Orange County Council for Gifted and Talented Education (OCC GATE)
University of California, Irvine – Center for Educational Partnerships (CFEP)
University of California, Irvine – University Extension (UNEX)
California Association for the Gifted (CAG)
Gifted Education:
37th Annual Conference for Teachers,
Administrators and Parents
Keynote Speaker:
Del Siegle
Featured Speaker:
Dr. Sandra Kaplan
October 29th, 2009 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
University of California, Irvine
Dear Conference Attendee:
Welcome to the 37th annual OCC GATE Conference. At this annual fall conference, teachers, parents,
administrators, and counselors have the opportunity to come together in order to advance the principles of
effective gifted education. This year more than ever, I appreciate the fact that in spite of the many challenges
facing gifted education we are still able to offer a conference that is relevant, with time to discuss current
issues, and opportunities to share rigorous instructional strategies. In our opening session, “Minding the
Excellence Gap,” our keynote speaker, Dr. Jonathan Plucker, will share his research on the performance gaps
among “top performers,” and discuss what local, state, and federal policymakers could do to address the
needs of our most able students.
In today’s educational arena, standardized testing and school accountability demand that the bulk of available
school hours be devoted to bringing up math and reading scores. As educators of the gifted, this is our
challenge – to provide meaningful educational experiences for all learners, including the gifted. Our
conference will focus on the best tools available to meet this challenge: varied models of instruction,
curriculum compacting, depth and complexity, content imperatives, and making connections to the real world
when “thinking like disciplinarians.” OCC GATE appreciates our dedicated teachers as practitioners who will
share their insights in regard to putting these techniques to work in the classroom. Parents, too, need tools to
keep one step ahead of their gifted learner at home and in support of school. Sessions for parents include
topics that will help to identify habits of scholarly behavior, suggestions for empowering students towards
becoming self-directed, and tools parents can use to stimulate creative thinking at home.
We hope you not only enjoy today’s conference but come away from it filled with new ideas and strategies
that will enhance what you do with your gifted learners.
Sincerely,
Wendy Hayes-Ebright
President, OCC GATE
Heidi Cockerill
Socratic Seminar (4-12)
37th CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Kathy Apps
Santa Ana Unified School District
Julie Hull
Phyllis Greenberg
Lowell Habel
Wendy Hayes Ebright
Sandi Ortiz Ishii
Beth Andrews
Lisa Kadowaki
Sharon Maeda
Gina Rae Sletten
Debi Storing
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
Anaheim City School District
Orange County Dept. of Education
Long Beach Unified School District
UCI Liaison
Long Beach Unified School District
Garden Grove Unified School District
Irvine Unified School District
UCI Extension Education
Tustin Unified School District
Long Beach Unified School District
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
Special thanks to the
University of California, Irvine’s Center for Educational Partnerships and University Extension
for their assistance with the site location arrangements
OCC GATE CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE
Early Morning Twitter Session
Twitter Hostess: Gigi Kelley
7:45-8:15 AM
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Keynote Address: Dr. Del Siegle
“Gifted Children’s Bill of Rights”
Social Science Lecture Hall – SSLH 100 ~ 8:15-9:30 AM
Strand
Bldg/Room
Session I
9:40-10:40
Del Siegle
Keynote Breakout
SSLH 100
Featured Speaker
SSPA 1100
Novice Strand 1
SSL 228
Universal Theme
SSL 248
Thinking Prompts
SSL 101
Session II
11:20 – 12:20
Dr. Sandra Kaplan
Differentiation to the Second Power (All)
Christine Nguyen
GGUSD
Engaging Environment in GATE Classrooms
(All)
Jenni Krogh
Universal Themes: An Intro (All)
Marisol Duarte-Stanley
SAUSD
An Introduction to Depth and Complexity and
