUEBLO B
Zinn &
Gonzalez:
STEM
Underwater:
Using the
Seaperch
“�ubmarine”
T. Lohoff:
Teach with
the Multiple
Intelligences
& “Play” with
“Doh!”
SAN JACINTO
Set up for Greg Adamson
Art Event
SANTA ROSA CATALINA
MADERA
PASADENA
SIERRA
VENTURA
MESQUITE A
L. Liddell:
Learning the
GATE Prompts
Through
the Eyes
of Humpty
Dumpty
Rodriguez &
Rodriguez:
Middle
School NGSS
Paleontology
Labs
C. Osman:
Performing
Arts to Stem
the Digital
Brain Drain
D. Knoell:
Advancing
CCSS’s and
Critical
Thinking
with Visual
Literacy
B. Swicord:
Problem-Based
Learning: AHA
Moments for
Teachers &
Students
A. Hazkvitz:
How to
Motivate
the Gifted
Student
D. Hirsh & B. Fredrick:
A Principal’s Perspective
on the Role of the Teacher
of the Gifted
MESQUITE
DE
MESQUITE F
MESQUITE SMOKETREE SMOKETREE
GH
AB
C
SMOKETREE SMOKETREE SMOKETREE
E
F
D
Werblow/
Duesberry:
The BrainBased
Argument
for Bilingual
Education for
All
P. Laing:
Identifying
and Developing Talent and
Potential: Moving
Beyond Budget
– Implementing
and Supporting
Program and
Services Models
on Limited Resources
M. Maloy:
Write-Read
Connections
to Catapult
Critical
Thinking
(3-6)
Cziko/Kent:
Using
Neuroscience
to Build a
Resilient
Learning
Community
L. Reid:
Education
with Meaning
and Relevance
P. Wilkes:
Acknowledging
and Supporting
the Spiritual
Lives of the
Gifted
K. Garner,
Hacking the
Brain for
Accelerated
Access to the
WHOLE
Code!
L. Alton:
Read It!
Think It!
Write It!
1:00 pm — 2:00 pm
Strand 4: Lesson
Designing (closed) -begins in the Mojave
Learning Center
AFFECTIVE STRAND
EDUCATION WITH MEANING AND
RELEVANCE
Lisa Reid, Director: Reid Day School
Many of our gifted students find themselves in
a place where education feels like a checklist of
things to do that and have little to no meaning
for them. They assimilate, resign themselves
to boredom and will often underachieve as a
result. Extensive research demonstrates that
differentiated instruction with a focus on student
interest and real world relevance greatly benefits
gifted underachievers. Further research provides
solid evidence for the fact that effective learning
takes place when not only the mind, but also the
heart is engaged.
4-12
Lecture
Smoketree AB
ACKNOWLEDGING AND SUPPORTING
THE SPIRITUAL LIVES OF THE
GIFTED
Paula Wilkes, Gifted Ed. Consultant: Summit
Center, LA
This session will focus on the inborn spirituality
needing to be nourished in order to promote
mental health and wellness. Participants will
receive strategies designed to help gifted
kids utilize spiritual sensitivity as a building
block to resilience, and to reduce the risk of
developmental depression and risky teen
behaviors. This topic will be viewed from the
perspectives of two leaders in this field: a
therapist and a leading scientist in the field of
spirituality.
K-12
Lecture
Smoketree C
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1:00 pm — 2:00 pm
AFFECTIVE STRAND
USING
NEUROSCIENCE
TO
BUILD A RESILIENT LEARNING
COMMUNITY
Anne-Marie Cziko, Ph.D. & Kelly Kent, Ph.D
Building a resilient and supportive learning
community is imperative for students to be
their best selves socially, emotionally and
academically. During this session Drs. Kent
and Cziko will present what Neuroscience tells
us about how brains learn, what intrinsically
motivates students and why strong
student-teacher and peer relationships are
indispensible in the classroom. We will also
present immediately implementable tools for
minimizing stress and embracing failure as a
means of academic and emotional growth.
Lecture, Exhibitor
K-12, Smoketree D
A PRINCIPAL’S PERSPECTIVE ON
THE ROLE OF THE TEACHER OF
THE GIFTED
Debra Hirsh & Barbara Fredrick:
The role of the teacher of the gifted is often
determined by the Principal’s perspective
of giftedness and the multiple curricular
and instructional services to be provided to
these students. Two principals’ of schools
noted for their services for gifted students
will: outline expectations for teachers of the
gifted, define ways to improve services for
the gifted in the classroom, discuss the ways
to address parents and parental needs, and
respond to work with colleagues who may not
understand or support gifted education.
K-12, Mesquite A
THE BRAIN-BASED ARGUMENT
FOR BILINGUAL EDUCATION FOR
ALL
Jacob Werblow, Associate Professor, & Luke
Duesbery
There are many benefits to developing
bilingual versus monolingual learners,
including increases in cognitive performance,
attention, executive control, decision-making,
etc. These cognitive benefits can now be
measured with the latest brain imagining
technologies; however, most ELLs in California
and elsewhere continue to be excluded
from attending two-way bilingual immersion
programs. This presentation will provide
strategies for how both monolingual and
bilingual educators, parents, and students can
help make bilingual education for all.
K-8
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Interactive/Discussion, Mesquite DE
IDENTIFYING AND DEVELOPING
TALENT AND POTENTIAL:
MOVING BEYOND BUDGET –
IMPLEMENTING AND SUPPORTING
PROGRAM AND SERVICES
MODELS ON LIMITED RESOURCES
Peter Liang, Director, Gifted Education and
Advanced Placement Programs, Arizona
Department of Education
How do you identify and unleash the talent
and potential of all your students? What is
‘talent development’ really – and why should
you care? Here you will learn how to identify,
develop and nurture talent and potential in a
time of limited budgetary resources. Practical
ideas for implementing and supporting
program and services models within K-12
schools will be shared and discussed.
K-12
Mesquite F
CLASSROOM PRACTICE
STRAND
STEM UNDERWATER: USING THE
SEAPERCH “SUBMARINE”
Wendy Zinn, CTE Project Manager, & Carlos
Gonzalez
Come discover how to use the Seaperch ROV
platfor to model NGSS engineering practices
through project based learning in most any
educational setting.
Workshop./Hands-on
4-12
Pueblo A
TEACH WITH THE MULTIPLE
INTELLIGENCES & “PLAY” WITH
“DOH!”
Tammy Lohoff
A fun, hands-on, interactive way to teach
reading comprehension standards using an
Effective Lesson, Play-Doh, and the Multiple
Intelligences. Using the highest level of Bloom’s
Revised Taxonomy “CREATE,” reading standards
and classroom procedures are taught and
assessed through Multiple Measures.”TakeAways” include lesson plans, Cloze notes,
PowerPoint presentation, and of course, your
own personal Play-Doh. A drawing at the end of
class will be held for a classroom set (35 count)
of materials.
Workshop./Hands-on
K-6
Pueblo B
CALIFORNIA
#CAGCON
ASSOCIATION
FOR
LEARNING THE GATE PROMPTS
THROUGH THE EYES OF HUMPTY
DUMPTY
Leslie Liddell, Teacher
Teachers new to the GATE Prompts will learn
how to use 5 of the prompts in a lesson on
Humpty Dumpty.
