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Hello Certificate Holders, We wanted to send out a friendly reminder that our membership year ends on 6/30/2024. Our current membership year runs from July 1, 2023- June 30, 2024. If you are on autopayment, your credit card will be charged on 6/30/2024. Please update...

June 18, 2024 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Navigating Support for d/Deaf Students: Insights and Strategies for the ARD/IEP Committee Dr. J. Lindsey Kennon As we have progressed toward inclusive education for diverse learners, it is essential for IEP committee to equip...

It is with great pleasure that I introduce to you our newest NCED Directors, Jennifer Vasquez and Donald Fontenot. Jennifer brings to the NCED Board over 20 years of experience in the field of educational diagnostics. She began her career as an educational...

June FREE Professional Development Opportunities June 18, 2024 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Navigating Support for d/Deaf Students: Insights and Strategies for the ARD/IEP Committee Dr. J. Lindsey Kennon As we have progressed toward inclusive education for diverse learners, it...

  This is a quick reminder of the upcoming Free May Professional Development Opportunity being offered to NCED members. We are also excited to announce a new June "Learn and Learn" presented by one of our own NCED Directors, Georgene Moon. See information and...

May 16, 2024 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Norm-Referenced Test Interpretations: Ensuring Ecological Validity Dr. Edward Shultz Norm-referenced tests are a helpful tool in identifying learning disabilities. However, evaluators often rely too much on standard score...

  NCED Lunch and Learn for May 16, 2024 features one of our NCED Certificate Holders, Dr. Edward Schultz. Dr. Schultz is a full professor at Midwestern State University. He is responsible for training future special educators and educational diagnosticians. He...

April 24, 2024 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Assistive Technology Assessment: Running Each Student’s Race Before Passing the Baton Imagine running a race in your mind before you ever even get to the track. What can we do to support students in their individual races toward...

April 8, 2024 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Collaborating To Teach Skills for Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans Participants will learn how a Behavior Change Project was used to teach Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) knowledge and skills. We will...

This is a reminder to our TEXAS NCED CERTIFICATE HOLDERS. Texas Professional Educational Diagnosticians (TPED) has opened a registration window for our Texas NCED Certificate Holders to obtain the Texas Registered Professional Diagnostician Certification (RegPED). ...