Session Rooms

Session Room Locations

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Wednesday – February 5, 2025

 

Room Assignment

1:00 pm -1:30 pm

Welcoming Remarks

Dr. Daniel Currie and Dr. Carole Clancy

Great American Hall

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Opening Keynote: What Students Wish We Knew

Kyle Schwartz

Great American Hall

2:50 pm – 3:50 pm Concurrent Sessions

 

01.   A Soft Place to Land: Creating Classrooms Where Kids Feel Safe, Cared About, and Valued

Kyle Schartz

Great American Hall (White)

02.   Designing Learning First Steps: WHO and WHAT

Jason Kennedy

Empire AB

03.   Every Interaction Counts: Accelerating Language Development in Early Childhood Education       

Jill Gilkerson, Ph.D.

Wild Rose B

04.   Evidence-Based Customized Professional Development and Technical Assistance

Angela Kirby, Ed.D. and Chris Cherny

Great American Hall (Red)

05.   Exploring the Connection of Executive Function and Increased Success in Mathematics     

Beatrice Luchin, Ph.D.

Cocoa 2 - 5

06.   Meeting Immigrant Families Where They Are: Survivors to Leaders                                 Young-chan Han

Wild Rose A

07.   Using the Metacognitive Cycle to Improve Executive Functioning                                      

       Emily Kircher-Morris, LPC

Great American Hall (Blue)

4:10 pm – 5:10 pm Concurrent Sessions

 

08.   Beyond Boundaries: Building Inclusive Schools with Include Me                                              

       Nicole Emery 

Great American Hall (White)

09.   Creating Successful Productive Opportunities for Students Through Scaffolding

       Beatrice Luchin, Ph.D.

Cocoa 2 - 5

10.   Designing Learning Next Steps: HOW   

       Jason Kennedy

Empire AB

11.   Empowering Future Educators: The Aspiring Educators Program at CWCTC

CANCELLED

12.   Give Teachers the Data: Quantifying Interactions for Dual Language Learners in Child Care Settings

Jill Gilkerson, Ph.D. 

Wild Rose B

13.   Leadership Program for Immigrant Parents: What, How, and Why

Young-chan Han

Wild Rose A

14.    Neurodiversity-Affirming Learning Environments: Implementing Practical Support Strategies 

       Emily Kircher-Morris, LPC 

Great American Hall (Blue)

15.   1306: Educational Programs in Non-Educational Placements

Roni Russell, M.Ed. 

Great American Hall (Red)

 

 

Thursday – February 6, 2025

8:30 am – 9:30 am Morning Keynote

Room Assignment

Mental Health Starts with Me

Ross Szabo 

Great American Hall

9:50 am – 10:50 am Concurrent Sessions

 

16.   Behind Happy Faces

Ross Szabo 

Trinidad

17.   Data and Your Needs Assessment: School Improvement Planning Support for A-TSI and TSI

        Kristen Lewald, Ed.D. 

Wild Rose A

18.   Instruct with Intention: Utilizing Small Group Instruction to Make a Difference

        Jess Surles, M.Ed. 

Cocoa 2 - 5

19.   Linguistic Justice: Nurturing the Linguistic Freedoms of Black Students in Language Development

CANCELLED

20.   The Bilingual-Bicultural Experience: Bilinguals Are Not Two Monolinguals in One Head

        Samuel Ortiz, Ph.D.

Cocoa Terrace

21.   The New ABCs: Agency, Belonging, and Connectedness a Roadmap for School Completion

        Laura Moran, Ph.D. and Amira Hill-Yancy, Ed.D.

Crystal A

22.   The Synergy Between UDL, AEM, and AT

        Kelli Suding 

Empire ABCD

11:10 am – 12:10 pm Concurrent Sessions

 

23.    Assistive Technology is Not Cheating!

Kelli Suding

Empire ABCD

24.   Explicit Instruction: Bypass the Guess, Plan for Success!

         Jess Surles, M.Ed. 

Cocoa 2 - 5

25.   How Are We Doing?  Taking a Closer Look at the State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report

Barbara Mozina and John Cica  

Crystal A

26.   Intensive Interagency Processes: Responsibilities, Reporting and Resources

Roni Russell, M.Ed. 

Magnolia ABC

27.   Linguistic Justice From Theory to Praxis: Nurturing the Linguistic Freedoms of Black Children

CANCELLED

28.   Square Pegs in Round Holes: Challenges in Educating and Evaluating Multilingual Learners

Samuel Ortiz, Ph.D. 

