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  • Wednesday, November 12, 2025
  • 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET
    Registration Open
  • Thursday, November 13, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM ET
    Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
    From Framework to Fidelity: Systemic Integration of Gifted & MTSS
  • 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
    Identifying Hidden Talent: Inclusive Strategies and Activities for Recognizing Potential (Preregistration Required)
  • 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
    Pre-convention session 1
  • 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
    Teacher Rating Scales: Promises and Pitfalls
  • 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET
    Understanding, Identifying, and Developing Creativity (Preregistration Required)
  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM ET
    State Affiliate Meeting
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM ET
    Network Leader Meeting
  • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM ET
    Leadership Development Session
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    Get Ready for NAGC25!
  • 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM ET
    First-Time Attendees Orientation
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET
    Opening Keynote: Being the Educator They Need
  • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM ET
    NAGC25 Exhibit Hall Opening & Celebration
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    10 Lessons from 10 Years Online: How to Make Fully-Virtual Learning Work for Gifted Students
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    A Comparative Analysis of Twice-exceptional Students and their Gifted Peers
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    A Model for Fostering Student Interest and Achievement in Computer Science
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    A River of Potential: Unleashing Giftedness in Multi-Age Settings
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    A Structural Equation Modeling on the Influence of Creativity
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Addressing Adversities: Trauma-Informed Supports for Gifted, Adopted/Foster Youth
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Advocacy in Action: Keystone Strategies for Strengthening Gifted Education Advisory Groups
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    After School Elementary STEM Programming in Detroit
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Avoid Tunnel Traffic: How to Adapt Required Curriculum for Advanced Learners With Fidelity
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Beyond the Binary: Using Literature to Challenge Gifted Students’ Thinking About LGBTQ
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Bloom-Banks Matrix: Developing Culturally Responsive Units for Gifted Language Learners
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Bridging Cultural Divides: Using Dollar Street and Picture Books to Foster Global Empathy
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Bridging the Gap: Professional Development for Teachers to Support Gifted Students
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Bridging Theory and Practice: Transforming Math Pedagogy for Inclusive Talent Development
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Competitive School Culture and the Gifted Adolescent Well-Being
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Conceptualizing Giftedness by "Unwrapping the Box"
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Creating Psychological Safety to Promote Productive Failure
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Creative Education in Prisons: Empowering Mother-Child Bonds in Paraguay
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Developing Talent for Activism: Transformational Giftedness and Animal Justice
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Empowering Educators to Meet Academic and Emotional Needs of Gifted Learners
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Empowering Gifted and 2E Learners : Strength-Based Strategies for Advocacy and Support
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Evidence-based Practices Or Not? Explore a District's Success Increasing 2E & CLED Students
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Expanding Opportunity for Students Using a Statewide Talent Development Program
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Flourishing- The Mental Health Benefits of Creativity for Gifted Students
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Foster Gifted Children Healthy Perfectionism
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Gamification For Good: Student Game Designs Encourage Transformational Giftedness
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Gifted Corner Nexus - A One-Stop Hub for the Gifted Community
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Giftedness Without Borders: Lessons from China
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    GT Program Coordinators and Teachers Guide to Support the Integration of AI Tools
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Identity Development among Gifted College Students: Influence of Purpose, Hope, & Curiosity
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Impact of a Residential Program for Low-income, High-ability Students’ Success
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Increasing Teacher Self-Efficacy in Gifted Education Through a Summer Institute
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Integrating Gifted Education into an MTSS Framework
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Introducing an Instrument for Research: The Social Experience of Gifted Students Scale
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Leveraging Gifted Students’ strengths in supporting Executive Functioning Difficulties
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Leveraging Technology to Enhance Enrichment and Talent Development through STEAM
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Lifelong Talent Development: Redefining Retirement for Highly Skilled Professionals
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Making it Count! Design Thinking + Academic Content to Build Workplace Skills in Middle School
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Measuring Academic Self-Concept in High Ability Students
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    MTSS: How to Use Data to Create Academic Clusters and Guide Course Placements for ELA and Math
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Powers Unleashed
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Programs for Career Development: Gifted Students Need More
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Psycholinguistic Factors and Problem-Solving Performance in the Remote Associates Test
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Purposeful Positive Partnerships: Engaging parents in the gifted conversation
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Retaining families of gifted students: Where is the point of leverage?
