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LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
ADVANCED LEARNING OPTIONS
GIFTED/TALENTED PROGRAMS &GREATER LOS ANGELES GIFTED CHILDREN’S ASSOCIATION
PRESENT
42ND ANNUAL
Los Angeles City/County Conferenceon Gifted/Talented Education
SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2016SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER
Head, Heart & Hands
EDUCATING THE WHOLE GIFTED LEARNER
Train your head and hands to do, and your
head and heart to dare. - Joseph Seamon Cotter, Jr.
Conference Schedule 2
Conference Map 3
Wi-Fi/Accessing Digital Resources 4
Evaluation/Professional Development Records 4
Welcome Message 5
Conference Mission/Acknowledgments 6
Head, Heart & Hands: Domain Definitions 7
Room Capacities 7
Conference Planner 8
Keynote Address, Dr. Dimitri Christakis 9
Session One 10
Session Two 17
Session Three 24
Exhibitors 26
About the Venue: Skirball Cultural Center 27
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Contents
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Registration
Continental breakfast and coffee service available (Herscher Hall, Ruby Foyer/Weingart Courtyard)
Exhibitors (Ahmanson Hall, Murphy Foyer/Bergreen Boardroom)
Keynote Address (Herscher Hall, Guerin Pavilion)
Session One
Session Two
Session Three
Light snack will be served at the completion of the conference (Ahmanson Guerin Courtyard, Taper Courtyard & Herscher Hall Ruby Foyer).
7:15 – 8:00 a.m.
7:00 – 8:30 a.m.
7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
9:10 – 10:10 a.m.
10:20 – 11:20 a.m.
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
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Conference Schedule
A heart to resolve, a head to contrive, and and hand to execute.
- Edward Gibbon
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NorthGarage
SouthGarage
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EastParking
BloomArroyo Path
LOBBY / ENTRANCE
LEGEND
ELEVATOR
RESTROOMS
LOCKERSPARKINGPV VENDING
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ZEIDLER’S CAFÉ
GIFT STOREH
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VAmphitheater
Rainbow Mister
Winnick Hall
Noah’s Ark Entrance
Getty Gallery
Outdoor Archaeology Dig
Indoor Discovery Center
Skirball Museum: Visions and Values
Hurd Gallery
Milken Gallery
Founders Courtyard
Magnin Auditorium
Classrooms 160, 161, 162 and 163
Haas Conference Rooms 171, 172 and 173
Resource Center
Taper Courtyard
Ahmanson Hall
Guerin PavilionHerscher Hall
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T2
T3T4
T1 - Kalsman TerraceT2 - Krasnow TerraceT3 - Kopple TerraceT4 - Gottschalk Terrace
Ruby Gallery
Conference Map
*Presenter’s Room(Ahmanson Hall, Room 1104/1105)
**New Mother’s Lounge(Herscher Hall, Room 201)
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Wi-Fi Information
Wi-Fi is available at the Skirball Cultural Center
Network: scc-guest
Digital Resources Some presenters have opted to provide digital resources rather than paper handouts for partici-pants. Digital resources can be accessed online.
www.giftedchildrenla.org Password: citycounty2016
Evaluation InformationWe value your feedback! At the end of the day, please complete the brief online evaluation for the Conference on Gifted/Talented Education. The link can be accessed on wireless devices or by logging in at home.
Evaluation Link: http://tinyurl.com/2016ConferenceEvaluation
Professional Development RecordsProfessional Development Records will be distributed in Session Three. It is the responsibil-ity of participants to obtain their own Profes-sional Development Record; these forms will not be distributed after the event or for participants who do not attend a Session Three workshop.
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Welcome!Welcome to the 42nd Annual Los Angeles City/County Conference on Gifted/Talented Education at the beautiful Skirball Cultural Center. Each year, our Conference Committee strives to select a theme and speakers that reflect the “hot topic” trends in gifted education, child development, and society.
Our goal each year is to curate a group of high-quality speakers to share a depth of knowledge and current educational innovations in gifted education related to our theme. This year’s theme is Head, Heart and Hands: Educating the Whole Gifted Learner. This theme supports the concept that educating the head (cognitive domain), exclusive of heart (affective domain) and hand (psychomotor domain), is no longer educational best practice. Our hope is that this conference serves as a powerful reminder that gifted learners have complex needs that expand beyond supporting intellectual growth and devel-opment. A differentiated curriculum that supports a multi-disciplinary teaching approach that addresses intellectual, social-emotional, and kinesthetic needs is critical for the health and development of our gifted learners. This conference aims to explore how we as educators can feed the minds, bodies, and hearts of gifted learners every day and provide a balanced educational program that recognizes and validates the whole child. It is the education of all three domains in tandem that will genuinely prepare gifted students for success in the demanding 21st Century. Head provides engagement, heart enablement, and hands enactment (Sipos, Battisti, & Grimm, 2006). As you attend sessions today, look for exciting intersections of head, heart, and hands and transferability to working with gifted and talented learners. Three icons will be used to indicate the primary focus (or combination of foci) for each workshop. Use these icons to guide your session choices. Please note that popular topics and speakers for general audiences have been placed in the three largest venues – Guerin Pavilion (Herscher Hall), Ahmanson Hall, and Magnin Audito-rium. We are also excited to introduce many new speakers to the conference this year, including some familiar names! Among these esteemed presenters, we are pleased to welcome Lisa Van Gemert (known for her insightful “Gifted Guru” website and guest commentator on the popular television show Child Genius) and Ian Byrd (most GATE teachers have turned to his “Byrdseed” website more than a time or two). With the incredible lineup of hand-selected speakers, we know that whichever sessions you attend, you will each leave today with new learning that can be imple-mented in your school or home. On behalf of our community of gifted learners and educators, we thank you for your dedication. Enjoy the day!
