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K-12 Special education Workshops for Teachers & Students

There are 5 upcoming workshops from 2 organizers in special education. The next is Building a Culture of Attendance: PreK–12 Strategies to Prevent Chronic Absenteeism on Mar 10 in Columbus, OH. The most common topic is special education.

Updated November 7, 2026

Find in-person special education workshops for K-12 educators and students. There are 5 upcoming workshops from 2 organizers, running in Ohio and Texas. Each listing shows the date, venue, grade band and price, and registration goes straight to the organizer.

Upcoming special education workshops

Educators discussing attendance strategies at a CEC pre-convention workshopSpecial educationFor teachers
Wed · Mar 10, 20279:00 AM–12:00 PM ET· Columbus, OH

Building a Culture of Attendance: PreK–12 Strategies to Prevent Chronic Absenteeism

A featured CEC pre-convention workshop led by Jessica Sprick. Participants learn how to improve student attendance through universal prevention at the school and classroom level, leaving with concrete strategies for communicating the importance of regular attendance to staff, students, families and the community. Covers ways to raise student and parent awareness, motivation and reinforcement strategies that encourage regular attendance, and ways to assess and intervene with common causes of absenteeism, with examples from real schools and districts. Half-day session; separate workshop registration required.

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A teacher leading a well-managed PreK–12 classroomSpecial educationFor teachers
Wed · Mar 10, 20271:00–4:00 PM ET· Columbus, OH

Essentials of Classroom Management (PreK–12)

A featured CEC pre-convention workshop led by Jessica Sprick on best-practice strategies for building a positive, proactive classroom that sets the foundation for appropriate student behaviour. Suited to general and special education teachers supporting students with severe and chronic misbehaviour, staff in specialised behavioural settings, and administrators or coaches who support teachers. Covers organising and orchestrating classroom routines and structured approaches to reinforce expected behaviour and correct misbehaviour. Half-day session; separate workshop registration required.

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Wed · Nov 118:30 AM–3:30 PM CST· San Antonio, TX
Register by Nov 12

Building Systems to Support Twice Exceptional Students (K-12) G/T 6 Hour Update

In-person professional development for educators, coordinators and leaders supporting twice-exceptional students. Align state requirements and service-delivery models, improve communication among G/T, special education and general education teams, and develop practical shared approaches to student success. 6 CPE hours.

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$125
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Educators gathered around a table with books and notesSpecial educationFor teachers
Wed · Mar 10, 20279:00 AM–12:00 PM ET· Columbus, OH

The Au-DHD Classroom - Where ADHD an Autism Collide- and What Every Educator Needs to Know

Autism and ADHD co-occur far more often than special educators were once trained to expect. The two conditions were treated as mutually exclusive until the DSM-5 (2013) removed the rule that had prevented a dual diagnosis—a position carried forward in the current DSM-5-TR (2022)—so awareness of how they present together remains thin in both research and practice. The result is “AuDHD” students whose needs pull in seemingly opposite directions: predictability and novelty, deep focus and flexible shifting, routine and stimulation. When educators apply strategies built for one profile in isolation, those supports can quietly undercut one another—and the student is left carrying the mismatch. This three-hour interactive workshop provides special educators with a practical, strengths-based framework for understanding and supporting individuals with ADHD & Autism, or “AuDHD,” across the K–12 span. Together, we will examine how the two profiles interact to create needs distinct from either one alone, why single-profile strategies so often work against each other, and what genuinely integrated support looks like in real classrooms. Through case studies, hands-on planning activities, structured discussion, and the perspectives of AuDHD individuals themselves, participants will build a toolkit they can use the very next school day. Particular attention will be given to learners who are routinely under-identified—including girls and students whose traits present as inattention rather than hyperactivity, and those who mask, who are frequently identified late or missed entirely. Participants will leave able to recognize, plan for, and advocate for the whole student rather than half of one.

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Educators gathered around a table with books and notesSpecial educationFor teachers
Wed · Mar 10, 20279:00 AM–12:00 PM ET· Columbus, OH

Intensifying Reading and Mathematics Intervention: What do you do if standard approaches don’t work?

Do you have questions about how to individualize and intensify instruction when your students are not responding? This workshop will introduce participants to data-based individualization (DBI), a process for individualizing and intensifying interventions through the systematic use of assessment data, validated interventions, and research-based adaptation strategies. The workshop will provide an overview of DBI, illustrate how DBI can be used to support the delivery and intensification of evidence-based reading and mathematics intervention, demonstrate how DBI strengthens both MTSS and special education service delivery, and highlight lessons learned from successful implementation efforts across schools, districts, and states. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of the DBI process, access to freely available tools and resources, and actionable strategies to improve outcomes for students who need the most intensive support.

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Frequently asked questions

Are these workshops free?
The special education workshops listed here are paid sessions. Each listing shows its price, and some organizers offer group, member or early-bird discounts.
How do I register?
Registration is handled by the organizer, not by K-12 Workshops. Open any listing and use the registration link to book your place directly on the organizer's own site.
Who can attend?
These are professional development sessions for K-12 teachers, instructional coaches and school leaders. Each listing shows the grade band it is designed for.
When is the next workshop?
Building a Culture of Attendance: PreK–12 Strategies to Prevent Chronic Absenteeism, on Mar 10 in Columbus, OH, followed by Essentials of Classroom Management (PreK–12) on Mar 10.
Where are they held?
Upcoming special education workshops are in Columbus, OH and San Antonio, TX. This page updates automatically as workshops are added or pass.