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Concurrent 60 min

Empowering Educators: Professional Learning for Supporting Gifted, ELL, and 2E Populations

Saturday, November 15, 2025
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
Location: Convention Center, 301
Grade Level: Pre-K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Short Description: Explore how innovative short-term and long-term professional learning initiatives transform educator practices in PreK-12 settings. Participants will learn how these programs empower teachers to address the unique needs of gifted learners, English Learners, and exceptional students, fostering an inclusive and equitable learning environment. Educators will leave with strategies they can apply immediately while building skills for sustained impact.

Learning Objectives:

  • Analyze Program Design: Examine the structure of short- and long-term professional learning initiatives, emphasizing alignment with best practices for rigorous, sustained educator development and classroom transformation.
  • Implement Inclusive Practices: Explore and apply advanced strategies for differentiation, assessment, and culturally responsive teaching to meet the needs of gifted, ELL, exceptional, and culturally diverse students.
  • Promote Equity and Growth: Understand how collaborative cohorts foster educator growth, promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, and directly improve student outcomes through sustained professional learning models.