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- Conference Committee
The Los Angeles City/County Conference on Gifted/Talented Education is designed to provide an opportunity for educators and parents of gifted learn-ers to discuss specialized topics and issues of vital importance to the develop-ment of quality educational programs for gifted students in Southern Califor-nia schools, including the differentiated implementation of the California Standards. This Conference addresses the diversity that exists among our gifted learners and provides information to support the academic and social-emotional growth of these students. There will be an array of sessions for teachers, administrators, parents, and community members designed to meet the new realities of the 21st Century GATE student.
Sincere Thanks to the Conference Committee: LaRoyce Bell, Executive Director, Greater Los Angeles Gifted Children’s Association; Cathy Estrada, Dr. Lucy Hunt, Dr. Gloria Mahoney, Dr. Nicole Niederdeppe, Wynne Wong-Cheng, and Erin Yoshida-Ehrmann, District Coordinators, Gifted/Talented Programs, Los Angeles Unified School District; Shawn Ward, Pearson Publishing; Darrel De Vera, Skirball Cultural Center; Matthew Ehrmann and Patti Yoshihara, Conference Contributors.
Special Appreciation to: Michelle King, Superintendent; Dr. Frances Gipson, Chief Academic Officer, Division of Instruction; Arzie Galvez, Director, Advanced Learning Options; Mark Castillo, Anne Fleming, Elaine Lee, Yolanda Muñoz, and Tracy Robin-son, Gifted/Talented Programs, Los Angeles Unified School District.
Conference Mission
Acknowledgments
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In alignment with the conference theme, sessions will focus on one or more of the following domains (head, heart, and hands). Although these domains are interconnected, in order to differentiate learning based on participants’ interests and needs, three icons will be used to indicate the primary focus (or foci) for each session.
Head, Heart & Hands: Domain Definitions
Room Capacities
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1,000
450
340
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110
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65
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Herscher HallGuerin Pavilion
Ahmanson Hall
Magnin Auditorium
Herscher HallRoom 202
Herscher HallRoom 301
Herscher HallRoom 302
Herscher HallRoom 303/304
Herscher HallRoom 305
Haas Conference CenterRoom 173
Taper Courtyard Classroom 160
Taper Courtyard Classroom 161
Taper Courtyard Classroom 162
Taper Courtyard Classroom 163
Taper Courtyard Resource Room
Kalsman Terrace
Head - Cognitive understanding, critical thinking, traditional gifted differentiated instructional strategies, best practices in gifted education, gifted education in the context of 21st Century learning and the CCSS/California Standards, problem-based learning, etc.
Heart - Affective/emotive, personal connections, social-emotional needs of gifted learners, multicultural education, culturally relevant and responsive education, closing the achievement gap, emotional resilience, action learning, gender/identity, etc.
Hands - Psychomotor, practice, learning by doing, environmental education, mind-body connections, expeditionary learning, instruc-tional technology, etc.
Conference Planner
All workshops are “first-come, first-served,” as space is avail-able. Only one session (Noah’s Ark Exhibit: An Exploratory Museum Journey, Session Two) is ticketed; tickets will be distributed at the Solutions booth during registration).
Session I: 9:10 - 10:10 a.m.
First Choice:Workshop Title ______________________________________________
Room _______________________________________
Second Choice:Workshop Title ______________________________________________
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Session II: 10:20 - 11:20 a.m.
First Choice:Workshop Title ______________________________________________
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Second Choice:Workshop Title ______________________________________________
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Session III: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
First Choice:Workshop Title ______________________________________________
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Second Choice:Workshop Title ______________________________________________
Room _______________________________________
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The product of a head, heart, and hand is a thing to be loved. - Elbert Hubbard
A pediatrician, researcher, activist and author, Dr. Dimitri Christakis’ passion is developing actionable strategies to optimize the cognitive, emotional and social development of children. The pursuit of that passion has taken him from the exam room, to the community and, most recently, to the research lab as he studies the effects of early environmental influences on child health and development. Christakis is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington, Director of the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Devel-opment at Seattle Children’s Research Institute and an attending pediatrician at Seattle Children’s Hospital. He is
the author of more than 150 original research articles, a textbook of pediatrics, and the book The Elephant in the Living Room: Make Television Work For Your Kids. A frequent speaker to international audiences of pediatricians, parents and educators about the impact of early learning on brain development, Christakis’ work has been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS and NPR, as well as major newspapers both nationally and internation-ally. Dr. Christakis’ TEDx Rainier talk, Media and Children, is a must-see for all parents and educators.
In our ever-changing digital world, we need to “hit pause” and reflect on the effects of media use on our children. This eye-opening presentation will cover the perils and pitfalls of media use from early childhood through adolescence. Equally important, it will emphasize ways to ensure that media is a positive force in children's lives including applica-tions to teaching and instructional practices. This powerful presentation will change the way you think about technology, media, and screen time.
Keynote Address 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Herscher Hall, Guerin Pavilion
Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPHProfessor of Pediatrics, University of Washington
Director, Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development,Seattle Children's Hospital
Pediatrician, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Raising Children in A Digital World:What is in a Healthy Media Diet?
