2025 Strands
CEC 2025 Convention & Expo will feature two topics area strands identified by our 2025 Program Chairs and our 2025 President: Improving Outcomes for Students Across General Education Settings and Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Special Education. These strands are intended to help you identify sessions relevant to some of the most important topics in special education.
Please click on the Session Browser for a full list of concurrent sessions within each strand.
CEC PRESIDENT STRAND:
Improving Outcomes for Students Across General Education Settings
This strand showcases research-based strategies for use across general education settings to improve outcomes for all learners. Session topics include, but are not limited to, providing access to the curriculum, strengthening Tier 1 through integrated academic and behavioral supports, meaningful collaboration among special education and general education professionals, adapting instruction, providing accommodations, supporting learners with intensive needs, teacher preparation, etc.
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| WEDNESDAY | 2:15-3:15 PM | Strategies for Coaching Co-Teachers: PASS It On! |
| WEDNESDAY | 3:30-4:30 PM | Beating the Odds: Learning from Schools Outperforming Expectations for Students with Disabilities |
| THURSDAY | 9:15-10:10 AM | Co-teaching is Complex: Lesson Learned Through Implementation of Co-teaching in High Schools |
| THURSDAY | 2:15-3:15 PM | AT Service With a Smile: Learning How to Support All Preschool Students with Assistive Technology |
| FRIDAY | 10:30-11:30 AM | Empowering Paraprofessionals: Enhancing Support for Students with Disabilities |
| FRIDAY | 1:00-2:00 PM | Leading Together to Improve Outcomes for Students with Disabilities |
PROGRAM CHAIRS STRAND:
AI & Education
This strand showcases sessions that address innovative uses of AI in Special Education. Attendees will learn how to navigate AI and use it effectively within their roles. Additionally, attendees will learn AI's practical uses and benefits, such as developing instructional materials, writing IEPs, and making meaningful adaptations.
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| WEDNESDAY | 1:00-2:00 PM | AI-Human Collaboration for Constructing IEP Goals and Specially Designed Instruction: Developing A Multi-Agent System |
| THURSDAY | 9:15-10:15 AM | AI for Accessibility and Advancement: Adjusting Learning for Students at the Edges |
| THURSDAY | 10:30-11:30 AM | Collaborative Intelligence: AI as Co-Teacher/Tutor in the K12 Classroom |
| THURSDAY | 1:00-2:00 PM | Leveraging AI to Support & Enhance IEP Development |
| FRIDAY | 9:15-10:15 AM | Using AI to Generate Decodable Texts for Instruction and Intervention |
| FRIDAY | 11:45 AM -12:45 PM | AI Guidance in K-12: What Do States and Districts Say About Using AI? |