Thursday, October 15, 2009

Educator Workshops, Demonstration Lessons, and Roundtables
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Morning Sessions

9:00 – 9:20: Registration and Continental Breakfast

Session I
9:25 – 10:30
Session II
10:35– 11:35
Session III
11:40 – 12:40
ALL Grades
From Lab Base to Curricular Integration:  One-to-One Computer and Educational Technology Programs Open Unexpected Doors in 21st Century Gifted Classrooms
Campus Tours
Textbooks 2.0: Textbooks to Flexbooks
Early Childhood
Math Talks: Seeing Numbers in New Ways with the Rekenrek Demonstration Lesson
The Power of Thinking in Different Bases

Mystery!: An Integrated Early Childhood Curriculum Unit
Lower School

Cultivating Creativity and Passion for Mathematics: Math Clubs at Nueva
Lower School
Design Thinking in Lower School: Nueva’s Innovation Lab in Action
Demonstration Lesson
Developing Compassionate Thinkers and Resilient Leaders: Insights from the Nueva School’s Social and Emotional Learning Program
Lower School
Dr. Akihiko Takahashi: Learning Mathematics Through Problem Solving
Demonstration Lesson and Debriefing
Double session

How to Engage and Motivate Students Through Developmentally Rich Thematic Units
Middle School
Social & Emotional Learning: The Open Session
Hands-on Science: Never a Dull Moment!

Demonstration Lesson
Developing Middle School Writers
Middle School
Integrated Middle School Science: Solar House Project
Middle School Campus Tour
Science & Humanities: A Natural Interdisciplinary Approach
Middle School
Cultivating Students’ Passions: Lit Club and Academies

Making the Most of Ah-ha! Moments: Student-Inspired Teaching and Mathematics

12:45 – 1:25: Lunch

Afternoon Sessions

Session IV
1:30 – 2:30
Gift-Ed Shop and Exhibitors' Fair Reception
2:30 -- 4:30
ALL Grades
Integrated Musical Theater: Kid-Created from Beginning to End
Join us at the Gift-Ed Shop! During the two days of the conference, you will have the opportunity to see what many local and national organizations have to offer school-aged children. At the Gift-Ed Shop, you may purchase speakers’ publications, goods from IDEO, puzzles, games, and more! Other non-profits with enrichment programs will also have materials for you to pick up, and representatives will be available to answer questions.

A selection of our exhibitors includes Amsco School Publications, Inc., Art in Action, Begin with the Brain, California Future Problem Solvers, CK-12 Foundation, Davidson Institute for Talent Development, Elementeo, Fox Imaging LLC, Hickory Grove Press, Idyllwild Arts Summer Program, Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth, Nathan Levy Associates Inc., Pearson, Summer Institute for the Gifted, STAR Education, YMIR/The Ultimate Puzzle.

Following Thursday’s sessions, there will be a reception for all our attendees, speakers and faculty. This is open and available to all.
Early Childhood
Train the Brain
Lower School
Special Projects and Problem-Solving in Math
Lower School
Designing Hands-On Science with the Cycle of Inquiry Model

Middle School
Convergence of the Scientific Method and Design Thinking