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As the Gateway to the West welcomed us with open arches on
April 13, 2016, the streets were filled with a variety of people all
carrying the same orange bags. They were all headed to one place:
The Council for Exceptional Children: Conference and Expo. With
about 10,000 special education teachers gathered in one space, it is
the largest assembly of professional development for those
interested in special education. There was not one unfriendly
person in this crowd because everyone who attended this
conference had one mission: advancement of success for children
with exceptionalities.
The orange bags were no longer just bags, but a symbol of the
community that we were so fortunate to be a part of. This was now
our community of educators coming together to celebrate and share
successes. This was our journey towards a multitude of new
instructional methods and teaching strategies from classrooms
throughout the nation. This was our sneak peek into what success
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