How to Implement It In the Classroom (3-8)
Session III
12:30-1:30
Del Siegle
Free Technology Options to
Promote Collaborative Learning
Understanding and Addressing Underachievement
Dr. Sandra Kaplan
Academic Prejudice (All)
Dr. Sandra Kaplan
We Cannot Wait! (All)
Bethan Steer
SAUSD
Implementing GATE Strategies at the
Beginning of the Year (All)
Gina Rae Sletten
LBUSD
Differentiation Through Flexible Grouping (All)
Wendy Hayes Ebright
Integrating Universal Themes: A Gallery
Walk of Ideas (All)
Rachel Gil
Student Generated Themes and Generalizations
(4-12)
Katherine Squires & Cynthia Kirk
Saugus USD
Differentiation through Open-ended and
Tiered Instruction (K-3)
Lydia Machado & Abbie Stirone
Thinking Prompts: Academic Scaffolds add Rigor
(4-12)
Katie Hickox and Shawn Abbate
Iconic Intersections and Pathways (7-12)
Kathy Chammings, Laura Mirabella, and
Tracy Milbourn
Framing Academic Language for GATE (4-6)
Advanced Thinking
Prompts
SSL 1170
Marcie Griffith
GGUSD
Using Templates to Analyze Nonfiction
(4-12)
Enrichment &
Acceleration
SE2 1304
Tracy Chung
PYLUSD
Extension Menus (4-8)
Daniel M. Rosenberg
Pegasus
Jump Rope Geometry (3-8)
Cathy Roh and Bobbi Benedict
Compacting & Enrichment in Math (4-8)
Secondary Focus
David Chung
David Chung
David Chung
SSL 290
PYLUSD
SAGACITY: Strategies for Thriving via
Metacognition (5-12)
PYLUSD
Think Like a Disciplinarian and Literature
Circles (5-12)
PYLUSD
Think Different= SEE Different: Applying Thinking
Skills that Lead to Creativity (5-12)
Think Like a
Disciplinarian
Kim Dodds
Scottsdale Unified School District,
Director of Gifted Services
Think Like a Disciplinarian Essentials (All)
Marcie Griffith
GGUSD
TLAD Across Contents (4-12)
Desirée Olivas
Explore the Future: TLAD with Thinking Maps
(3-12)
SSL 140
Models of Instruction
SSL 145
Building Intellectual
Communities
SSL 220
eStrand 2.0
SSL 1165
Social-Emotional
SSPA 117
Parent
SSPA 119
Sacha Bennet and Stephanie Haddock
GGUSD
Instructional Hooks to Motivate Students
(4-12)
Pam Lovett and Michelle McGuire
LBUSD
Advanced Organizer (All)
Heidi Cockerill
Socratic Seminar (4-12)
Cassie Ward and Brett Lindstrom
World Café (4-12)
Pablo Díaz
Futurize Your Frames (All)
Free Technology Options to
Promote Collaborative Learning (All)
Christine Fonseca
Strategies for Working with Emotionally
Intense Kids (All)
Donna Snyder
Empowering GATE Students (All)
Judy Roseberry
Building the School-Home Connection (All)
Del Siegle
Morgan P. Appel
UCSD Extension, Director, Education
Blue Chip Basics: A Practical Guide to
Understanding the Gifted Child
(All)
Morgan P. Appel
UCSD Extension, Director, Education
Enhancing Creativity and Commitment Through Flow: A Value-Added Proposition for Gifted Pupils
Paige McGinty McCord
USC, Rossier School of Education
Direct Instruction (All)
Tanya Avina
GGUSD
Real World Discussion Model: Poetry Circles
Beth Andrews
IUSD
Engaging Students Through Technology (All)
Del Siegle
Understanding and Addressing Underachievement
SSLH 100 (All)
Building #
Building Name
Social Science Parking Structure
Building
Abbrev.
SSPS
200
Social Science Hall
SSH
201
Social Science Tower
SST
202
Social Science Laboratory
SSL
203
Social Science Trailer
SSTR
211
Social Science Plaza A
SSPA
212
Social Science Lecture Hall
SSLH
215
Social Ecology II
SE2
Building #
Building Name
Social Science Parking Structure
Building
Abbrev.
SSPS
200
Social Science Hall
SSH
201
Social Science Tower
SST
202
Social Science Laboratory
SSL
203
Social Science Trailer
SSTR
211
Social Science Plaza A
SSPA
212
Social Science Lecture Hall
SSLH
215
Social Ecology II
SE2
Check-in Table
SSLH→
Keynote Speaker
Del Siegle
Del Siegle is Head of the Department of Educational Psychology in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. Prior to
earning his PhD, Del worked as a gifted and talented coordinator in Montana. He is a past president of the National Association for Gifted
Children and serves on the board of directors of the Association for the Gifted. He authors a technology column for Gifted Child Today. He
is also a coauthor with Gary Davis and Sylvia Rimm of the popular textbook, Education of the Gifted and Talented. Del’s research interest
is motivation of gifted students.
