Annual Conference
February 6 & 7
Conference Hotel Rooming
Marriott Courtyard Phoenix North
AAGT has partnered with the neighboring Courtyard Phoenix North to provide a discounted group rate for your convenience.
Reservation Details
Group rate is valid Wednesday, February 5 – Friday, February 7, 2020. Sleeping rooms include a King bed and a pull out sofa. Breakfast IS NOT included in this room rate.
Reservations can still be made at the best available rate by calling Katrina Bossard at 602.944.7373.
Attendees
| Early Bird | Regular | Onsite | |
| 1 Day / 2 Day | 1 Day / 2 Day | 1 Day / 2 Day | |
| Non-Member | $215 / $315 | $260 / $355 | $340 / $435 |
| Member | $165 / $265 | $210 / $305 | $275 / $365 |
| Presenter (Limited to two people per presentation) | $125 / $230 |
Registration fees include breakfast, lunch and any refreshments throughout the day.
Businesses/Exhibitors
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Level One
- $450
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Registration Includes
- Table space in main lobby of conference center – view map
- Meals for one person. If a second person will join you, please pay the additional fee per person which includes meals for two days.
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Level Two
- $275
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Registration Includes:
- Table space in first hallway by breakout sessions – view map
- Meals for one person. If a second person will join you, please pay the additional fee per person which includes meals for two days.
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Level Three
- $200
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Registration Includes:
- Table space in second hallway by breakout sessions – view map
- Meals for one person. If a second person will join you, please pay the additional fee per person which includes meals for two days.
- The addition of one insert for the conference bag marketing materials ($125 value). Inserts must be provided by the exhibitor no later than Jan. 15
Understanding the Latest Neuroscience of Giftedness
Nicole Tetreault, Ph.D.
Dr. Nicole A. Tetreault is a neuroscientist, researcher, author, and speaker who is dedicated to sharing the promise of neuroscience and psychology to improve the social and emotional lives of gifted learners. She received her Ph.D. from California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in neuroscience. Dr. Tetreault has authored many scientific papers on topics of gifted experience, brain evolution and brain development. Most recently, she has focused her efforts on studying the gifted experience by investigating the latest neuroscience, psychology, and physiology research. Her forthcoming book on the neuroscience of giftedness and the gifted experience, Feeling Color: An Insight into a Bright Mind, will be released by Great Potential Press in 2019.
Unleashing Creativity in the Classroom
Susan Baum, Ph.D.
Dr. Susan Baum, Ph.D. is the Director of the 2e Center for Research and Professional Development at Bridges Academy, a school for twice exceptional, and Provost of the Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity in Education. Professor Emeritus from The College of New Rochelle, Susan is widely published in the areas of differentiated instruction, twice exceptional students, primary-aged gifted students, and social and emotional factors affecting gifted students. Her books include Creativity 1,2,3; Chi Square, Pie Charts and Me; To Be Gifted and Learning Disabled: Strategies for Helping Bright Students with LD, ADHD, and More; Multiple Intelligences in the Elementary Classroom: A Teachers Toolkit; and Staying In Stepp: Nurturing the Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Adolescents.