K-8
Santa Rosa
MIDDLE SCHOOL NGSS
PALEONTOLOGY LABS
Wendy Rodrigues & Mario Rodriguez, Teacher/
Science
Using the three strands of NGSS, this workshop
will provide hands-on lessons and instructions
how to teach paleontology to the gifted
students. There will be a brief overview of the
NGSS standards followed by middle school
appropriate learning stations.
Workshop./Hands-on
7-8
Catalina
PERFORMING ARTS TO STEM THE
DIGITAL BRAIN DRAIN
Catherine Osman, Teacher
Do you find it difficult to train children to focus
for a close reading or follow a linear argument?
Did you know that researchers have found
children today have missing synapses in their
brains and only an average of 13% learning
efficiency with their ears? Learn how the
Performing Arts can restore digitally maimed
brains, increase engagement, and foster
creativity.
Lecture
K-12
Madera
PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING:
AHA MONENTS FOR TEACHERS &
STUDENTS
Barbara Swicord, CEO NSGT
Problem Based Learning is an elegant way for
teachers to differentiate for characteristics
of gifted students, include core curriculum,
and work with authentic problems in an
environment that includes independence,
individualized topics, professional products, and
traits associated with expert problem solvers.
Participants will review the components of PBL,
see and share examples, and practice writing a
problem of their own.
4-12
Sierra
THE
GIFTED
ADVANCING CCSS AND CRITICAL
THINKING WITH VISUAL LITERACY
Donna Knoell, Educational Consultant and
Author
Using CCSS’s as a framework of instruction,
speaker will offer strategies to help gifted
students ‘read’, interpret, and construct visual
images. Focusing on visuals that support
informational text across the curriculum,
speaker will actively engage attendees with
effective questioning strategies, to stimulate
student engagement and advance critical
thinking, communication skills, and creativity.
She will demonstrate the power of visuals and
the importance of visual literacy, to deepen
understanding and advance learning of complex
concepts.
K-12
Pasadena
WRITE-READ CONNECTIONS TO
CATAPULT CRITICAL THINKING
HOW TO MOTIVATE THE GIFTED
STUDENT
Alan Hazkvitz,
A review of the latest research as well as proven
methods that help motivate gifted students of
all ages. The National Hall of Fame presenter
will provide examples and data on how to motivate students of all ages.
Lecture
K-12
Ventura
HACKING THE BRAIN FOR
ACCELERATED ACCESS TO THE
WHOLE CODE!
Kathie Garner, Author, Speaker, Educator
Hack into the brain’s hardwired system
for learning and increase gifted learnermomentum in reading and writing far beyond
just simple decoding. Equip early learners with
access to the whole code rather than just”bits
and pieces” by tapping into affective learning
domain and embedding abstract skills into
already familiar, social-emotive frameworks,
making them readily available for immediate
use. Uncover the brain’s best-kept secrets and
transform reading and writing instruction into a
virtual playground for critical thinking!
Molly Maloy, Fifth grade teacher
Come create life-long thinking/reading/
writing habits! We will build background and
understanding around Common Core reading
and writing text types, with daily tools, explicit
techniques, and easy-to-implement strategies
crafted to dig in to the current writing shifts Workshop./Hands-on
across disciplines. Participants will work on K-3
techniques to develop writers who navigate Smoketree E
complex texts by deciphering meaning, text
structure, genre elements, language, and
knowledge demands. Educators will leave with
powerful tools to catapult writing and reading!
Workshop./Hands-on
4-6
Mesquite GH
READ IT! THINK IT! WRITE IT!
Lyndee Alton, Master Trainer
How do students gather critical, source
information and share that understanding in
writing? It is crucial for students to understand
the invaluable relationship between writing and
reading! Writers use author’s technique to draw
the reader in, while readers utilize the writers’
choice of structures and elements to navigate
and comprehend robust texts. Your thinkers
will use student-friendly write-read tools to
grasp high-quality, challenging literary and
informational texts with confidence!
Workshop./Hands-on
K-3
Smoketree F
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ROOM
ROOM
ROOM
MOJAVE
LEARNING
CENTER
T. Bui:
Making
Connections
Strand 4: Lesson Designing
(closed) -continues in Breakout Rooms
PUEBLO A
PUEBLO B
Sprague &
Alexander:
Beginner’s
Guide to
Google Drive
J. Flagg:
We Are All
Integrators!
The Great
Consumers
and Producers
of Technology
SAN JACINTO
Set up for Greg Adamson
Art Event
SANTA ROSA CATALINA
MADERA
PASADENA
SIERRA
VENTURA
MESQUITE A
Cook-Gillon &
Lovell:
Learning and
Innovation
Skills for
the Next
Generation
S. Teele:
Multiple
Intelligences +
Common Core
= A Winning
Combination
Newton &
Boling:
Where in the
CCSS World is
Poetry?
Carnow,
Ellman, &
Koff:
STEAM Days,
Holidays,
and the
Gifted Child
Timmermans
& Johnson:
Close
Reading:
Developing
a Reading
Habit
Arnold &
Robb:
Peer to Peer
Learning How We Learn
From & With
Each Other
Hirsh & Fredrick:
A Principal’s Perspective on
the Role of the Teacher of
the Gifted: Questions and
Answers
MESQUITE
DE
MESQUITE F
MESQUITE
GH
SMOKETREE AB
SMOKETREE C
SMOKETREE
D
SMOKETREE SMOKETREE
E
F
D. Brody:
Designing
a Better
Mathematics
Program
for Gifted
Students
T. Kusserow:
How to
Support
Teachers of
GATE Students
Shipman:
Forget the
Rainforest,
Save My
Classroom!
M.Hoctor:
Ready…
Set…Go…
Implement!
C. Hansen:
Using Math
to Transform
Persistence,
Resilience, &
Motivation
Lyman &
Matschiner:
The Arts as a
Tool to Meet
the Affective
Needs of the
Gifted
P.
Leadbeater:
The Big
Bang: When
CCSS, STEM,
& Bloom’s
Taxonomy
Collide
K. Haydon:
Spice Up
Your Lesson
Plans for
Deeper
Learning
2:15 pm — 3:15 pm
PATHWAY TO AH-HA
SERIES!
MAKING CONNECTIONS
The Bui, Mathematics Teacher,
Instructional Design Coach
How are interdisciplinary connections
facilitated? The importance of learning
the art of connecting or linking
information is a prerequisite of making
disciplinary
and
interdisciplinary
connections.
Participants will see
the relationship of the skill of making
connections to the CCSS, NGSS, and
GATE Standards.
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CALIFORNIA
AFFECTIVE STRAND
THE ARTS AS A TOOL TO MEET
THE AFFECTIVE NEEDS OF THE
GIFTED
USING MATH TO TRANSFORM
PERSISTENCE, RESILIENCE, &
MOTIVATION
For many of our gifted students, math is the
gateway to recognition and identification.
When increased complexity reveals a child’s
narrow threshold between”too easy” and ”too
difficult,” a level of frustration builds, often
impeding the child’s progress in math. This
workshop uses mathematics as a catalyst to
influence students’ self perception, persistence,
resilience and motivation, providing specific
tools to help students transform their academic
skills across the curriculum.
Ruby Dawn Lyman, Adjunct Professor,
and Ann Matschiner,
This presentation addresses how Integrating
the Arts supports the unique social-emotional
needs of gifted students. This session
focuses on how teachers can develop artistic
instructional tools to meet the affective needs
of gifted students. Participants will leave with
specific ideas to implement projects that
encourage and enhance academic thinking, as
well as affective development. Teachers will
recognize the excitement and joy that gifted
students experience when they develop
deeper understanding of self through creative
products.