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Substitute quality educational programming for violent programming just as you would substitute carrots for chips in your child's lunch.
- Dr. Dimitri Christakis
Session One At-a-Glance 9:10 - 10:10 a.m.
Q & A: Raising Children in a Digital World (K-12)Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH
Extending the Prompts of Depth and Complexity to the Affective and Behavioral Domains (K-12)Sandra Kaplan, Ed.D
Movers and Shakers: Kinesthetics in the Gifted/Talented Classroom (K-12)Lisa Van Gemert
Integrating the Arts into Your Classroom with Depthand Complexity (K-5)Christina Desiderio
Nurturing a Growth Mindset in Gifted and High-Ability Learners (6-12)Guadalupe Arellano, Michael Lovelady & Gloria Martinez, Ed.D
Fostering the Most Effective Learning Mindset (K-12)Anne-Marie Cziko, Ph.D
Adding Complexity and Depth to Teaching for Creativity (K-12)Diane Heacox, Ed.D
Understanding Acceleration: Implementing Research-Based Practices for GATE (K-8)Katie McClarty, Ph.D
Connecting Thinking and Language for Gifted Students (K-8)Eugenia Mora-Flores, Ed.D
Learning with Apple: Reaching Every Student’sLearning Style (K-12)Apple Engineer
Dramatizing Literature and Events (K-12)Judi Garratt & Steven McCarthy, Ph.D
Making African American and Latino Students’ Lives Really Matter in GATE and Other Classrooms (K-12)Gail L. Thompson, Ph.D
Inquiry-Based Learning through Coding (K-5)June Lin & Kyle Myers
Apply Social and Emotional Needs as an Academic Tool (K-8)Ian Byrd
Utilize Yoga Tools to Shift Your Students intoLearning- Ready States (K-12)Jason Battung, Yoga Ed.
Herscher HallGuerin Pavilion
Ahmanson Hall
Magnin Auditorium
Herscher HallRoom 202
Herscher HallRoom 301
Herscher HallRoom 302
Herscher HallRoom 303/304
Herscher HallRoom 305
Haas Conference Center Room 173
Taper Courtyard Classroom 160
Taper Courtyard Classroom 161
Taper Courtyard Classroom 162
Taper Courtyard Classroom 163
Taper Courtyard Resource Room
Kalsman Terrace
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Session One 9:10 - 10:10 a.m.
Herscher Hall, Guerin PavilionQ & A: Raising Children in a Digital WorldIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Coordinators, Psychologists & Parents (K-12)As a follow-up to the keynote session, participants will have the opportunity to ask Dr. Christakis questions about the effects of media and screen time on the brain develop-ment of children. Do not miss the opportunity to learn more from the renowned expert in the field about this important “hot topic.”
Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH,Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington
Ahmanson HallExtending the Prompts of Depth and Complexity to the Affective and Behavioral DomainsIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators & Coordinators (K-12)The traditional cognitive application of the Depth/Complexity prompts will be extended to illustrate their relevance to stimulate affective and behavioral teaching and learning. A set of lesson plans applied to the studies of literature, history and science will be demonstrated to reinforce the relationship of sets of prompts to develop comprehen-sion, self-reflection and productivity.
Sandra Kaplan, Ed.D, Professor of Clinical Education,Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California
Magnin AuditoriumMovers and Shakers: Kinesthetics in the Gifted/Talented ClassroomIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators & Coordinators (K-12)Students of all ages work better and more effectively when they move frequently. Find out how (and a little about why) to integrate this into your class without losing control. Find strategies for micro- and macro-movement opportunities, and learn how much of the work has already been done for you! This wildly popular session shares strategies for educators and students alike.
Lisa Van Gemert, Educator, Speaker & Gifted and Talented Consultant
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Dr. Sandra Kaplan Dr. Steven McCarthy Judi Garratt
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Session One 9:10 - 10:10 a.m.
Herscher Hall, Room 202Integrating the Arts into Your Classroom with Depth and ComplexityIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators, & Coordinators (K-5)The arts help develop many 21st century skills and outcomes including curiosity, imagi-nation, creativity, and evaluation skills. Arts education does more than just give students a creative outlet; it can actually help connect them to a larger world. In this session we will discuss how the arts can be integrated into your classroom to engage and extend the learning of gifted students. The use of depth and complexity will be demonstrated as well. Participants will partake in an integrated activity they can use with their students.
Christina Desiderio, Principal, R.L. Stevenson Elementary School, Burbank USD
Herscher Hall, Room 301Nurturing a Growth Mindset in Gifted and High-Ability LearnersIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Coordinators & Parents (6-12)Research shows that a growth mindset, the belief that intelligence and abilities are qualities that one can develop, has powerful ramifications on student motivation and learning, and school success. This workshop, based on the research of Dr. Carol Dweck, will focus on understanding mindset as well as identify actions and strategies to help nurture a growth mindset in gifted and high-ability learners.
Guadalupe Arellano, Michael Lovelady & Gloria Martinez, Ed.D, District Coordinators, Advanced Learning Options, Los Angeles USD
Herscher Hall, Room 302Fostering the Most Effective Learning MindsetIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators & Coordinators (K-12)When learners understand that their brain is like a muscle that gets stronger with practice, even our most risk-averse students will work harder, especially in the face of a challenge. Therefore, understanding the amazing plasticity of the brain is the core of the classroom culture upon which grit, resilience and intrinsic motivation to learn is built.