The Gifted Children’s Bill of Rights
What should children know about their talents? How do perfectionism and procrastination play into talent development? Do children
have a right not to be good at everything? This presentation will address 10 rights that children have on the way to developing their gifts
and talents. Learn what you can do to help your students want to learn and flourish.
Conference Schedule
7:30 a.m. - 7:55 a.m.
Conference Registration
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Keynote Address by Del Siegle
9:40 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
Session I: Featured Presenters
10:40 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Break /Lunch/Vendors
11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Session II: Featured Presenters
SESSION I: Featured Speakers/Breakout Sessions
9:40 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.
SSPA 1100
All Levels
Differentiation to the Second Power
Dr. Sandra Kaplan, University of Southern California, Rossier School of Education
The Common Core Standards and the accompanying performance based form of testing as well as the 21stCentury Skills include many of
the elements that traditionally have been identified as “differentiated curriculum for the gifted.” This session addresses two questions:
How can the Common Core and 21st Century Skills be integrated into a differentiated curriculum for the gifted? And what will a more
advanced concept of differentiated curriculum for the gifted include
SSL 228
Classrooms
Novice Strand 1, Gr. K-6
Christine Nguyen, Garden Grove School District
Complexity. We will also provide of real classrooms to model an engaging environment.
SSL 248
Universal Theme
All Levels
Empower and
Jenni Krogh
SP 1170
Thinking Prompts 2, Gr. 3-8
An Introduction to Depth and Complexity and How to Implement It In the Classroom
Marisol Duarte-Stanley, Santa Ana Unified School District
Session participants will be introduced to the elements of Depth and Complexity. In addition, participants will be given ideas on how to
introduce and teach the elements of Depth and Complexity to students as well as how to incorporate them into the content standards
across disciplines.
SSL 270
Using Templates to Analyze Nonfiction
Advanced Thinking Prompts, Gr. 4-12
Marcie Griffith, Garden Grove School District
Expository text is the primary text students will confront in secondary and college. Differentiated tools and templates for analyzing
expository text will be the primary focus. Time to practice and apply will be included along with a packet of examples to apply Monday
morning!
SSL 1304
Enrichment & Acceleration, Gr. 4-8
Extension Menus
Tracy Chung, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
SP 290
Secondary Focus, Gr. 5-12
SAGACITY: Strategies for Thriving via Metacognition
DavidChung, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
How do your students act and perform when the answers to problems and questions are not immediately known? Moreover, are they
able to abound in real-life problem-solving outside of the controlled environment that is the classroom? The goals of Art Costa’s Habits of
Mind are "enhancing the ways students produce knowledge rather than how they merely reproduce it…not only having information but
also knowing how to act on it." Find out what "behaviors" help students become effective and efficient thinkers and peak performers.
This session will draw upon and extend Dr. Sandra Kaplan's Scholarliness while utilizing Art Costa's Habits of Mind in order to enable
students to consistently and authentically thrive in all walks of life—inside and outside of the classroom.
SSL 117
Direct Instruction
Advanced Strand 2, Gr. K-12
Paige McGinty McCord, University of Southern California, Rossier School of Education
Direct Instruction, while one of the most prolific instructional models in the classroom today, is often misunderstood. The session will
examine the theory of direct instruction as a means by which to discuss its application in the K-12 classroom. This session will focus on
the true intent of the pedagogical model: to teach SKILLS. A discussion of the origin of the model, a dissection of its syntax, and an
explanation of several example direct instruction lessons will occur. The integration of differentiated strategies for gifted students will
be examined as a key component of pedagogy for gifted students.
SSL 140
Think Like a Disciplinarian, All Levels
Think Like a Disciplinarian Essentials
Kim Dodds, Scottsdale Unified School District, Director of Gifted Services
Think Like a Disciplinarian affords students the opportunity to explore curriculum through the eyes of an expert in a field of study.
Attend this session to learn how to engage students in standards based, differentiated learning experiences that enable them to assume
to the role of a disciplinarian while learning the grade level curriculum.
SSL 145
Models of Instruction, Gr. 4-12
Instructional Hooks to Motivate Students
Sacha Bennet and Stephanie Haddock , Garden Grove Unified School District
In this session you will discover ways to hook your students into your lesson during the “I DO” phase of the Gradual Release of
Responsibility Instructional Model. See how to utilize the following hooks: Building Background; Concept Attainment Relevance; and
Real World Connections A lesson example will be shared for each hook and engage your students .
