2025 Symposium

Schedule

Get all the in-depth details on session times, CEUs, and more for the AG Bell Listening & Spoken Language Symposium!

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Sessions marked with (*) contain back-to-back presentations.

7:45 - 8:00 a.m. ET

Welcome to AG Bell’s Virtual Symposium

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. ET

Keynote

Promoting Spoken Language in Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: The Strength of the Parent-Child Interaction

.1 AAA/.1 ASHA/1.0 hours AG Bell LSLS CEUs

Evelien Dirks, PhD, Professor, NSDSK, and Program Director, Tilburg University (Netherlands)

9:00 - 9:15 a.m. ET

Break

9:15 – 10:45 a.m. ET

Advanced

Listening to Parents: Qualitative Research in AVT

.15 AAA/.15 ASHA/1.5 hours AG Bell LSLS CEUs

Speakers

Elizabeth Rosenzweig, Bradley University (United States)
Hillary Ganek, Brock University (United States)
Jonathan Jolivette, Teachers College Columbia University (United States)
Madison Tessler, Teachers College Columbia University (United States)

Basic | Intermediate

*Supporting DHH Students who are Autistic -♦- Connection for Communication of Autistic DHH Children

.15 AAA/.15 ASHA/1.5 hours AG Bell LSLS CEUs

Speakers

Session 1: Elyza Polsky, Hearing Learning and Beyond (Canada)
Session 2: Uma Soman, Director, Listening Together (India), Nayela Ahmad, Early Interventionist/The Nurture Clinic (India)

Intermediate

Age-Appropriate Teleservices: Strategies, Resources, and AI

.15 AAA/.15 ASHA/1.5 hours AG Bell LSLS CEUs

Speakers

Kim Boreland, Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech (United States)
Nell Rosenberg, Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech (United States)

10:45 – 11:00 a.m. ET

Break

11:00 - 12:00 p.m. ET

Intermediate

Audiology Assessment and Collaboration

.1 AAA/.1 ASHA/1.0 hours AG Bell LSLS CEUs

Speakers

Suzanne Foley, Indiana EHDI (United States)

Intermediate

Read Up! The Science of Reading and LSL

.1 AAA/.1 ASHA/1.0 hours AG Bell LSLS CEUs

Speakers

Maria Hartman, Teachers College, Columbia University (United States)
Elaine Smolen, Teachers College, Columbia University (United States)

Intermediate

Making “Eyes Open, Ears On” A Reality

.1 AAA/.1 ASHA/1.0 hours AG Bell LSLS CEUs

Speakers

Joan Hewitt, Project TALK (United States)
Lee Lochner, Project TALK (United States)

12:00 - 12:15 p.m. ET

Break

12:15 - 1:15 p.m. ET

Intermediate

The Musical Path to Early Literacy

.1 AAA/.1 ASHA/1.0 hours AG Bell LSLS CEUs

Speakers

Krissa Britsch, Listen Foundation (United States)
Nanette Thompson, Listen Foundation (United States)

Basic

Retaining High-Quality Teachers in Deaf Education

.1 AAA/.1 ASHA/1.0 hours AG Bell LSLS CEUs

Speakers

Casey Reimer, Washington University School of Medicine (United States)
Amanda Rudge, Washington University School of Medicine (United States)
Caroline Daughtry, Washington University School of Medicine (United States)

Basic | Advanced

*Powerful Parents: Promoting Informed Decision-Making Processes -♦- Journeys: Supporting Diverse Families of DHH Children

.1 AAA/.1 ASHA/1.0 hours AG Bell LSLS CEUs

Speakers

Session 1: Noel Kenely, Auditory Verbal UK (United Kingdom), Trudy Smith, NextSense Institute,
Session 2: Madeleine Tait, Surrey Place (Canada), Gillian Lalonde, Surrey Place (Canada), Ayesha Johnson, Surrey Place (Canada), Laura Lanys, Surrey Place (Canada)

1:15–2:15 p.m. ET

Basic

Lunch Break and Conversation: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Panel: Lunch and Listen

1:30 – 2:00 p.m. ET

.05 AAA/.05 ASHA/0.5 hours AG Bell LSLS CEUs

Speakers

Emerson Henry, AG Bell (United States)
Autumn Puello, Young Leaders Board of AG Bell (United States)
Jim Connor, Young Leaders Board of AG Bell (United States)
Andres Cravioto, Young Leaders Board of AG Bell (United States)
Nate Williams, Young Leaders Board of AG Bell (United States)

2:15 – 3:15 p.m. ET

Basic

Emerging Technologies Affecting LSL Service Delivery

.1 AAA/.1 ASHA/1.0 hours AG Bell LSLS CEUs

Speakers

Todd Houston, Sunburst Coaching & Consulting (United States)