Anne-Marie Cziko, Ph.D, Consultant, adaptED Please visit this exhibitor in Ahmanson Hall (Murphy Foyer).
Dr. Gloria Martinez & Guadalupe Arellano Dr. Anne-Marie CzikoChristina Desiderio
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Session One 9:10 - 10:10 a.m.
Herscher Hall, Room 303/304Adding Complexity and Depth to Teaching for CreativityIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators & Coordinators (K-12)Distinguished as one of the essential skills for the 21st century, educators of the gifted have long committed themselves to the skills of divergent thinking. However, it is time to go beyond skills into tactics that strengthen the core of creativity. This session focuses on pedagogy that encourages students to experiment, to innovate, and to explore new avenues. Such pedagogy takes students deeper into complex tasks that support rather than trivialize creativity. In addition, attention will be given to the role of collaboration, diversity, idea exchange and an ability to build on another’s achievements in the creative process.
Diane Heacox, Ed.D, Educational Consultant & ProfessorEmeritus, St. Catherine University
Herscher Hall, Room 305Understanding Acceleration: Implementing Research-BasedPractices for GATEIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Coordinators & Parents (K-8)Gifted students have great potential, but human potential often goes unrealized without effective talent development strategies. One strategy is acceleration, which consistently yields positive impacts on academic aspirations and achievement. This session describes 20 research-based types of acceleration which can be used to differen-tiate and individualize learning for students. In addition, attendees will understand the impacts of acceleration on students’ social-emotional, academic, and career outcomes. Using nationally representative, longitudinal datasets, Dr. McClarty’s research suggests accelerated students can keep up with their older peers. They achieve higher grades, obtain more prestigious jobs, earn higher salaries, and are equally satisfied with their careers. Early acceleration may propel students along a more appropriately-speeded path and ultimately enable them to achieve ambitious goals. Finally, attendees will learn how to address common objections and misconceptions about acceleration and what additional resources exist to better advocate for gifted learners.
Katie McClarty, Ph.D, Chief Assessment Officer, Questar
Dr. Gail L. ThompsonDr. Diane Heacox Dr. Katie McClarty
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Session One 9:10 - 10:10 a.m.
Haas Conference Center, Room 173Connecting Thinking and Language for Gifted StudentsIntended Audience: Teachers & Coordinators (K-8)This session will show participants the relationship between academic language and rigorous thinking. Beginning with a clear understanding of academic language, partici-pants will be taught to expand students’ expressive and receptive language to align with the complexities of thinking involved in gifted education. A close look at the role of language in traditional gifted practices will be shared through instructional tools and a language planning process. As we continue to elevate the thinking across the curriculum we increase the language demands on students to share their thinking. Teachers will walk away with an understanding of how to clearly connect thinking and language.
Eugenia Mora-Flores, Ed.D, Professor of Clinical Education, Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California
Taper Courtyard, Classroom 160Learning with Apple: Reaching Every Student’s Learning StyleIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Coordinators & Parents (K-12)We know that the best learning happens when it’s personal for every student. When students learn with Apple, learning becomes relevant to the world they live in, inspires creativity, encourages collaboration, and challenges them to solve problems with their own unique talents. For over 30 years, Apple has designed technology and services for this reason— so every teacher can reach every student’s learning style.
Apple Engineer, Apple Inc.
Taper Courtyard, Classroom 161Dramatizing Literature and EventsIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Coordinators, Psychologists & Parents (K-12)This hands-on workshop will prepare participants to be able to dramatize any narrative literature or event (historical or current) with their students. Using the iconic legend of La Llorona, participants will adapt it from the story to a staged presentation. Techniques will include: pantomime, tableau and improvisation supplemented by simple props and music.
Judi Garratt, K-12 Arts Specialist & Steven McCarthy, Ph.D, K-12 Arts Coordinator, Arts Education Branch, Los Angeles USD
To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.
- Eleanor Roosevelt
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Session One 9:10 - 10:10 a.m.
Taper Courtyard, Classroom 162Making African American and Latino Students’ Lives Really Matter in GATE and Other ClassroomsIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Coordinators, Psychologists & Parents (K-12)Despite decades of school reforms, African American and Latino K-12 students continue to be overrepresented among the students who have negative schooling experiences, while being underrepresented in college-preparatory programs, such as GATE. This session will provide participants with stories, research, and practical strategies that will encourage them to use their heads, hearts, and hands to empower African American and Latino students.
Gail L. Thompson, Ph.D, Author, Education Consultant &Professor, Fayetteville State University
Taper Courtyard, Classroom 163Inquiry-Based Learning through CodingIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators & Coordinators (K-5)Coding is increasingly essential in giving students the opportunities of today’s world. This workshop gives practical tips for integrating coding with Common Core subject areas and using it as a creative tool for students to share out the knowledge they are learning in class. Combining game design, coding, and robotics in collaborative interdis-ciplinary projects has engaged gifted students to be innovative and creative. We will provide case studies from top schools in the nation for gifted and talented classes that teachers can implement immediately.
