KAGE 30th Annual Conference CELEBRATING 30 YEARS AND LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

Monday, February 8 and Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Marriott Griffin Gate, Lexington, KY

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2010 - Click here for Monday session descriptions. 7:00 am, REGISTRATION DESK OPENS 7:00 am, CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 8:00 - 9:00 am, GENERAL SESSION: Remarks by DR. TERRY HOLLIDAY, Kentucky Commissioner of Education Keynote by SALLY M. REIS, Ph.D., Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor & past Department Head of the Educational Psychology Department at the University of CT, where she also serves a Principal Investigator for the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented. Why Gifted Programs Make a Difference in Students' Lives 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, VISIT THE EXHIBITS 9:30 - 11:45 am, MORNING CONCURRENT SESSIONS 8:00 am - 3:30 pm, KAGE CHAPTER DAY 11:45 am - 1:15 pm, LUNCH 1:15 - 3:45 pm, AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSIONS 4:15 pm, KAGE BUSINESS MEETING 6:00 pm, MEET THE AUTHORS 6:30 - 8:30 pm CREATIVITY NIGHT 7:00 - 8:30 pm, AN EVENING FOR PARENTS - PARENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR RAISING A GIFTED CHILD, presented by George Betts, Ed.D., Professor and Director of the Center for the Education and Study of Gifted, Talented, Creative Learners and the Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) at the University of Northern Colorado. This event is open to the public and free - Bring a Friend! TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2010 - Click here for Tuesday session descriptions as they become available. 7:30 am, REGISTRATION DESK OPENS 7:30 am, CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 8:00 am - 9:00m, GENERAL SESSION NAGC/KAGE Nicholas Green Distinguished Student Award Recipient KAGE Service and Advocacy Awards Presentation Remark Keynote Address: GEORGE BETTS, Ed.D., Professor and Director of the Center for the Education and Study of Gifted, Talented, Creative Learners and the Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) at the University of Northern Colorado - The 21st Century Autonomous Learner 9:00 - 9:30 am - Time with Vendors 9:30 - 11:30 am, BREAK-OUT TWO HOUR CONCURRENT SESSIONS FOR EDUCATORS AND PARENTS 11:40 am - 4:00 pm, Concurrent Sessions (one-hour) for educators and parents LUNCH ON YOUR OWN 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Visit the Exhibits