Special Education

Morphological Awareness: Assessing a Crucial Skill for Literacy Success

Morphological Awareness: Assessing a Crucial Skill for Literacy Success

Presented by Kenn Apel, Ph.D., Experienced Educator, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of South Carolina; and Victoria S. Henbest, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Experienced Educator, Associate Professor, Speech-Language Pathology, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of South Alabama

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Behavior, Attendance, and Belonging: Strategies for Neurodivergent Students

Presented by Duncan Scherer, Assistant Dean of Teaching Exceptional Learners, Relay Graduate School of Education, and Superintendent-in-Residence, Social Cipher; and Lucas Harrington, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist and SEL Gaming Consultant, Social Cipher
Moderated by Vanessa Castañeda Gill, CEO and Founder, Social Cipher

Immersive Reality’s Role in the Future-Ready Classroom: Presence, Not Just Content

Immersive Reality’s Role in the Future-Ready Classroom: Presence, Not Just Content

Presented by Joseph DiLucente, Superintendent, East Allegheny School District (PA); Dr. Freedom Cheteni, Editor in Chief, The Superintendent’s Journal, and Superintendent and Board Member, The VR School, Stanford University; and Tom Davis, Advisory Board Member and Consultant, Center for Educational Innovation and Classroom of the Future Foundation

Overcoming MTSS Challenges to Better Serve All Students

Overcoming MTSS Challenges to Better Serve All Students

Presented by Dr. Sarah Brown, Former Special Education Director, Current President, System Impact Consulting; and Tiyi Smith, M.Ed., Former Instructional Coach, Current Lead National Academic Advisor, Renaissance

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Accessibility and UDL as Partners in Inclusion: From Compliance to Belonging

Presented by Brian St. Amour, Director of eLearning/Adjunct Professor, Business, Temple College; Skip Stahl, Co-Founder and Senior Policy Analyst, Emeritus, CAST; Lilly Shaw, George Washington University Student, Intern, CAST; and Luis Perez, Senior Director of Disability and Accessibility, CAST