Opening: Dr. Roxana Reichman

Keynote: Prof. David Passig and Dr. Hava Vidergor

 Future thinking and teaching gifted students to think about the future

1. Creative mathematics in an Icelandic compulsory school. Ósk Dagsdóttir, Island oskdags@hi.is

2. Digital concept maps as a methodology for collaborative learning and a tool to enrich gifted students' analytical thinking. Lina Boulos and Yasir Awad, Israel  blina@sakhnin.ac.il

3. A holistic approach to the gifted and outstanding in the heterogeneous classroom. Ada Drori and Dganit Kukawka, Israel adadr@education.gov.il

1. From Sight to Observation in gifted students. Dganit Kukawka & Ada Drori, Israel dganit@adsmn.net

2. Qabilet - talent diagnostics service in the modern school education system. Aslanbek Amrin and Gulim Zhussupova, Kazakhstan a.arshabayeva@birgeoqy.kz

3. DEIS students' performance and participation in CTYI's EUE program. Cathy Woods, Ireland cathy.woods@dcu.ie

Gifted education through an intersectional lens. Laura Elena Runceanu, Sweden laura.runceanu@edu.stockholm.se

Implementing motivational interviewing with high-ability students. Nava Ben Artzey, Israel dr.navabenartzey@gmail.com

1. Curriculum development in gifted education in Turkey.    Hasan Akdeniz, United States hasan.akdeniz@wku.edu

2. Discovery learning: A pedagogical model for developing higher order thinking (HOT) through the multi-year curriculum. Elina Lustov, Israel Elina.lustov@gmail.com

1. Model of secondary school for gifted students in Spain. Alfredo Serrano de Haro Martínez, Spain domenchina.edu@gmail.com

2. Grade skipping: Why is it a good strategy for gifted students?    Andrée Therrien, Canada ataclinique@hotmail.com

Promoting a culture of excellence - from a passerby to a way of life - The story of  the "Amirim" program. Sara Davidson/Iris Azulay, and Leah Visotsky, Israel irisaz06@gmail.com

Prof. Joyce Van Tassel-Baska

An evidence-based approach to practice: Content-based differentiation for advanced learners

1. Impact of overexcitability and big five openness to experience on student preference for deep learning. Shelagh A. Gallagher, United States sagallag1@gmail.com

2. Exploring differences in habits of mind across talent majors for gifted and talented students. Julia Link Roberts, Hasan Akdeniz, and Tyler Clark, United States thomas.clark@wku.edu

3. The executive function basis of dyscalculia, orthographic dyslexia, and dysgraphia: Even gifted learners have learning disorders.          Paul Beljan, United States p.beljan@beljanpsych.com