4-12
Lecture
Smoketree C
K-12
Smoketree D
Cynthia Z. Hansen, Coordinator of
Educational Services
ASSOCIATION
FOR
THE
GIFTED
A PRINCIPAL’S PERSPECTIVE ON
THE ROLE OF THE TEACHER OF
THE GIFTED: QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Debra Hirsh & Barbara Fredrick:
The session is open to any teacher and
administrator with questions related to gifted
education and services related to gifted
learners. Participants interested in this session
are encouraged to bring their questions and
will engage in an informal dialogue with
two principals noted for their work in gifted
education and with teachers of the gifted.
K-12
Mesquite A
DESIGNING A BETTER
MATHEMATICS PROGRAM FOR
GIFTED STUDENTS
Drew Brody, Math Specialist, Mirman School
How do you dismantle a signature program?
For decades, the Math Movers program
helped solidify Mirman School’s reputation as
an innovative and effective school dedicated
to the education of gifted students, but
there were noticeable deficiencies in the
implementation for a student population that
had grown substantially. Dismantling Math
Movers required building a new program,
Mirman MAPS, that not only builds on the
core strengths of the program it replaced, but
also improves the way we teach and practice
mathematics in quantifiable ways. Here’s how
we did it.
Lecture
K-8
Mesquite DE
HOW TO SUPPORT TEACHERS OF
GATE STUDENTS
Tim Kusserow, Head of School, Carlthorp
Implementing a successful GATE program
begins by supporting the teachers of those
students. This session invites participants to
listen and share “best practices” that teachers
of GATE students need in order to maximize
both their instruction and professional
growth. Participants will have the opportunity
to share their own experience and leave with
a check-list of items that will help improve
their existing programs.
Mesquite F
CLASSROOM PRACTICE
STRAND
MULTIPLE
INTELLIGENCES
+
COMMON CORE = A WINNING
COMBINATION
BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO GOOGLE Sue Teele, Associate Dean & Director of
DRIVE
Ed.ucation Extension - Emeritus
Kate Sprague, Instructional Technology Coach,
& Kathy Alexander, GATE Coordinator and
Differentiation Consulting Teacher
Have you been wondering what Google Drive is
all about? Come to this session for an overview
and introduction to Google Drive and the Google
Apps for Education Suite. The possibilities are
endless!
Workshop/Hands-on
4-12
Pueblo A
The Common Core Standards provide
opportunities for teachers to focus on the
different and unique ways gifted students
learn and implement differentiated instruction
to accommodate these differences. This
presentation examines how to effectively
integrate the theory of multiple intelligences
and multiple measures of assessment into K-8
classrooms while successfully implementing the
Common Core Standards.
K-8
Catalina
WE ARE ALL INTEGRATORS!
THE GREAT CONSUMERS AND
WHERE IN THE CCSS WORLD IS
PRODUCERS OF TECHNOLOGY
POETRY?
Jeffrey Flagg, STEM Director
The role of technology integration is changing
in education. You will find that when it comes
to the framework of 21st Century learning,
collaborative and co-learning opportunities
that exist between educators and students
can be authentic at any level and from any
discipline. This presentation is about seeing
and doing educational technology in a way that
is purposeful, reflective, and above all else, as
a virtual means, to a human-centered end. Be
prepared to discuss the changing mindset of
“computer time” with the “computer teacher.”
Workshop/Hands-on
K-8
Pueblo B
Deborah Newton & Laura Boling, Interventions/
Language Arts Coach
Poetry writing has a place in not only the new
reading standards, but in the writing standards
as well. Poetry can be an excellent way of
encouraging higher level thinking, especially
for gifted students that have already mastered
grade level reading and writing standards. A
large variety of unique poetry styles will be
shared, as well as student examples, and how
poetry can be tied to other curricular areas.
K-6
Madera
STEAM DAYS, HOLIDAYS, AND THE
LEARNING AND INNOVATION SKILLS GIFTED CHILD
Dr. Gary Carnow, GATE Educator-Clever
FOR THE NEXT GENERATION
Adrienne Cook-Gillon, K. Teacher & Lars Lovell
Next generation skills compel educators to
look beyond the ”3Rs” and to an innovative
paradigm: implementation of the ”4Cs.”
Effective teachers prepare their scholars for
the next generation to include communication,
collaboration, creative thinking, and creativity
in their learning environment. Giftedness is
not limited to ”academic success”; this session
will promote techniques to involve scholars in
interactive, collaborative experiences. Engaging
the scholarly mind through hands-on activities
helps educators in challenging all scholars.
K-6
Santa Rosa
Thinkers, Beverly Ellman, & Joyce Koff
STEAM projects for student scientists,
technologists, engineers, makers and poets
integrated around project-based, monthlythemed holidays and celebrations. Led by
three GATE educators, experience hands-on
STEAM demonstration lessons designed to
be used by elementary teachers, parents and
administrators. Use differentiated GATE crosscurricular instructional strategies for every day,
week and month of the year. Leave with new
activities to help children become critical and
creative thinkers as we adapt the Common Core
for gifted students.
Workshop/Hands-on
K-6
Pasadena
IF YOU NEED A CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE TO GIVE YOUR DISTRICT, COME TO
THE SOLUTIONS DESK LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON; ONE WILL BE PROVIDED.
40
CLOSE READING: DEVELOPING A
READING HABIT
Karren Timmermans, Assoc. Professor, & Angie
Johnson
As stated in the Common Core State
Standards, close, attentive reading is central to
understanding and enjoying complex text. In
this workshop, we will consider what it means
to be a close reader. We will explore ways to
access complex text by attending to specific
text features and identify ways to help students
develop a life long habit of close reading.
FORGET THE RAINFOREST, SAVE
MY CLASSROOM!
Erin Shipman
So much of a teacher’s time is committed to
the handful of students who are continuously
disrupting the classroom and having to be
addressed. “Time To Teach” is a set of classroom
strategies proven to eliminate the multiple
warnings and repeated requests in a way that is
efficient and effective
Lecture
K-6
Mesquite GH
Lecture
K-6
Sierra
Patricia Leadbeater, President, Engine-Uity
Common Core Standards are not a problem.
STEM is not a problem. Bloom’s Taxonomy has
never been a problem. Implementing all of
them simultaneously is a little tricky, but it can
be done. Come to this session and learn how
to do it all. (Oh yes: let’s add some depth and
complexity, too.) You’ll leave with a complete
strategy for your grade/subject area.
Exhibitor
Workshop/Hands-on
K-8
Smoketree E
PEER TO PEER LEARNING - HOW
WE LEARN FROM & WITH EACH
OTHER
Tery Arnold, Director STAR Ed. & Zahir Robb
In an educational gifted middle school/high
school setting, we are continually learning
from each other. The challenge is to engage
students in informal peer to peer learning to
give context to the material being taught and
share their understanding of the course work.
STAR Education will demonstrate examples of
this approach to teaching and learning through
interaction between the attendees, students
and teachers at STAR Prep Academy. Subjects
covered will be History, Technology, and English.
Exhibitor
4-12
Ventura
THE BIG BANG: WHEN CCSS,
STEM, AND BLOOM’S TAXONOMY
COLLIDE
READY...SET...GO...IMPLEMENT!
SPICE UP YOUR LESSON PLANS
Marge Hoctor, Adjunct Assistant Professor, FOR DEEPER LEARNING
University of Southern California
The major purpose of this session is to provide
an opportunity to synthesize the major
elements of the GATE standards: Acceleration
(universal concepts and big ideas), the Prompts
of Depth and Complexity, and Critical and
Creative thinking.
