The IEP Files: A Special Education Escape Room

Speaker: Madeline Ferguson of the Eastern New Mexico University Chapter

Description:

This engaging, escape room–style session introduces students to the core roles, responsibilities, and skills of Special Education teachers while helping them consider whether the field is the right fit for them. Through collaborative challenges and hands-on activities, participants explore key concepts such as advocacy, instructional supports, differentiation, and the pathway to becoming a Special Education educator.

The experience concludes with guided reflection, discussion, and a Q&A with a Special Education professional, giving students both practical insight and a personal perspective on the profession.

Objectives: Participants will understand the importance of advocacy, understand how to use accommodations and modifications, differentiated instruction, and how to become a SpEd teacher themselves!

Resources:

10:15 am