SST 220A
Building Intellectual Communities
(4-12)
SSPA 1165
eStrand, All Levels
SSL 117
Social-Emotional, All Levels
Socratic Seminar
Heidi Cockerill
Socratic Seminar
Futurize Your Frames
Pablo Díaz
Strategies for Working with Emotionally Intense Kids
Christine Fonseca
This workshop focuses on specific strategies that teach kids HOW to monitor and adjust their own intensities
SSL 119
All Levels Building the School-Home Connection
Parent, All Levels
Judy Roseberry
BREAK - 10:40 – 11:15 a.m.
Lunch/Vendors
SESSION II: Featured Speakers/Breakout Sessions
11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
SSLH 100,
eStrand
All Levels
Free Technology Options to Promote Collaborative Learning
Del Siegle
In a time of budget cuts and limited funding, purchasing and installing the latest software on classroom computers can be prohibitive for
schools. Many educators and parents are unaware that a variety of free software options exist---one of the more recent being cloud
computing. Learn about a variety of free production tools on the Internet that do not required software to be purchased or installed on
the users’ computers. A few of the options include word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, video conferencing, data collection and
analysis, and image editing program. See how these programs can be used to enhance learning.
SSPA 1100
Academic Prejudice
Gr. 6-12
Dr. Sandra Kaplan, University of Southern California, Rossier School of
Education
There are many forms of discrimination. One form of discrimination prejudice is a consequence of the curriculum and instruction that is
implemented with gifted students. Questioning procedures, curriculum experiences, instructional strategies and practice tasks will be
described as elements that cause academic prejudice. Demonstrations of curriculum and instruction that diminish the possibilities of
academic prejudice with gifted students of academic, economic, linguistic and cultural diversity will be presented..
SSL 248
Implementing GATE Strategies at the Beginning of the Year 3-8
Novice Strand , All Levels
Bethan Steer , SAUSD
Learning about all of these GATE strategies is wonderful, but now how do I go back to my classroom and actually start to implement
them? This session offers practical advice about simple ways to start implementing GATE strategies during the first few weeks of school.
Appropriate for teachers who have never taught GATE in grades 3-8.
SSL 248
Universal Theme, All Levels
Integrating Universal Themes: A Gallery Walk of Ideas
Wendy Hayes Ebright, LBUSD
Introducing a universal theme to your students opens the door to unlimited opportunities for rigorous discussion, higher order thinking,
interdisciplinary connections and more! This session will share both short and long term ideas for incorporating universal themes
throughout the schoolyear. Ideas will be shared in a slide show and an informal Gallery Walk.
SSPA 1170
Empower Primary and Inspire Change
Thinking Prompts, All Levels
Katherine Squires & Cynthia Kirk, Saugus Unified School District
The presentations all address and honor individual students’ needs, interests, and potential. By implementing instructional practices
that respect and extend each learner’s abilities and capabilities, educators are ensuring that our children can and will create an inspiring,
innovative, and ever-evolving future.
SSL 270
Advanced Thinking Prompts
Iconic Intersections and Pathways
Katie Hickox/Shawn Abbate
SE2 1304
Enrichment & Acceleration, Gr. 3-6
Daniel M. Rosenberg
Pegasus
Jump Rope Geometry
Introduce elementary gifted students to the world of geometry using jump ropes! Using the ropes as visual representations of lines and
angles, young children can become proficient in topics not typically discussed until high school. This session will introduce teachers to a
unit of study that provides a hands-on approach to creating and naming lines, rays and angles. We will then discuss how to use the jump
ropes to model alternate interior, corresponding, vertical, and same-side interior angles. Students will be able to see the relationships
among these angles and apply their understanding of these relationships to geometric proofs.
SSL 290
Think Like a Disciplinarian and Literature Circles
Secondary Focus, Gr. 5-12
David Chung, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
Go beyond reading comprehension and worksheets: analyze and interpret literature at another level of sophistication! Using four
academic disciplinary approaches [Think Like a Historian, Sociologist, Philosopher, Linguist] integrated with literary skills and tasks
from Literature Circles, students can engage with literature in multifaceted ways.
Intellectually rigorous, standards relevant, and flexible to student learning levels, find out how Think Like a Disciplinarian and Literature
Circles allow teachers to provide accessible, concrete, sustainable, yet complex pathways for students to actively engage in the disciplinespecific research skills and literacy tasks needed for in-depth analyses and creative expressions.