June Lin, Head of Community and Education, Dash & Dot& Kyle Myers, Teacher, Fullerton School District
Taper Courtyard, Resource RoomApply Social and Emotional Needs as an Academic ToolIntended Audience: Teachers (K-8)Gifted students' unique social and emotional needs often go unexplained. By turning personality traits, intensities, and multiple intelligences into instruments for analyzing characters, you will gain a powerful academic tool while also addressing students' important needs. You'll develop their self-awareness while also providing a practical way to dig deeper into literary and historical figures.
Ian Byrd, Founder, Byrdseed
Session One 9:10 - 10:10 a.m.
Kalsman Terrace Utilize Yoga Tools to Shift Your Students into Learning-Ready StatesIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Coordinators, Psychologists & Parents (K-12)This participatory workshop provides you with the basic principles and tools to integrate short yoga breaks in your classroom using chair yoga. You will learn simple yoga tools to promote students’ physical, mental, and emotional health. Emphasis is placed on understanding how to effectively utilize yoga tools to support student learning and achievement. Participants will receive a digital Yoga Ed. Tools for Teachers Mini Manual.
Jason Battung, Trainer, Yoga Ed.
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Jason Battung
Ian ByrdJune Lin
Dr. Eugenia Mora-Flores
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Session Two At-a-Glance 10:20 - 11:20 a.m.
Powering Lessons with Student Curiosity (K-12)Paige McCord, Ed.D
Intellectual Perseverance: What, Why, and How (K-12)Sandra Kaplan, Ed.D
Emoting 101: Emotional Intelligence and the Gifted Learner (K-12)Lisa Van Gemert
Finding Flow at the Crossroads of Head, Heart and Hands (K-12)Morgan Appel, Ph.D
Nurturing a Growth Mindset in Gifted and High-Ability Learners (6-12)Guadalupe Arellano, Michael Lovelady & Gloria Martinez, Ed.D
Building Community and Managing Stress in the Classroom (K-12)Kelly Kent, Ph.D
Motivating the Gifted but Reluctant Learner (K-12)Diane Heacox, Ed.D
Learning From International Gifted Practices: HowViews of Giftedness Influence Teacher Behavior and Student Performance (K-12) Katie McClarty, Ph.D
Connecting Head, Heart and Hands: Schools, Classrooms, and Families as Ecosystems (K-12)David Ghoogasian
Aligning the California Standards with Depth and Complexity Using Technology (K-12)Rasienna Willars
Reinventing STEM Academic Excellence for All Students (K-12)Jodi Huff & Carlos Lauchu
Making African American and Latino Students’ Lives Really Matter in GATE and Other Classrooms (K-12)Gail L. Thompson, Ph.D
Organizing an Afterschool Robotics Club (1-6)June Lin & Kyle Myers
Capitalizing on Intuition and Inquiry (K-8)Ian Byrd
Utilize Yoga Tools to Shift Your Students into Learning Ready States (K-12)Jason Battung, Yoga Ed.
Noah’s Ark Exhibit: An Exploratory Museum Journey (K-6) Jeannine Patria & Skirball Cultural Center StaffTicketed Session; “first-come, first-served” tickets will be distributed at the Solutions booth during registration.
Herscher HallGuerin Pavilion
Ahmanson Hall
Magnin Auditorium
Herscher HallRoom 202
Herscher HallRoom 301
Herscher HallRoom 302
Herscher HallRoom 303/304
Herscher HallRoom 305
Haas Conference Center Room 173
Taper Courtyard Classroom 160
Taper Courtyard Classroom 161
Taper Courtyard Classroom 162
Taper Courtyard Classroom 163
Taper Courtyard Resource Room
Kalsman Terrace
Registration Area
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Session Two 10:20 - 11:20 a.m.
Herscher Hall, Guerin PavilionPowering Lessons with Student CuriosityIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators & Coordinators (K-12)Does your students’ curiosity stagnate during instruction? Review several different inquiry approaches to teaching and learning that build on students’ curiosity. By starting with a puzzlement, we set the stage for a lesson powered by student questions. Work through several quick simulation lessons and explore options for all content areas and disciplines.
Paige McCord, Ed.D, Adjunct Professor, Rossier Schoolof Education, University of Southern California
Ahmanson HallIntellectual Perseverance: What, Why, and HowIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators & Coordinators (K-12)The age old argument that the trait of "intellectual perseverance" is a innate rather than a learned attribute of gifted learners will be dispelled in the presentation of a set of curricular and instructional strategies. These strategies will be discussed and demon-strated to show their relevance to be embedded into the teaching and learning of all disciplines for all age/grade level gifted students.
Sandra Kaplan, Ed.D, Professor of Clinical Education,Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California
Magnin AuditoriumEmoting 101: Emotional Intelligence and the Gifted LearnerIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators & Coordinators (K-12)Embracing the idea that gifted children need to be seen as whole people, not merely a high-ability brain, this workshop leads teachers through the fundamentals of what research tells us about the importance of emotional intelligence and how we can build it. Using contemporary studies and pertinent anecdotes, this workshop will have teach-ers learning more about themselves and their students.
Lisa Van Gemert, Educator, Speaker & Gifted and Talented Consultant
Dr. Paige McCord Dr. Morgan Appel Dr. Kelly Kent
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Session Two 10:20 - 11:20 a.m.
