Schedule

Friday, November 3, 2023

7:00am – 7:30am PT

Welcome / President’s Address
Lori K. Dver, MA, BCET

7:30am – 9:00am PT

KEYNOTE:
Evidence-Based Reading Instruction: A Powerful Force for Effective Teaching - Part 1
Nancy Mather, PhD

9:00am – 9:15am PT

AM Break

9:15am – 10:45am PT

Evidence-Based Reading Instruction: A Powerful Force for Effective Teaching - Part 2
Nancy Mather, PhD

10:45am – 11:30am PT

"EAT & GREET" CHAT ROOMS (Choose One):

Making Educational Therapy Available for Everyone: The Ins and Outs of Pro Bono Work and Sliding Scale Fees
Moderated by Pat Kimathi and Kaye Ragland

Ask the President:  Find Out More About How AET Can Support You and What You Can Do for AET
Moderated by Lori Dver and Pamm Scribner

The Ups and Downs of Working with Adult Clients
Moderated by Julieanne Ash and Eva Sandler

Working in Independent Schools: Unique Challenges and Joys
Moderated by Polly Mayer and Anna McDonald

11:30am – 1:00pm PT

Could You Publish?
Marion Marshall, MS, BCET, FAET
Marci Peterson, MEd, BCET, C-SLDS
Bonnie Massimino, MEd, BCET

Fluency: Related to Prosody – MUCH More than Speed and What is the Role of Syntactic Awareness?
Nancy Cushen White, EdD, BCET

The Cultural-Linguistic Impact on Cognitive Scores for English Learners and Diverse Students
Larry Pristo, PhD and Samuel O. Ortiz, PhD

1:00pm – 1:15pm PT

PM Break

1:15pm – 2:45pm PT

Mastering Goal-Directed Persistence and Metacognition: A Pathway to Academic Success
Eric Kaufmann, MEd, ET/P

Numeracy is as Important as Literacy: Why You Should Include Math in Your Educational Therapy Practice
Nancy Knop, PhD, ET/P

Game Changer: Using Playful Activities to Foster Essential Skills
Gina Rozner, MA, ET/P

Understanding the Invisible Wounds of Adoption and Foster Care
Jeanette Yoffe, MA, MFT

3:00pm – 4:00pm PT

Happy Hour!
Pour your own adult beverage and catch up with long time friends or make new ones.

Saturday, November 4, 2023

7:30am – 9:00am PT

KEYNOTE:
Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, and Oral and Written Language Learning Disability: Evidence-Based Diagnosis and Treatment - Part 1
Virginia Berninger, PhD

9:00am – 9:15am PT

AM Break

9:15am – 10:45am PT

Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, and Oral and Written Language Learning Disability: Evidence-Based Diagnosis and Treatment - Part 2
Virginia Berninger, PhD

10:45am – 11:30am PT

AET Awards Presentation

11:30am – 12:15pm PT

"EAT & GREET" CHAT ROOMS (Choose One):

Making Educational Therapy Available for Everyone: The Ins and Outs of Pro Bono Work and Sliding Scale Fees
Moderated by Pat Kimathi and Kaye Ragland

Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Moderated by Diana Kennedy and Sam Tolkin

The Therapeutic Alliance: Managing Cases and Coordinating Referrals
Moderated by Gillian Barreca and Sandra Clifton

12:15pm – 1:45pm PT

Applying our Growing Knowledge of the Intersection of Social Justice and Educational Therapy
Moderator:
     Kaye Ragland, EdD, LMFT, BCET, FAET
Panelists:
     Stephanie Baker, MFA, ET/P
     Sherry Cramer, MS, ET/P
     Pat Kimathi, EdD, ET/P

Research and Revelations: A Panel’s Perspective on 2e Across the Learning Span
Moderator:
     Cynthia Z. Hansen, EdD, ET/P
Panelists:
     Sandra Clifton, EdD, BCET, PCC, CEP, SLDI
     Jared May, MA
     Véra Radunsky, LSL

Developmental Dyslexia Across Different Languages and Writing Systems; What the Current Research Shows is Universal and What is Not
Kerstin Goldsmith, ET/P

1:45pm – 2:00pm PT

PM Break

2:00pm – 3:30pm PT

Empathy Unleashed: Transform Lives with Authentic Compassion in Educational Therapy
David Palmer, EdD, ADHD-CE, ASDI

ChatGPT and Education at One Year: What Have We Learned? What’s Next?
Shelley Haven, ATP, RET, BSME

Have You Ever Tried? Brought to You Live!
Moderator:
     Bonnie Massimino, MEd, BCET

Sunday, November 5, 2023
(Clocks turned back 1-hour last evening)

7:30am – 9:00am PT

KEYNOTE:
Supporting Neurodiverse Math Students with a Student-Specific Diagnostic/Prescriptive Model - Part 1
Christopher Woodin, EdM

9:00am – 9:15am PT

AM Break

9:15am – 10:45am PT

Supporting Neurodiverse Math Students with a Student-Specific Diagnostic/Prescriptive Model - Part 2
Christopher Woodin, EdM

10:45am – 11:30am PT

Lunch Break

11:30am – 1:00pm PT

Ethics Panel - Part 1

1:00pm – 1:15pm PT

PM Break

1:15pm – 2:45pm PT

Ethics Panel - Part 2