TAGT Leadership Conference 2025

TAGT Leadership Conference 2025

3:00pm CDT

Registration Open Registration F

4:00pm CDT

New Coordinator Meet-Up Kalahari Salon F

5:00pm CDT

Badges and Bites Social Amatuli Market

7:30am CDT

Coffee With Exhibitors Kalahari Ballroom Foyer Registration/TAGT HQ Open Registration F TAGT Marketplace Open Kalahari Ballroom Foyer

8:00am CDT

Building a Supportive G/T Community: Engaging Parents, Teachers, Administration and Students in G/T Awareness Kalahari Salon FSheila Mulbry • Yvonne Garcia Building Administrative Support for Inclusive Gifted Programs Kalahari Salon HDr. Dina Brulles • Kimberly Lansdowne It's Me, I Am The Leader, It's Me! Kalahari Salon GBrigette Cardenas • Ashley Kettler Leading for Lasting Impact: Succession Strategies for Continued G/T Excellence Kalahari Salon IKristen N. Vesely, EdD

9:00am CDT

Dedicated Exhibit Time/Break Kalahari Ballroom Foyer

9:30am CDT

Be an EPIC Leader: Create Meaningful Moments and Become Unforgettable Kalahari BallroomMarli Williams

11:15am CDT

Essential Yearly Insights for Administrators and Counselors: Navigating Their Key Roles in Gifted Education Kalahari Salon FAmanda Smith Strengthening Professional Development: Building Capacity for Effective Gifted Education Kalahari Salon IKristen N. Vesely, EdD The Four Cornerstones of Effective Instruction for Gifted Students Kalahari Salon GShelagh Gallagher

12:15pm CDT

Lunch Kalahari Ballroom

1:30pm CDT

Leveraging Teachers as Peer Mentors Kalahari Salon ICeleste Sodergren • Kelsey Karcher Measuring the Impact of G/T Services Kalahari Salon GLuke Hurst Recruitment and Retention of Black Students in Advanced Placement Courses: Critical Issues and Culturally Responsive Leadership Solutions Kalahari Salon HCheryl Beard • Joyce Miller Strengthening Accountability and Collaboration: Advancing G/T Programming With the School Board Kalahari Salon FAmanda Smith

2:30pm CDT

Dedicated Exhibit Time Kalahari Ballroom Foyer

3:00pm CDT

Navigating Annual Program Evaluations Kalahari Salon FAmber Reinecke Support From the Inside: Implementing a G/T Coaching Model Kalahari Salon HNneka McGee • Tina Moore Designing for Depth: An Intentional Approach to Meeting the Needs of Gifted and Advanced Learners Kalahari Salon IJill Hackney

4:00pm CDT

Dedicated Exhibit Time Kalahari Ballroom Foyer

4:15pm CDT

An Innovative Approach Toward Gifted Identification: Purpose, Practice & Results Kalahari Salon HKimberly Lansdowne Embedding A G/T SEL Curriculum Kalahari Salon FBlake Haygood, M.Ed. Think Again! - An Exploration of the October 2024 Fordham Report Kalahari Salon GMichelle Swain

5:00pm CDT

Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) Interest Meeting Kalahari Salon F

7:30am CDT

Coffee With Exhibitors Kalahari Ballroom Foyer TAGT Marketplace Open Kalahari Ballroom Foyer Registration/TAGT HQ Open Registration F

8:00am CDT

From Gaps to Growth: Strengths-Based Strategies for Every Learner Kalahari Salon I Ready... Set... Redesign: Transforming Your Elementary Gifted Service Model Kalahari Salon GCheryl Harris • Emily Biggers Small Team, Big Wins Kalahari Salon HHeather Block • Jessica Collins

9:00am CDT

Dedicated Exhibit Time/Break Kalahari Ballroom Foyer

9:15am CDT

A Vision for Excellent Gifted Education Kalahari BallroomTodd Kettler

10:45am CDT

State Plan Updates and Work Session Kalahari BallroomMeredith Austin