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CAG 61st Annual Educator and Administrator Conference

Welcome to the 61st Annual CAG Educator and Administrator Conference!

7:30am PST

CAG Connect Virtual Coffee CAG Connect

8:00am PST

Redefining Differentiation Pathway to A-HaDr. Sandra Kaplan

9:00am PST

Where in a Lesson? And Who in a Lesson? Pathway to A-HaDr. Sandra Kaplan • Dr. Jennifer Krogh

12:00pm PST

CAG Connect Virtual Lunch CAG Connect

1:00pm PST

Demonstration Lesson Pathway to A-HaDr. Sandra Kaplan • Dr. Jennifer Krogh

2:00pm PST

Open Discussion Pathway to A-HaDr. Sandra Kaplan • Dr. Jennifer Krogh

5:00pm PST

Conference Kick Off CAG ConnectDr. Jaime A. Castellano • Dr. Julia Nyberg • Dr. Gilman Whiting

8:30am PST

CAG Connect Virtual Coffee CAG Connect

9:00am PST

Keynote - New Eyes for a New Year: Leading for Equity & Excellence Featured SpeakerDr. Carol Ann Tomlinson

10:00am PST

CAG GATE 101 DifferentiationKrista Landgraf Replacing Achievement and IQ Tests: Curriculum as a Source to Identify Giftedness (Pre-K to 3 rd Grade) Pathway to A-HaDr. Sandra Kaplan Intersectionality and Giftedness: Navigating Multiple Worlds Diversity and Equitable AccessDr. Joy Lawson Davis Proactive Gifted Programming: Designing for Diversity and Sustainability Featured SpeakerDr. Dina Brulles Impostor Phenomenon: Foe or Friend? Social and Emotional NeedsRichard M. Cash, Ed.D. Meeting the Dual Needs of Twice-Exceptional Learners: A Strengths-Based Approach Teacher EffectivenessKatie Coder When They Are Good, They Are Very, Very Good But: Social & Emotional Complexities of 2e Students 2eDr. Susan Baum

11:00am PST

Preview of the Cardboard Fairytale Professional Development Workshop Teacher EffectivenessDemitri Corbin • Loris Mullins PLAY as an Identification Tool in the Early Years (Pre-K to 3rd Grade) Pathway to A-HaDr. Sandra Kaplan Promoting Creativity, Engagement, and Empowerment through Extension Menus DifferentiationDr. Jessica Manzone Characteristics of Antiracist, Culturally Responsive Gifted and Talented Education Featured SpeakerDr. Donna Ford Making Connections to Those Marginalized and Missing: Developing Scholar Identity and Bringing the Home and Community into the Curriculum Diversity and Equitable AccessDr. Julia Nyberg • Dr. Gilman Whiting They Said What?! Teaching Confidence, Resilience, and Empathy in Times of Conflict Social and Emotional NeedsDr. Bronwyn MacFarlane Positive Psychology Applications and Strategies to Promote Health and Well-being for Complex Outliers 2eDr. Lin Lim

12:00pm PST

CAG Connect Virtual Lunch CAG Connect

1:00pm PST

The Cartoon Curriculum: Using Humor for Engagement and Develop Critical Thinking DifferentiationSandy Robertson Reading Beyond Words Pathway to A-HaDr. Sandra Kaplan The Dream Team: Math and Engineering Teacher EffectivenessAllison Davis Culturally Responsive Practices to Address the Missingness of African American, Indigenous, and Latinx Gifted Students Featured SpeakerDr. Erinn Fears Floyd The Gifted Anxious Brain Social and Emotional NeedsDr. Michael Postma, Ed.D. Dyslexia and Giftedness: Affective and Executive Function Correlates that Teachers Should Know 2eDr. Jon Goodwin • Grace Peterson

