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Iowa’s association of interested parents, educators, and concerned citizens dedicated to meeting the needs of talented and gifted children and youth.

ITAG Calendar of Events

ITAG Contact Information
 
ITAG Office
5619 NW 86th Street, Ste. 600
Johnston, Iowa 50131

Phone: 515-225-2323
Fax 515-327-5050

Email:
itag@assoc-serv.com

 
 


2011 ITAG Conference
Information

2011 Conference Logo

About the logo designer: Laís Gasparini is a 23 year old web designer. She is originally from Brazil and has been living in Santa Fe, New Mexico since march 2010 as an au pair for the Ellingson family and their sweet 2 year old triplets. She graduated from IPEP College in 2009 as an Information Analyst and has been working with computers ever since. In her free time she enjoys volunteering at the city Animal Shelter walking dogs, taking Zumba dance classes, and working on Photoshop projects.

“The development of this year's ITAG logo was an exciting Photoshop project for me. Through the usage of Skype, e-mail, Facebook, and phone calls, our brainstorming team (consisting of Linda Moehring, Alicia Ellingson, and myself) was able to come up with great ideas despite the distance between us. With my Photoshop skills, I was able to turn these ideas into a creative and fitting logo for this year's ITAG conference theme.

Laís 

 
Cutting Beyond the Edge: New Realities in Gifted Education
 
2011 ITAG Conference Brochure Click here for the 2011 conference brochure
   

Presenters and Members!

A call for presenters contract and registration form will be available this spring.

Sponsors and Exhibitors

Exhibit space is available on a first come-first served basis. Exhibit space is available at $250 per space for commercial vendors and $175 per space for nonprofit vendors. The exhibit space is an 8 ft x 10 ft floor space furnished with one skirted 8 ft table, two chairs, a wastebasket, and one standard sign. Electricity, Internet, and phone are available. There is an additional charge for these services, payable to the hotel. A price schedule is available upon request. Exhibitors are responsible for setting up, attending the booth, and removing all materials.  Insurance is the responsibility of the exhibitor.

Door prizes are welcomed, i.e., a gift certificate or a sample of your product.  If you are unable to attend, please consider sending a door prize anyway.

An Exhibitor contract to reserve a booth space is available on this website (below) – or you can request a hard copy by calling the ITAG Business Office,
515-225-2323.

An exhibitor opportunity contract is avaialble below.

General Information

Save the Date!

The 2011 Conference will be held October 17-18, 2011 at the Airport Holiday Inn located at 6111 Fleur Drive in Des Moines, Iowa. Over 400 Iowa educators, parents, students and interested parties are expected to attend this highly respected conference. The Registration form is below and a brochure will be coming soon.

The 2012 Conference will be held October 15-16, 2012 again at the Airport Holiday Inn.

ITAG is proud to announce the Administrator of the Year Award!


ITAG Admin of Year Award form is available below!

To register, or for more information, please see the below conference materials!

 
2011 Administrator of Year Award - Forms are due each year
by May 31.
 
2011 ITAG Administrator of the Year Award Administator of the Year Award Form
 
Meet the 2011 Keynote Speakers
 
2011 Keynote Speaker Bio Information Click here for the keynote speaker bio information
 
David Williamson Article Click here for David Williamson's article
 
Sally Reis Article Click here for Sally Reis's article
   
2011 Keynote and Other Speaker Presentations
   
Sally R. Beisser, Ph.D., Professor, Drake University School of Education
Play Presentation Play Presentation
Financial Literacy Financial Literacy
   
Kathy Jones, President, AHA - Learners
The Problem with Praise The Problem With Praise
The Problem with Praise Video 1 The Probelm with Praise Video 1
The Probelm with Praise Video 2 The Probelm with Praise Video 2
Celebrating I, D, D Celebrating I, D, D
 
Hazel Purtell, GATE Educator, ADM Middle & High Schools
Differentiation Middle School Differentiation Middle School
   
Sally Reis, National Research Center on Gifted and Talented, University of Cnnecticut
Challenging Talented Readers Challenging Talented Readers
Creative Productivity Creative Productivity
Developing Enrichment Programs for Young People Developing Enrichment Programs for Young People
 
Kay Singley, Moravia Community Schools
Early Identification and Programming Early Identification and Programming
   
Sara St. John, Burlington Community School District
Differentiation: One Teacher's Journey Differentiation: One Teacher's Journey
ELP Teacher Differentiation Form ELP Teacher Differentiation Form
Foldable Character Foldable Character
Indentifying Satire G The Simpsons do The Odyssey Indentifying Satire G The Simpsons do The Odyssey
Language Foldable Language Foldable
Odyssey Foldable Odyssey Foldable
   
2011 Graduate Credit
 
2011 Drake University Graduate Credit Info Click here for the 2011 Drake University graduate credit info
 
2011 Viterbo University Graduate Credit Info Click here for the 2011 Viterbo University graduate credit info
   
2011 Belin Blank Graduate Credit flyer Click here for the University of Iowa College of Education: Belin Blank Center Graduate Credit Flyer
   
Leadership in Gifted Education Syllabus Click here for the University of Iowa 07P:194:WKB Special Projects: Leadership in Gifted Education Syllabus
   
TAG: You Are It Syllabus Click here for the University of Iowa TAG: You're It Syllabus
 
2011 Conference Materials
 
2011 Parent Event Flyer Click here for the special session flyer for Parents
   
2011 ITAG Conference Brochure Click here for the Conference Brochure
   
2011 conference registration form Click here for the Registration Form
   
2011 Call for Presenters Click here for the 2011 Call for Presenters Info and Form
   
2011 Exhibitor Contract Click here for the 2011 Exhibitor Contract
 
Adobe Acrobat Reader Click here for the Adobe Acrobat Reader