2026 FISD GT Summit

2026 FISD GT Summit

8:30am CDT

Optional Breakfast Casey Room 200

9:00am CDT

Know Thyself: Intuition and Gifted People Casey Room 200Greg Reeves

10:30am CDT

Bridging Disciplines: Collaborative Real-World Learning in G/T Courses Casey Room 104Chris Wright Referrals and Characteristics of Gifted Students Casey Room 106Donna Branch • Meagan Smith Think Big: Building Problem-Solving Skills Through Complexity Casey Room 200Greg Reeves

11:30am CDT

Lunch On Your Own

1:00pm CDT

Down the Rabbit Hole - Teaching students to be producers of knowledge and art rather than just mere consumers. Casey Room 106Amy Cloud • Lacy Hanson Instructional Strategies for Secondary GT Students Casey Room 104Keela Artho • Samantha Gabriel Pre-Objective Choice Boards Casey Room 200Christy Carr • Kristi Fout • Bridget Mann

2:15pm CDT

Speed Round: Stretching your Smarties Casey Room 109amy mitchell TinkerCAD: The Benefits of 3D Modeling, Even Without a 3D Printer Casey Room 106Sandra Dannemiller • Jared Kitchens Using Vertical Thinking Boards to Boost Classroom Participation Casey Room 104Jana Abston • Lacy Brunson • Olivia Odle