AEMing for Success is Back!

AEMing for Success is BACK. Louisiana AEM Presents the 6th Annual AEMing for Success Conference.

Join us on Monday, March 17, 2025 at the Crowne Plaza for an exciting event focused on professional development anchored in evidence based learning strategies, focusing on enabling student access to grade level content by implementing Universal Design for Learning, Accessible Educational Materials, and utilizing the accessibility features of technology.

Mission

Provide professional development anchored in evidence based learning strategies, focusing on enabling student access to grade level content by implementing Universal Design for Learning, Accessible Educational Materials, and utilizing the accessibility features of technology.

Wonderful great information great presentation and presenters.

– Deborah Willoughby

The best presentation ever!!! So Excited to share with my teachers.

– Sharon Edwards

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Crowne Plaza, Baton Rouge

For rooms at the conference rate $108 + fees, please call 225-925-2244, using the group code AEM.

Deadline for reserving rooms February 15, 2025

Pre-Conference

Monday, March 17, 2025
Registration
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Session 1
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
AAC in Inclusion?
How do I do it?
Meher Banajee
Nuts & Bolts of Eyegaze
Justin Sims

Session 2
3:15 PM – 5:15 PM
AAC: Setting Up for Success
Shannon Archer
Accessing Makey Makey Magic
Tammy Dupre
Conference Speaker with sign language interpreter

At Contact Meeting

5:15 PM – 6:00 PM
3rd AT Quarterly Meeting
(AT District Contacts only)

Evening Social

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Networking / Cards Against AT / Dancing & Karoke
Finger foods and cash bar

Full Day Conference

Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Breakfast & Registration
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Opening Welcome
8:00 AM – 8:20 AM

Session 1 – 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Cultural & Linguistic Considerations in AAC
Dr. Kacy Woodson
We Like To Move It!
Megan Mast
Learns, Learning, Learned: Expanding Language with Magical Morphemes
Kelly Ryan
Interactive Tactile – Engaging Students
Saundra Manual

Vendors 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Session 2 – 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Click, Fill, Done: How to Streamline Your AT Program with Google Forms and Autocrat
Jessica Gill
AAC Across All Environments
Mallory DiBenedetto & Ashley Desselle
Giving Voice to All: Communication and Curriculum Enhancement with the Cough Drop App
Tanicia Doyle, Samantha Vidrine & Kayla Davis
Enhancing Learning with Kurzwell 3000: A UDL Approach to Supporting Diverse Learners
Missy Tatum

Lunch Provided & Keynote Speaker 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

 

Session 3 – 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM
Pathway to Progress: My 3-Year AT Roadmap
Sheri Begeron
Dibels for AAC Users
Lauren Wells
Incorporating AAC into Classroom: When, Where, and How
Andraya Boudreaux & Shannon Endsley
Innovative Math Manipulatives and STEM Projects for All Students
Saundra Manual

Vendors & Snacks 1:45 PM – 2:25 PM

Session 4 – 2:25 PM – 3:25 PM
Making AAC FUNctional
Shannon Archer
Incorporating AAC into the Classroom
Whitney Steib
Empowering Change: Collaborative Strategies to Support Functional Communication Throughout the School Day
Julie Riley & Britney Wright
CVI Interventions
Nabiha Mujahid

Closing and Giveaways 3:25 PM – 3:45 PM

For more information about the AEMing for Success Conference, explore the conference resources from last year.