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Full Schedule

  • Wednesday, November 4, 2026
  • 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM CT
    Registration
  • Thursday, November 5, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM CT
    Registration
  • 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT
    Building Thinkers: Interactive Engineering Design for K–8 Classrooms (Preregistration Required)
  • 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT
    Designing and Leading Culturally Responsive MTSS for Gifted Learners: From Lesson Design to System-Level Change with AI Integration (Preregistration Required)
  • 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT
    Get In the Game (Preregistration Required) Required)
  • 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT
    Teaching Strategies and Frameworks for Advanced and Gifted Learners You Can Use Today! (Preregistration Required)
  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT
    Network Leaders Meeting (Invitation Only)
  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT
    State Affiliate Meeting (Invitation Only)
  • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM CT
    Leadership Development Session (Invitation Only)
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT
    Catch Up With Your Community Networking Session
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT
    First-Timers Orientation
  • 3:15 PM - 5:00 PM CT
    Opening Keynote Session: “Who Did This for You?" Reframing Educator Beliefs and Resetting Access to Gifted Education
  • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM CT
    NAGC26 Exhibit Hall Grand Opening & Celebration
  • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM CT
    Poster Sessions
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM CT
    Network Evening Events
  • Friday, November 6, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT
    Registration
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Coordinator Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Lesson Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM CT
    Lunch on Your Own (Concessions Available in Exhibit Hall)
  • 12:10 PM - 1:00 PM CT
    Network Meetings
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Featured Session: Creating a Culture for High Expectations and Rigor
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Featured Session: Student Centered For Student Success
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    NAGC Talks: Try This Tomorrow: Supporting Twice-Exceptional Learners
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Signature Session: Looking Back, Planning Ahead: 50+ Years of Gifted Education in Wisconsin
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Signature Session: Recognizing Black Excellence, Rewriting Narratives: Insight from Jenkins Scholars, 2014-Present
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Signature Session: Reimagining Gifted Education Through Cultural Ways of Knowing
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Signature Session: The Future of Advanced Education and Talent Development: A Panel Discussion
  • 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM CT
    Dedicated Exhibit Hall Time
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM CT
    Get to Know Your Networks & SIGS
  • 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    NAGC Business Meeting
  • 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM CT
    NAGC Party
  • Saturday, November 7, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT
    Registration
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Coordinator Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Lesson Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    Parent Day
  • 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM CT
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM CT
    Lunch on Your Own (Concessions Available in Exhibit Hall)
  • 12:10 PM - 1:00 PM CT
    Network Meetings
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CT
    Dr. Martin D. Jenkins Scholars Presentation
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    La Excelencia Latina Award Ceremony
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM CT
    Lesson Roundtables
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT
    Celebration of Excellence
  • Sunday, November 8, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    NAGC Help Desk
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    It's Universal: Shared Trends, Challenges, and Celebrations Across the Globe in Gifted Education
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM CT
    Promising Practices in Gifted Arts Education: Innovation and Groundbreaking Contributions
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM CT
    Speed Geeking: The 300-Second Idea Sprint
  • 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    Closing Keynote: Don’t Fight Back, Fight Forward: Seeing the Potential Others Overlook