Lecture
K-12
Smoketree AB
Kathryn Haydon, Sparkitivity
Have you ever felt that one of your lessons is
lacking in deeper-level, creative thinking? Bring
your dullest 30-60-minute lesson to this session,
where we will use principles from the Torrance
Incubation Model and our colleague-resources
to explore deeper learning possibilities. We’ll
work as a group to demonstrate, then set you
off on your own to shine up your own lesson
on the spot!
Workshop/Hands-on
K-12
Smoketree F
Join the
Exhibitors
and
Enjoy Dessert
Saturday 3:00 - 4:00 in the Exhibit Hall
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CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION
FOR
THE
GIFTED
ROOM
MOJAVE
LEARNING
CENTER
J. Krogh:
Known vs.
Unknown
PUEBLO A
PUEBLO B
Strand 4: Lesson Designing (closed) -continues in Breakout Rooms
S. Lee:
GATEr Tank:
Teaching
Creativity
T. Bui:
Creative
Problem
Solving
SAN JACINTO
Greg Adamson’s
Art Event
ROOM
ROOM
SANTA ROSA CATALINA
MADERA
PASADENA
SIERRA
VENTURA
MESQUITE A
P. McCord:
Engaging
Inquiry
Lessons
Barboza:
Musical
Composers and
Short Story
Writers Wanted
A. Leeder:
Exploring
Tomorrow
Today-The
Future Problem
Solving
Program!
Zinn &
BraatzBrown:
ICreate Exploring
STEAM
through
Hands-on
Activities
Kim Gullo:
Engaging
Gifted
Students
in National
Novel
Writing
Month
Gorsage &
Vermeeren:
The Amazing
Race Across
the United
States
Vo, Larson, & Thune:
Odyssey of the Mind: A
Team Problem-Solving
Competition
MESQUITE
DE
MESQUITE F
MESQUITE GH SMOKETREE
AB
SMOKETREE
SMOKETREE
SMOKETREE
E
SMOKETREE
F
P. Laing:
Access to
Excellence:
Strategies for
Expanding
Student
Equity, Access,
and Excellence
in Advanced
Placement
Programs from
Elementary
School to High
School
E. Honick:
Pathways to
Personalized
Learning in the
21st Century
M. Maloy:
8 Great
Strategies for
Informative/
Explanatory
Writing 3-6
Daugherty &
Rush:
Digital
Storytelling
for Middle
School GATE
Students
Haase &
Hancock:
Grade
Acceleration
101: When
and How to
do it Right!
K. Garner:
How can
I write
about my
pet mouse
with only
26 letters
and 10 sight
words?
Romeo &
Park:
Mentorship
Symposiums
for GATE
students: Lift
the Gifted
Light & Tor:
Socratic
Seminar:
Springboard
to Enhance
Complex
Reasoning
C
D
3:30 pm — 4:30 pm
PATHWAY TO AH-HA
SERIES!
KNOWN VS. UNKNOWN
Jenni Krogh, Adjunct Assistant
California
Why is a students understanding of what
is missing or not included within a body
of knowledge as important as what is
included? The ability to understand
what IS present from what IS NOT
present is a way of building opportunity
to research any given topic as well as
stimulate their curiosity and interest.
AFFECTIVE STRAND
STORYTELLING FOR MIDDLE
SCHOOL GATE STUDENTS
Michael Daugherty & Wendy Rush,
Teacher/ELA, Broadcast, Journalism
This presentation will show process of
making two feature films to address social
issues 1) bullying and 2) Being Tardy. Scripts,
storyboards acting, filming and editing was
headed by a nucleus of GATE students.
7-8
Smoketree C
GRADE ACCELERATION 101:
WHEN AND HOW TO DO IT
RIGHT!
Joanna Haase & Lisa Hancock, California
Gifted Network
Highly gifted students frequently have
academic needs that cannot be met in their
grade level classrooms with single subject
acceleration,
differentiated
curriculum,
or enrichment.
Misinformation about
acceleration
often
scares
parents,
administrators, and teachers into only
considering acceleration as a last resort. This
presentation will provide factual information,
evaluation tools, and implementation strategies
to help you understand how and when to use
grade acceleration successfully.
Lecture
K-12, Smoketree D
ODYSSEY OF THE MIND: A
TEAM PROBLEM-SOLVING
COMPETITION
MUSICAL COMPOSERS AND
SHORT STORY WRITERS WANTED
CLASSROOM PRACTICE
STRAND
GATEr TANK: TEACHING
CREATIVITY
Lynda Vo, Lynn Larson, & Andrea Thune,
Teachers/Coaches
When people ask me, ”What is Odyssey of the
Mind”? I tell them to imagine a combination
of theater and problem-solving with a creative
twist. Through the writing of original scripts,
the creation of costumes, props, scenery, and
technical elements, teams of students work
together to produce incredible solutions to
creative problems.
4-12
Mesquite A
Sue Lee, GATE Department Chair
This session will demonstrate one way teachers
can inspire creative thinking and original
ideas by analyzing ABC’s hit television show
”Shark Tank.” Use ”Shark Tank” as a platform
to teach how SCAMPER strategies are being
used by entrepreneurs and inventors in real
life. Students will go through the process of
developing an idea, creating a tangible product,
and marketing it.
Lecture
K-8
Pueblo A
ACCESS TO EXCELLENCE:
STRATEGIES FOR EXPANDING
STUDENT EQUITY, ACCESS, AND
EXCELLENCE IN ADVANCED
PLACEMENT PROGRAMS FROM
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO HIGH
SCHOOL
CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING
Peter Laing, Director, Gifted Education and
Advanced Placement Programs, Arizona
Department of Education
Expanding access to rigor for all learners is a
proven strategy to open doors to success, in
high school and beyond. However, educators
today face many challenges in ensuring all
students are provided equal opportunities to
access, participate, and succeed in rigorous
courses. Learn to lead and support expanded
access to rigor and AP and other accelerated
learning programs through instilling and
sustaining a culture of high expectations
that all students can learn at high levels, and
strategically aligning efforts and resources to
support talent development system wide.
K-12
Mesquite DE
PATHWAYS TO PERSONALIZED
LEARNING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Ellen Honick, Dean - Laurel Springs G & T
Academy
Gifted students have a variety of unique
characteristics
including:
asynchronous
development, accelerated thought processes,
task persistence, and others. Programming
can present a challenge in meeting the needs
of gifted learners at their various levels.
Discover how an online environment can
be beneficial to gifted learners through a
personalized learning approach. This session
will cover the strategies and tools that can be
utilized to meet the unique needs of gifted
learners and gain 21st century skills.
Lecture
7-8/9-12
Mesquite F
43
The Bui, Mathematics Teacher, Instructional
Design Coach
If we want our kids to become the creative
problem solvers for tomorrow then we must
start today. This session shows you how you
can get your students excited about problem
solving by showing you how to design problems
that capture their interest as well as their
imaginations.
K-12
Pueblo B
ENGAGING INQUIRY LESSONS
Paige McCord, Adjunct Assistant Professor,
Univ. Southern California
This session will describe several different
inquiry approaches to teaching and learning
that build students’ curiosity for the content.
By starting with a puzzlement, we set the stage
for a lesson powered by student questions. We
will look at several formalized models including
Group Investigation and Inquiry Training.
