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Ticket Options

  • #TalkingAAC: Pre-Conference Workshop
    Wednesday, November 4, 2026 | 12:00–4:00 PM
    Kellogg Center, East Lansing, MI

    • Choose one 4-hour workshop

    • Cost: $100

    • Full details click here

  • #TalkingAAC: Two-Day Conference
    Thursday & Friday, November 5-6, 2026

    • Build your schedule for this two-day event

    • Cost: $300

    • Price includes breakfast, lunch, & parking

    • Full details click here

NOTE: To attend all 3 days, you must purchase both a Pre-Conference Workshop ticket and a Two-Day Conference ticket.

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Refunds & Ticket Transfers

  • Refunds available up to 10 days before the event. Sched & Stripe fees are non-refundable.

  • Ticket transfers (e.g., to a coworker) may be approved before October 28, 2026.

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Questions?

www.talkingaac.org

[email protected]

517-299-5200 
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Designing Flexible and Differentiated PL Experiences With Stepping Into AAC
Thursday November 5, 2026 9:45am - 11:00am EST
Lincoln
Limited Capacity seats available
Designing meaningful professional learning opportunities for AAC can be intimidating and overwhelming. There’s so much to cover, and it is all important!

Stepping Into AAC is a compilation of 20-weeks of FREE resources to guide families through learning about and becoming informed members of their learner's team. It includes AACtion steps, videos, newsletters, and supplemental print materials for the journey. However, Stepping Into AAC resources can be utilized in customized ways to support the AAC learning journey of teams and professionals, while taking into account time constraints, attrition, and the varying needs of team members. 

This session will begin by providing an overview of the content and organization of Stepping Into AAC materials, as well as a framework for using Stepping Into AAC print and video materials to help teachers, clinicians, and paraeducators strengthen their AAC practices. Participants will be introduced to examples of differentiated learning paths, as well as supplemental resources for rich and engaging PL planning, such as action and reflection activities, AAC practice, and story vignettes.  Additionally, an AAC Topic Map that aligns AAC implementation topics with specific Stepping Into AAC content, will be shared making it easier to identify and use materials to meet specific needs of teams and audiences. 

Stepping Into AAC considers five elements of communication partner learning: technology, knowledge, skills, habits, and community. Each sample learning path includes materials that address each of these 5 elements. Learning paths build on one another in an alternative to the 20-week format that allows for flexibility and responsiveness of AAC PL in environments that must balance frequent staff changes, with meaningful ongoing learning opportunities for seasoned team members. Participants will have the opportunity to explore PL planning resources and action plan around supporting their school or team. 
Presenters
avatar for Michaela Ball, M.S., CCC-SLP

Michaela Ball, M.S., CCC-SLP

AT/AAC Teacher Specialist, Canyons School District
Michaela Ball is a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) who works to support teachers and SLPs in the Canyons School District in Sandy, Utah and serves on the district’s Utah Assistive Technology Team. She began her journey working in film as a production sound recordist and now uses... Read More →
avatar for Tabi Jones-Wohleber

Tabi Jones-Wohleber

SLP, Communication AACtualized, LLC
Tabi Jones-Wohleber currently works as an AAC-focused SLP supporting families through the WV Birth to Three program.  She previously worked as a school-based Assistive Technology Team leader for 17 years.  Tabi created the widely shared Model as a MASTER PAL training series, and has authored chapters on AAC implementations in various texts.   Tabi has worked with Angelman Syndrome family organizations in multiple countries, and presents on AAC-related topics at local, state, national, and international conferences... Read More →
Thursday November 5, 2026 9:45am - 11:00am EST
Lincoln
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