Celebrate Big: 30 Years of Gifted Excellence!
AAGC Conference 2024
October 15 - 17, 2024
Celebrating 30 Years of Nurturing Gifted Minds
Marriott on Highway 280, Birmingham, Alabama
We’re thrilled to invite you to the 2024 AAGC Conference, the ultimate professional develop bash event for gifted education professional development! This is your golden ticket to learn from rockstar experts like Andi McNair and Dr. Matt Zakreski and connect with other passionate professionals. You won't want to miss this adventure!
Save the date! The 2024 AAGC Conference is set to be an unforgettable experience. Register now and join us in Birmingham, Alabama, for three days of learning, networking, inspiration, and celebrating AAGC's 30 years of advocacy and service.
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS OCTOBER 1, 2024
AFTER THAT DATE, REGISTRATION IS $450.00
Click here for the full draft schedule.
Click here for the full Thursday Workshop agenda and workshops descriptions.
Be sure to register for the workshop session you wish to attend because space is limited. You can select one full morning (8-12:30) workshop OR one mini-session from 8-10 AND one mini-session from 10:30 to 12:30.
Dr. Matt Zakreski
And the Children Shall Lead Us: A Guide to Interest-Based Learning
Gifted and twice-exceptional kids love to learn, but they don't always love school. If your child wants to learn everything they can about astrophysics, or neurosurgery, or the Peloponnesian War, why would we get in the way of that intrinsic motivation and enthusiasm? The education system tends to be resistant to the ideal of Interest-Based Learning (IBL), or layering educational goals through a child’s interests. This session will explore why IBL works, how to adapt it for your neurodivergent child, and how to advocate for it as an educational approach regardless of what school system you’re a part of.
Andi McNair
A Meaningful Mess: Innovative Strategies to Engage and Empower Gifted Learners
It's okay for learning to be messy, as long as it's meaningful. In
this keynote address, we will explore innovative ideas and strategies
designed to transform traditional lesson planning into dynamic,
experience-driven learning. Throughout our time together, educators
will discover practical methods and small shifts in mindset that will
help them design experiences that will engage, challenge, and empower
gifted learners, ensuring that each day leaves a lasting impact.
Register here!