Participants will be lead through several quick
simulation lessons, and explore options for all
content areas and disciplines.
K-12
Santa Rosa
ENGAGING GIFTED STUDENTS IN
NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH
Kim Gullo, Teacher & Adjunct Professor
Growth Mindset meets true intellectual and
creative challenge when your gifted students
of any age participate in National Novel Writing
Month (“NaNoWriMo”). Learn how to transform
your classroom into an authentic, supportive
writers’ community that will revolutionize
the way your students see themselves and
their potential. The presenter, Kim Gullo, is a
middle school teacher and adjunct professor
at Concordia University in Irvine, CA. She also
served on the board of CAG for five years.
4-12
Sierra
CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION
FOR
Bob Barboza, STEM Director
Learn about new visual and performing arts
opportunities working on ”The Occupy Mars
Learning Adventures.” science and engineering
visual radio shows. Kids Talk Radio needs short
story writers, oral readers, musical composers
and instrumental soloists. You will have a
chance to perform with the all-teachers Occupy
Mars Band in concerts at museums, public
libraries, selected schools and science centers.
Learn how to create electronic sound effects for
science fiction adventure stories about Mars.
K-12
Catalina
EXPLORING TOMORROW TODAY THE FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVING
PROGRAM
Ariella Leeder, Co-Affiliate Director
Future Problem Solving provides an opportunity
for students to develop critical and futuristic
thinking skills. This challenging competition
engages grades 4-12 in a process where they
apply imagination and higher level thinking
skills to solve significant world issues. Students
work to brainstorm challenges, underlying
problems, solutions, criteria to judge solutions
and an action plan for implementation. Leave
prepared to explore the FPS process with
students and lay the foundation for participating
in this competitive program.
4-12
Madera
THE AMAZING RACE ACROSS THE
UNITED STATES
Keri Gorsage & Shannon Vermeeren, Teachers
This engaging, integrated unit focuses on
research,
growth
of
technology-based
applications, familiarization with the geography
of the U.S., mapping skills, writing, and
collaboration. Students are grouped in pairs
for this exciting 10 - 11 week ”race” across our
county. In all, ten states will be ”visited” and
researched, travel journals will be written, maps
will be created, and ultimately, an amazing time
will be had by students and teachers alike.
K-8
Ventura
THE
@cagifted
GIFTED
8 GREAT STRATEGIES FOR
INFORMATIVE/EXPLANATORY
WRITING 3-6
SOCRATIC SEMINAR:
SPRINGBOARD TO ENHANCE
COMPLEX REASONING
Molly Maloy, 5th Grade Teacher
Come discover interactive techniques to help
all students master informative/explanatory
writing.
Learn to scaffold instruction so
all students can write robust texts that
clearly and accurately convey information
to increase reader’s knowledge and provide
an enhanced comprehension of a concept.
Learn to differentiate instruction and motivate
students to integrate strong sentences, smooth
transitions, rigorous text-dependent content,
and genre-based text structure. Leave with
tools to catapult your students into life-long
writing success!
Workshop/Hands-on
4-6
Mesquite GH
Larry Light & Molly Tor, Elementary teachers
Cultivating higher-order thinking through
poetry, lyrics, & quotes.
Workshop/Hands-on
K-8
Smoketree AB
ICREATE - EXPLORING STEAM
THORUGH HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES
Wendy Zinn, CTE Project Manager, & Linda
Braatz-Brown
Discover how inventions, engineering and
design, science, and environmental exploration
activities aligned to the CCSS and NGSS can
enhance and create a rich, creative, and exciting
environment for your students.
Workshop/Hands-on
K-8
Pasadena
HOW CAN I WRITE ABOUT MY PET
MOUSE WITH ONLY 26 LETTERS
AND 10 SIGHT WORDS?
Katie Garner, Author, Speaker, Educator
The more tools learners bring to the table, the
more value they take away…. and gifted learners
need access to the ‘whole’ code, not bits and
pieces! Hack into the brain’s affective learning
domain and discover alternative pathways
for accelerated phonemic skill acquisition by
embedding abstract phonics skills into already
familiar, social-emotive frameworks, ready
for immediate use! These “backdoor-to-thebrain” teaching tools for accelerated reading
and writing will leave you armed and ready for
Monday morning!
Workshop/Hands-On
K-3
Smoketree E
@cagifted
MENTORSHIP SYMPOSIUMS
FOR GATE STUDENTS: LIFT THE
GIFTED!
Sharon Romeo & Deborah Park, Curriculum
Specialist/Teacher
Lift the Gifted! GATE Symposiums incorporate
21st century skills, common core and
mentorship experiences for GATE students in
the classroom and schoolwide, It os a chance
for students to create student led projects
that incorporate research and creativity. This
is designed for all GATE students including EL
students and students from poverty.
Lecture
7-8/9-12
Smoketree F
Visit the CAG
photobooth to capture
a unique memory
from the conference.
Come with old or new
friends! Post your pic
to social media with
#CAGCON and
@cagifted to connect
with CAG online!
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28 — CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
ROOM
ROOM
ROOM
SESSION 8:15 - 9:15 AM
MOJAVE
LEARNING
CENTER
ANDREAS
CHINO A
K. Anderson:
Building
Knowledge
K. Morse:
Nurturing the
Moral Compass
of Gifted
Children
CHINO B
PUEBLO A
PUEBLO B
SAN JACINTO
B. McFarlane:
Unlocking
Potential:
Why Some
Schools have
Better STEM
Programs
Tanner &
Honeck:
Curricular &
Educational
Approaches to
Address Whole
Child
J. Petrilli:
Big Ideas
as Central
Themes
M. Lawson:
Unlocking
Potential
with National
History Day
SIERRA
VENTURA
MESQUITE A
K. HansenSmith:
Designing
a GATE
Department
Website to
Support All
Stakeholders
Behears &
Rodriguez:
Innovation
Awards:
Empowering
the top 10% of
Teachers
SMOKETREE
SMOKETREE E
SANTA ROSA CATALINA
MADERA
PASADENA
Marine &
Koult:
Teaching
Risk-Taking:
The Value of
Mistakes and
Perseverance
S. Casey:
Women of
the American
Revolution
Sprague &
Alexander:
Next Steps
with Google
Apps: Slides,
Forms,
Sheets, and
More
S. Kaplan & J.
Manzone:
NonTraditional
Identification
for Gifted
Learners
MESQUITE
DE
MESQUITE F
MESQUITE
GH
SMOKETREE
AB
P. Laing:
Identifying and
Developing
Talent and
Potential in All
Learners
P. Lovett:
Opening the
GATE: Increasing
Representation
and Retention of
Underrepresented Minorities in
Gifted Programming
SMOKETREE C
D
L. Kapner:
2E: Twice
Exceptional
8:15 am — 9:15 am
S U N D AY W O R K S H O P S E S S I O N S
PATHWAY TO
AH-HA SERIES!
BUILDING
KNOWLEDGE
AFFECTIVE STRAND
2E: TWICE
EXCEPTIONAL
Karen Anderson, STEM
Coach - Jackson STEM Dual
language Magnet Academy
How do we demonstrate
to students that what they
already know is a link to
what they will be learning?
The development of the skill
of “transfer” from what we
know to what we need to
know will be demonstrated in
a variety of areas and related
to CCSS, ELD, and NGSS
standards.