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    RISE to LEAD: Empowering Black and Latina Middle School Girls in Leadership
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Superpowered Advocacy: Unleashing Your Child's Gifted Potential
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Supporting 2e Youth in Physical, Intellectual, Creative, Emotional & Social Environments
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    The Educator’s Role in Parent Advocacy in Gifted Education
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    The Effects of Budget on Gifted Programming
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    The Gift of Belonging: Holistic Support for Gifted Students
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    The Heart of Giftedness: Empowering Emotional Strength in Bright Minds
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    The HOPE Scale: Measuring Equity in Gifted Identification
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    The Impact of Art Programs on Muslim Middle-School Aged Girls’ Creativity in the United State
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    The Impact of Talent Search Programs: A Scoping Review on Student Outcomes
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    The Importance of Holistic Education for Gifted Students in Online Environments
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    The Power of STEM Role Models: Inspiring Identity and Belonging in Gifted Learners
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    The Role of African American Mothers of Gifted Children in Educational Decision-Making
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Thriving with Intensity: Navigating Emotional Dysregulation in Gifted Students
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Training Educators for Positive Advanced Learning Outcomes: A Systematic Review
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Understanding and Advocating for Twice-Exceptional (2e) Learners
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Unlocking Language: Differentiating Vocabulary Instruction and Morphology in Early Grades
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Using the ElemenOE to Identify Dąbrowskian Overexcitabilities
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Virtual Pathways to Gifted Education: Achieving a License Endorsement Online
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Who Gets to be Gifted? Visualizing Assumptions and Rethinking Identification
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Why Creativity is Just as Important as Academics as an identification.
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Z scores in action! Guided calculations to equitably identify outliers using local norms.
  • Friday, November 14, 2025
  • 6:45 AM - 7:45 AM ET
    Sunrise Yoga Session
  • 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET
    Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Advancing Social and Emotional Support for Gifted Learners: Updates and Future Directions
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Coordinator Roundtable: A New Superhero in Philadelphia: The Power of Local Norms in Supporting Equity in Gifted Universal Screening
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Coordinator Roundtable: A Seat at the Table: Building Family Partnerships through Gifted Advisory Groups
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Coordinator Roundtable: Advanced Learning Plans in Action: A Collaborative Approach to Gifted Student Success
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Coordinator Roundtable: Advancing the 2e Learner
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Coordinator Roundtable: Building GT Capacity Through Targeted Administrator and Counselor Pathways
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Coordinator Roundtable: Creating Lesson Plans Using Ford's Bloom-Banks Matrix
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Coordinator Roundtable: Discovery - Developing Talent in the Primary Grades
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Coordinator Roundtable: Does Your School Need an Acceleration Coach?
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Coordinator Roundtable: Empowering Gifted Learners through Individualized Learning Plans
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Coordinator Roundtable: From Concept to Classroom: A Step-by-Step Leadership Blueprint for Launching a Gifted Program in Under 12 Months
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Coordinator Roundtable: From Identification to Impact: Crafting Gifted Learner Profiles for Meaningful Programming
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Coordinator Roundtable: Thriving Outside the Box: Enrichment for Autistic/PDA Students
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Coordinator Roundtable: Unlocking Potential: Implementing MTSS for Gifted Learners in Philadelphia
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Coordinator Roundtable: Using a Nuanced Approach to Accelerate High-Performing Students
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Creative, Curious, Capable: Reframing ADHD in Twice-Exceptional Students
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Developing Math Talent: Advanced Number Investigations to Challenge and Motivate Students
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Gifted and Talented Native American Students - Disappearing, Invisible, and Forgotten
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Having Every Piece in Place: A District Wide Model to Gifted Identification and Services
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Intersecting Identities: Navigating Giftedness and LGBTQ+ Realities in Schools
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: 96 Crayons - 3 Creative Writing Lessons
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: And….Cut!
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Boring Worksheet? Brilliant Fix.