Intermediate

Building Self-Determination and Classroom Community Through Literature

.1 AAA/.1 ASHA/1.0 hours AG Bell LSLS CEUs

Speakers

Emily Snow, Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech (United States)
Britt Coffey, Educational Services Practice (United States)

Basic

Collaborative Case Conversations: Negotiating the Extended Family

.1 AAA/.1 ASHA/1.0 hours AG Bell LSLS CEUs

Speakers

Teri Ouellette, Independent Practitioner (United States)
Elizabeth Tyszkiewicz, Independent Practitioner (United Kingdom)
Hilda Furmanski, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires Cochlear Implant Team (Argentina)

3:15 - 3:30 p.m. ET

Break

3:30 - 4:30 p.m. ET

Keynote

Understanding and Addressing Disparities in Pediatric Hearing Care

.1 AAA/.1 ASHA/1.0 hours AG Bell LSLS CEUs

Dylan Chan, MD, PhD | Professor, University of California, San Francisco (United States)

4:30 - 4:45 p.m. ET

Break

4:45 - 6:15 p.m. ET

All Attendees

Innovations in Hearing Sessions – Cochlear Americas: How Cochlear Maximizes Each Child’s Potential -♦- Advanced Bionics (Latin America): Navegar por el paisaje sonoro: Búsqueda de información (Including Q & A)

.15 AAA/.15 ASHA/1.5 hours AG Bell LSLS CEUs

Speakers

Cochlear: Stephanie Noeller, Cochlear Americas (United States), Natasha McDougald, Cochlear Americas (United States)
Advanced Bionics Latin America: Nora Gardilcic, Advanced Bionics (Chile), Magdalena Massone, Advanced Bionics (Argentina), Mariana Helbig, Advanced Bionics (United States)

6:15 - 6:30 p.m. ET

Break

6:30 - 7:35p.m. ET

Intermediate

From Roots to Results: Early Hearing Detection and Intervention the U.S.A. -♦- Closing

.1 AAA/.1 ASHA/1.0 hours AG Bell LSLS CEUs

Speakers

Karl White, Utah State University (United States)
Christine Yoshinaga-Itano, University of Colorado, Boulder (United States)
Janet DesGeorges, Hands & Voices (United States)
Arlene Stredler-Brown, Colorado EHDI Program (United States)

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2025 Symposium

Schedule

Get all the in-depth details on session times, CEUs, and more for the AG Bell Listening & Spoken Language Symposium!

Day 1

Day 2

Day 1

7:45 - 8:00 a.m. ET

Welcome to AG Bell’s Virtual Symposium

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. ET

Promoting Spoken Language in Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: The Strength of the Parent-Child Interaction

9:00 - 9:15 a.m. ET

Break

9:15 – 10:45 a.m. ET

Listening to Parents: Qualitative Research in AVT

*Supporting DHH Students who are Autistic -♦- Connection for Communication of Autistic DHH Children

Age-Appropriate Teleservices: Strategies, Resources, and AI

10:45 – 11:00 a.m. ET

Break

11:00 - 12:00 p.m. ET

Audiology Assessment and Collaboration

Read Up! The Science of Reading and LSL

Making “Eyes Open, Ears On” A Reality

12:00 - 12:15 p.m. ET

Break

12:15 - 1:15 p.m. ET

The Musical Path to Early Literacy

Retaining High-Quality Teachers in Deaf Education

*Powerful Parents: Promoting Informed Decision-Making Processes -♦- Journeys: Supporting Diverse Families of DHH Children

1:15–2:15 p.m. ET

Lunch Break and Conversation: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Panel: Lunch and Listen

2:15 – 3:15 p.m. ET

Emerging Technologies Affecting LSL Service Delivery

Building Self-Determination and Classroom Community Through Literature

Collaborative Case Conversations: Negotiating the Extended Family

3:15 - 3:30 p.m. ET

Break

3:30 - 4:30 p.m. ET

Understanding and Addressing Disparities in Pediatric Hearing Care

4:30 - 4:45 p.m. ET

Break

4:45 - 6:15 p.m. ET

Innovations in Hearing Sessions – Cochlear Americas: How Cochlear Maximizes Each Child’s Potential -♦- Advanced Bionics (Latin America): Navegar por el paisaje sonoro: Búsqueda de información (Including Q & A)

6:15 - 6:30 p.m. ET

Break

6:30 - 7:35p.m. ET

From Roots to Results: Early Hearing Detection and Intervention the U.S.A. -♦- Closing

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