Past Presentations

National Presentations

Carreon A & Criss, C. (2025, March). 360-Video VR and Performance Feedback: Enhancing Novice Teacher’s Evidence-Based Practice Implementation at Council for Exceptional Children. 2025 Convention. Baltimore, Maryland.

Carreon A. (2025, March). Tech Blitz: VR in the Classroom at Council for Exceptional Children. 2025 Convention. Baltimore, Maryland.

Goldman, S. R., Smith, S., & Carreon, A. (2025, March 13). Training the AI dragon and the implications for struggling writers. [Presentation]. Council for Exceptional Children. 2025 Convention, Baltimore, MD.

Smith, S., Goldman, S. R., Rowland, A., & Mosher, M. (2025, March 13). Inclusion through innovation: AI-driven tools that foster inclusion. [Presentation]. Council for Exceptional Children. 2025 Convention, Baltimore, MD.

Goldman, S. R., Smith, S., & Carreon, A. (2025, January 30). AI and what it means for writing and students with disabilities. [Presentation]. Assistive Technology Industry Association. 2025 Convention, Orlando, FL.

Goldman, S. R. & Smith, S. (2024, November 8). Forging ahead: Aligning evidence-based practices for writing with how we prepare pre-service special education teachers. [Presentation]. Teacher Education Division: Council for Exceptional Children. 2024 Convention, Pittsburg, PA.

Goldman, S. R., Smith, S., & Carreon, A. (2024, November 8) Forging innovations: Aligning AI to the TPACK framework in special education teacher preparation. [Presentation]. Teacher Education Division: Council for Exceptional Children. 2024 Convention, Pittsburg, PA.

Goldman, S. R., Smith, S., Smith, B., Rowland, A, & Troia, G. (2024, November 7). The status of preparing pre-service special education teachers to teach writing [Poster]. Teacher Education Division: Council for Exceptional Children. 2024 Convention, Pittsburg, PA.

Goldman, S. R., Smith, S., & Carreon, A. (2024, November 7). Forge ahead! Why preparing teachers to teach online matters [Presentation]. Teacher Education Division: Council for Exceptional Children. 2024 Convention, Pittsburg, PA.

Goldman, S. R. Smith, S., & Carreon, A. (2024, November 7) Villain or sidekick: AI and what it means for preparing special education teachers to teach writing [Presentation]. Teacher Education Division: Council for Exceptional Children. 2024 Convention, Pittsburg, PA.

Goldman, S. R. (2024, November 6). PechaKucha: The status of preparing pre-service special education teachers to teach writing [Presentation]. Teacher Education Division: Council for Exceptional Children. 2024 Convention, Pittsburg, PA.

Goldman, S. R., Carreon, A., & Smith, S. J. (2024, March 15). Villain or sidekick: AI and what it means for writing [Presentation]. Council for Exceptional Children. 2024 Convention, San Antonio, Tx. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.25102.78407

Smith, S.J., Bailey, T.., & Goldman, S. R. (2024, March 15). Considerations for engaging parents and families with artificial intelligence. [Presentation]. Council for Exceptional Children. 2024 Convention, San Antonio, TX.

Goldman, S. R., Harris, K., Wagner, M., & Redcay, J. (2024, March 14). Strategies, innovations, and culturally sustaining approaches for reading and writing. [Presentation]. Council for Exceptional Children. 2024 Convention, San Antonio, TX. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.10213.00487

Goldman, S. R. (2024, March 13). AI tools to support writing. [Presentation]. Council for Exceptional Children. 2024 Convention, San Antonio, TX.

Goldman, S. R. (2023, November 1). Preparing Your pre-service teachers to SEA-S technologies to support an editing strategy [Presentation]. Teacher Education Division: Council for Exceptional Children. 2024 Convention, Long Beach, CA. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.34468.24960

Goldman, S. R., Carreon, A., Smith, S. J., & Zimmerman, K. (2023, November 1). Seas-ing available educational technologies to support written expression: A review of literature [Poster]. Teacher Education Division: Council for Exceptional Children. 2024 Convention, Long Beach, CA.

