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Pre-Convention Workshops Reimagined! Everywhere

Reimagined! Everywhere

Capacity per program is limited. Registration is first-come, first-served.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2020 REGISTRATION FEE: $99

Learning Environments of the Future
(30 people maximum capacity)

SPEAKERS: Dr. Gillian Eriksson, UCF Gifted, CCIE; Dr. Kathleen Ingraham, Director, CREST, CCIE; and
Dr. Jennifer Sanguiliano-Lonski, Assistant, Project ELEVATE (2015-2020), Department of Learning Sciences and

Educational Research, University of Central Florida

How are we creating future learning environments for both teac hers of the gifted and their students? Explore
new technologies in a virtual tour and demonstration by the Inst itute for Simulation and Training, and learn how
they use Augmented and Virtual Reality.

Explore issues related to stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination of diverse learners. In this session,
participants will be able to interact live with virtual avatars of gifted learners who differ in national origin, EL
status, levels of giftedness, and motivation through the ELEVATE Gifted Simulated Classroom.

From Lessons Learned in 2020: Proactive Ideas for Developing Equitable Gifted and
Talented Programs and Services

SPEAKERS: Dina M. Brulles, Director of Gifted Education, Paradise Valley Unified School District, and
Scott J. Peters, Professor, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

The last year has seen a number of new resources and ideas on the topic of developing equitable gifted and
talented identification systems, programs, and services. But these resources only work if educators are aware of
them and have the necessary support to implement them. This pre-convention session is designed to give gifted
and talented program coordinators an overview of what has been learned in the past year and to share resources
for how these best practices can be implemented. These lessons learned include understanding the benefits of
universal screening and local norms in identification, as well as building proactive, equity-oriented identification
systems. New approaches to developing and supporting programs and services include broadening and
expanding existing structures with equity as a primary goal.

This session will approach each topic in two ways: the presenters will share an overview of the concepts and,
second, lead a tour of NAGC-based resources for implementation and further exploration. All attendees will leave
with a better understanding of each topic, with the goal of being equipped to explain it to an administrator. We
will also provide a folder full of resources for how to implement these ideas in a range of school environments.

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