Breakthroughs in Twice-Exceptional Futures Conference

That's a wrap! The 2026 Breakthroughs in Twice-Exceptional Futures Conference fueled conversations, inspired attendees, and uplifted neurodivergent voices—and through these conversations, together, we continue our forward momentum toward a more neuroinclusive future.

Thank you to our incredible speakers and panelists who helped us expand our thinking.

Thank you to everyone—from neighboring schools and global offices—who spent this day of learning with us.

If you’re interested in learning more about the work we do at The Quad Preparatory School, we would love to host you at our campuses in Lower Manhattan. Please reach out to [email protected]—we would be delighted to hear from you.

Stay tuned for more announcements about Breakthroughs 2027 soon!

The 2026 Breakthroughs in Twice-Exceptional Futures Conference is this week! There's still time to get your tickets. You won't want to miss it!

In case you missed it: The Quad Preparatory School, host of the Breakthroughs Conference, is an approved provider of CTLE for educators and CEUs for psychologists and occupational therapists. Speech-language pathologists and audiologists can also receive CEUs through ASHA in partnership with Hunter College.

Full schedule and tickets: https://www.quadprep.org/community/breakthroughs-conference-2026

The 2026 Breakthroughs in Twice-Exceptional Futures Conference is ONE WEEK AWAY! There's still time to get your tickets. You won't want to miss it! The full schedule is available now on our website.

https://www.quadprep.org/community/breakthroughs-conference-2026

Speaker Announcement: Kimberly Alexander, PsyD!

"Anxiety and Neurodivergence"

Anxiety frequently shapes the daily experiences of twice-exceptional and neurodiverse individuals, often in ways that are subtle, misunderstood, or misattributed. This session invites attendees to explore how anxiety can manifest across academic, social, and emotional contexts, and why a neuroinclusive lens matters when supporting these learners. Participants will leave with a broader understanding of the role anxiety plays, how neurodivergent students experience it, and considerations for creating environments that better support regulation, engagement, and well-being.

𝘒𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘗𝘴𝘺𝘋, 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘦. 𝘋𝘳. 𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘹𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳, 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘪𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘺, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘋𝘏𝘋, 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘭, 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘰-𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦.

Tickets on sale now: https://www.quadprep.org/community/breakthroughs-conference-2026

Speaker Announcement: Peter Shankman!

"Progress Over Pressure: How Small Goals Help ADHD Brains Succeed"

Session hosted by Quad Prep's own Nicole Cavaliere, MEd.

ADHD brains are not broken. They are just wired differently, and they thrive on progress, not perfection. This fireside chat breaks down why big resolutions usually fail and how small, specific goals help students actually get started and keep going. Designed for parents, teachers, and students, this conversation offers practical ways to turn “I’ll do it someday” into “I did it today.” When we focus on small wins, we build skills, confidence, and habits that add up to big results over time.

𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝟨𝘹 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵-𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳, 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘺𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳, 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘕𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘱 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘵 (𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘢 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘖𝘶𝘵), 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢, 𝘗𝘙, 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰-𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘻, 𝘢 𝘞𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘰𝘯, 𝘋𝘊-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘸 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮. 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘺𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝟣𝟢𝟢, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝟩𝟧𝟢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦. 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦.

Tickets on sale now: https://www.quadprep.org/community/breakthroughs-conference-2026

Speaker Announcement: Kelli Suding, MEd, CPACC!

"Access by Design: Supporting Learner Variability Through UDL and Accessibility"

When learning environments are designed for variability, access becomes built-in rather than added later. This session highlights how UDL principles combined with accessible materials, assistive and inclusive technologies can open literacy and content access for a wide range of learners. Participants will leave with concrete tools and design approaches that shift instruction from accommodation to proactive accessibility.

𝘈𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘈𝘚𝘛’𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘒𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘬𝘦𝘺𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦.

Tickets on sale now: https://www.quadprep.org/community/breakthroughs-conference-2026

Speaker Announcement: Pooja Patel, MA!

"Boost Writing Skills: Using Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) to Help Students Find Their Voice"

Participants will learn how to make the writing process explicit and accessible for both teachers and students through the six stages of Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD), developed by Karen Harris and Steve Graham. This session introduces practical, easy-to-use mnemonics that simplify writing instruction and support students in developing strong self-regulation skills. Attendees will leave with concrete strategies they can implement immediately to help students write independently, communicate their ideas with clarity, and use their voices with purpose.

𝘗𝘰𝘰𝘫𝘢 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭, 𝘔𝘈, 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩, 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴. 𝘐𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘗𝘰𝘰𝘫𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭, 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘦. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘦- 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯-𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘔𝘈 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦, 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘢 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘗𝘰𝘰𝘫𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘴, 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴. 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦.

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Speaker Announcement: Dr. Debbie Troxclair!

"Between Worlds: How Twice-Exceptional Students Form Identity"

Twice-exceptional (2e) learners often grow up navigating two distinct worlds: one shaped by advanced cognitive abilities, and one resulting from a co-occurring disability. This session explores how these dual experiences influence the complex process of identity development. Drawing from emerging research and clinical insights, we examine why forming a cohesive sense of self can be uniquely difficult for 2e learners who frequently encounter asynchrony, inconsistent feedback from their environment, and limited opportunities for authentic psychological identification with others.

The session highlights barriers that may hinder identity development, such as social misunderstanding, ecological mismatches, and limited peer connection, and it provides practical techniques educators can use to reduce these barriers. Read more on our website.

𝘋𝘳. 𝘋𝘦𝘣𝘣𝘪𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘹𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘳, 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳, 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥/𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘓𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘳 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘋𝘳. 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘹𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘥 (𝘛𝘈𝘎). 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰-𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘦-𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦.

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Speaker Announcement: Dr. Claire E. Hughes!

"From Spark to Strategy: AI-Supported Lesson Design for Twice-Exceptional Learners"

Twice-exceptional educators are increasingly tasked with teaching students how to use AI thoughtfully while continuing to design instruction that supports challenge and access. For many 2e learners, creativity is the most effective entry point to engagement, regulation, and advanced thinking. Inverting Bloom’s Taxonomy—beginning with creation and intentionally working backward—offers a structure for both instruction and student use of AI.

In this session, participants will explore how to teach students to use AI as a cognitive partner rather than a shortcut. Lessons begin with authentic creation, then guide students in using AI to support analysis, application, and knowledge development. Teachers model this same process in planning, making thinking visible and supporting executive functioning, metacognition, and ethical decision making. Read more on our website.

𝘋𝘳. 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘌. 𝘏𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭, 𝘎𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘦-𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘊𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘥 & 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘕𝘈𝘎𝘊, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 (𝘊𝘌𝘊-𝘛𝘈𝘎). 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦.

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Speaker Announcement: Dr. Matt Zakreski!

"Overcoming Perfectionism: How to Stop Moving the Finish Line"

But it's not perfect yet! Perfectionism can be a major aspect of being anxious, especially if you are gifted and twice-exceptional. This presentation will define perfectionism as an aspect of anxiety and how it manifests in and outside of the classroom. It is important to understand the personality factors and reinforcement patterns that maintain perfectionism in gifted individuals. We will also give practical solutions for managing these feelings and related behaviors.

𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘸 “𝘋𝘳. 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵” 𝘡𝘢𝘬𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘬𝘪, 𝘗𝘴𝘺𝘋 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺, 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. 𝘏𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰-𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘓𝘓𝘊, 𝘤𝘰-𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 “𝘕𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘕𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺,” 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘕𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘕𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥.

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