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Bridging Time: Uniting History & Science for a Deeper Understanding
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Cultivating Creativity in Primary Grades
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Discovery: Think Like a Disciplinarian
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Ethical Questions of WWII: Problem-Based Learning
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Fluid Debates: Opening Gifted Learners to Changing Perspective
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: From Portrait to Podcast: Bringing Student Voice to Life with AI
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Magic in the Middle: Around the World Divergent Thinking
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Probability and Profitability Carnival: Engaging Gifted Learners Through Student-Designed Games
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Unpacking Historical Narratives
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Using Children's Literature to Promote Ponderings
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Leveling the Playing Field: Addressing Inequities in Gifted Education Funding
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Navigating Difficult Conversations in Gifted Education
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Research & Evaluation Dissertation Award Winners
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Revising the Advanced Standards in Gifted Education Teacher Preparation
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    The Greatest Show: A Three-Ring Approach to Purposeful Passion Projects
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    1 is Good, 2 is Better: Professional Learning for Differentiation with the Option to Co-teach
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    2e Tip Sheets: Empowering All Teachers to Support Twice-Exceptional Students
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Accelerating Excellence: AI as a Partner in Gifted Education
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Batwoman’s My Hero! How Gifted LGBTQ+ Youth Find Identity & Pride in Pop Culture
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Beyond Boredom - Enhancing Passion Projects Through Intentional Wandering
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Build the Tallest…Wait, Why??- Reimagining Tried and True Favorites with Relevancy
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Find Strength in Unity: How Rural and Remote Districts Form Consortia to Build Strong Programs
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    IN:OUT—A Dynamic Approach to Spot English Learner Potential/Talent as Soon as Monday Morning
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Leading The Way: How States And Local Leaders Can Move The Needle For Equity & Excellence
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    MTSS, IEPs, & AI - Oh My!: Problem-solving & Possibility Finding for 2E Learners
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Standards-Based Instruction Isn't a Game--or Is It? Engaging Gifted Learners Through Games
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Steel-Strong Foundations: Building Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    The Power of Belonging: Strategies to Reduce Anxiety and Affirm Potential
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Transformational Giftedness: What is it and where do I get it?
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Working Together to Support the Social and Emotional Experiences of Gifted Individuals
  • 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM ET
    Breaking Through The Steel Curtain: Effective Advocacy For Twice Exceptional Students
  • 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM ET
    Should we continue to use the word gifted?
  • 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM ET
    To Be Young, Gifted, and Black: A Tribute to Black Intelligence and Creativity
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Astonish, Amaze, and Aspire: Connecting Wonder and Creativity in Gifted Learning
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Beyond A,B,C and 1,2,3: Meeting the needs of advanced and gifted little learners
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Collaborate and Connect: Bridging the Gap Between Gen-Ed and Gifted Teachers
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    From Textures to Temperatures: Supporting Sensory Needs in Gifted and 2e Learners
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    How Blockbridge Increased Identification of Historically Underrepresented Groups by 16x
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    I Have a Good Question, So Now What?
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Increasing Low-Cost Flexible Enrichment Opportunities Through A Unique Model of Success
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Revisiting the Williams Cube With AI for Educational Engineering in Gifted Education
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    The Agency to Think: Encouraging a Community of Thinkers in Secondary Classrooms
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    The Importance of Emotional Support for Gifted Learners
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Transforming Teacher Practice: Creating Professional Learning for the Gifted Standards
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Unlocking Potential: A Guide to Supporting Gifted Dyslexic Children
  • 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM ET
    Beyond Individual Excellence: Building Collaborative Leadership Skills in Gifted Learners
  • 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM ET
    Equity & Access in Gifted Programs: Professional Learning is Key
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Acceleration Myths: What Administrators and Advocates Need to Know
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Bite Size Arts Integration Strategies to Have Your Learners Wanting More
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Build It and They Will Come: Being a Champion for Gifted Students
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Empowering 2e Learner Success: Theory to Practice with NEST2eLearner Framework
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Featured Session: From Literature to the Real World: Utilizing Novel Studies to Uplift Student Voice and Identity
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    From Hesitation to Imagination: Unlocking Creative Potential in the Classroom
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Gifted May Not Mean Easy: Exploring Central Auditory Processing Disorder and Giftedness.
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    It’s Your Choice: A Differentiation Celebration!
