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  • 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
  • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM ET
    LGBTQ+ Network Drag Bingo