Meet the TCEA 2024 Featured Speakers

About Ayo Jones

Ayo Jones is an experienced special education teacher, successful instructional coach, and charismatic professional speaker. Driven by her love for all things special ed, Ayo provides educators teaching students with disabilities just what they need to survive and thrive. In her nearly 20 years in education, she has coached hundreds of teachers, trained thousands of educational professionals, developed curriculum for tens of thousands of students with disabilities, and reached millions with her blog at NoodleNook.Net.

Ayo has delivered professional development throughout the United States and is a regular consultant to multiple school districts and educational support centers throughout Texas. She also does outreach to teachers of students with disabilities in Ghana, West Africa, where she currently lives. Ayo is the founder of Noodle Nook, an online resource for teachers in special education, providing tools for classroom success. She hosts a teacher podcast, is a published author, and delivers content worldwide.