Concurrent 45 min

If You Know You’re Wrong, You’re Right! Helping Students Learn to Take Risks in the Classroom

Saturday, November 15, 2025

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET

Location: Convention Center, 315/316

Grade Level: Pre-K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Lindsay M. Wood

Gifted Support Teacher K-5 and STEM specialist/Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education (PAGE) Board Member/Secretary
Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education (PAGE) and Pennridge School District
Lansdale, Pennsylvania, United States
Susan M. Gable (she/her/hers)

K- 5 Gifted Support Teacher and STEM Specialist
Pennridge School District
Quakertown, Pennsylvania, United States

Short Description: Help students take the risk! In this interactive session, participants will understand the importance of building resiliency and academic risk taking and making! Participants will practice their own risk making and taking and find ways to easily and seamlessly integrate activities into your everyday routines!

Learning Objectives:

Compare and contrast risk taking and risk making.
Explore activities meant to develop risk resiliency.
Develop bell ringers to use with students tomorrow.