Silverquicken @NAGC
National Association for Gifted Children
November 13-16, 2025 | Pittsburgh, PA
Puzzles, Games, and Stories Can Transform Your Classroom
Want your students to learn problem solving, creativity, and teamwork? Want to do it in a fun, easy-to-implement way?
Come by Booth 425 to try one of our puzzles, flip through our SEED book (co-authored with Dr. Brian Housand!), and learn all about Silverquicken. And join us for several hands-on workshops, where you’ll learn about how puzzles can transform education for gifted learners through collaboration, complex problem-solving, and (non-video) game play!
Workshop
Cooperative Learning:
The Missing Pillar in Gifted Education
with Nicole Goldsmith, Oceanport Schools
Saturday, 11/15 at 2:30 PM
Convention Center, Room 407
Lesson Roundtables
L.R. 8 - Multi-Layered Puzzles Help
Gifted Learners Struggle... Productively!
with Alison Welch, North Brunswick Township School District
Friday, 11/14 at 8:00 AM
Exhibit Hall B
L.R. 19 - Water Falcon: Game Theory in Action!
with Ellen Kolonoski, Kittatinny Regional HS
Saturday, 11/15 at 8:00 AM
Exhibit Hall B
NEW THIS YEAR! SEED BOOK AND DAILY PUZZLE PLUS
Order either / both now using NAGC10 at checkout for 10% off your entire purchase!
DAILY PUZZLE PLUS
If you love our free Daily Puzzle, get ALL the previous + future puzzles (200 across the school year!), PLUS hints and detailed solutions for each!
SEED BOOK
Co-authored with Dr. Brian Housand, this book provides 50+ puzzles, games, and activities that build thinking AND feeling skills for gifted learners. Order now with your discount code at checkout and get 10% off the cover price!
Silverquicken Downloads
Workshop Materials
COOPERATIVE LEARNING: THE MISSING PILLAR IN GIFTED EDUCATION
Saturday, November 15
2:30 PM, Room 407
Presented with Nicole Goldsmith, Oceanport Schools, NJ
Discover how cooperative learning transforms gifted education by fostering collaboration, critical thinking, and social-emotional growth. This workshop highlights the power of a collaborative learning framework to engage gifted learners in teamwork-driven challenges. Learn strategies to design inclusive activities, overcome common group dynamics issues, and bring this overlooked pillar of gifted education to life in your classroom.
LESSON ROUNDTABLE 19: WATER FALCON: GAME THEORY IN ACTION!
Saturday, November 15
8:00 AM, Exhibit Hall B
Presented by Ellen Kolonoski, Kittatinny Regional HS, NJ
Learn game theory and build strategic thinking skills through this fast-paced, collaboratively competitive take on Rock/Paper/ Scissors. Reason, predict, and work together to win!
LESSON ROUNDTABLE 8: MULTI-LAYERED PUZZLES HELP GIFTED LEARNERS STRUGGLE... PRODUCTIVELY!
Friday, November 14
8:00 AM, Exhibit Hall B
Presented by Ali Welch, NBTSD, NJ
Discover how multi-layered puzzles are unique in creating productive struggle for gifted students. Learn how to make them for your classroom!
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