Goldman, S. R. & Smith, S. J. (2023, March 3). Moving towards educational technology to support written expression [Presentation]. Council for Exceptional Children. 2023 Convention, Louisville, KY.

Goldman, S. R. & Carreon, A. (2023, March 3). Educational technology to support written expression: A systematic literature review [Poster]. Council for Exceptional Children. 2023 Convention, Louisville, KY. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.34139.23849

Goldman, S. R., Wilder, T.L., Patterson, M.S., Marino, M., & Vasquez, E. (2022, June 26-30). CIDDL introduction [Presentation]. American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. 2022 Leadership Academy, Tampa, FL.

Regional, State, and Local Presentations

Goldman, S. R. & Smith, S. J. (2024, August 22). Empowering education: Unveiling the AI advantage in higher learning [Presentation]. University of Kansas Teaching Summit. 

Goldman, S. R. (2024, June 11). How to prepare pre-service teachers to use AI in their teaching. [Presentation]. KU’s School of Education and Health Sciences Faculty Camp. 

Webinars

Goldman, S. R., Carreon, A. & Smith, S. (2024, July 10) Using AI to support special education teacher workload. [Virtual Demo]. CIDDL.

Goldman, S. R., Taylor, J., Carreon, A. & Smith, S. (2024, July 9) Using AI to support special education teacher workload. [Webinar]. CIDDL.

Goldman, S. R. & Evmenova, A. (2024, February 8) AI Demystified: What Special Education Practitioners Need to Know. [Webinar]. Council for Exceptional Children.

Goldman, S. R. & Evmenova, A. (2024, October 14) Using AI to Nurture Potential for ALL Learners [Webinar]. Robert Morris University Trees Virtual Special Education Conference.

Howorth, S., Dieker, L., Jiminez, B., Goldman, S. R., Smith, S. J., & Holman, K. (2024 October 7). AI in special education teacher education [Webinar]. Maine Center for Research in STEM Education.

Smith, S., Israel, M., Alavi, K., Silva, R., & Goldman, S. R. (2022, January 12). Preparing Teacher Candidate for Online and Hybrid Instruction. [Webinar]. CIDDL and CEEDAR. https://ceedar.education.ufl.edu/portfolio/preparing-teacher-candidates-for-online-and-hybrid-instruction/

Publications

Goldman, S. R., Smith, S. J., & Carreon, A. (2025). Artificial Intelligence to Support Writing Outcomes for Students With Disabilities. Journal of Special Education Technology, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/01626434251326328

Carreon, A., Criss, C., & Goldman, S. (2025). Pre-Service Teacher Coaching on Behavior Specific Praise: Exploring Immersive Video Within Virtual Reality and Performance Feedback. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 35(4), 411-424. 

Smith, S. J., Rowland, A., Goldman, S., & Carreon, A. (2024). A guide for special education leaders to utilize artificial intelligence: Students' perspectives for future consideration. Journal of Special Education Leadership, 37(2), 77-92.

Goldman, S.R. , Carreon, A., & Smith, S. J. (2024). Exploring the integration of AI into special education teacher preparation through the TPACK framework. Journal of Special Education Teacher Preparation, 4(2), 52-64. doi:10.33043/6zx26bb2

Goldman, S. R., Taylor, J., Carreon, A., & Smith, S. J. (2024). Using AI to support special education teacher workload. Journal of Special Education Technology, 39(3), 434-447. doi:10.1177/01626434241257240

Goldman, S. R., Carreon, A., Smith, S. J., & Zimmerman, K. N. (2023). Educational technology to support written expression: A systematic literature review. Journal of Special Education Technology, 39(3). 320-338. doi:10.1177/01626434231210987

Goldman, S. R., Carreon, A., & Smith, S. J. (2023). Aligning an editing and revising writing strategy to technology supports for students with learning disabilities. Journal of Special Education Technology, 39(4), 567-575. doi:0.1177/01626434231211294

Goldman, S. R., Carreon, A., Smith, S. J., & Kurth, J. (2023). Exploring and implementing available writing educational technology for students with disabilities and their peers. Journal of Special Education Technology, 38(4), 563-572. doi:10.1177/0162643423115593