2025 Alaska Statewide Special Education Conference (ASSEC): Grid

Conference website: www.assec.org

AGENDA AT A GLANCE
Sat./Sun., Feb. 1 & 2 - (2) Day Pre-Conference Credit Courses
8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Mon., Feb. 3 - Main Conference - Day 1
8:15 am - 4:50 pm

Tues., Feb. 4 - Main Conference - Day 2
8:15 am - 3:30 pm

Wed., Feb. 5 - Main Conference - Day 3
8:15 am - 12:00 pm

***Agenda subject to change

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Registration 7:00am - 4:00pm

THE COURSE IS NOT FULL, YOU MUST COMPLETE ONLINE REGISTATION FIRST TO ADD THIS TO YOUR SCHEDULE The Struggle is Real: But it Doesn't Have to be so Hard - Day 1 of 2 8:00am - 4:00pm

THE COURSE IS NOT FULL, YOU MUST COMPLETE ONLINE REGISTATION FIRST TO ADD THIS TO YOUR SCHEDULE Development and Implementation of Basic Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) and function-based Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP) - Day 1 of 2 8:00am - 4:00pm

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1st Floor Hallway	Aspen/Spruce (1st Floor)	Chartroom (15th Floor)	Promenade/Bristol Bay Ballroom (2nd Floor)

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Registration 7:00am - 3:00pm

THE COURSE IS NOT FULL, YOU MUST COMPLETE ONLINE REGISTATION FIRST TO ADD THIS TO YOUR SCHEDULE The Struggle is Real: But it Doesn't Have to be so Hard - Day 2 of 2 8:00am - 4:00pm

Exhibitor Set Up 10:00am - 3:00pm

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Alaska (2nd Floor)	Alaska Ballroom (2nd Floor)	Bristol Bay Ballroom (2nd Floor)	Off-Site	Promenade (2nd Floor)	Promenade/Bristol Bay Ballroom (2nd Floor)	TBA

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My Plate Too Full...Help! 10:30am - 12:00pm

Watch Me: Flipping Limiting Beliefs Into Empowering Beliefs 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Welcome & Keynote Presentation - "Reclaim your Joy & Enthusiasm" - Molly Kennedy 8:15am - 10:00am

Light Continental Breakfast 7:00am - 8:30am

Silent Auction 8:00am - 4:00pm

Break 10:00am - 10:30am

Break

2025 ASSEC Networking Social - 49th State Brewery Restaurant 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Registration 7:00am - 4:45pm

Exhibitor Showcase 7:00am - 3:20pm

Engaging Neurodiverse Students through Multimedia and Project-Based Learning 10:30am - 12:00pm

K-12 Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: The Educational Impact 10:30am - 12:00pm

Executive Functioning Strategies Across the Neurodevelopmental Continuum 10:30am - 12:00pm

Alaska Center for Accessible Materials "How Can We Help? 10:30am - 12:00pm

Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges: A Collaborative Framework for Supporting At-Risk Children a... 10:30am - 12:00pm

Review of the Evaluation Summary and Eligibility Report with information about federal regulatio... 10:30am - 12:00pm

Transition Activities That Prepare Students for Work After High School 10:30am - 12:00pm

FASD/ND-PAE: Evaluation, Treatments, and Implications for Academics in the Classrooms, Learning,... 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Bridging Western and Alaska Native Ways in Transition Plans and IEPs 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Individual Education Program paperwork, review and discussion 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Strategies for Teaching Social Emotional Learning to Autistic Individuals 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Call it by its name! STOP Bullying. (Part 1) 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Early Identification of Children with Deafblindness 1:30pm - 3:00pm

DIF Grant and Employment Training Opportunities for Transition Age Youth with Disabilities 3:20pm - 4:50pm

Who's in my Classroom? A Review of Related Service Providers and How to Maximize Collaboration 3:20pm - 4:50pm

Supporting Student Engagement & Behavior in the Classroom: UA Panel Discussion 3:20pm - 4:50pm