Cocoa Terrace & Cocoa 1

29.   The Impact of Unified Champion Schools Programming at Different Grade Levels

Mike Bovino 

Wild Rose A

12:10 pm – 1:20 pm

Plated Luncheon w/presentation by Dr. Carole Clancy

Great American Hall

1:40 pm – 2:40 pm Concurrent Sessions

 

30.   Could Less be More? Results of PA’s Annual Parent Survey for Special Education Accountability

Batya Elbaum, Ph.D. 

Wild Rose AB

31.   Getting to Know You is More Than Just a Name

Bob Sattler 

Trinidad

32.   Pennsylvania Disability Inclusive Pilot Grant Program: Implementation and Priorities

Timothy Krushinski and Nichole Kopco 

Empire ABCD

33.   Reimagining Approaches to Dismantling Disproportionality in Special Education and Beyond

David Lopez 

Magnolia ABC

34.   Setting up Early Readers for Success: Three Implementation Journeys

Andra Bell, M.Ed. 

Cocoa Terrace & Cocoa 1

35.   Tailoring Success:  Advancing SDI From Principle to Practice

Nicole Barrion 

Cocoa 2 - 5

36.   Translating the (Brain) Science of Reading to Instruction and Equity

Donald Bolger, Ph.D. 

Crystal A

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

 

37.    Beyond the Numbers: Learning from Students and Families when Addressing Disproportionality

  David Lopez 

Magnolia ABC

38.    Evaluating Pennsylvania's Attract, Prepare, and Retain Initiatives: Year 3 Findings

         Allison Gilmour, Marcy Stein, Ph.D., and Roddy Theobald, Ph.D. 

Empire ABCD

39.    I Wish I Knew Then What I Know Now...How to View Behavior as Communication

         Bob Sattler 

Trinidad

40.    Inclusive Leadership Matters! Providing Meaningful Supports for Success

         Nichole Barrion

Cocoa 2 - 5

41.    Navigating Educational Needs of Students Who Do Not Bounce Back After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

         Brenda Eagan-Johnson, Ed.D., CBIST-AP

Magnolia C

42.    The Role of Language, Reading, and Executive Function in Math Word Problems

         Donald Bolger, Ph.D. 

Crystal A

43.    Woman of Many Hats: Rebecca Fogle Talks with Us about the Roles of Parents in Special Education

         Batya Elbaum, Ph.D. and Rebecca Fogle 

Wild Rose AB

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Poster Session Reception

Great American Hall (Blue)

4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

F2MAX Network

Cocoa 1 and Terrace

 

Friday March 1, 2024

8:30 am – 9:30 am Concurrent Sessions

 

44.   Anyone Can Self-Monitor! The Who, What, When, and Why of Effective Self-monitoring Interventions

Katharine Croce, Ed.D., BCBA-D and Jamie Salter, Ed.S., BCBA

Trinidad

45.   Beyond Tradition: Creative Solutions for Nurturing Special Education Talent

Jacquelyn Bartek, Gina Scala, Ph.D., and Ruth Auld, Ed.D.

Magnolia ABC

46.   Emotion Regulation for Gifted and Distractible Learners

Julie Skolnick, M.A., J.D. 

Great American Hall (Blue)

47.   How and When to Plan with General Education

Scott Rhymer and Traci Hogan

Nigerian

48.   Integrating Reading, Self-Regulation, and Emotional Support for Students in Elementary Grades

Nathan Clemens

Great American Hall (Red)

49.   Learning Mathematics "By Example"

Julie Booth, Ph.D. 

Wild Rose AB

50.   The Benefits of Mediation

Cindy Duch and Millicent Carvalho-Grevious

Aztec

9:50 am – 10:50 am Concurrent Sessions                             

 

51.   Anyone Can Self-Monitor! How to Set up Systematic Self-monitoring Interventions

Katharine Croce, Ed.D., BCBA-D and Jamie Salter, Ed.S., BCBA

Trinidad

52.   Creating Worked Example Assignments

Julie Booth, Ph.D.

Wild Rose AB

53.   Integrating Reading, Self-Regulation, and Emotional Supports for Students in Secondary Grades

Nathan Clemens 

Great American Hall (Red)

54.   Shared Ownership at the School Level-Where to Start and How to Get Buy-in by ALL for ALL

Scott Rhymer and Traci Hogan 

Nigerian

55.   The Benefits of IEP Facilitation

Cindy Duch and Nancy Giacomini

Aztec

56.   The Science of Stress Resilience

Chase Mielke, M.Ed.

Great American Hall (White)

57.   The Uncanny Likeness between Giftedness and ADHD

Julie Skolnick, M.A., J.D. 

Great American Hall (Blue)

11:10 am – 12:10 pm Closing Keynote

 

In This Together: Unify Your School Culture with Purpose, Perspective, and Positivity

Chase Mielke, M.Ed. 

Great American Hall