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Leslie Kapner, U. of Southern CA
Twice exceptional individuals are
gifted and have a learning disability
-- like Albert Einstein, or Agatha
Christie. Parents and teachers
often focus on one exceptionality
and might not even be aware of
the other. This session is facilitated
by a parent and educator who has
a 2E son who attends a school for
2E children. Do you parent or
teach a student who is gifted but
also has learning differences? This
workshop will provide parents and
teachers with an opportunity to
learn about twice exceptional (2E)
students and how we can advocate
for them.
Smoketree AB
CALIFORNIA
ADMINISTRATORS
STRAND
INNOVATION AWARDS:
EMPOWERING THE TOP
10% OF TEACHERS
William Beshears & Robert
Rodriguez, Teachers
Each district is filled with
innovative ideas and thought
leaders hidden in plain sight.
The Innovation in Education
Award serves to unite the top
10% of educators and innovative
ideas/projects for recognition
and expansion. This workshop
will explain how to set up
the awards system, support
collaboration of innovators, in
addition to spreading innovation
via a reflective workshop
symposium.
4-12, Mesquite A
ASSOCIATION
FOR
THE
IDENTIFYING AND DEVELOPING
TALENT AND POTENTIAL IN ALL
LEARNERS
Peter Laing, Director, Gifted Education
and Advanced Placement Programs,
Arizona Department of Education
How do you identify and unleash the talent
and potential of all your students? What
is ‘talent development’ really – and why
should you care? Here you will learn how
to effectively identify, develop and nurture
talent and potential (particularly with those
students who are culturally, linguistically,
and socioeconomically diverse) through
using classroom-embedded practical,
challenging and engaging instructional
strategies that provide opportunities for
all students to think critically, creatively,
and problem solve (higher-order thinking
skills). Practical ideas for implementing
and supporting program and services
models within K-12 schools will be shared
and discussed.
Interactive/Discussion, 4-12, Mesquite DE
GIFTED
OPENING THE GATE: INCREASING
REPRESENTATION AND RETENTION
OF UNDER-REPRESENTED
MINORITIES IN GIFTED
PROGRAMMING
Paula Lovett, GATE Coordinator, Long Beach
Unified School District
How can we increase the number of underrepresented minorities in our GATE program
to reflect the growing diversity within the
school district? Come and find out how one
district is working towards identifying and
providing services to meet the needs of their
diverse student population.
K-12
Mesquite F
CLASSROOM PRACTICE
STRAND
STEM PROGRAMS
Bronwyn McFarlande, Assoc. Professor,
University of Arkansas
education, an ever present concern in today’s
ability learners.
Lecture
K-12
Chino B
TEACHING RISK-TAKING: THE
VALUE OF MISTAKES AND
PERSEVERANCE
Tom Marine & Kelly Kuolt, Carlthorp School
Service leaders are risk-takers who make
mistakes and persevere to overcome them.
This session will focus on best practices to
promote risk-taking in the classroom, within
the context of a GATE curriculum and a variety
of core content standards. Using our 6th grade
service learning program as a model, we will
demonstrate the power “risk” plays in studentled projects and, consequently, the path it
builds to investigation and innovation.
K-12,
Santa Rosa
#CAGCON
BIG IDEAS AS CENTRAL THEMES
Juli Petrilli, Teacher, LA Unified
The relationship between a central theme
(Common Core State Standards) and Big
Ideas (GATE Standards) will be the focus of a
demonstration lesson in this session. The belief
that big ideas are “too abstract” for young
students to comprehend meaningfully and
transfer across the disciplines will be refuted
using a Language Arts and Social Students
examples. Charts and other materials will be
presented as part of the demonstration.
Pueblo B
NURTURING THE MORAL
COMPASS OF GIFTED CHILDREN
Karen Morse, Head of Knox School of Santa
Barbara
This session reviews the research and effective
practices that most significantly impact school
culture; these practices increase achievement,
develop global citizens, restore civility in
communities, reduce challenging social
and unhealthy behaviors, and improve job
satisfaction and retention among teachers.
Teachers who respect and understand the
atypical social and emotional needs of gifted
and highly gifted individuals prone to increased
sensitivities, perfectionism, intensity, and
introversion will better create safe learning
environments
4-12
Andreas
NEXT STEPS WITH GOOGLE APPS:
SLIDES, FORMS, SHEETS, AND MORE
Kate Sprague, Instructional Tech. Coach &
Kathy Alexander, GATE Coordinator and
Differentiation Consulting Teacher
Do you have the basics of Google Drive down
and are ready for the next steps? Come learn
how to use Google Forms for assessments,
Slides for presentations, Sheets to organize
data, and Add-Ons for even more!
Workshop/Hands-on
4-12
Madera
CURRICULAR & EDUCATIONAL
APPROACHES TO ADDRESS THE
WHOLE CHILD
Angela Tanner & Ellen Honeck, Ph.D., The Knox
School of Santa Barbara
In this session discover the mix of content and
social emotional strategies utilized to create a
unique learning environment that fosters the
growth and development of gifted learners
ages 1st to 8th grade at The Knox School of
Santa Barbara. Let us take you through a
subset of common gifted characteristics and
the educational approaches and curricular
strategies that promote belonging, joy of
learning, and personal achievement.
Lecture
K-8
Pueblo A
UNLOCKING POTENTIAL WITH
NATIONAL HISTORY DAY
Melissa Lawson, CAG Board, Sacr. County
History Day Teacher of the Year
National History Day - California is a great way
to integrate history into any subject! With NHD,
students learn profoundly, focus on topics they
choose, develop analytical and critical thinking
skills, and engage in authentic project-based
learning. A little-known fact: young Guy Fieri’s
project on the pretzel’s history was a History Day
entry! He was able to indulge his passion about
food and satiate his curiosity via NHD. Discover
NHD’s potential for your students!
4-12
San Jacinto
WOMEN OF THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION
Susan Casey, Author/Teacher
Women and girls participated in the American
Revolution as spies, soldiers, couriers, nurses,
writers, publishers, farmers, organizers and
more. Find out who they were, what they did,
and how you and your students can easily access
primary and secondary source documents in
print and online that detail their achievements.
Information sheets about the women along with
a list of online and print sources about Women
of the American Revolution will be provided.
Lecture
4-12
Catalina
NON-TRADITIONAL
IDENTIFICATION FOR GIFTED
LEARNERS
Sandra Kaplan, Professor of Clinical Education,
USC, & Jessica Manzone, Research Assistant
The technique and rationale for using
non-traditional identification method will
be presented with specific activities to
identify potential, talent, and ability among
economically, culturally, and academically
diverse students. This is a step in moving
California’s agenda for gifted learners forward
in an area of LCFF.
Lecture
Pasadena
DESIGNING A GATE DEPARTMENT
WEBSITE TO SUPPORT ALL
STAKEHOLDERS
Kari Hansen-Smith,
Creating a district website that meets the
needs of all stakeholders: prospective families,
parents, teachers, and site administrators is easy
and greatly maximizes support. In this session,
learn more about the features to consider and
implement in designing a district GATE website
that does more than connect people to your
phone number.
4-12,
Ventura
SUNDAY SPECIAL EVENTS
9:30 - 10:30
NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for
Infrared Astronomy --- SOFIA:
An Engineering and Scientific Marvel
Why would anyone cut a 10’x10’ hole in the fuselage of a 747
aircraft and install a 17-ton telescope there, behind a roll-back
door? How can the telescope be kept stable enough to do anything
DR. DANA BACKMAN useful?
SMOKETREE C
Learn about the ‘whys’ and ‘hows’ of SOFIA, the Stratospheric
Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, a world-class scientific
facility based in southern California. Some recent discoveries made
by astronomers using SOFIA will also be presented.
