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TimeNameAffiliationPresentation Title
Thursday 2/2/2012   
Keynote  Jim DelisleGrowing Good KidsMeeting the Intellectual and Social Needs of Gifted Children in a School Setting
10:00-11:15Cymry DeBoucherAmphitheater School DistrictThe Great Enigma - Gifted Underachievement 
 Jaime Castellano Ganado Unified School DistrictA Special Focus on Gifted/Latino Students: How Teachers, Coordinators, and Directors Can Help Them be Successful Now and in the Future
 Allison BeedyCartwright School DistrictCreativity Cannot be Contained! Building Community in the Self-Contained Gifted Classroom
 Morgan Kelsey" 
 Brittany Balog" 
 Ella Maya" 
 Mary ColeEngine-Uity, LTDBeyond Basals
 Maria P Gomez-ArizagaUniversity of ArizonaBuilding Bridges: An Overview of Gifted Education Overseas
 Sema Tan" 
 Omer Erdimez" 
 Erik FrancisArizona Department of EducationLearned It My Way: Balancing Traditional and Differentiated Instruction
 Paul BeljanBeljan Psychological Services, LLCMotivation Techniques for Gifted Children & Adolescence
 Mary StahlPage Unified School DistrictSocratic Seminar & Costa's Levels of Inquiry
 Carie BarstadPage Unified School DistrictPractical Strategies to Implement Differentiation with Your Class
 Alice ChristieArizona State Unversity Google Treks TM: Create Interdisciplinary Curricular Units Using Google Maps
    
11:30-12:45Cymry DeBoucherAmphitheater Public SchoolsThe Great Enigma - Gifted Underachievement 
 Dina BrullesParadise Valley School DistrictImplementing and Teaching in a Cluster Grouping Model
 Edee BurkeUniversity of ArizonaMy How You've Grown! Giftedness after Graduation
 David NiecikowskiUniversity of ArizonaGame Design in the Classroom
 Stephanie JakolaGlendale Elementary School DistrictWhat's on the Menu: Choiceboards That Work!
 Kristi KislerPayson Unified School DistrictAdding Rigor to Project Based Learning
 Karen BrownParadise Valley School DistrictBring Latin Back to Life
 Scott HobsonElite Educational ResourcesWorking with High Achievers in Critical Thinking
 Julia Link RobertsWestern Kentucky UniversityDifferentiation: More Than Different
 Paul BeljanBeljan Psychological Services, LLCA Potpourri of Topics in Gifted: Thought Provoking  Lecture with Q & A
 Jim DelisleGrowing Gifted KidsGrowing Good Writers!
    
2:00-3:15Dina BrullesParadise Unified School DistrictThe Cluster Grouping Model: How to Tell If It's Working
 Jim DelisleGrowing Good Kids, Inc.Doing Poorly on Purpose
 Julia Link RobertsWestern Kentucky UniversityPreassessment: The Linchpin of Effective Differentiation
 Jennifer Lee-CotaArizona State UniversityExploring ASU Educational Outreach Programs for Gifted Students
 Megan Hellum" 
 Mary Fances Luna" 
 Donna ShreveAmphitheater Public SchoolsThe Decision to Accelerate or "Grade Skip"--Using the Iowa Acceleration
 Linda Sorg" 
 Jessica Jacobs" 
 Leslie Ferre" 
 Alice ChristieArizona State UniversityGoogle Tools for Gifted and Talented
 Karen MensingParadise Valley Unified School DistrictiTeach Gifted
 Megan Bird" 
 JoMarie Russo-PrunierDysart Unified School DistrictAre You in Your Right Mind???
 Kathy Schooler" 
 Marlene ArmstrongPayson Unified School DistrictFree Tech for Teachers
 Donna CampbellConsultant in Gifted EducationGifted: The Basics
Keynote   
3:30Jaime CastellanoGanado School DistrictPreparing Gifted Students to be Successful Citizens of the World: Now and in the Future
    
    
    
8:30Friday, 2/3  
KeynoteJulia Link RobertWestern Kentucky UniversitySuccess in the 21st Century
    
10-11:15   
 Kimberly LansdowneHerberger Young Scholars AcademyOf Doors and Windows: The Herberger Young Scholars Academy
 Kimberly Elms  
 Jennine JacksonArizona Future Problem Solving, Inc.Making a Difference in the 21st Century: The Future Problem Solving Program
 Edee Burke""
 Tiffany O'NeillCasa Grande High School District"
 Kevin SimmsSalem City SchoolsExplorations in Algebra using the TI-84
 Pat LedbetterEngine-Uity, LTDProducts: Hundreds of Ways Your Students Can Share What They Learn
 Carolyn RagatzChandler Unified School DistrictGames Galore
 Melanie BrodyMind Vine PressDifferentiatie with Real-World Independent Projects, Intdisciplinary and Fun!
 Jim DelisleGrowing Good Kids, IncCan't you just chill out?
 Jaime Castellano Ganado Unified School DistrictPreparing Special Populations of Gifted Learners for the 21st Century: A Focus on Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
 Peter LaingArizona Department of EducationMoving Beyond Budget: Programs & Services with Limited Resources
    
    
    
11:30 - 12:45   
 Hank RoweAmphitheater Public SchoolsCougar-R-R-Collaboration into the 21st Century
 Gerad Ball" 
 Kevin Johnson" 
 Carol Quarton" 
 Joan Vandertie2 What End, IncReframe, Retool, & Revolutionize Your Lessons to Prepare Tomorrow's World
 Kevin Corner" 
 Joey LarsonTucson Unified School DistrictMultiple Perspectives on the Cluster Model of Education
 Marco Ruiz  
 Morgan AppelUC San Diego ExtensionPreserving Creativity and Commitment Through Flow
    
 Melissa StocktonCartwright School DistrictAnalogies and the Non- Verbal Learner
 Heather Check  
 Rich Petke, NMDAll Ways Health PLLCHow Gifted Deal with Medical Challenges
 Sandi CiminoCenter for Teacher EffectivenessForget the Rainforest, Save My Classroom! Preventing the Disruption of Your Instruction
 Alice ChristieArizona State UniversityGoogle Tools for Gifted and Talented
 Peter LaingArizona Department of EducationGifted Education Townhall
    
    
    
    
Friday 2/3   
2- 3:15   
 Ravae JohnsonLaveen Elementary School DistrictSparking Intellectual Interest on a Shoestring Budget
 Otto SiegelGenius Coaching.LLCSupporting Parents to Build  a Strengths Based Family Team 
 Jennifer RosenbergSonoran SchoolsTeaching Reading in Small Groups
 Vicki EllisCasa Grande Elementary School DistrictStrategies for Tackling Project Based Learning
 Sandra Ross" 
 Leslie Snyder" 
 Jamie CastellanoGanado Unified School DistrictPreparing Special Populations of Gifted Learners for the 21st Century: A Focus on Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
 Lori Comallie-CaplanCaplan & AssociatesUnderstanding and Educating the Gifted Student with Tourettes
 Kaliko WoodsPeoria Unified School DistrictStudent Choice Contracts and the Gifted Student
 Susan Norton-ScottMath OlympiadMotivating Student to Solve Difficult Problems: Math Olympiad
3:30Julia Link RobertsWestern Kentucky UniversityDiffferentiation: Using Products to Engage Students in Learning
Keynote   
 Alice ChristieArizona State UniversityImagine What Happens When…..