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Conference Information

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    Pre-Conference Information

    • A Word from the Director

    • Conference Schedule

    • Meet our Keynote Speakers

    • How to use the Conference Platform

    • Frequently Asked Questions

    • Connect with Us

    • Copy of Digital Exhibit Hall

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    Friday - Welcome - 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

    • Welcome Session 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. (EST)

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    FRIDAY - Keynote - 9:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m.

    • Keynote Speaker Bio- Dr. Sally M. Reis

    • Keynote - Using Strength-Based Pedagogy to Engage and Challenge 2E Students' Development

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    FRIDAY - Breakout Session 1 - 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

    • Option 1 - Being 3E: Uncovering barriers & facilitators that impact the development of their gifts and talents

    • Option 2 - Managing Social Emotional Engagement, Effective Communication, and Emotion Regulation During the Pandemic

    • Option 3 - Private Evaluations for 2E Children - Where do we start?

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    FRIDAY - Breakout Session 2 - 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

    • Option 1 - Surviving, Striving, Thriving: Trauma-Impacted Mental Health Strategies for Gifted Learners

    • Option 2 - Guiding Twice-Exceptional Students in Social Interactions

    • Option 3 - Understanding and Managing Transitions for Twice Exceptional Kids

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    FRIDAY - Exhibitor Hall - 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

    • Digital Exhibit Hall

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    FRIDAY - Breakout Session 3 - 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

    • Option 1 - Exploring the Phenomenon of Suicide Among Students with Gifts and Talents

    • Option 2 - Panel Discussion: Parents of 2E Students at Home, Educators at Work

    • Option 3 - Advocating for the Gifted in a General Ed Classroom

    • Option 4 - The Kids Fighting to Save Gifted Education

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    FRIDAY - Breakout Session 4 - 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

    • Option 1 - Top 10 Strategies for Successful Communication Between Parents and Educators of 2e Students

    • Option 2 - Nurturing Agents of Change: Empowering 2E Students To Become Leaders In Their Growth and Learning

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    FRIDAY - Exhibit Hall - 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

    • Digital Exhibit Hall

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    FRIDAY - Session 5 - 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

    • Option 1 - The Hand You Were Dealt: Challenging Assumptions of Giftedness, Twice-Exceptionality, and Cognitive Diversity

    • Option 2 - Overcoming Perfectionism: How to Stop Moving the Goalposts

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    SATURDAY - Welcome - 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

    • Welcome Session 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. (EST)

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    SATURDAY - Featured Speaker - 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

    • Featured Speaker Bio - Debbie Reber

    • Featured Speaker - SOS for Parents in the Trenches

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    SATURDAY - Breakout Session 1 - 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

    • Option 1 - Gifted/2e Trauma

    • Option 2 - Twice Exceptional students and school success: A view from Down Under

    • Option 3 - Successfully Including 2e Learners in a Gifted Classroom

    • Option 4 - Collaborative IEP Strategies to Reduce Overwhelm and Achieve More

    • Option 5 - IEP/504 Accommodations in College: A Brief Primer

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    SATURDAY - Featured Speaker - 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

    • Featured Speaker Bio - Dr. Nicole Tetreault

    • Featured Speaker - Dr. Nicole Tetreault

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    SATURDAY - Exhibit Hall - 12:30 p.m.- 1:00 p.m.

    • Digital Exhibit Hall

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    SATURDAY - Breakout Session 2 - 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

    • Option 1 - Supporting Executive Function, ADHD, Dyslexia and Academic Achievement during Covid-19

    • Option 2 - Finding Joy: Encouraging Happiness in 2e Gifted Students with ASD

    • Option 3 - Exploring Social Justice Issues Through Literature

    • Option 4 - Twice-Exceptional Learners: Dilemmas and Solutions via Relationship Building for Teachers and Parents

    • Option 5 - Simple Strategies for Creating 2e Friendly Classrooms: A Focus on Sensory Processing Disorders for Teachers and Parents

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    SATURDAY - Breakout Session 3 - 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

    • Option 1 - When LaZy Doesn't Make Sense: Revealing the Impact of Executive Skill Delays for Gifted and Twice Exceptional Learners

    • Option 2 - So you have to be a counselor, even though you’re not one…

    • Option 3 - Gifted, and 2e, and IEPs, Oh My: Advocacy and Legal Strategies

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    SATURDAY - Exhibit Hall - 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

    • Digital Exhibit Hall

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    SATURDAY - Keynote - 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

    • Keynote Speaker Bio - Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman

    • Keynote - Maslow 2.0 The Hierarchy of Needs, Redefined