TCASE will offer collaborative learning opportunities at this event and encourages proposals that will utilize interactive panels, Q&A, and other formats that meet the needs of adult learners in a face to face format. 

Example topics include:
Autism; Behavior, Mental Health & Trauma; Self-Assessment; New Directors; Organizing People/Systems; Staffing (recruiting, retaining, training); Grow Your Own Programs; Disproportionality; Child Find; Parent Input & Collaboration; Behavioral Interventions; Dyslexia/Dysgraphia; LD Identification; Leadership; School Safety; MTSS; Budget & Finance; Trauma-Informed Care; SHARS Audits; Specially Designed Instruction; Preparing for TEA Monitoring Visits; Transition. 

Session submission, review and scoring process: 
Great Ideas 2026 Learning Labs will be presented in a face-to-face format on February 2 or February 3, 2026. All proposals must be submitted through this online form. 

Once proposals are received, a committee reviews and scores each submission. The committee then reviews the top scoring proposals to determine which topics will be presented during Great Ideas 2026.

The deadline to submit session proposals is Friday, September 12, 2025.

Accepted proposal requirements: 

• A presentation slide deck or handouts is required for all sessions that are accepted and is due January 9, 2026.
• Handouts will not be given in hard-copy format but will be made available to attendees electronically for download prior to the conference. Acceptable formats for handouts are PowerPoint, PDF, Word and Excel files. Submitted handouts should be no longer than 10 pages. 
• PowerPoint presentations should be in 16:9 format. Please contact info@tcase.org if you have questions about your handouts or slides. 
• Each Learning Lab session will be 60 minutes long to include time for announcements, question and answer and sponsor recognition. Please make every effort to provide enough content to fill the designated time period. 
• Sessions will be limited to no more than three speakers. 
• Presenters must be willing to share any resources and tools that are featured during the session.
• TCASE education programs are learning experiences and therefore noncommercial. Please refrain from using brand and specific product names. Additionally, the session must not be used as a place for direct promotion of a presenter's product, service, or for monetary self-interest.
• Presenters must be sensitive to subject matter and refrain from using inappropriate or harsh language, pointed humor or statements that could be found potentially offensive.

Instructions for Proposal Submissions:
All proposals must be submitted using this online form.

Session Content Requirements: 
TCASE is a CE provider for TSHA (Texas Speech-Language Association) and is required to provide a learner outcome for each session. Presentations must adhere to the learner outcome listed on the proposal submission. 

Honoraria, Travel Expenses & Registration: 
As a nonprofit educational association, TCASE does not pay an honorarium for Learning Lab session presentations at the conference. Speakers must also cover all individual travel and housing expenses, if applicable. Speakers may register for one-day or full conference at their own expense, or receive a session-only pass which will provide admission to their session. 

Important Dates:

• Proposals due: September 12, 2025
• Presenters notified of submissions status: on or before October 3, 2025
• Session Handouts Due: January 9, 2026
• Great Ideas 2026: February 2-4 at the JW Marriott Austin
• Learning Labs Presentations: February 2 or February 3, 2026