Houston Educators Conference on Saturday February 6, 2027

Join the National Down Syndrome Congress, the Down Syndrome Association of Houston and the Katherine Ferruzzo Foundation, for a one-day conference designed for educators working to enhance outcomes for their students with Down syndrome, autism, and other intellectual and developmental disabilities. This event is being held in Houston, Texas on Saturday, February 6, 2027 from 8am to 3pmCST. 

Practical in nature, this conference will engage participants in identifying and implementing strategies applicable to K-12 classrooms. Discussions will provide strategies for educators to enhance instruction through effective reading interventions, differentiated and universally designed curriculum, technology, and behavioral practices. Attendees will leave equipped with ideas, tips, strategies, tools, and solutions that they can implement in the classroom.

• Addressing BEHAVIOR through effective strategies
• Literacy strategies to facilitate READING DEVELOPMENT
• Strategies for ACCESS for all
  Integrating ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE in learning
• Planning and designing CURRICULUM
• MEDICAL IMPLICATIONS for the classroom

$100 per registrant (scholarships available)
Includes: certificate of attendance (7 professional hours), breakfast and lunch
Questions: Contact kim@ndsccenter.org

Speakers: 
Dana Halle - Executive Director, Down Syndrome Foundation of Orange County, Developer/Lead Instructor Learning Program
Sean Smith - Department of Special Education, University of Kansas
Stacy Taylor - President/Clinical Director, Advance Behavior and Learning