National Events

National Events

The Closing The Gap Conference is an annual assistive technology conference that presents an opportunity to deepen your assistive technology (AT) knowledge and strengthen your implementation strategies. 

Find more information on the Closing the Gap website.

Pre-conference workshops: October 10, 2023
3-day conference: October 11 - 13, 2023

Teaching Learning Coaching Conference (TLC) is the world’s leading conference for instructional coaching and instructional practice. 

Find more information on the Instructional Coaching website

October 16, 2023

Considered the “Superbowl event of the year,” NCTM Annual Meetings bring together thousands of mathematics educators from all over the world to collaborate, network, learn, inspire, and much more. With over hundreds of education sessions to choose from and attend, you can always expect to walk away with more knowledge and inspiration to implement into your classrooms.

Find more information on the NCTM website

October 25 - 28, 2023

NCSM celebrates its 55th Annual Conference, continuing our dedication to the life-long learning of bold mathematics education leaders. NCSM is committed to supporting leaders’ work in inspiring high-quality mathematics teaching and learning every day for each and every learner.

Find more information on the NCSM website

October 28 - 31, 2023

The ASHA Convention is one of the largest professional development events for audiologists; speech-language pathologists; and speech, language, and hearing scientists.

Find more information on the ASHA convention website.

November 16 - 18, 2023

Theme: Evidence Into Action. Evidence into action speaks to the importance of evidence-based practices and how our conference bridges research and implementation to improve results for each student.

Find more information on the Leaning Forward conference website

December 3 - 6, 2023

Over the past 24 years, ATIA has been a community gathering for assistive technology practitioners, teachers, parents and caregivers, persons with disabilities and more to learn, network and share on the best in assistive technology. 

Find more information on the ATIA website

January 25 - 27, 2024

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