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

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

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:
     Cindy Z. Hansen, EdD
Panelists:
     Sandra Clifton, MEd, 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

Chat GPT 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