Get ready to recharge your skills and rethink the future of special education! Join us for the 2026 Special Education Winter Workshop, where we’ll dive into the hot topics in special education—like how AI is impacting evaluations and reports; how to turn piles of data into clear reports and defensible decisions; and how to tackle the growing wave of anxiety for both students and educators.
This isn’t just another workshop—it’s a chance to get real, share honest conversations, and walk away with strategies you can use the very next day.
Who This Workshop Is For
Topics Overview
Ethical & Legal Implications of AI in Evaluations and Reports
Almost 80% of diagnosticians and school psychologists currently use AI in their professional practice, and there is much disagreement in the validity of using AI for test interpretation and the ethics of using it for report writing. Honest conversations are needed regarding how AI is integrated into assessment systems and report writing systems. This session will discuss the various components of using AI within the practice of special education evaluation.
Interpreting & Integrating Multi-Sourced Data into Legally Defensible Reports
Special education evaluation personnel have recently been guided by TEA regarding expectations for the use of integrating and interpreting multiple sources of various types of data into IDEA eligibility determinations. Additionally, there are heightened expectations for how that information is communicated within the FIE. This session will focus on streamlining and producing a sound decision-making process that results in a well-written FIE.
Beyond Accommodations: Strategies to Transform Anxiety into Resilience in the IEP and the Workplace.
National data reports the continuing rise of anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicide post-Covid, particularly in the special education population as students with disabilities often experience anxiety and depression. This session will focus on the importance of simplifying accommodations and implementing strategies to increase academic progress and support student IEPs. Participants will learn how to reframe and reapply simple strategies for more positive results in student well-being and academic success. Additionally, these strategies are beneficial for workplace-related anxiety, self-reflection, and improving communication amongst special education staff. Students aren’t the only ones suffering from anxiety! These strategies are also intended to help staff as they work to help students.
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Accreditation
Attendees are eligible for up to 6 hours of continuing education credits. Attendees are responsible for checking in and filling out an evaluation form in order to receive their Certificate of Attendance.
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About Dr. Ogonosky
Dr. Andrea Ogonosky
Dr. Andrea Ogonosky is a licensed psychologist, a licensed specialist in school psychology, and a nationally certified school psychologist who currently serves various roles in school districts across the United States. Her job duties include assessing students for IDEA disability conditions; conducting program reviews on Response to Intervention, Section 504, and Special Education; designing Response to Intervention systems of support for small, medium, and large school districts; providing professional development on a variety of educational and assessment topics; supplying expert testimony at local, state, and federal court; and supervising school psychology students at the master and doctoral level.
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