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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.

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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? 

 

Last Updated:  13 November, 2024

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