To learn more about Dr. Backman, the director of SOFIA’s education and public outreach effort, check out
SOFIA Science Center website.
CSBA Panel
GATE Services: The Spill-Over Effect from
Gifted to All Students
OASIS 4
GATE services need to reflect the contemporary trends in California education: economic,
social, linguistic, and academic diversity. The Local Control Funding Formula and the
GATE standards are the basis for making contemporary curricular and instructional
decisions for gifted students.
This session will present best practices for implementing the revised GATE standards so that
they are also used as a catalyst for identifying potential, talent, and aptitude in all children
with the classroom setting.
Moderator: Teri Burns, Board Member, Natomas USD
Panel Members:
Sandra Kaplan, Professor of Education, University of Southern California
LeeAngela Reid, Senior Legislative Advocate, Capitol Advisors Group
Martha Flournoy, Legislative Chair, California Association for the Gifted
Jessica Manzone, Research Assistant, University of Southern California
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28 — CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
ROOM
ROOM
ROOM
SESSION 10:45 - 11:45 AM
MOJAVE
LEARNING
CENTER
ANDREAS
CHINO A
CHINO B
PUEBLO A
S. Kaplan & J.
Manzone:
Playing with
Politics –
Supporting with
Evidence and
Problem Solving
Gina Danley:
Depth and
Complexity in
a Close Read
SANTA ROSA
CATALINA
MADERA
PASADENA
SIERRA
M. Davidson:
Interactive
Bulletin Boards
as a Means
of Teaching
Advanced Social
Studies Content
S. Casey:
Invention as a
STEAM Unit
D. Knoell:
Advancing
Problem
Solving,
CCSSs,
Thinking
and
Creativity
B. Barboza:
NASA Needs
Your Help:
“Inventing,
Designing, and
Building”
Leary &
W. Zinn:
Waishwile:
Curiosity Quest
Using Evidence Problem Solvers
Based
Argumentation
for Gifted
Science
MESQUITE DE
MESQUITE F MESSMOKETREE
QUITE GH AB
B. McFarlane:
Unlocking
Potential: Why
Some Schools
have Better
STEM Programs
L. Kapner:
Communicating
about Common
Core Math
PUEBLO B
SAN JACINTO
Laurer & BoyanHeld:
Using the MTSS
Framework to
Identify and
Support Gifted
Learners
D. Mulhearn:
Use Cubes As
a Setting for
Your Problem
Solving
VENTURA
MESQUITE A
SMOKETREE
C
SMOKETREE D
Light & Tor:
Quotational
Quote Bee
Competition
Singer/Sabatino,
Vargas:
Meeting the
Needs of TwiceExceptional
Learners with a
Strength-based
Approach
SMOKETREE
E
10:45 am — 11:45 am
PATHWAY TO AH-HA
SERIES!
PLAYING WITH POLITICS -SUPPORTING WITH EVIDENCE
AND PROBLEM SOLVING
Sandra Kaplan, Professor of Clinical
Education, USC, and Jessica Manzone,
Research Assistant
How do we teach students the subtle but
important skills related to politics? This
session will demonstrate the use of political
strategies in problem solving, current
events, science, and literature.
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AFFECTIVE STRAND
COMMUNICATING ABOUT
COMMON CORE MATH
Lesli Kapner, University of Southern
California
If you have been on facebook lately, you know
there are any misconceptions about Common
Core Math going around. This session will discuss
how teachers can respond to some of those
misconceptions, and how they can include
and communicate with parents about math
instruction using Common Core. This session
has also been designed for parents who have
questions related to Common Core and will
provide strategies for both teachers and parents
in engaging in dialogue and conversation.
K-12
Smoketree AB
CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION
FOR
MEETING THE NEEDS OF TWICEEXCEPTIONAL LEARNERS WITH A
STRENGTH-BASED APPROACH
Miriam Singer, Director of Curriculum, Bridges
Academy; Carl Sabatino, head of School,
Bridges Academy; Kim Vargas, 2E Advocate
Director of Curriculum at Bridges Academy, Miriam
Singer, will give a brief overview of how 5 principles
of strength-based learning can be utilized to create
personalized and engaging learning experiences
for twice-exceptional students, gifted students
with learning differences. Following her brief
remarks, she will facilitate a panel comprised of
Bridges’ Head of School Carl Sabatino and former
parent and current 2e advocate Kim Vargas using
questions generated by the session’s audience.
K-12
Smoketree D
THE
GIFTED
10:45 am — 11:45 am
QUOTATIONAL QUOTE BEE
COMPETITION
Larry light & Molly Tor, Teachers
Academic enrichment that engages students in
an annual competition.
K-8
Smoketree AB
CLASSROOM PRACTICE STRAND
DEPTH AND COMPLEXITY IN A
CLOSE READ
Gina Danley, Teacher on Special Assignment
Curious about how to deepen the learning during
a close reading lesson? Attend this session and
find out ways to do this. If you are familiar with
the Prompts of Depth and Complexity and have
even been exposed to a Close Reading lesson,
you will not want to miss this presentation. The
two will be woven together to meet the needs
of every learner in your classroom, from ELL to
GATE/Advanced Learner. You will leave with a
lesson plan template ready to put to use in your
own classroom, or PD session, next week!
Lecture
K-8
Andreas
USING THE MTSS FRAMEWORK TO
IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT GIFTED
LEARNERS
Joanna Lauer & Boyan Held, Instructional
Specialist
As outlined by the California Department of
Education, Multi-Tiered System of Supports
(MTSS) is a framework that aligns all
systems necessary for academic, behavior,
and social success. Previously reserved
for students needing support in achieving
grade-level standards, interventions in this
revised framework hold many possibilities
for supporting students who are gifted. This
presentation will describe in detail how one
district is approaching the identification and
support for gifted students using the MTSS
framework.
Pueblo B
USING EVIDENCE-BASED
ARGUMENTATION FOR GIFTED
SCIENCE
Riley Leary & Christy Waishwile, Teachers
Presenters and participants will gather evidence
from various sources and create an evidence
based argument for a sample gifted science
lesson. Discussion following sample lesson
will focus on rigor and evaluation of evidence
gathered as well as how to use that evidence to
support an argument appropriately.
4-12
Sierra
CURIOSITY QUEST PROBLEM
SOLVERS
INTERACTIVE BULLETIN BOARDS
AS A MEANS OF TEACHING
ADVANCED SOCIAL STUDIES
Wendy Zinn, CTE Project manager
Find out how your students can be part of CONTENT
a problem solving team for Curiosity Quest
Problem Solvers.
K-12
Ventura
INVENTION AS A STEAM UNIT
Susan Casey, Author, Teacher
Inventing calls for STEAM skills. Brainstorm
ideas for inventions. Learn about patents and
trademarks. Discover hands-on activities that
guide your students through the inventing
process using math, computer and engineering
skills to make prototypes of invention ideas,
language arts skills to describe and name their
ideas for inventions, and other artistic skills
to create ads and video commercials for their
invention ideas. Links to classroom-ready
activity worksheets on the entire invention
process will be provided.
K-12
Catalina
USE CUBES AS A SETTING FOR
YOUR PROBLEM SOLVING
Dennis Mulhearn
A cube or a stack of cubes is the starting point
for many rich problems involving even more
math concepts. Work your way through factors,
combinatorics, volume, surface area, networks,
and more by solving math contest problems.
