Want to present at our 2018 conference?
Deadline date : December 1,2017
The theme of this year’s conference is
Building Connections: Creativity and Collaboration in Gifted Education
With this theme, we are thinking about connections of all sorts: neural pathways in the minds of our students, lateral thinking as ideas and concepts and diverse facts are connected through critical and creative thinking, and the networking and collaboration that make the whole greater than the sum of its parts. As you are aware, the theme of this year’s conference is
Building Connections: Creativity and Collaboration in Gifted Education.
Conference Strands:
• Policy Regulations and Implications for Gifted Education
• G&T Teaching Strategies
• Identification and Assessment
• Underserved Populations
• Social Emotional Affective
• Creativity and Critical Thinking
• Collaboration Strategies
• Twice Exceptional
Target audiences:
• Administrators
• General Education Teachers
• Teachers of Gifted
• Curriculum Coordinators

​Suggested Topics:

• Gifted 101: Key info for those new to the field
• Student Voice – Student Choice
• Meeting the affective needs of the gifted
• Creativity in STEAM and engineering
• Realistic yet rigorous strategies for the general education teacher
• Networking for shared resources and greater opportunities
• Collaboration within and across districts: educators, parents, and community
• Assessment strategies to promote growth beyond grade-level expectations

Workshop Details

  • Workshop sessions typically run 50-55 minutes.
  • There are two computer labs available this year for technology sessions.
  • Proposal selections will be based on balance of the overall program for the benefit of all participants.
  • Presenters whose proposals are accepted may be invited to share a brief promotional video on our webpage.

The submission portal is open now!