Session Evaluations & Certificates

Please rate the AET Conference as a whole, followed by the individual sessions.

 

Individual Sessions:

Friday, November 7, 2025

Keynote: Bright Kids Who Couldn’t Care Less: Rekindling Your Students’ Motivation

Ellen Braaten, PhD

Break the Procrastination Cycle: A Framework for Task Initiation

Eric Kaufmann, MSEd, ET/P

Neurodiversity and Its Implications for Educational Therapists

Thomas Armstrong, PhD

Motivating Gifted and Neurodivergent Learners Using the C.U.R.I.O.U.S. Career Framework™

Emmaly Perks, MEd

Engaging Students' Executive Function with Visual Models of Task Initiation and Sustaining Attention

Scott Rowles, MAT, ET/P, CBC

Structured Numeracy Needs to Catch Up to Structured Literacy

Michael Curry, ET

Reframing Diagnostic Language: Using Client Assets to Nurture Positive Self-Concepts and Strength-forward Strategies

Moderated by: Dr. Cynthia Z. Hansen, EdD, BCET

 

Saturday, November 8, 2025

Work-Life Balance & Self-Care Panel

Risa Graff, MA, BCET, FAET
Kaye Ragland, EdD, LMFT, BCET, FAET
Pamm Scribner, MEd, BCET®

The Role of Executive Functioning in Literacy Development: Understanding and Supporting Learners

Cynthia Allen-Fuss, MEd

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

Laura Doto, MA, ET/P

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

Heather Brand

Motivating to Enhance Executive Function in 2e and Gifted Learners

Dr Carol Whitney, PhD, ET/P
Julieann Ash, MS, BCET

Can I Work with This Kid? Taking on the Challenge of Students with Profound Needs

Diana Black Kennedy, MA, BCET

Turning Research into Resilience: Practical Strategies for Teaching Students About Working Memory, Study Skills, and Self-Advocacy

Gretchen Wegner, MEd
Jasleen Kaur Monga, M.Com, Alumna

STRESS, SCHWA, and DEGREES OF SCHWANESS

Nancy Cushen White, EdD, BCET

Have You Ever Tried? Brought to You Live! Self-Care Edition

Moderated by: Bonnie Massimino, MEd, BCET

 

Sunday, November 9, 2025

Business Practices Panel: Have You Ever Thought About…?

Moderated by:
Lori Dver, MA, BCET, FAET

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

Genevieve Boykin, LMHC, LPC-MPSP, CCTP

Creativity + Dyslexia: The Case of Octavia E. Butler

Callie Turk, MBA

Supporting Biliteracy in Educational Therapy: Developing Cross-Language Connections in English and Spanish

Jen Doyle, MA, BCET
Anna Marquez, MEd