A dozen 4-6 minute cube problems provide a
fresh approach to these topics. As a participant,
you will receive at least 50 additional contest
problems to take back to your students.
K-8
San Jacinto
ADVANCING PROBLEM SOLVING,
CCSS, THINKING, AND CREATIVITY
Donna Knoell, Educational Consultant and
Author
Speaker will offer strategies and ideas to
advance CCSS’s, mathematical thinking, and
engagement, with a focus on complex, real
life problem solving. She will share exemplary
problems. She will discuss the importance
of differentiation, mathematical discourse,
increasing academic rigor, use of manipulatives
and visual tools to help students ‘see’ concepts,
and the value of blended learning models that
enable use of powerful adaptive technology
and real-time data to personalize and advance
learning of every student.
K-12
Madera
Marlys Davidson, Teacher Los Alamitos USD
Using interactive boards gives students the
opportunity to extend the boundaries of
their learning as they expand their quests.
Functioning as visual reminders of what
they are studying, these boards are tools for
curious minds that can expand research, cause
reflection, and stimulate discussion and debate.
Whether students are determining the role
of power in life or literature, thinking like a
disciplinarian, or following the path of the 2016
presidential election, interactive boards get
them up out of their seats and challenge them
to deeply connect what they learn with their
world.
K-12
Santa Rosa
NASA NEEDS YOUR HELP:
“INVENTING, DESIGNING, AND
BUILDING”
Bob Barboza, STEM Director
You can participate in the K-12 Occupy Mars
Learning
Adventures. Our students are
prototype designers. We need ideas and
prototypes for Mars colonies, space suites,
rockets, satellites, science and engineering
centers, antennas, batteries, space food, ion
engines, robots and ideas for Martian soil
gardening. We will demonstrate our humanoid
and other robots and showcase our international
space station and Martian habitats. All students
have an opportunity to showcase their solutions
on Kids Talk Radio Science.
K-12
Pasadena
STEM PROGRAMS
Bronwyn McFarlane, Assoc. Professor,
University. of Arkansas
education, an ever present concern in today’s
ability learners.
Lecture
K-12
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Chino B
Name of Company or group
adaptED Consultants
Areté Preparatory Academy
Bedford, Freeman & Worth (BFW) Publishers
Bridges Academy
California Odyssey of the Mind
Engine-Uity, Ltd
FACEing MATH
Forsters Financial
Frog Publications
GiftedandTalented.com
J Taylor Education
Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY)
Kendall Hunt Publishing Company
LanguageBird
Laurel Springs School
Marcy Cook Math
Mirman School
MOEMS
Oak Crest Academy
Reid Day School
Stamping Till Dawn
STAR Education
Summer Institute for the Gifted
The Davidson Institute for Talent Development
The Great Books Foundation
UC Irvine - Gifted Students Network
UC San Diego Extension
You CAN Do the Rubik's Cube
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CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION
FOR
THE
GIFTED
Contact Person
Anne-Marie Cziko
Michael Feldman
Jacqueline Seltzer
Doug Lenzini
Lynn Larsen
Mary Cole
Kristin DeWit
Cheryl Cousino
Wendy Alli
Darian Patchin
John Gould
Stacy Johnson
Lynn Steines
Dr. Karyn Koven
Laura Leonard
Marcy Cook
Jocelyn Balaban
Dorothy Hess
Jeannie Gudith
Jillian Ramos
Dawn Wilson
Tery Arnold
Kristin Bernor
Amanda Rollings
Kelly Emanuel
Marbell Gomez-Davidson
Jaclyn Blackwell
Diana Gettman Flores
Website
www.adaptedconsultants.com
http://www.areteprepacademy.org/
www.highschool.bfwpub.com
www.bridges.edu
www.calomer.org
www.engine-uity.com
faceingmath.com
forestersfinancial.com
www.frog.com
https://giftedandtalented.com
http://www.jtayloreducation.com/
cty.jhu.edu
https://www.kendallhunt.com/
www.languagebird.com
www.laurelsprings.com
marcycookmath.com
mirman.org
moems.org
www.oakcrestacademy.org
www.reidday.org
www.stampingtilldawn.com
srs.starinc@starinc.org
www.giftedstudy.org
http://www.davidsongifted.org/
www.greatbooks.org
www.giftedstudents.uci.edu
http://extension.ucsd.edu/
www.youcandothecube.com
Exhibitors
Contact Email
Booth
annemariecziko@adaptedconsultants.com
325
michael@areteprep.org
310
Jacqueline.Seltzer@macmillan.com
117
doug@bridges.edu
307
calomerdirector@yahoo.com
207
engine-uity@phxcoxmail.com
203/205
dewit2@mac.com
104
cheryl.cousino@foresters.com
206
conferences@frog.com
208
darian@giftedandtalented.com
311
info@jtayloreducation.com
413/415/417
stacyj@jhu.edu
224
lsteines@kendallhunt.com
303
drkoven@languagebird.com
305
lleonard@laurelsprings.com
302
marcycook123@gmail.com
324
jbalaban@mirman.org
211
hdorothy@aol.com
306
info@oakcrestacademy.org
308
jill@reidday.org
309
stampdawn@aol.com
407/409
terya@starinc.org
216
kbernor@giftedstudy
210
arollings@davidsongifted.org
204
emanuelk@greatbooks.org
304
marbell@uci.edu
209
jablackwell@ucsd.edu
317
dianagettman@rubiks.com
225
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Pub.
BFW
STAR
UCI
Ext.
All end booths are premium
Adapt
ED
Raffle
SIG
Mirman
School
Areté
Acad.
417, 415, 413
Oak
Crest Moems
Acad.
Frog
UCI
Pub
Davidson
Inst.
Engine-uity
Great
Books
304
CA
Bridges Language Kendall
bird
Oyssey Acad.
Hall
Mind
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR THE GIFTED 2016
as
C A L L E
A L V A R A D O
Notes:
• General Classroom Practice Strand sessions are primarily in
the brown rooms on the map.
• Questions: Go to Solutions, The Tech Desk,
or ask any CAG Board member in a teal Shirt.
2017 -- 55th ANNUAL CAG CONFERENCE
JOIN US IN
SAN DIEGO
MARCH 3-5, 2017
From creative catering, to state-of-the-art audio visual services,
to caring event and sales colleagues, we look forward to
partnering with you on your next event.
N O R T H
amado parking = 480 spaces
Shared meeting space – contiguous, under one roof, on
ground level. Allow us to boast about our 112,000 square
foot fully-carpeted exhibit hall – it features ample rigging
points and floor-accessed power and water. Serviced from a
andreas parking = 400 spaces
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an
WEST
POOL DECK
PARKING
Exhibit
Hall
R O A D
A N D R E A S
E A S T
EAST
POOL DECK
east lot parking
C A B A L L E R O S
Administrators
Strand
GIFTED
THE
FOR
ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA
R O A D
A M A D O
Pre-Con, Major Panels,
and Lunch
ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICES
= Information Desk Services
- Local Dining Suggestions
- Local Dining Reservations
- Area Aractions/Tours
- Maps/Directions
- Transportation:
Taxi
Hotel Shule & Limousine
- Airline Boarding Pass Printing
- Lost and Found
= ATM
A V E N I D A
AhHa Series
Affective
Strand
TO DOWNTOWN PALM SPRINGS
Registration &
Questions:
Solutions and
Tech Desk
W A Y
C A N Y O N
T A H Q U I T Z
TO AIRPORT

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