2:00pm PST

Interdisciplinarity Pathway to A-HaDr. Sandra Kaplan Using Higher Level Questioning to Raise the Rigor for Gifted Students DifferentiationTodd Stanley Empowering Students with Choice within the Science 5E Model Teacher EffectivenessKristina Harjo Gifted Asian American Myth Busters: Understanding the Intersectionality of 2e and Asian Americans Diversity and Equitable AccessDr. Lin Lim The Home and Community Connections Model: Creating Culturally Sustainable Instruction Featured SpeakerDr. Julia Nyberg • Dr. Jessica Manzone Mindfulness for the Gifted Child Social and Emotional NeedsKim Louie Creating Positive Strength-Based and Talent-Focused Home Environments for Twice-Exceptional Learners 2eTiffany Chaiko

3:00pm PST

Alternative Approaches to Independent Study Pathway to A-HaDr. Sandra Kaplan Making Them Gifted DifferentiationJonathan Bijur • Dr. Gary Saunders II Time Management and Backwards Planning: The Cure For Procrastination Teacher EffectivenessVictoria Olivadoti Achieving Equity in Gifted Education: A New, Promising Approach Diversity and Equitable AccessDr. Jack Naglieri • Kim Lansdowne Bright, Talented & Black: There are SO many more of us than you know Featured SpeakerDr. Joy Lawson Davis Losing the Potential: At-Risk Gifted Students Social and Emotional NeedsDr. Cynthia Geary Create 2e Student Profiles with Ease Using a Strength-based Lens 2eMarcy Dann, Ed.D.

4:00pm PST

CAG Connect Saturday Social CAG Connect Math and Literature-Developing Talent and Social Capital DifferentiationDr. Sharon Bennett Successfully Raising and Developing Black Gifted Children Diversity and Equitable AccessYolande Beckles Developing Grit in Gifted Students Social and Emotional NeedsTodd Stanley Overcoming Executive Function Challenges in 2e Students: How Extracurriculars Can Help! 2eGayle Bentley

8:30am PST

CAG Connect Virtual Coffee CAG Connect

9:00am PST

Keynote - Barrio Boys: Poor. Gifted. Hispanic Featured SpeakerDr. Jaime A. Castellano

10:00am PST

Literature-Based Inquiry Units DifferentiationVanessa Heller Spill-Over Effect Pathway to A-HaDr. Sandra Kaplan Promoting Excellence & Equity in Gifted Education for Black Youth Diversity and Equitable AccessDr. Pamela Lovett Stay WOKE: Consciously Advocating for the Academic Survival for Boys of Color Featured SpeakerDr. Gilman Whiting CAG: Social Emotional Needs of Students Who are Gifted Social and Emotional NeedsJulie Hull Why Regulating Emotions is Challenging for Gifted and 2e Learners and What to Do 2eJulie Skolnick

11:00am PST

Developing Bold Scholars Using Read Aloud Books DifferentiationJennie Wideman Interdisciplinary Learning Featured SpeakerRobyn Arnold Spill-Over Effect Pathway to A-HaDr. Sandra Kaplan From Local to Global: Using the Home, Community, and Global Cultural Competence Continuum to Develop Curriculum for Gifted Learners Diversity and Equitable AccessDr. Julia Nyberg • Dr. Jessica Manzone Essential Understandings for Social and Emotional Curriculum Social and Emotional NeedsDr. Bronwyn MacFarlane Real Life in 2e 2eDr. Jade Rivera

12:00pm PST

CAG Connect Virtual Lunch CAG Connect

1:00pm PST

Genius Hour: What It Is, What It Isn't, and Why It's So Important for Gifted Learners Featured SpeakerAndi McNair Interdisciplinary Units of Study: Designing and Implementing Learning Experiences across Disciplines DifferentiationPamela Neal • Jamie Cohen Replacing Achievement and IQ Tests: Curriculum as a Source to Identify Giftedness (Pre-K to 3rd Grade) Pathway to A-HaDr. Sandra Kaplan CAG Advocacy for SEL Social and Emotional NeedsKrista Landgraf Teacher Efficacy: Does It Matter? 2eJeanette Salinas