PaTTAN - Pennsylvania Department of Education Conference

Join Pennsylvania’s special education leaders for the Bureau of Special Education’s signature event.

Learn and engage with nationally recognized presenters, highlighting effective leadership skills and strategies designed to make an educational difference for all students.

#MakingADifferenceInPA

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Hear what others had to say…

I love going to this conference, meeting new people, and learning new strategies/supports to put into practice..
2025 Participant

This was my first PDE Conference - I am an APR Mentor, and it was a very rewarding and it helped re-spark my reasons why I love mentoring!
2025 Participant

I have learned so many new nuggets of information at PDE 2025. I cannot wait to attend again!
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Who Attends?

General education and special education administrators and teachers
Career and technical education administrators and teachers
Preschool administrators and teachers
Related service providers
School psychologists
Paraprofessionals
Higher education faculty
Professional development staff
Families of students receiving special education and related services

The PDE Conference is designed by the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (www.pattan.net), whose mission is to support the efforts and initiatives of the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Bureau of Special Education, and to build the capacity of local educational agencies to serve students who receive special education services.