IDEA Conference Agenda

 

Arizona’s 2022 IDEA Conference, Rise Up: Reimagining and Transforming Educational Practices, will be held in person from September 7–9, 2022 at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix. This cross-stakeholder event includes special education administrative staff, youth and young adults with disabilities, family members and caregivers, state agency staff, educators, service providers, and community members who share a commitment to student success.

The event will feature over 75 professional learning opportunities, including IDEA legal issues, instructional practices, national trends and hot topics, special education compliance, secondary transition, social/emotional learning, and, new this year, a strand for Early Childhood Special Education. See the National Presenters page for additional information.

Conference Agenda

Tuesday, September 6, 2022: Evening registration will be offered from 5:00–7:00 p.m.

 

Wednesday, September 7, 2022 Conference Agenda
TimeAgenda
7:00–8:30 a.m.     Registration and Breakfast Buffet
8:30–10:45 a.m.Opening Remarks and Keynote Speaker, Dr. Christopher Emdin
10:45–11:00 a.m.   Break, Vendor/Exhibitor Hall Open
11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Concurrent Session 1
12:15–1:15 p.m.Lunch Buffet
1:15–2:30 p.m.Concurrent Session 2
2:30–2:45 p.m. Break, Vendor/Exhibitor Hall Open
2:45–4:00 p.m.Concurrent Session 3
4:15–7:00 p.m. Evening Events (See Evening Events page for more information)

 

More information will be available soon.

Thursday, September 8, 2022 Conference Agenda
TimeAgenda
7:00–8:30 a.m.     Breakfast Buffet
8:30–9:00 a.m.Opening Remarks
9:00–9:15 a.m.Break, Vendor/Exhibitor Hall Open
9:15–10:45 a.m.

Professional Keynote Speaker, Art Cernosia 

Youth and Family Keynote Speaker, David Edward Garcia

10:45–11:00 a.m.   Break, Vendor/Exhibitor Hall Open
11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Concurrent Session 1
12:15–1:15 p.m.Lunch Buffet
1:15–2:30 p.m.Concurrent Session 2
2:30–2:45 p.m. Break, Vendor/Exhibitor Hall Open
2:45–4:00 p.m.Concurrent Session 3
4:15–7:00 p.m. Reception

 

More information will be available soon.

Friday, September 9, 2022 Conference Agenda
TimeAgenda
7:00–8:00 a.m.     Breakfast Buffet
8:00–9:15 a.m.Concurrent Session 1
9:15–9:30 a.m.Break
9:30–10:45 a.m.Concurrent Session 2
10:45–11:00 a.m.   Break
11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Concurrent Session 3
12:15–1:15 p.m.Lunch Buffet

 

More information will be available soon.

 

Guidebook

The Arizona IDEA Conference has gone mobile! We will use the Guidebook app for the 2022 IDEA Conference brochure. Please stay tuned for more information.

 

Please send questions to the IDEA Conference Inbox.

 

Revised 7/15/2022

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