Creating Learning Environments Where Students with EBD Feel Included and Flourish
Virtual Winter Conference 2026
February 5th-8th
REGISTATION FEES
CEC Members $20
Non Members $30
Students, Parents, Paraprofessionals $5
Guest of CEC Member $0
BUY ONE GET ONE FREE--Each CEC member registrant may also register one non member teaching colleague or parent free of charge. This will allow you and a colleague or parent to collaboratively implement practices and procedures learned at the conference.
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Your registration for this conference will contribute to ILCCBD's mission to cultivate, support, and empower those who work with students with emotional and behavioral health needs. Together, we can create a more compassionate and brighter world for everyone.
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Conference Program
THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5, 2026
4:00 P.M. -5:00 P.M.-- BETH DIATE AND NAIM MADYUN
The BIP before the BIP: The Hidden Antecedent.
5:15 P.M. .-6:15 P.M. – KIMBERLY KODE SUTTON
Using Visual Activity Schedules to Improving Transitioning behaviors
6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.--ALEXANDRA WOLF
Providing High-Quality Writing Instruction as Proactive Behavior Support
FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 6, 2026
4:00 P.M. -5:00 P.M. --KATHERINE GRAVES
Disciplining in 2026: Legal Implications, Common Sense, Executive Order, and Evidence-Based Practices to Support at Risk Students.
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5:15 P.M. 6:15 P.M.--RENE SALYER
One Team, Many strengths: advancing Mental Health and Behavioral Supports
6:30-7:30 p.m.--CAROLYN BREEDLOVE:
Strength in Numbers: Team Teaching Approaches for Behavioral Settings to Prevent Teacher Burnout
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2026
8:30 A.M.-9:30 A.M.--MICHAE ROZALSKI
Proactive Ways to Support Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in General Education
9:45 a.m. -10:45 a.m.--DR. VINNI HALL
Using Questions to Influence Behavior
11:00 a.m.-12 noon--J. ALLEN
Alpha School: Believe: Achieve: Succeed—a Level 3 Behavioral Program Approved by the Nebraska Department of Education
12 noon-12:30 Lunch Break
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. --JANICE GONT
The Power of Predictable: Strategies for Supporting Emotional and Behavioral Success in Inclusive Classrooms
1:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.--MICHELLE TRAGER
Pull Up a Chair: Making Space for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in Our Classrooms and Conversations
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.--ELENA GHIONAS
How to identify the Pathological Demand Avoidance Profile and teach Students Effectively
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2026
1:00 -2:OO P.M.—STEPHANIE BOSCH
Unlocking the Secrets of Trauma Informed Teaching
2:15 P.M.-3:15 P.M.—CAROLINE MILLEN
Beyond Basics: Practical Tools for Deepening Trauma Informed and Behavioral Support Practices.
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.—ABBY ALLEN
Teaching Sentence Writing to Students with Behavioral Disorders
