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ITAG 2017 Conference

12:30pm CDT

Early Registration/Check-in Ballroom Foyer

1:30pm CDT

Academic Acceleration Ballroom SouthSusan Assouline

7:00am CDT

Breakfast with Vendors and Exhibitors Atrium Registration Iowa Foyer

7:15am CDT

Buena Vista University Credit Session Iowa E Drake University Credit Session Iowa C Morningside College Credit Session Iowa D U of Iowa Credit Information Iowa B

8:30am CDT

Welcome and Announcements Iowa AJoAnne Sackett

9:15am CDT

Instant Challenges: An Exciting Way to Teach Creative Problem Solving Iowa DJay Swords Mystery Calls and Global Connections Iowa BLori Ann Cornwell National Novel Writing Month (NANOWRIMO): Creative Writing as a Passion Project Des Moines RoomBrett Monnard Nurturing a Mathematical Gift into a Passion Iowa EEdward Zaccaro Funding for Gifted Programming: Understanding Categorical Funding Changes Iowa CTom Cooley • Rosanne Malek An Early Childhood Assessment Tool to Identify Young Gifted Children Ballroom SouthLinda Moehring M.A. M.S. • Sally Beiser, Ph.D. Who Are 2E Students and How Do We Serve Them? Ballroom NorthStephanie McCombs • Sherice Ortman Understand Me: Bright Children in our Programs Iowa ALaurie Croft, Ph.D.

10:15am CDT

Break with Vendors and Exhibitors Atrium

11:00am CDT

KEYNOTE with DR. BRIAN HOUSAND: Gifted Knows No Boundaries Iowa A

12:00pm CDT

Lunch Buffet Atrium

1:30pm CDT

10 Challenging Math Problems and Problem-Solving Strategies Iowa CEdward Zaccaro Fighting Fake News! Tools & Tactics for Being a Super Critical Thinker in a Digital Age Iowa A Social Issues and Perspectives- Students' Viewpoints on Extended Learning Iowa DCasey Dunley • Student Panel I Get to Teach Gifted! Now Where Do I Start? Iowa BRosanne Malek Success at the Secondary Level Iowa ESue Cline • Kathy Paul Everything I Learned About Kids I Found in Children's Literature Ballroom NorthKelly Bazan • Christie McConathy • Jennifer Schiltz Rationality & Teaching. How McGonagall Almost Got Hermioned Killed Des Moines RoomTimothy Johnson Emotional Intelligence: The Key to Healthy Perfectionism Ballroom SouthJill Hauwiller M.A. ACC • Robin Stubblefield M.A. ACC

2:30pm CDT

Break with Vendors and Exhibitors Atrium

2:45pm CDT

Evolution of a Makerspace in Small School Districts Iowa EDarca Saxton • Erika Siefken Problem Based Learning Instructional Practices for Student Success Ballroom SouthLorraine Duitsman I Get to Teach Gifted! Now Where Do I Start? Iowa BRosanne Malek Helping Gifted Kids Understand Who They Are Through Movies Des Moines RoomAmy Kangas • Tim Kangas From Curiosity to Creativity Iowa A You Are Enough: Developing the Courage to be Imperfect Iowa CBengu Tekinalp If Creativity's That Important, Show Me How To Teach It Ballroom NorthThomas Shaff Ph.D. Sex, Gender and School: What do Parents & Teachers Need to Know Iowa DSally Beiser, Ph.D.

3:45pm CDT

Socializing and Networking (cash bar) Atrium

5:00pm CDT

Dinner on your own TBA

6:30pm CDT

PARENT NIGHT with Dr. BRIAN HOUSAND: Today's Technology and Gifted Students: What Parents Need to Know Iowa A

7:00pm CDT

Book Club 'Out of My Mind' by Sharon Draper Bar AreaBrooke Gevock, Ph.D.

7:00am CDT

Breakfast with Vendors and Exhibitors Atrium Registration Iowa Foyer

8:00am CDT

Welcome, Awards, and President's Remarks Iowa A

8:30am CDT

KEYNOTE with DR. CLAR BALDUS: Some of my Best Friends were Imaginary: Understanding Creatively Gifted Students Iowa ADr. Clar Baldus

9:30am CDT

Break with Vendors and Exhibitors Atrium

9:45am CDT

Citizen Science: Authentic Learning as Passion Projects Des Moines RoomStacey Snyder Re-examining the College and Career Readiness Process for Gifted Students Ballroom NorthErin M.D. Lane, PhD, LPC, NCC The Undead Classroom: Incorporating Popular Culture into Lesson Design Iowa CBrett Monnard • Jay Swords Best Practices for Identifying and Serving Underrepresented Populations Ballroom SouthKathy Jepson Understand Me, Teach Me, and Challenge Me with Cluster Grouping Iowa BBlake Dickinson • Trudy Nielsen Kimble • Laurie Croft, Ph.D. ITAG Members: Share your Voice Iowa DBrea Burrack • Chris Schultz Creative Intersections Iowa ADr. Clar Baldus Gifted & Bullied Iowa EAlissa Doobay • Lianne Gann MA • Nikki Grunewald MS • Jon Goodwin PhD

10:45am CDT

Break with Vendors and Exhibitors Atrium

11:00am CDT

Building STEM Literacy, Avoiding Activ-a-Mania: Early Childhood and STEM Iowa EAshley Delaney Choice and Challenge with STEM- Students Perspective on Extended Learning Iowa DCasey Dunley • Student Panel Lure of the Labyrinth Iowa CNICOLE UMLAND The BESTS Way to Know What They're Ready to Learn Ballroom NorthAshlee Van Fleet • Emily Ladendorf A Guide to Gifted Emerging Adulthood Iowa BThomas Shaff Ph.D. Identification: Are we Pogo? Iowa ALinda Linn Personality Development: Exploring the Theory of Positive Disintegration Des Moines RoomMichelle Ptacek Strategies for Addressing the Social/Emotional Needs of Gifted GLBTQ Ballroom SouthErin M.D. Lane, PhD, LPC, NCC • Haley Wikoff

12:00pm CDT

Lunch Buffet Atrium

1:30pm CDT

Can You Escape? Breakout EDU Ballroom NorthPeggy Keegan • Dawn Schechtman Philosophy and Mass Media Iowa BJay Swords Thinking Tools of Highly Creative People Iowa ADr. Clar Baldus Legislative and Advocacy: Keeping ITAG In the Know Iowa CCatherine Blando • Gail Kenkel • Maureen Marron • Brett Monnard Trial by Fire! Panel Discussion Iowa DCarol Boyce & Teacher Panel Developing and Maintaining a High School Classroom Des Moines RoomNicole Kuhns • Julie Skaar A Teacher's Guide to 2E Iowa EAlissa Doobay • Joyce Goins PhD Mindfulness to Connect, Rejuvenate, and Thrive Des Moines RoomBengu Tekinalp

2:30pm CDT

Dessert with Vendors and Exhibitors Atrium

2:45pm CDT

Opportunities for Educators: Governor's STEM Advisory Council Ballroom NorthJeff Weld Creative Intersections Iowa ADr. Clar Baldus 2e Identification & Planning Iowa DLaura Ballantine • Nicole Kuhns Philosophy in the Classroom Iowa EJay Swords Under the Radar Twice Exceptionalities: Gifted Girls & Anorexia Iowa BMichelle Ptacek