Roots & Rhythms: Fostering Community while Embracing Change
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2025 Conference Registration Details
$595 Conference Registration
Standard registration available until August 1! Late Registration will be available after ($650).
Standard registration available until August 1! Late Registration will be available after ($650).
2025 Hotel Room Block
Our guests are invited to join us at the beautiful Sheraton New Orleans. Our group rate is $229/night. This block will fill up and standard rates will then apply, so book now!
2025 Vendor Details
2025 Call for Proposals
Come share your expertise, content and wisdom with other like minded alternative educators across the country!
Our 2025 Call for Proposals now open!
Our 2025 Call for Proposals now open!
2025 Conference Schedule & Professional Development Strands
For our 2025 event, we are aligning content for each available breakout session with at least one of our Exemplary Practices. With over 80+ breakout sessions offered and over 20 hours of CEU credits available, each session is intentionally crafted by alternative educators FOR alternative educators. Our goal each year is to provide space to network, collaborate, and participate in professional learning specific to research and best practices in alternative/non-traditional education.
A detailed schedule of events can be found below. Specific breakout session titles, descriptions and instructions for schedule building will be accessible (upon completion of registration) two weeks prior to the event's start date. Instructions will be sent to the email provided at registration and sessions will be accessed through our conference app, ExpoPass.
*Conference Disclosure Statement*
The NAEA holds its national conference in locations in various states throughout the United States in hopes of making it conducive for its membership to attend and enjoy a professional learning environment that is collaborative and inclusive to all. The location of the conference in no way indicates support or agreement with any specific state policies/laws that would violate the NAEA Mission and Vision or that would deny any individual the right to an inclusive, free and appropriate education and equitable opportunities to learn.
The NAEA holds its national conference in locations in various states throughout the United States in hopes of making it conducive for its membership to attend and enjoy a professional learning environment that is collaborative and inclusive to all. The location of the conference in no way indicates support or agreement with any specific state policies/laws that would violate the NAEA Mission and Vision or that would deny any individual the right to an inclusive, free and appropriate education and equitable opportunities to learn.