SSL 140
Think Like a Disciplinarian , Gr. 4-12
Using Templates to Analyze Nonfiction
Marcie Griffith, Garden Grove School District
Expository text is the primary text students will confront in secondary and college. Differentiated tools and templates for analyzing
expository text will be the primary focus. Time to practice and apply will be included along with a packet of examples to apply Monday
morning!
SSL 145
Models of Instruction, Gr. K-12
Advanced Organizer
Pam Lovett & Michelle McGuire
LBUSD
Direct Instruction, while one of the most prolific instructional models in the classroom today, is often misunderstood. The session will
examine the theory of direct instruction as a means by which to discuss its application in the K-12 classroom. This session will focus on
the true intent of the pedagogical model: to teach SKILLS. A discussion of the origin of the model, a dissection of its syntax, and an
explanation of several example direct instruction lessons will occur. The integration of differentiated strategies for gifted students will
be examined as a key component of pedagogy for gifted students.
SSL 145
Models of Instruction, All Levels
Advanced Organizer
Pam Lovett & Michelle McGuire
SST 220A
Building Intellectual Communities (4-12)
World Café
Cassie Ward and Brett Lindstrom
SSLH 100,
eStrand
All Levels
Free Technology Options to Promote Collaborative Learning
Del Siegle
In a time of budget cuts and limited funding, purchasing and installing the latest software on classroom computers can be prohibitive for
schools. Many educators and parents are unaware that a variety of free software options exist---one of the more recent being cloud
computing. Learn about a variety of free production tools on the Internet that do not required software to be purchased or installed on
the users’ computers. A few of the options include word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, video conferencing, data collection and
analysis, and image editing program. See how these programs can be used to enhance learning.
SSL 117
Empowering GATE Students
Social-Emotional, All Levels
Donna Snyder
SSL 119
Parent 1, All Levels
Blue Chip Basics: A Practical Guide to Understanding the Gifted Child
Morgan P. Appel , UCSD Extension, Director, Education
This workshop will provide participants a foundational understanding of the cognitive and socio-emotional characteristics of gifted
children, adolescents and adults. Topics to be covered include: (1) a practical physiological examination of the ‘gifted brain’ and how it
learns; (2) socio-emotional characteristics associated with giftedness and the role of emotion in learning; and (3) strategies that can be
used by parents, teachers and administrators to support gifted learners to create a more seamless educational continuum K-12. Special
attention is paid to gifted English Learners as well as those historically underrepresented in gifted education.
SESSION III: Featured Speakers/Breakout Sessions
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
SSPA 1100
Primary Levels
We cannot wait!”
Dr. Sandra Kaplan and Jessica Manzone, University of Southern California,
Rossier School of Education
All evidence indicates that students need to have differentiated curriculum and instructional experiences EARLY in their educational
career. Implementing a differentiated curriculum appropriately designed for primary students will be used as a catalyst to identify
students and to provide the readiness opportunities they need to perform as “gifted individuals” in the later grades.
SSL 228
Differentiation Through Flexible Grouping
Novice Strand, All Levels
Gina Rae Sletten
Discover four flexible grouping patterns to transform your daily lessons to meet the needs of your diverse students. Learn how to
differentiate for interests, learning preferences and readiness through flexible groups. Classroom management tips and assessment
examples will be shared.
SSL 248
Universal Theme, (4-12)
Student Generated Themes and Generalizations
Rachel Gil
SSPA 1170
Thinking Prompts, (4-6)
Thinking Prompts: Academic Scaffolds add Rigor
Lydia Machado & Abbie Stirone
SSL 270
Advanced Thinking Prompts, (4-6)
Framing Academic Language for GATE Instruction
Kathy Chammings, Laura Mirabella, and Tracy Milbourn
SE2 1304
Enrichment & Acceleration, (4-8)
Compacting & Enrichment in Math
Cathy Roh and Bobbi Benedict
SSL 290
Secondary Focus, Gr. 5-12
Think Different= SEE Different: Applying Thinking Skills that Lead to Creativity
David Chung, PYLUSD
Ingenious. Original. Thought-provoking. Unconventional. Fun. What if our “investment” in our students yielded such results? Is it
worth all the time, money, and sacrifice we commit with planning, developing, teaching, assessing, and supporting students? If so, how
can educators create conditions where students consistently produce truly inspired and innovative works based on their analysis of the
same facts, figures, and information (from a classroom lesson/unit)? Drawing upon the work of Michael Michalko's THINKERTOYS, this
workshop will explore “S.C.A.M.P.E.R.” thinking skills and strategies to empower students to become innovative problem-solvers: from
the basic task of developing a thesis for an essay, organizing information for an assignment, or producing a memorable project.
