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  • Sunday, November 20, 2022
  • 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM
    Information Table
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
    Challenge, Self-efficacy, Equity, and Individuality: Promoting Potential in the Early Grades
    Location: White River A

    Rebecca L. O'Brien – Whitworth University

    Kelly L. Kearney – University of Connecticut

    Concurrent

  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
    Examining the Foundations of Gifted Education
    Location: White River H

    Rhoda Myra Garces-Bacsal, PhD – United Arab Emirates University

    Hala Elhoweris, PhD – United Arab Emirates University

    Keishana L. Barnes – University of Memphis

    Gilman W. Whiting, Ph.D. – Vanderbilt University

    Hyeseong Lee – Lewis University, Elementary Education

    Concurrent

  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
    Extending Socratic Seminars into Service Learning for Gifted Learners
    Location: White River I/J

    Jessica A. Manzone – University of Southern California

    Concurrent

  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
    Making Space for Change - STEM PBL Projects
    Location: White River C

    Aimee Ashcraft – Huber Heights City Schools

    Concurrent

  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
    One-room Schoolhouses 3.0: More Tips on Differentiating in Today’s Classrooms
    Location: White River B

    Tracy F. Inman, EdD – self

    Lynette Breedlove, PhD (she/her/hers) – The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky

    Concurrent

  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
    Talent Development Trajectories of “Super Users” of Supplementary Gifted Programs
    Location: White River D

    Paula M. Olszewski-Kubilius – Northwestern University

    Sarah Bright – Purdue University

    Susan Corwith, PhD (she/her/hers) – Center for Talent Development, Northwestern University

    Eric Calvert, EdD – Center for Talent Development, Northwestern University

    Concurrent

  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
    The Intersection of Neurodiversity and Mental Health
    Location: White River G

    Emily Kircher-Morris – Neurodiversity Podcast

    Matthew Fugate – Bridges Graduate School

    Alexandra Vuyk – Universidad Catolica Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion

    Kristina Henry Collins – Texas State University

    Matthew J. Zakreski, PsyD – The Neurodiversity Collective

    Concurrent

  • 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
    Changing the Narrative: Educating Black Gifted Students with Equity & Excellence in Mind
    Location: White River I/J

    Erinn Fears Floyd, Ph.D. – I URGGE

    Shelli Trotman F. Scott – University of West Georgia

    Jay B. Marks – Oakland School district

    Tia Thompson, BA – Guilford County Public Schools

    Joy Lawson Davis – Johns Hopkins University

    Shawna Young – Forward Impact Investments

    Concurrent

  • 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
    Gifted Coordinator Awards Panel
    Location: White River B

    Michelle Swain – Round Rock ISD

    Dina M. Brulles, PhD – Arizona State University

    Concurrent

  • 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
    Leveraging Positive Niche Construction to Support the Twice Exceptional: Focus on Author Octavia E. Butler
    Location: White River C

    Callie Turk – Bridges Graduate School

    Concurrent

  • 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
    Speed Geeking
    Location: White River D

    Shirley J. Farrell – Troy University at Montgomery

    Concurrent

  • 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
    The Parenting Playbook: Coaching Gifted Children for Success
    Location: White River G

    Emily Kircher-Morris – Neurodiversity Podcast

    Edward Amend – The Amend Group

    Concurrent

  • 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
    Virtual Professional Learning Communities: Using Book Studies to Develop Equity
    Location: White River A

    Angela M. Novak, Ph.D. – East Carolina University

    Jolene Teske, EdD (she/her/hers) – Des Moines Public Schools

    Christine L. Weber – University of North Florida

    Lyn Malvin – Fairfax County Public Schools

    Kim Stephenson, PhD – Huntingdon College/AAGC

    Concurrent

  • 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
    Voices of Learners, Advocates, and Allies: Research and Practice to Support the Development and Empowerment of Gifted LGBTQ+ Learners
    Location: White River H

    Fabio Andres (Andy) Parra-Martinez, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Arkansas

    Alena Treat – University of Iowa and Upper Iowa University

    Concurrent

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
    Closing General Session: The Power of Resilience: From 12 Foster Homes to Harvard University
    Location: White River Ballroom EF

    Rodney Walker