Herscher Hall, Room 202Finding Flow at the Crossroads of Head, Heart, and HandsIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Coordinators & Parents (K-12)This interactive workshop explores the nexus of cognitive and socio-emotional factors in learning environments that inspire Flow: creativity, engagement, persistence and complete immersion in an experience. In so doing, Finding Flow offers a focus on unique proven strategies that attend to the unique needs of diverse gifted and talented (dual-/twice-exceptional; English learners; historically underrepresented populations; and low socioeconomic status students) for educators and parents emerging from a year-long action research project undertaken by teachers in an urban school district. Resources and references for administrators, teachers and parents will be provided, including lesson plans and assessment tools.
Morgan Appel, Ph.D, Director, Education Department, Extended Studies and Public Programs, University of California, San Diego
Herscher Hall, Room 301Nurturing a Growth Mindset in Gifted and High-Ability LearnersIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Coordinators & Parents (6-12)Research shows that a growth mindset, the belief that intelligence and abilities are qualities that one can develop, has powerful ramifications on student motivation and learning, and school success. This workshop, based on the research of Dr. Carol Dweck, will focus on understanding mindset as well as identify actions and strategies to help nurture a growth mindset in gifted and high-ability learners.
Guadalupe Arellano, Michael Lovelady & Gloria Martinez, Ed.D, District Coordinators, Advanced Learning Options, Los Angeles USD
Herscher Hall, Room 302Building Community and Managing Stress in the ClassroomIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators & Coordinators (K-12)Humans are wired to be social and have neuron networks to promote empathy, under-standing and peer-to-peer learning. When these networks are engaged at school, strong, connected and collaborative classrooms are built. An understanding of the basic brain networks underlying our sociality as well as the biology and psychology of the stress response will lay the foundation for adaptED to provide a number of research based strategies and activities for building a happier, more attentive and less-stressed classroom.
Kelly Kent, Ph.D, Consultant, adaptED Please visit this exhibitor in Ahmanson Hall (Murphy Foyer).
A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.
- Nelson Mandela
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Session Two 10:20 - 11:20 a.m.
Herscher Hall, Room 303/304Motivating the Gifted but Reluctant LearnerIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators & Coordinators (K-12)Not all gifted learners are productive students. Not all are “A” students. Some perform exceedingly well in a single curriculum area but appear to be average in others. Some gifted students establish a perplexing pattern of doing well or doing nothing. Some are reluctant, even resistant, learners refusing to play the school game. This session explores well documented research on underlying causes of low performance and creates distinctions between non-producers, selective producers and underachievers amongst the gifted populations. Participants are guided through a process for diagnos-ing specific performance issues.
Diane Heacox, Ed.D, Educational Consultant & ProfessorEmeritus, St. Catherine University
Herscher Hall, Room 305Learning From International Gifted Practices: How Views ofGiftedness Influence Teacher Behavior and Student Performance Intended Audience: Teachers, Administrators & Coordinators (K-12)Research consistently shows countries that excel on educational indicators are commit-ted to quality teachers, school autonomy, and data-based decisions. But we know comparatively little about how these countries educate their gifted learners. This session reviews gifted education practices around the world and links those practices with teachers’ behaviors and students’ educational outcomes. Attendees will learn about three paradigms in gifted education – gifted child, talent development, and differ-entiation – and how those paradigms are associated with gifted definitions, identifica-tion procedures, and educational practices. Further, attendees will learn how country-level gifted policies and paradigms are related to educators’ use of teacher-directed instruction, student orientation, and formative assessment, and how these teacher behaviors are ultimately connected to student performance. This session will illustrate why different paradigms might be associated with different instructional behaviors and how views, policies, and gifted education practices can affect the achievement of all learners, not just the gifted.
Katie McClarty, Ph.D, Chief Assessment Officer, Questar
The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands.
- Robert M. Pirsig
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Session Two 10:20 - 11:20 a.m.
Haas Conference Center, Room 173Connecting Head, Heart and Hands: Schools, Classrooms, andFamilies as EcosystemsIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Coordinators, Psychologists & Parents (K-12)Schools are places that are teeming with life – dynamic and ever changing. They are places where living organisms in the form of students, faculty and staff members, administrators, parents, and others flow in and out of physical environments – school grounds, classrooms, hallways, cafeterias, restrooms, athletic facilities, etc. The flow of ideas, knowledge, communication, social interactions, relationships, and emotions as well as the ever-increasing use of technology are integral parts of these systems, making them increasingly complex places where everything is somehow connected to every-thing else. Yet, in many ways, we continue to view schools as they have been viewed since industrialization – as factories. This mechanistic and compartmentalized model is out of step with current reality and can be quite limiting. This session will explore how using this different paradigm can help transform our schools into the places that we as educators know they could be and should be.
David Ghoogasian, Educational Trainer/Consultant & School Improvement Facilitator, The Lyceum
Taper Courtyard, Classroom 160Aligning the California Standards with Depth and ComplexityUsing TechnologyIntended Audience: Teachers (K-12)In this session participants will look at the standards they teach in their classrooms and see how they can incorporate the iconic prompts of depth and complexity and technol-ogy tools to enhance their lessons. Participants will use the iconic prompts to create a standard(s) specific lesson plan designed with technology in mind. Participants will walk away with a collaboration of lesson plans that they can use in their classrooms.
Rasienna Willars, Instructional Technology Facilitator,Instructional Technology Initiative, Los Angeles USD
David Ghoogasian Carlos Lauchu Jodi Huff
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Session Two 10:20 - 11:20 a.m.