Alaska Native Values-Understanding Alaska's First People 3:20pm - 4:50pm

Call it by its name! STOP Bullying. (Part 2) 3:20pm - 4:50pm

Executive Function Skills: What are they and how to improve them! 3:20pm - 4:50pm

Using Descriptive Teaching to Support the Learning of AAC users 3:20pm - 4:50pm

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Alaska (2nd Floor)	Alaska Ballroom (2nd Floor)	Bristol Bay Ballroom (2nd Floor)	Lupine (1st Floor)	Promenade (2nd Floor)	Promenade/Bristol Bay Ballroom (2nd Floor)	TBA

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Breakout Session - Jordan LeVan 1:50pm - 2:35pm

2025 ASSEC Awards Breakfast 8:15am - 9:35am

Morning Pass On & Keynote Presentation - "Info to Come" - Jordan LeVan 9:45am - 11:15am

Silent Auction 8:00am - 2:45pm

Break

So You Think You Want To Be A Special Education... 1:50pm - 2:35pm

Registration 7:00am - 3:30pm

Exhibitor Showcase 8:00am - 2:45pm

AI-mazing Tools for Special Ed: A Beginner’s Gui... 12:45pm - 1:30pm

Outdoor Education - Educating Students Outside f... 12:45pm - 1:30pm

Understanding FBA's and BIP's 12:45pm - 1:30pm

Alaska Mental Health in Schools Community of Pra... 12:45pm - 1:30pm

So, You Think You Want to Be a Sped Director? 12:45pm - 1:30pm

Improving Early Literacy for Students with Disab... 12:45pm - 1:30pm

Breakout Session - Jordan LeVan 12:45pm - 1:30pm

Mighty Mouse: How I raised my hero with our Drea... 1:50pm - 2:35pm

Differentiation in the Secondary Classroom 1:50pm - 2:35pm

(Virtual Presentation) All reading counts: impro... 1:50pm - 2:35pm

Kids2Careers: PK-12 Postsecondary Exploration &... 1:50pm - 2:35pm

Working Together: Enhancing Special Education Se... 1:50pm - 2:35pm

State of Alaska - Guidance for Special Education... 1:50pm - 2:35pm

Compliance Monitoring Review and Discussion 2:45pm - 3:30pm

Address your stress with some self-care 2:45pm - 3:30pm

AI for SPED: Tech Tools to Enhance Learning for... 2:45pm - 3:30pm

Unlocking Potential: Recognizing and Responding... 2:45pm - 3:30pm

Association Meeting - CASE 2:45pm - 3:30pm

Understanding Dyslexia: Engaging Simulations for... 2:45pm - 3:30pm

Transition Services into Adulthood: Connecting w... 2:45pm - 3:30pm

Association Meeting - AK CEC 3:45pm - 4:45pm

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Alaska (2nd Floor)	Alaska Ballroom (2nd Floor)	Aleutian (2nd Floor)	Bristol Bay Ballroom (2nd Floor)	Promenade (2nd Floor)	Promenade/Bristol Bay Ballroom (2nd Floor)	TBA

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Breakout Session - Dani Bowman 10:30am - 12:00pm

Welcome & Keynote Presentation - "Information to Come" - Dani Bowman 8:15am - 10:00am

2025 ASSEC Wrap-Up Meeting & Pre-Planning Meeting 2026 12:00pm - 2:45pm

Light Continental Breakfast 7:00am - 8:30am

Silent Auction 8:00am - 10:15am

Break 10:00am - 10:30am

Registration 7:00am - 12:00pm

Exhibitor Showcase 7:00am - 10:30am

Predictable Chart Writing and Shared Reading for students with Moderate to Severe Disabilities 10:30am - 12:00pm

Teacher-Proofing the Classroom: Tools and Strategies for Sustainable Learning 10:30am - 12:00pm

The Road to High Quality-Defensible Instruction for Significant Disabilities 10:30am - 12:00pm

"Building Inclusion through Executive Function and Relationship Remediation" 10:30am - 12:00pm

Disability Justice: From Awareness to Action 10:30am - 12:00pm

Rethinking “Challenging” Behaviors: Moving Toward Self-Advocacy & a Preventative Framework 10:30am - 12:00pm