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Moving Beyond the Checklist: Inclusive Gifted Placement with the Gifted SWOT Analysis
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    NAGC Policy Update
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Neurodiversity: Is It Real? Examining the Science Behind Learner Variability
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Nurturing the Creativity of the Gifted Educator
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    One State’s Journey Toward Expanding Excellence
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Reading Reimagined: Guiding Gifted Readers Through Inquiry and Insight
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Seeing Double, Triple, and Beyond: Fostering Empathy Through a Kaleidoscope of Perspectives
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Studies on the Role of Insider Knowledge for STEM Experts and Aspiring STEM Adolescents
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Welcome to the Neighborhood - of Allies: Supporting ALL Gifted Students in the Neighborhood
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    A Blueprint for Passion-Based Learning: Torrance's Manifesto and Genius Hour
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    A Mathematical Playdate: Enrich and Engage Your Brain with Math Games and Puzzles
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Assessing State Achievement Data Among Twice-Exceptional and Academically Advanced Youth
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Awareness > Advocacy > Action: The Gift of Global Awareness
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Beyond the Gifted Label: Fostering Student Resilience and Growth
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Building Bridges: Partnering Parents, Staff, Students
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Creating Pathways: Access and Agency for K12 Gifted Learners in Postsecondary Opportunities
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Doing More with Less: Tips for Innovative Programming in Limited-Resource Settings
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Elevating Instruction with Depth and Complexity: A Whole-School Approach
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    HQPL Toolbox
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Leveling Up Social Emotional Learning: Gaming With Gifted
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Make the Impossible Possible with Flexible Grouping!
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Math and Reading Growth Among Gifted and High Achieving Non-Gifted Students in 25 States
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Measuring Growth for Advanced Learners 2.0: Creating Best Practices
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Motivation and Giftedness: Current Foundations for Practice
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Opportunities, Not Obstacles
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Postcards from Pittsburgh: The Art and Architecture of Curiosity
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    So You Want to Be a NAGC Leader?
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Teaching Gifted Multilingual Learners with Depth and Complexity
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Teaching Through Inquiry: Questioning Techniques That Work
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    We Are the Champions: Engaging Students in Community-Based Investigations
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Won’t or Can’t? Neuro-Affirming Support for Twice-Exceptional Students
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    Approaches to Embedding Practice-Based Standards in Elementary Teacher Preparation
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    Are Training Programs Preparing School Psychologists to Support High-Ability Learners?
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    Best Practices for Supporting Parents and Caregivers of 2e Youth: Research-based Strategies
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    Beyond Limits: Practical Approaches to Unlocking Success Through Creativity in 2e Learners
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    Building Brilliance: Student Leaders Shaping the Future of Gifted Education
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    College Art Teachers' Expectations of Visual Arts Talents: A Systematic Literature Review
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    Cultivating High-Level Creative Competency in the Future Creative
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    Empathy and Excellence: Prioritizing Social-Emotional Learning for Diverse Populations
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    Fostering Advanced Inquiry Through Interdisciplinary PBL
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    Gifted and Navigating High School: Developing Student Agency and Self-Advocacy
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    Harnessing the Power of AI: K-12 STEM Education Innovations for Gifted Learners
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    Interdisciplinary Philosophy: From Personal Understanding to Productive Response
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    Leveraging Student Agency & Voice: Gifted Student Advisory
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    Research to Practice: Identifying and Supporting Gifted English Learners
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    Steel City Innovation: Enhancing Online K-12 Instruction for Teachers with Nearpod
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    Tell Me a Story: Using a New Assessment to Identify Creative Giftedness
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    The Power of Persistence in Advocacy
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    The Science of Reading for All: Unlocking the Potential of Gifted Learners
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
    Using Subject Acceleration to Support Talent Development
  • 2:30 PM - 3:40 PM ET
    Featured Session: From Viewing to Doing: A Conversation With Fred Rogers Productions on Using Media to Support Early Enrichment 
  • 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM ET
    2e 2.0: The Use of AI to Plan for Twice-Exceptional Learners
  • 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM ET
    A How-To Session on Using Multiple Measures for Gifted and Talented Identification
  • 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM ET
    Authentic Self and Neurodivergent Camouflaging: Unpacking the Risks and Benefits of Masking
  • 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM ET
    Beyond the Numbers: Addressing Excellence Gaps Through Targeted Classroom Interventions
  • 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM ET
    Dynamic Assessment: Uncovering Gifted Potential in Underrepresented Students
  • 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM ET
    Effective Practices for Identifying and Serving English Learners Who Are Gifted
  • 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM ET
    Empowering Young Minds: Self-Advocacy in Early Childhood Gifted Goal Setting
  • 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM ET
    Evaluating the Impact of a Support Program for Twice-Exceptional University Students
  • 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM ET
    From Ideas to Investments: The Shark Tank Experience
  • 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM ET
    Harnessing the Power of Universal Concepts: Making Learning Click!
