PRESENTED BY The Back to School Conference The final days to purchase replay access to the 2026 Back to School Conference are here! Access six evidence-based sessions and dozens of resources to help you implement best practices in MTSS, sensory integration principles, AI, transition planning, and neurodiversity-affirming evaluations to support your students. Access it today, implement it tomorrow → Hey , When you are new to school-based OT, the first schools you work in help to form your...
13 days ago • 3 min read
PRESENTED BY The Back to School Conference Missed the live event? The conference replays are still available, including Bryden Carlson-Giving's session on updating your evaluations to be neurodiversity-affirming. Access the replays, resources, and more! ↗️ Hey Reader, The evaluations presented at an initial or triennial IEP meeting can shape how a school team understands a student for years. That means the questions we ask, the assessment tools we utilize, and the words we put in our reports...
21 days ago • 4 min read
PRESENTED BY The OT Schoolhouse Collaborative This month's theme inside our School-based OT Collaborative is Supporting Neurodiverse Students Across All Tiers. We're putting what we learned at the B2S Conference into action to support teachers, staff, and students through inservices, collaborations, evals, and services. Take action with us inside the Collab ↗️ Hey Reader, I recently spoke with a colleague about an OT who had inherited a few IEP goals related to feeding. And naturally, that...
28 days ago • 4 min read
PRESENTED BY The OT Schoolhouse Podcast This week on the OT Schoolhouse Podcast, I’m joined by Kieran Rose, aka The Autistic Advocate, for a conversation about autism, masking, stimming, compliance, safety, and the role of OT in schools. This one is honest, challenging, and deeply relevant for every school-based OT practitioner supporting autistic students. Listen to Episode 209 of the OT Schoolhouse Podcast ↗️ Hey Reader, I hope you enjoyed the extended weekend. It’ll be a minute before we...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
PRESENTED BY The Back to School Conference The live edition of the Back to School Conference is over, but you can still access the replays, resources, supportive community, and CEUs. Join 650+ OT practitioners learning (and implementing) best practices in school-based OT, and access the replays & community until Nov. 29, 2026 Explore the Conference ↗️ Hey Reader, As you may know, I spent the weekend with hundreds of school-based OT practitioners at the Back to School Conference. It was a...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
PRESENTED BY The 2026 Back to School Conference Over 600 school-based OT practitioners are already registered and appreciating access to: 12 hours of AOTA-approved CEUs Dozens of resources shared by our presenters Even more resources from our attendees The OT Schoolhouse Goal & Treatment Plan Generator A supportive community of OTPs collaborating on how to better support their students A brand new OT Schoolhouse resource that will help you at every MTSS tier! Free trials and giveaways from...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
PRESENTED BY The School-based OT Collaborative This month inside the Collab, we are focusing on helping you get set up for success. That means practical back-to-school resources, tools you can use right away, and a live Q+A focused on starting the year strong. If you want support thinking through your schedule, workload, services, and systems before the year gets away from you, this is a good month to join us. Join the OT Schoolhouse Collaborative ↗️ ***Plus, Impact Tier members now get...
2 months ago • 4 min read
Hey Reader, One of the things we heard again and again after last year’s Back to School Conference was this: OTPs love learning from real school-based OT practitioners. Real school-based OT practitioners who seriously know what it feels like to walk into a school building, look at a full caseload, collaborate with teachers, and try to make evidence-informed practice actually work inside real school systems. That feedback stuck with me, and it has shaped this year's Conference. While research...
2 months ago • 1 min read
PRESENTED BY THE BACK TO SCHOOL CONFERENCE Looking to improve how you collaborate with teachers and support students beyond direct service? At this year’s Back to School Conference, our opening session covers MTSS and practical ways school-based OTPs can work better with teachers. With the Conference + Collaborative option, you get the conference plus year-round access to resources, mentorship, tools, and training for school-based OT practice. Learn more about Conference + Collab access ↗️...
2 months ago • 4 min read