Three faculty from the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders will lead sessions at the 2018 Council for Exceptional Children Convention and Expo Wednesday-Saturday, February 7-10, in Tampa, Florida.
Research assistant professor Jacqueline Huscroft-D'Angelo and research professor Alex Trout will present two sessions together, while assistant professor Jessica Namkung will lead a poster session at the convention. The schedule for the sessions led by Nebraska faculty is below.
Friday, Feb. 9
9:45-10:30 a.m. - poster session
Jessica Namkung
"Growth Patterns in Informal Versus Formal Mathematics Knowledge Among Children With and Without Mathematics Learning Difficulties"
Friday, Feb. 9
2:45-3:45 p.m.
Alex Trout & Jacqueline Huscroft-D'Angelo
"Promoting Health Literacy in Secondary Students with High Incidence Disabilities through Web-Based Learning"
Saturday, Feb. 10
9:15-10:15 a.m.
Jacqueline Huscroft-D'Angelo & Alex Trout
"Understanding Empowerment in Families At Risk: Implications and Strategies for School-Based Settings"
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is a professional association of educators dedicated to advancing the success of children with exceptionalities. The CEC Convention & Expo is the largest special education professional development event for all educators. To learn more about CEC, visit https://www.cec.sped.org/.