  • 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM ET
    Improving Executive Functioning
  • 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM ET
    INgenioUS: Podcast Engages Student Change Agents to Explore The Perplexity of Perfectionism
  • 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM ET
    LEAPing into Teacher Coaching - One District's Journey
  • 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM ET
    Leveraging Talent Development to Better Identify Underrepresented Gifted Students
  • 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM ET
    Not Your Grandma's PowerPoint Presentation
  • 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM ET
    The Boys are NOT Okay: Meeting the needs of Gifted Boys
  • 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM ET
    Treasure Hunt: Discovering and Developing Early Gifted Talents
  • 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM ET
    Turning Teachers into Teammates: A Gifted Parent’s Guide to Effective Collaboration
  • 3:10 PM - 3:40 PM ET
    Voices of Rural Educators: Lessons Learned From a 5-Year Javits Initiative
  • 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM ET
    NAGC Business Meeting
  • 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM ET
    NAGC25 After Hours Party
  • Saturday, November 15, 2025
  • 6:45 AM - 7:45 AM ET
    Sunrise Yoga Session
  • 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET
    Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Academic Acceleration: What Do Students Say?
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Beliefs About Giftedness and Gifted Education: What Do Teachers and Researchers Believe?
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Beyond Grades: Helping Parents and Gifted Students Shift from Perfectionism to Deep Learning
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Brilliance Unlimited: Rethinking Cultural Identity in Education
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Fractured and Contested: Topics of Interest in Gifted Education
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Identifying and Serving Musically Gifted Students in Rural and High-Poverty Areas
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Indigenizing Gifted: New Mexico Indigenous Instructional Scope as a Transformative Tool
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Career Imagineers: The Job Fair of the Future
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Dream Flags: Weaving Words into Community Art
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Empathy to Action: Playground Design Challenge
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Experimenting with Literature
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Gamifying Darwin's Voyage
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: International Trade Activity for Dual-Credit Economics
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Learning Circle Through Math History
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Philosophy Dialogues
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Transform Mastery into Discovery
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Twisted Tales: Remixing Fairy Tale Magic
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Understanding Sensory Adaptation and the Brain
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Unpacking Our Stories: A Culture Jar Exploration
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: World of 8 Billion Project Based Learning
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Perspectives of Gifted Students and their Siblings
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Signature Session: Black Male STEM Teach (BMST)
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    The Project Launch+ Model for Professional Learning & Technical Assistance for Coordinators
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Thinking Outside the Bot: Leveraging AI to Develop Gifted Superpowers
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    You Wouldn’t Use a Hammer to Screw in a Nail!
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Parent Day
  • 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM ET
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Blending Rigor and Opportunities for Gifted Learners
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Building Constellations: Growing Professional Learning by Creating Smart Partnerships
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Do Our Worlds Align? Bridging Student and Teacher Perceptions of Gifted Learners
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Empowering Multilingual Gifted Learners: Asset-Based Approaches in Pedagogy
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Flipping the Triangle: Preparing Gifted Students for AI by Inverting Bloom’s Taxonomy
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    From Objectives to Outcomes: Designing Advanced Lesson Plans
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Future Gifted Teachers Assemble! K12-University Partnership for Educator Preparation
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Gifted Education Demographics in Pennsylvania and the Manifestation of Racial Disparities
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    If You Know You’re Wrong, You’re Right! Helping Students Learn to Take Risks in the Classroom
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Meet Gifted Education Journal Editors
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Navigating Complexity: Guiding Students with Systems Thinking for Global Challenges
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    No One Mourns the Wicked: Reframing Failure and Perfectionism in Gifted Learners
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Project Promise: Retention of Underrepresented Students in a Summer Gifted Program
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Stars, Stripes, and Strategies: A Creativity Toolkit for America’s 250th Anniversary
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    Transforming a favorite project: The Science Behind the Recycled Orchestra
  • 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM ET
    Best Gifted Education Practices Based on Current Research Findings from NCRGE
  • 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM ET
    Creativity for Learning
  • 9:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Signature Session: Unconference
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    And the Children Shall Lead Us: A Guide to Interest-Based Learning
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Characterizing the Cognitive Skills of Advanced Learners: A New Lens for Identification
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Does it Matter What We Mean by Talent Development?
