Schedule

October 24, 2025
Pre-Conference Session

(Included in your conference registration!)

9:00am – 12:15pm PT

The Susan Fogelson Memorial Ethics Panel
Marion Marshall, MEd, BCET, FAET, Moderator

November 7, 2025

6:30am – 7:00am PT

Coffee & Tea Time
There will also be a breakout room available for Student/Associate Members.

7:00am – 7:30am PT

Welcome / President’s Address
Pamm Scribner, MEd, BCET

7:30am – 9:00am PT

KEYNOTE - Part 1:
Bright Kids Who Couldn’t Care Less: Rekindling Your Students’ Motivation
Dr. Ellen Braaten

9:00am – 9:15am PT

AM Break

9:15am – 10:45am PT

KEYNOTE - Part 2:
Bright Kids Who Couldn’t Care Less: Rekindling Your Students’ Motivation
Dr. Ellen Braaten

10:45am – 11:25am PT

AET Awards Presentation

11:25am – 12:15pm PT

"EAT & GREET" CHAT ROOMS

12:15pm – 1:45pm PT

BREAKOUT SESSIONS (Choose One):

Break the Procrastination Cycle: A Framework for Task Initiation
Eric Kaufman

Motivating Neurodivergent Learners Using the C.U.R.I.O.U.S. Career Framework
Emmaly Perks

Neurodiversity and Its Implications for Educational Therapists 
Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D. 

1:45pm – 2:00pm PT

PM Break

2:00pm – 3:30pm PT

BREAKOUT SESSIONS (Choose One):

Engaging Students' EF with Visual Models of Task Initiation & Sustaining Attention
Scott Rowles

Structured Numeracy Needs to Catch Up to Structured Literacy
Michael Curry

Reframing Diagnostic Language: Using Client Assets to Nurture Positive Self-Concepts and Strength- forward Strategies
Panel Discussion
Cynthia Hansen, Moderator

3:30pm – 4:30pm PT

Happy Hour and Sponsor & Committee Hall
Pour your own adult beverage and catch up with long-time friends or make new ones.

November 8, 2025

7:00am – 7:30am PT

Coffee & Tea Time
There will also be a breakout room available for Student/Associate Members.

7:30am – 9:00am PT

Work-Life Balance & Self-Care Panel
(Kaye, Risa, & Pamm)

9:00am – 9:15am PT

AM Break

9:15am – 10:45am PT

BREAKOUT SESSIONS (Choose One):

The Role of Executive Functioning in Literacy Development: Understanding and Supporting Learners
Cynthia Allen-Fuss

The Changing Landscape of Instruction, Motivation, and Academics in High School
Laura Doto

The Strands of Math Proficiency: How to Assess & Target the Needs of Struggling Math Students
Heather Brand

10:45am – 11:25am PT

Certification Board Q&A

11:25am – 12:15pm PT

"EAT & GREET" CHAT ROOMS 

12:15pm – 1:45pm PT

 BREAKOUT SESSIONS (Choose One):

Motivating to Enhance Executive Function in 2e and Gifted Learners
Dr. Carol Whitney & Julieann Ash

Can I work with this kid?: Taking on the challenge of students with profound needs, part 1
Diana Black Kennedy

Turning Research Into Resilience: Practical Strategies for Teaching Students About Working Memory, Study Skills, and Self-Advocacy
Gretchen Wegner & Jasleen Kaur Monga

1:45pm – 2:00pm PT

PM Break

2:00pm – 3:30pm PT

BREAKOUT SESSIONS (Choose One):

Stress, Schwa, and Degrees Of Schwaness
Nancy Cushen White

Can I work with this kid?: Taking on the challenge of students with profound needs, part 2
Diana Black Kennedy

Have You Ever Tried - self-care
Caroline Towery, ET/P, M.Ed
Kerstin Goldsmith, ET/P
Bonnie Massimino, BCET, M.Ed, ADHD-CE, ASDI

3:30pm – 4:30pm PT

Happy Hour and Sponsor & Committee Hall
Pour your own adult beverage and catch up with long-time friends or make new ones.

November 9, 2025

Coffee & Tea Time
There will also be a breakout room available for Student/Associate Members.

7:30am – 9:00am PT

BREAKOUT SESSIONS (Choose One):

Business Practice Panel
Lori Dver

Navigating Change: Building Resilience, Purpose, and Clarity in Professional Transitions
Genevieve Boykin

9:00am – 9:15am PT

AM Break

9:15am –10:45am PST

BREAKOUT SESSIONS (Choose One):

Creativity + Dyslexia: The Case of Octavia E. Butler
Callie Turk

Supporting Biliteracy in Educational Therapy: Developing Cross-Language Connections in English and Spanish
Jen Doyle & Anna MarQuez

Conference Wrap-Up