FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17TH
Special Session

8:00 – 9:00 AM Registration with coffee and cookies (and Silent Auction starts)

8:30 – 9:00 AM Welcome by WAETAG Board

9:00 – 9:45 AM Student and Parent Panel on Positive Gifted Education Issues

9:45 – 10:00 AM Break

COHORT A / COHORT B
10:00-10:50a.m.
(You will choose either COHORT A or B and will have the option to select ONE of the three tours and ONE of the four workshops to attend.) / PICK A TOUR:
  • Gifted centered education:Gifted Private School walking tour! Walk over to tour the Seabury School for the Gifted Middle School Campus, debrief with Seabury head of school and staff and see how they focus on meeting the needs of gifted students in a full time, gifted student-centered school.(Free.)
  • Tacoma Architecture and Art in the Classroom Bus Tour:-sample lessons and field trip! Focus on using art and architecture in the classroom- Ride along with us through town, visiting local artwork projects, studios including the FAB LAB (where they have new tech things like 3D printers!) and Story Lab at the local library (where they work with kids to create multi-media projects), and assorted school sites; View historic architectural structures. (Tour limited to 40 participants. $5 fee for bus costs, participants will get goodie bags including lesson plan ideas and other resources from the places we visit!)
  • Creativity in the Classroom- walking tour to the Museum of Glass and Tinkertopia: Walking tour to the Museum of Glass where amazing local artists including the Hilltop Artists will also have exhibits to view. Stop by Tinkertopia, the local recycled art supply store full of amazing ideas for projects for your classroom! ($12 Museum of Glass entrance fee to be paid at the museum)
/ PICK A WORKSHOP:
  • Administrators:Critical Conversations to Support Implementing Highly Capable Programs and Program Management. This session begins with an interactive panel discussion on program rules (bring your questions!) with Dr. Nancy Hertzog, Rachel Chung, and Kristina Johnstone and then moves to a presentation on program infrastructure presented by Charlotte Akin
  • Teachers: “Creative Problem Solving” session with activity presented by Roger Fisher
  • Admin., Teachers, Counselors: “Nature and Needs of the Gifted” presented by Jan Kragen
    (NOTE: this session is geared towards those new to the gifted field)
  • Admin., Teachers, Counselors: “Social Emotional Needs of the Gifted” presented by Lori ComallieCaplan and Marcia Holland

10:50-11:00a.m. / (TOUR CONTINUES until 11:45 a.m.) / 10:50 networking break—
logic puzzles and word games!
11:00am-11:50pm / (TOUR CONTINUES until 11:45 a.m.) /
  • Workshops from above continue!

12:00 – 12:20 PM Networking Break and Entertainment

12:20 – 1:00 PM Lunch(boxed lunch provided between Tours & Workshops)

COHORT B / COHORT A
1:00-1:50pm
(You will choose either COHORT A or B and will have the option to select ONE of the three tours and ONE of the four workshops to attend.) / PICK A TOUR:
  • Gifted centered education:Gifted Private School walking tour! Walk over to tour the Seabury School for the Gifted Middle School Campus, debrief with Seabury head of school and staff and see how they focus on meeting the needs of gifted students in a full time, gifted student-centered school. (Free.)
  • Tacoma Architecture and Art in the Classroom Bus Tour:-sample lessons and field trip! Focus on using art and architecture in the classroom- Ride along with us through town, visiting local artwork projects, studios including the FAB LAB (where they have new tech things like 3D printers!) and Story Lab at the local library (where they work with kids to create multi-media projects), and assorted school sites; View historic architectural structures. (Tour limited to 40 participants. $5 fee for bus costs, participants will get goodie bags including lesson plan ideas and other resources from the places we visit!)
  • Creativity in the Classroom- walking tour to the Museum of Glass and Tinkertopia: Walking tour to the Museum of Glass where amazing local artists including the Hilltop Artists will also have exhibits to view. Stop by Tinkertopia, the local recycled art supply store full of amazing ideas for projects for your classroom! ($12 Museum of Glass entrance fee to be paid at the museum)
/ PICK A WORKSHOP:
  • Administrators:Critical Conversations to Support Implementing Highly Capable Programs and Program Management. This session begins with an interactive panel discussion on program rules (bring your questions!) with Dr. Nancy Hertzog, Rachel Chung, and Kristina Johnstone and then moves to a presentation on program infrastructure presented by Charlotte Akin
  • Teachers: “Creative Problem Solving” session with activity presented by Roger Fisher
  • Admin., Teachers, Counselors: “Nature and Needs of the Gifted” presented by Jan Kragen
    (NOTE: this session is geared towards those new to the gifted field)
  • Admin., Teachers, Counselors: “Social Emotional Needs of the Gifted” presented by Lori ComallieCaplan and Marcia Holland

1:50-2:00pm / (TOUR CONTINUES until 2:45pm) / 1:50pm networking break—
logic puzzles and word games!
2:00-2:50pm / (TOUR CONTINUES until 2:45pm) /
  • Workshops from above continue!

3:00 PM End of Friday Special Session

(3:30 – 5:00 PM—WAETAG Board Meeting)

FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 17TH
Beginning of the Formal Program

4:00 - 5:45 PMRegistration - TradeshowSilent Auction Starts

4:45 - 6:00 PM Reception with heavy hors d'oeuvres and no host bar

(Art scavenger hunt directions available for those who want to participate!)

6:00 - 7:00 PM Keynote Speaker—Joy Lawson Davis, "Breaking through the

Stereotypes: Reaching & Teaching Culturally Different Gifted Learners, Part 1"

7:00 - 8:00 PM VIP Social Hour (No-Host)—Meet & Greet the Speakers!

Location: Hotel Murano's "BITE" Bar & Restaurant

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18TH

8:00 - 8:30 AMRegistration & Continental Breakfast hosted by WAETAG Board

8:30 - 9:00 AMWelcome & Announcements

9:00 - 10:00 AMOpening Keynote— Joy Lawson Davis, "Breaking through the

Stereotypes: Reaching & Teaching Culturally Different Gifted Learners, Part 2"

10:00 - 10:15 AMNetworking Break—Visit Silent Auction Items & Tradeshow

10:15 - 11:15 AMBreak-out Sessions

11:15 - 11:30 AMNetworking Break with Entertainment

11:30 - 12:45 PMLUNCH—WAETAG Announcements and Awards!

12:45 - 1:45 PMBreak-out Sessions

1:45 - 2:00 PMNetworking Break—Visit Silent Auction Items & Tradeshow

2:00 - 3:00 PMBreak-out Sessions including Speed Lessons -
Come prepared with sample lesson plans!

3:00 - 3:15 PMNetworking Break—Visit Silent Auction Items & Tradeshow

3:15 - 4:15 PMBreak-out Sessions

4:15 - 4:30 PMConference Ending—Announce Silent Auction Winners