Taper Courtyard, Classroom 161Reinventing STEM Academic Excellence for All StudentsIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators & Coordinators (K-12)As the 2011 LAUSD Teacher of the Year and current Principal of the Science Academy STEM Magnet, Carlos Lauchu, a collaborative partner of the College Board, will define what a STEM program should include and prioritize. He and his colleague, Jodi Huff, will share educational strategies and instructional techniques that promote student engagement and intrapersonal empowerment for all learners – which have yielded impressive results. For eight years, 100% of Mr. Lauchu’s students scored “Advanced” on the California Standardized Test in Science. Even more incredible, his middle school students have achieved an unprecedented passing rate on Science AP and SAT exams. In this session, Mr. Lauchu and Ms. Huff will share an inside look into their classrooms and the Science Academy's articulated STEM program, as they discuss their school’s extraor-dinary journey and the potential for replicating their innovative techniques.
Carlos Lauchu, Teacher & Principal & Jodi Huff, Teacher & Magnet Coordinator, The Science Academy STEM Magnet, Los Angeles USD
Taper Courtyard, Classroom 162Making African American and Latino Students’ Lives Really Matter in GATE and Other ClassroomsIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Coordinators, Psychologists & Parents (K-12)Despite decades of school reforms, African American and Latino K-12 students continue to be overrepresented among the students who have negative schooling experiences, while being underrepresented in college-preparatory programs, such as GATE. This session will provide participants with stories, research, and practical strategies that will encourage them to use their heads, hearts, and hands to empower African American and Latino students.
Gail L. Thompson, Ph.D, Author, Education Consultant& Professor, Fayetteville State University
Taper Courtyard, Classroom 163Organizing an Afterschool Robotics ClubIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators & Coordinators (1-6)Last year, thousands of teams competed in the Wonder League Robotics Competition, where they learned about teamwork, problem solving, and creativity. We talk about how teachers and parents can organize a Wonder League Robotics Club so their students can hone their coding skills and compete in the worldwide computer science and robotics competition, the first of its kind for kids as young as first grade. This is an excellent precursor to programs like FIRST and VEX Robotics competitions in secondary schools.
June Lin, Head of Community and Education, Dash & Dot& Kyle Myers, Teacher, Fullerton School District
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Session Two 10:20 - 11:20 a.m.
Taper Courtyard, Resource RoomCapitalizing on Intuition and InquiryIntended Audience: Teachers (K-8)Gifted kids are curious, intuitive learners, yet we often battle these characteristics in the classroom. Students understand quickly and get bored, ask questions that are beyond the lesson, or grow to resent repetitive practice. Let's take advantage of these traits rather than working against them by incorporating intuition and inquiry into our lesson design.
Ian Byrd, Founder, Byrdseed
Kalsman Terrace Utilize Yoga Tools to Shift Your Students into Learning-Ready StatesIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Coordinators, Psychologists & Parents (K-12)This participatory workshop provides you with the basic principles and tools to integrate short yoga breaks in your classroom using chair yoga. You will learn simple yoga tools to promote students’ physical, mental, and emotional health. Emphasis is placed on understanding how to effectively utilize yoga tools to support student learning and achievement. Participants will receive a digital Yoga Ed. Tools for Teachers Mini Manual.
Jason Battung, Trainer, Yoga Ed.
Registration AreaNoah’s Ark Exhibit: An Exploratory Museum Journey Intended Audience: Teachers (K-6; can be adapted to 7-12) Teachers will explore Noah’s Ark at the Skirball, the permanent, award-winning interac-tive exhibit with a floor-to-ceiling wooden ark, filled to the rafters with whimsical animals made from recycled materials. There are 386 animals aboard the Skirball ark and a variety of interactive activities. The exhibit celebrates cooperation and migration across cultures. Flood narratives from different cultures and time periods will be exam-ined; there are more than 200! Curricular tie-ins with the exhibit that benefit gifted learners will be explored across grades K-12. The session will end with an art activity and drum circle in the exhibit.
Jeannine Patria, Professional Expert, Los Angeles USD & Skirball Cultural Center StaffTicketed Session; “first-come, first-served” tickets will be distributed at the Solutions booth during registration.
Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together.
- John Ruskin
Session Three At-a-Glance 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Redrawing the Lines: Neurodiversity – A Compass to a Changing World (K-12)Jonathan Mooney
Being Bright is Not Enough: Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Children (K-12)James T. Webb, Ph.D
Learning with Apple: Reaching Every Student’s Learning Style (K-12)Apple Engineer
Herscher HallGuerin Pavilion
Ahmanson Hall
Magnin Auditorium
Dr. James T. Webb
Jonathan Mooney
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Session Three 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Herscher Hall, Guerin PavilionRedrawing the Lines: Neurodiversity – A Compass to a Changing WorldIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Coordinators, Psychologists & Parents (K-12)Renowned writer, neurodiversity activist and author Jonathan Mooney vividly, humor-ously and passionately brings to life the wonderful world of neurodiversity: the research behind it, the people who live in it, and the lessons it has for all of us who care about the future of education. Explaining the latest theories, Jonathan helps teachers and parents redefine what it is for students in the 21st century to think and to learn and to be successful. He provides concrete examples of how to prepare students and implement frameworks that best support their academic and professional pursuits.
Jonathan Mooney, Author, Activist & SpeakerBook signing for this author will be held during Session Two in the exhibitor area (Greater Los Angeles Gifted Children’s Association table).
