The 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a significant milestone—a celebration of five decades of progress in special education, including expanded access to general education classrooms and AI- and tech-driven innovations.
Presented by John Eisenberg, Executive Director, NASDSE; Traci Hogan, Assistant Superintendent for Special Education, Greenville County Schools (SC); Julie Weatherly, Esq., Owner, Resolutions in Special Education, Inc.; Phyllis Wolfram, Executive Director, Council of Administrators of Special Education; and Dr. Suzanne Jimenez, National Director, Innovation and Insights, HMH
Presented by Alestra Flores Menéndez, Director, Multilingual Initiatives, Amplify; and Gregory Trieste, STEM Product Specialist, Amplify
Presented by Tami Hill-Washington, Ed.M., Executive Director, MLFC, Center for Whole-Child Education; and Sarah Carranza, Elementary & World Language Instructor, Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching & Learning Innovation, Arizona State University
Moderated by Barbara Pape, Senior Director, Learner Variability Project, Digital Promise
Presented by Mitch Weathers, Educator, Founder and CEO, Organized Binder, Inc.; and Amanda Morin, Educational and Neurodiversity Consultant, Author, AmandaMorin.com
Moderated by Jessica Jackson, Director of Professional Learning, Digital Promise
Presented by Kerri Larkin, Senior Education Advisor, Lexia; Ashlee Ciccone, Principal, Pinehurst Elementary School (NC); Dr. Gigi Luk, Professor, Centre for Research on Brain, Language, and Music, McGill University; and Allison Caldwell, Instructor Team Lead, Institute for Multi-Sensory Education
Hosted by Cassandra Wheeler, Director, LETRS State Success, Lexia
Presented by Gregory Trieste, STEM Product Specialist, Amplify
Students with learning differences (LD) often struggle in school. Not because they aren’t capable intellectually, but because learning disabilities like dyslexia, ADHD, and dysgraphia make it difficult to navigate tasks. Peggy Stern, Founder and CEO of the research-based company, SuperDville, said in a recent edWebinar, sponsored by Learning Ally, that LD students can make academic strides with a strong sense of self. It’s why she believes that social-emotional learning (SEL) is the most necessary support for children who learn differently.
Presented by Amanda Morin, Associate Director, Thought Leadership and Expertise, Understood; and Kara Ball, Elementary Science and STEM Education Specialist, Baltimore City Public Schools (MD), and Teacher Fellow, Understood
Moderated by Barbara Pape, Director of Policy and Communications, Learner Variability Project, Digital Promise
Presented by Terrie Noland, CALP, Doctoral Candidate, Ph.D. in Literacy