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WATG22

Welcome to Wisconsin Association for Talented and Gifted’s (WATG) annual conference! We are so happy to see you in person. If you have a question or concern during the conference, please look for WATG staff or a WATG board member. They’ll be happy to help.

We hope you are able to get some great takeaways and professional development from our conference. Enjoy!

9:00am CDT

SENG-Parent Conference Tundra ABJacquelyn Drummer • Dal Drummer Problem Solving and Leadership-Teen Conference Tundra CDLynn Buckmaster

12:00pm CDT

Lunch/Networking/Break TBA

2:00pm CDT

Parent Unconference Tundra ABTrisha Dahl • Dr. Maria Katsaros-Molzahn • Dr. Jenna Cramer • Mary Pape

8:00am CDT

Breakfast Sandstone 124567

8:45am CDT

Accessing High End Differentiation So Students Can Access Meaningful Thinking Tundra CDRandy Lange Break Out of Boredom: Using Virtual Escape Rooms to Engage Gifted & Advanced Learners Tundra ABMichelle Burch Achieving Equity in Gifted Education Through Identification, Interpretation & Instruction Wilderness 1Dr. Dina Brulles • Kim Lansdowne Launching Work Based Learning/Youth Apprenticeship Opportunities for ALL Students Tundra EFMarci Waldron-Kuhn • Jen Johnson

9:45am CDT

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10:00am CDT

Embracing Neurodiversity Tundra ABChristine Carey Meeting the Social Emotional Needs of Low Income Students Tundra EFErin Bailey Preparing Educators to Review and Improve Gifted Services: A Critical Best Practice Tundra CDDr. Susan Corwith The CASA Criteria for Evaluating Gifted and Talented Identification Systems: Cost, Alignment, Sensitivity, and Access Wilderness 1Scott Peters

11:00am CDT

Visit Exhibitor Booths Sandstone 124567

11:30am CDT

Lunch/Keynote "They Just WON'T DO IT: How to Help Your Gifted Kid get Unstuck" Sandstone 124567Matthew Zakreski, PsyD

2:00pm CDT

Beast Academy: 21st Century Math Glacier ABDr. Grayson Maas • Sean Russom Building Collaborative Classrooms: Activating and Developing Student's Strengths Through Discussion Tundra ABBrittany Usiak Reach Every Learner at Their Level Wilderness 4Chrissy Fischer • Katie Ferguson Improv-ing Social Skills: Using Improv Games to Develop Social Skills in Gifted Students Sandstone 3Matthew Zakreski, PsyD "Challenges" of the SDJ Challenge Program Tundra CDStacy Petersen Design Principles for Advanced Learners Sandstone 9Sharon Daly InView Online Assessment - An Online View of Student Thinking and Reasoning Abilities Tundra EFMichele Ruszkowski

3:00pm CDT

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3:15pm CDT

Destination Imagination Tundra CDDestination Imagination • Jill North • Denise Ewe DPI Grant Recipients Panel Sandstone 9Dr. Pamela Clinkenbeard • Mark Schwingle • Lalitha Murali Out of this world math games and activities -Number Sense, Algebra and Cryptography Games for Elementary Students Wilderness 4Ben Alloway Student Led Conferences Tundra ABErin Bailey Building Inclusive Gifted Programs to Enfranchise and Empower All Gifted Learners Sandstone 3Dr. Dina Brulles An Introduction to Addressing Fairness in Ability Tests Tundra EFMHS Setting in Motion Academic Opportunities and Pathways So All Students Can Soar Sandstone 8Tammie Stewart

4:15pm CDT

Visit Exhibitor Booths Sandstone 124567

7:45am CDT

Breakfast Sandstone 124567

8:30am CDT

Opening Remarks Sandstone 124567

8:45am CDT

Keynote "Tangible Equity: An Instructional Framework for Identity, Excellence, and Leadership In and Beyond the Gifted Classroom" Sandstone 124567Colin Seale

10:00am CDT

Visit Exhibitor Booths Sandstone 124567

10:15am CDT

Educating and Empowering Gifted Students for a Sustainable World Tundra CDSue Strutz Expanding on Problem Based Learning in the Classroom Sandstone 8Lynn Buckmaster The Power of Poetry Sandstone 9Sharon Daly Because, Not Despite: Leveraging Student Assets to Change the Underrepresentation Narrative in Gifted Education Sandstone 3Colin Seale Overexcitability and Neurodiversity Glacier AllDr. Chris Wells Processing Speed Deficits: The Academic and Social/Emotional Toll Tundra ABScott Lutostanski

11:15am CDT

Visit Exhibitor Booths Sandstone 124567

11:30am CDT

Lunch and WATG Business Meeting Sandstone 124567

1:00pm CDT

Extended Learning for High-Achievers: Using Assessment to Guide Responsive Planning Sandstone 8Melissa Hinshaw Achieving Equity Through Student Self-Advocacy Sandstone 3Deb Douglas Recruiting and Retaining Culturally Different Students in Gifted Education Tundra CDMark Schwingle The Brain Bracket: A New Way to Encourage Perspective Taking and Tolerating Difference of Opinion Glacier AllMatthew Zakreski, PsyD Teacher 101: Systems and Strategies to Support Gifted Learners Tundra ABKatie Traber • Beth Fairchild Via Live Video: Preparing for the Acceleration Meeting and Developing a Transition Plan Sandstone 9Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik • Randy Lange

2:00pm CDT

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2:15pm CDT

Flash Forum Sandstone 3Danielle Schuh • Kim DeTennis • Kristi Gauthier • Brenda Rank From Asking Nicely to Fighting for Services: Pragmatic Strategies for Local and State Advocacy for Advanced Learners Tundra ABDr. Pamela Clinkenbeard Centering Student Identity in the G/T Identification Process Tundra CDMark Schwingle Measuring Growth for Advanced Learners Sandstone 8Melissa Hinshaw