NAGC 2025 Equity Symposium Call for Proposals

2025 NAGC Opportunity & Access Symposium Call for Proposals

Thank you for your interest in presenting at the NAGC 2025 Opportunity & Access Symposium. Please read through the information below before submitting your proposal.
NAGC 2025 Opportunity & Access Symposium presenters will be expected to include practical ideas, resources, and takeaways for attendees. Learn more about the NAGC Equity Symposium and the schedule at https://nagc.org/equitysymposium25.

Note that all breakout sessions will be presented virtually and recorded for attendees unable to attend scheduled sessions. Presenters must agree to allow NAGC to provide your recorded session to attendees via a protected virtual learning platform for post-conference viewing.

The 2025 Opportunity & Access Symposium Planning Group has provided these topics of interest:
- Useful, meaningful, and relevant strategies for culturally responsive classrooms and services
- Serving multicultural students in gifted education
- Collaborating and engaging with families
- Advocating for students and services in the face of current political climates
- Retention of students from underrepresented groups
- Practical, real-world examples of identification practices that have increased access to and opportunities for advanced learner services
- Cultural and lingual considerations for gifted identification and services
- Role of campus and district leaders in creating or improving access to gifted education services
- Censorship and topic and book bans (e.g., African American history, books, etc.)
- Recruiting and retaining Black, Brown, and Indigenous educators
- Intersectionality and diversity within communities
- Helping students create change, break down barriers, and grow as leaders and advocates
Because the number of sessions is limited, presenters may submit no more than 1 proposal as lead presenter and 1 proposal as a copresenter. Only two presenters may be included on each breakout session.

Proposal Timeline:
- February 21: Call for Proposals Opens
- March 14: Call for Proposals Closes
- March 28: Presenters Notified of Acceptance
- April 11: Presenters Notified of Schedule
- May 29: Event Date
Please review all virtual speaker policies before finalizing your submission: https://bit.ly/nagcspeakerpolicies
Submitter Name*

First NameLast Name
Email*
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Session Title*
Short Session Description (60 words or less)*

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Detailed Session Description (100 words or less)*

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Grade Levels Addressed*

Early ChildhoodK-56-89-12Postsecondary
Which best describes the audience level for your presentation?*

Introduction to the TopicIntermediate/Some Knowledge of the TopicAdvanced/Application of the Topic
How does your session address the needs of underrepresented learners or provide tools for advocates? How does your session present new or relevant/timely material for this event?*

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How does your session connect to research, models, or best practices in gifted education or serving students from underrepresented populations?*

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Please provide 1-3 key takeaways or learning outcomes for session participants. What tangible learnings will they leave with?*

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How will you make your virtual session interesting and engaging?*

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Why are you (and/or your team) the best presenters for this topic? What do you bring that's unique or innovative to the conversation? How can/will you relate to attendees?*

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I confirm that I have read and reviewed the NAGC Speaker policies located at https://bit.ly/nagcspeakerpolicies and the NAGC Standards of Conduct located at https://bit.ly/NAGCconductstandards and understand that I will be expected to complete a separate speaker agreement attesting to follow these policies.*

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Presenter Information

Please provide the following information for NAGC to include on its site and marketing for the event. Because breakout session spots are limited, sessions are limited to two presenters per breakout session.
Presenter 1 Name*

First NameLast Name
Presenter 1 Email*
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Presenter 1 District, University, or Organization
Presenter 1 Bio (60 words or less)*

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Presenter 1 Headshot*

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Presenter 2 Name

First NameLast Name
Presenter 2 Email
example@example.com
Presenter 2 District, University, or Organization
Presenter 2 Bio (60 words or less)

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Presenter 2 Headshot

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2025 NAGC Opportunity & Access Symposium Call for Proposals