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Empowering Educators: Using the Science of Reading to Differentiate Reading Instruction
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Empowering Excellence for College and Career Readiness in Black Gifted Students
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Enriching Gifted Learners Utilizing KidWind Materials, Curriculum, and Competitions
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Gifted Voices from Latin America: Testimonios of Being Identified...or Not
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Minds in Action: Practical Tools & Equitable Practices for Nurturing Artistic Talent
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Navigating Online Learning for Gifted Students: A Guide for Educators and Parents
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Nurturing Brilliance: Empowering Parents of Gifted Young Minds
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Positive Advocacy: Helping Young People Navigate the K-College Journey
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    STEM Design Challenge: Inspiring Young Innovators in Grades 4-8
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Tech Tools for 2e Success: Supporting Emotion Regulation and Executive Function
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Understanding Anxiety: Neurobiology, Manifestations, and Solutions for Gifted Learners
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Using Model United Nations to develop Global Awareness in Talented Youth
  • 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM ET
    ADOPT a Practical Approach: Simplify Differentiation via the Advanced Options Planning Tool
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Adapting the 2024 Initial Gifted Teaching Standards to LGBTQ+ Students
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Blended Practices for Twice Exceptional Learners: A New Perspective Using AI
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Collaborative Coaching for Cultivating Equitable Classrooms
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Divergent Thinking in Gifted K–6 Cluster Classes: Targeted Instructional Approaches
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Empowering the H.E.R.O. in Black Gifted Youngsters
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Engaging with the New Teacher Preparation Standards & Prof Standards Committee Presentation
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Enhancing Academic Self-Perception and Motivation in Middle School Students
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Gifted in PA: Statewide Connections and Updates
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Gifted Onboarding: An Intentional Approach to Welcoming Gifted Learners and Their Families
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Identifying and Disrupting Unhealthy 2e Parenting Styles
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Innovative AI Practices to Improve Individualization, Equity, and Engagement
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Make the Most of the Map! Differentiated Concept Maps
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Natural 20! Using Tabletop Role Playing in Social Studies Curriculum to Unlock Creativity
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Practitioner's Perspective: Identifying Hidden Talents in Diverse Gifted Learners
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    The Past, Present, and Future of Identification: Reframing for Purpose and Equity
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Transforming Classroom Culture Through Positive Sharing
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM ET
    Trauma-Informed Teaching Practices for Gifted Refugee Learners
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    AI in Gifted Education Classrooms: Transforming Learning, Thinking, and Assessment
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Beyond the Textbook: Ten Hands-On Assignments that Promote Critical Thinking
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Beyond Tokenism: Outsmarting Bias to Craft Inclusive Paths in Gifted Education
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Building Collaboration and Buy-In: Talent Development Services that Leverage MTSS
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Building Resilience in Gifted and Twice-Exceptional Students for a Global Future
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Developing Talent in Gifted Creative Writers Through the Depth & Complexity Framework
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Doing Equity Work When We Cannot Say The Word Equity
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Exelencia Latina Award Winners
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Experiential Learning for Culturally Diverse Students: The Power of Storypath Projects
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Exterminating the FLUFF: Teaching Creativity with Intentionality
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Featured Session: Comedy in the Classroom
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Impacting Classroom Instruction through High Leverage Practices in Gifted Education
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Low Processing Speeds? How to Scaffold and Support the Growth of Functional Processing
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Participation in K-12 University-led Gifted Programs as a Pathway to Post-Secondary Success
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Riding the Rollercoaster of Parenting a 2e Child
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Supporting Gifted Minds and Hearts: Creating Effective SEL Programs in Middle School
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    TED-style talks for the gifted education practitioner community
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM ET
    Twice-Exceptional Boys and Their Disconnect with School: A Roadmap to Getting It Right
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    A long-standing talent development challenge: When to specialize and when to generalize
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    Back to Basics: Pennsylvania's s Chpt. 16 - Special Education for Gifted Students
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    Becoming a Talent Scout in Identifying Gifted Multilingual Learners
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    Cooperative Learning: The Missing Pillar in Gifted Education
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    Dr. Martin D. Jenkins Scholars Presentation
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    Early Identification Matters: Nurturing Talent Development in a Gifted Preschool Program
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    Empowering Educators: Professional Learning for Supporting Gifted, ELL, and 2E Populations
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    Empowering Gifted & Twice-Exceptional Children to Thrive: A Support Framework for Parents
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    Engineering for Excellence: Identifying and Nurturing Talent Through STEM Curriculum
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    Expanding Your Reach: Identifying and Serving Spatially Talented Students
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    Fostering Connections: Friendships and Family Dynamics with Gifted Youth
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    From Theory to Practice: Elevating Classroom Rigor with Hess’s Cognitive Rigor Matrix
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    Gifted and Resilient: Supporting Gifted Students Facing Hardship and Trauma
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    Moving Beyond Monopoly: Cultivating Creativity through Tabletop Roleplaying Game Design
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    Say Goodbye to Choice Boards: Using Question Sequences to Add Depth and Complexity
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    State-Level Legislative Advocacy: Strategies for Advancing Gifted Education Policy
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    Talent Development Programs for Twice-Exceptional Students: The what, why, and how.