Workshop attendees will consider and apply Michalko's creative-thinking techniques with other differentiation tools for immediate
classroom application.
SSL 140
Think Like a Disciplinarian , All Levels
Explore the Future: TLAD with Thinking Maps
Desirée Olivas
SSL 145
Models of Instruction, All Levels
Direct Instruction
Paige McGinty, USC
Direct Instruction, while one of the most prolific instructional models in the classroom today, is often misunderstood. The session will
examine the theory of direct instruction as a means by which to discuss its application in the K-12 classroom. This session will focus on
the true intent of the pedagogical model: to teach SKILLS. A discussion of the origin of the model, a dissection of its syntax, and an
explanation of several example direct instruction lessons will occur. The integration of differentiated strategies for gifted students will
be examined as a key component of pedagogy for gifted students.
SSL 270
REAL WORLD DISCUSSION MODEL: POETRY CIRCLES
ELA Strand, Gr
Tanya Avina, Garden Grove Unified School District
The poetry circle routine supports students to Think Like a Literary Critic in their analysis of rigorous text. This discussion model
includes clear management structures, thinking tools (Depth and Complexity and Content Imperatives), critical thinking task cards, notetaking guides and more. This grouping strategy has proven to be a great motivator for middle school students, as they dig into analysis of
various forms of poetry!
SSL 290
Tech/Resources Strand, All Levels
Engaging Students Through Technology
Beth Andrews, IUSD
Learn how to effectively incorporate available technological tools into your K-12 classroom. This session will share tools available for
teachers to weave options for students to display originality through various forms of media. Enabling students to think critically,
collaborate, and create is a sure-fire way to engage our students.
SE2 1304
Teachers & Parents, All Levels
Understanding and Addressing Underachievement
Del Siegle
Why are some gifted children willing to tackle new challenges, while others seen insecure or uninterested? Are there strategies teachers
can implement that promote an achievement-orientated attitude? While there are many factors that contribute to achievement,
achievement-oriented students exhibit four key traits: 1) they believe that they have the skills to perform well, 2) they expect that they
can succeed, 3) they believe what they are doing is meaningful, and 4) they set realistic expectations and implement strategies to
successfully complete their goals. We’ll discuss how to improve student achievement by addressing how these four factors contribute to
the achievement of gifted and talented students.
Heidi Cockerill
Jenni Krogh
Desirée Olivas
Cathy Roh and Bobbi Benedict
Kathy Chammings, Laura
Mirabella, and Tracy Milbourn
Lydia Machado & Abbie Stirone
Rachel Gil
Pablo Díaz
Katie Hickox/Shawn Abbat
Judy Roseberry
Pam Lovett & Michelle McGuire
Cassie Ward and Brett Lindstrom
Jenni Krogh
Christine Nguyen
Engaging Environment in GATE Classrooms
Marcie Griffith, Garden Grove School District
SSL 228
Novice Strand 1, Gr. K-6
This presentation is designed for new GATE teachers (first through sixth) who would like to learn how to start the new school year with
their gifted students. The training will include ideas for setting up the classroom and ways to implement and teach thinking tools,
specifically Universal Theme and Depth and Complexity. We will also provide examples of real classrooms to model an engaging
environment.
SSL 248
An Introduction to Depth and Complexity and How to Implement It In the Classroom
Novice Strand 2, Gr. K-6
Marisol Duarte-Stanley, Santa Ana Unified School District
Session participants will be introduced to the elements of Depth and Complexity. In addition, participants will be given ideas on how to
introduce and teach the elements of Depth and Complexity to students as well as how to incorporate them into the content standards
across disciplines.
SSL 206
Enhancing Creativity and Commitment Through Flow: A Value-Added Proposition for
Advanced Strand 1, Gr. 3-12
Gifted Pupils
Morgan P. Appel , UCSD Extension, Director, Education
This workshop will provide participants a practical understanding of Flow and its application in the gifted classroom. Augmenting
differentiated instruction using Flow is contextually grounded in research and proven practice associated with the cognitive and affective
characteristics of the gifted and talented pupil—several case examples will be provided. Special attention is paid to the gifted English
Learner as well as to those historically underrepresented in gifted and talented education.