Ahmanson HallBeing Bright is Not Enough: Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted ChildrenIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Coordinators, Psychologists & Parents (K-12)A widespread myth about gifted children is that, because they are bright, they can simply "make it on their own." However, the characteristics of gifted children-combined with current educational practices—often put them "at risk," and the social, emotional, and interpersonal needs of gifted/talented children can result in significant problems if these children are not understood and nurtured. This session highlights several types of gifted children and behaviors, along with behavior patterns and cultural factors, which can result in gifted children being overlooked and even mislabeled. Other gifted children are never identified because they are learning disabled or because of their disadvantaged background. This session describes how characteristics of gifted children relate to their social/emotional needs, interpersonal and emotional styles, and frequent difficulties, such as peer difficulties, underachievement, perfectionism, or depression.
James T. Webb, Ph.D, President, Great Potential PressPlease visit this exhibitor in Ahmanson Hall (Murphy Foyer).
Magnin AuditoriumLearning with Apple: Reaching Every Student’s Learning StyleIntended Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Coordinators & Parents (K-12)We know that the best learning happens when it’s personal for every student. When students learn with Apple, learning becomes relevant to the world they live in, inspires creativity, encourages collaboration, and challenges them to solve problems with their own unique talents. For over 30 years, Apple has designed technology and services for this reason— so every teacher can reach every student’s learning style.
Apple Engineer, Apple Inc.
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Exhibitors Ahmanson Hall (Murphy Foyer/Bergreen Boardroom)
J Taylor Educationwww.jtayloreducation.comJohn [email protected]
Nathan Levy Books, LLCwww.storieswithholes.comNathan [email protected]
Odyssey of the Mindwww.laodyssey.orgBob [email protected] 213.247.3103
Perfection Learningwww.perfectionlearning.comPatti [email protected]
Perma-Bound Bookswww.perma-bound.comTim [email protected]
Stamping Till Dawnwww.stampingtilldawn.comDawn [email protected]
STAR Educationwww.starinc.orgMarisa [email protected]
Summer Institute for the Giftedwww.giftedstudy.orgKate Kossar & Barbara [email protected]
adaptED Consultantswww.adaptedconsultants.com
Kelly [email protected]
310.869.5646
Axianta Financial Partnerswww.axiantafinancial.com
Shederick Fowlks [email protected]
805.795.0570
California Credit Unionhttps://www.californiacu.org
Silvia [email protected]
Conservatory of Fine ArtsLAUSD Gifted/Talented Programs
http://achieve.lausd.net/gate213.241.6500
Engine-Uity, Ltd.www.engine-uity.com
Mary [email protected]
800.877.8718
Great Potential Press, Inc.www.greatpotentialpress.com
James T. Webb, [email protected]
520.777.6161
Greater Los Angeles Gifted Children’s Association
www.giftedchildrenla.org
Institute for Educational Advancement (IEA)www.educationaladvancement.org
Nina [email protected]
626.403.8900
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About the Venue: Skirball Cultural Center
The Skirball Cultural Center has a wealth ofinterdisciplinary resources for educators (K-12).
Teacher Resources http://www.skirball.org/education/for-teachers/teacher-resources
Free Museum AdmissionTeachers are eligible for complimentary admission to Skirball exhibi-
tions, including Noah’s Ark at the Skirball™. Tickets for all exhibitions are available at the door, subject to availability. Simply show your teacher identification to gain free admission. Advance tickets to Noah’s Ark are
highly recommended on weekends and during school holidays (including spring, summer, and winter breaks). Advance tickets are not available on FREE Thursdays. To reserve your free, timed entry tickets to Noah’s Ark,
go online or call (877) SCC–4TIX. Indicate promotion code 99557.
Store DiscountTeachers receive a 10% discount at Audrey’s Museum Store—all year
round—off books, art supplies, music, and more. Please show your teacher identification to receive these benefits. Teachers also receive special discount coupons when they complete an online evaluation of
one of the tours or programs after their visit.
Membership DiscountPre-K–Grade 12 teachers who sign up to become Skirball Members
receive a 25% discount off all membership categories. For more infor-mation or to join, call Membership at (310) 440–4599 or join on site at
the membership desk in the main lobby.
Transportation & Admission ScholarshipsThe Skirball provides admission scholarships on a first-come, first-
served basis to public schools in need. You may apply for a bus scholar-ship online when you submit your school program request form. Schol-
arship status will be indicated in your confirmation of visit. http://www.skirball.org/education/for-your-students
TEACHING THROUGH STORYTELLING
Three-Day WorkshopTuesday, June 21–Thursday, June 23, 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Storytelling has the power to enliven your classroom curriculum and to inspire students to develop creative modes of communication and collaboration. Take part in the Skirball’s next Teaching Through Storytelling workshop and participate in artist-led workshops, design dynamic interdisciplinary lessons, and connect with like-minded educators!
REGISTER NOW: skirball.org/teacher-programs
Also of Interest—The Skirball seeks applicants to join its dedicated corps of docents. A perfect fit if you love working with young people! Details at skirball.org/docent-opportunities.
Thank you for attending the2016 Los Angeles City/County Conference
on Gifted/Talented Education
With Deep Appreciation for your Contribution and Support
Sponsor Acknowledgment
Gifted/TalentedPrograms (GATE)
AdvancedPlacement (AP)
Advancement viaIndividual Determination
(AVID)
InternationalBaccalaureate (IB)
los angeles unified school districtdivision of instruction
advanced learning options
Proven Achievement.Lifelong Advantage.