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    Unleashing Potential: Using the Depth & Complexity Framework to Challenge Gifted Artists
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Auto-Enrollment in Math Courses:  Effective and Efficient Process to Meet Student Needs
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Beyond IQ: Nurturing Executive Function Skills for Gifted Learners' Success
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Catch Them Being Gifted: An Alternative Approach to Talent Spotting
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Educational Policy and Systemic Harm: Impact on Gifted Queer and Trans Youth
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Equipping Future-Ready Gifted Minds: Designing Curriculum with the ThinkAI Framework
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Equitable Use of Standardized Tests When Assessing for Readiness for Academic Acceleration
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Global Awareness: A Child-Centered Approach Around the World
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Legacy Archives Session
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Blackout Brilliance: Ignite Creativity One Word at a Time
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Game On - Grades 3 - 5
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Game On! Using games to unlock gifted potential in English Language Learners through spatial reasoning games
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Hope in the Hallways: Using Literature and Dialogue to Explore Emotional Depth in Gifted Learners
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Math Magic
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: PSA Video Creation for Complex Issues & Social Activism Seeking Social Justice
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Puzzlers
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: QuickStrike: A Sticky, Speedy Strategy to Spark Gifted Thinking
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Rules for the Final Frontier: Understanding the Artemis Accords
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Science Legends: Real Lives, Real Lessons
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: The What If...? Conference
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Two Pathways to study the Universe
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: Wonder Workshop: Transforming Student Questions into Independent Discovery
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Lesson Roundtable: You Can Quote Me!
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Oh, Yes, they Can! 30 Strategies in 60 Minutes for Gifted Visual Learners in Language Arts
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Opening up opportunities for gifted students to be creative in the mathematics classroom
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Promoting Social-emotional Development via Racial Identity Theories
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Strength-Based Self-Regulation for Twice-Exceptional Learners
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    The Complete Guide to Calculating and Using Local Norms
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Trying to Fill the Black Hole: How to Parent Gifted Children
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    Unlocking Problem-Solving Potential: OM as Catalyst for STEM Excellence in Gifted Education
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM ET
    When Grade-Level Textbooks Aren't Challenging Enough, What's a Teacher to Do?
  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM ET
    Celebration of Excellence
  • Sunday, November 16, 2025
  • 6:45 AM - 7:45 AM ET
    Sunrise Yoga Session
  • 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET
    NAGC Help Desk
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Access and Accelerated Learning: Tips and Insights for Admissions Decision-makers
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Beyond ChatGPT: Practical Tools for Sparking Creative Thinking in Gifted Learners
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Bridges to Belonging
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Building Global Citizenship Through Picture Books and Project-Based Learning
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Cultivating Inquiry: Developing Research Skills in Young Gifted Learners
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Empowering Gifted Education Leaders: Innovative Strategies for Elevating Gifted Programs
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Mad Scientist Party
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Professionals Leading and Understanding Gifted Education in Pennsylvania: Learning Snapshots
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM ET
    Promising Practices in Gifted Arts Education: Innovation and Groundbreaking Contributions
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM ET
    Bridging the Gap Between PDE and CEC-NAGC: Preparing PA Teachers for Gifted Learners
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM ET
    Building Inclusion for 2E and LGBTQ Learners
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM ET
    Identification for What?: Aligning Assessments with Services
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM ET
    Indigenous Talent Recognition: 40 Native American Voices to Inform Cultural Responses Today
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM ET
    Mastering AI-Prompt Design to Enhance Curriculum for Gifted Learners
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM ET
    Promoting Positive Perfectionism
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM ET
    R&E Research-To-Practice Lightning Talks
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM ET
    Speed Geeking
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM ET
    Closing Keynote: “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Creating Community and Connection in Gifted Education