SSL 122
“Highly Effective Classrooms for Gifted Learners”
Parent (and Teacher) Strand, All Levels
Kim Gullo, California Association for the Gifted Parent Representative
Nurturing the traits of curiosity and creativity development is about asking your children questions and then supporting them in their
quest for answers. This workshop will introduce parents to a couple of tools to stimulate creative thinking as well as define the ways
parents can help children at home.
Orange County Council for Gifted and Talented Education (OCC GATE)
is a consortium of educators and parent
representatives from Orange County who strive to improve the education of gifted and talented students. OCC GATE is committed to the development of
exemplary educational programs and opportunities for staff development in Orange County schools.
For more information about OCC GATE, contact one of our officers or visit our website at www.occgate.org
Kathy Apps
President
Santa Ana Unified School District
President Elect
Unified School District
Beth Andrews
Secretary
Irvine Unified School District
Sharon Maeda
Treasurer
Tustin Unified School District
California Association for the Gifted (CAG) is a statewide, non-profit association of volunteer educators, parents, professionals
and community leaders who share a common mission to address the unique needs of gifted children and youth in California. CAG
sponsors:
• Institutes and conferences for educators and families;
• Advocacy for GATE program funding;
• A quarterly publication, Gifted Education Communicator, featuring articles about differentiated curriculum and contemporary
issues affecting gifted students.
For information, contact the CAG office at (916) 441-3999 or visit www.CAGifted.org .
Anna Williams
Beth Andrews
Kimberly Gullo
President
Educator Regional Representative
Parent Regional Representative
California Association for the Gifted, CAG
Orange Region - CAG
Orange Region - CAG
The Center for Educational Partnerships (CFEP) has a commitment to advance cooperative educational relationships among
UCI and California schools and colleges. It seeks to foster community links to improve the preparation of all students, particularly those
from under-served groups, for success in higher education. In collaboration with schools and colleges, the Center offers programs and
support services such as the Gifted Students Academy and C.O.S.M.O.S.
For more information, contact CFEP at (949) 824-7482.
University of California, Irvine
Darlene Boyd, Ed.D.
Program Director, Gifted Students Academy
Lisa Kadowaki
UCI Extension Education Programs
The University of California, Irvine Extension is committed to delivering relevant application based programs that are designed to "teach
the teachers.” Our Gifted and Talented Education Specialized Studies Program is available both online and onsite at districts and aligns
with CAG, NAGC, and state standards of excellence. The program consists of 9 units and many students complete the program in 9 to 15
months by taking one or two courses per quarter. In addition to this certificate program, UCI Extension has recently developed a free
online community with numerous resources for GATE educators, administrators, and parents, including access to webinar recordings
from respected industry leaders.
For more information, please contact Lisa Kadowaki at (949) 824-9304 or Lkadowak@uci.edu.
OCC GATE Vendors 2011
Company
Bowers Museum
2002 North Main St.
Santa Ana, CA 92706
Contact
Nancy Warzer-Brady
VP of Education
Email / Address / Phone
nwbrady@bowers.org
T: 714-567-3679
F: 714-567-3603
California Association for the Gifted (CAG)
California Foundation for Gifted Education
California Future Problem Solving
Corwin - A SAGE Company
2455 Teller Road
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
Crayola, LLC
770 Magellan Way
Napa, CA 94559
Great Books Foundation
6171 Moonfield Drive
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
J Taylor Education
9800 D Topanga Canyon Blvd #4
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Kim Gullo, Parent Rep
(Orange Co)
Annie Bevacqua
Phyllis Greenberg
Judy Roseberry
Ariella Leeder
CA Affiliate Director
Amelia Garcia,
Sales Manager
L Parzych
Ed Marketing Mngr
Sara Borzcik
CA/NV Rep
John Gould
www.cagifted.org
anniebevacqua@yahoo.com
phylgreenberg@gmail.com
californiafps@gmail.com
www.cafpsp.org
858-674-7517
amelia.garcia@corwinpress.com
www.corwinpress.com
800-831-6640 ext. 7149
LParzych@crayola.com
484-241-7421
707-224-6292
Sara.borzcik@greatbooks.org
800-222-5870 x7153 voice
JTaylor.education@gmail.com
jgould@jtayloreducation.com
866-729-3817 / (310) 739-4394
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