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The National Agenda:

Moving Forward on Achieving Educational Equality for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students

The Center for Education Research Partnerships at NTID has just opened a new website for parents, educators, and others seeking evidence-based information concerning the raising and educating a deaf and hard-of-hearing children. The site can be accessed through www.educatingdeafchildren.org.


DPI WORKSHOPS

LANGUAGE AND LITERACY SPRING 2010 WORKSHOPS

Workshop Registration for all workshops

All workshops are collaboratively presented by: BEGINNINGS, DPI, OES, CCCDP/CASTLE and PROJECT EAR

There is NO COST to NC Public School personnel and OES Early Intervention staff

January 28-29, 2010
Bloom and Lahey 1
1.1 CEUs

This workshop will focus on the sequence of early, expanding and complex language development using the Bloom & Lahey and CASLLS models.

Presenters: Kimberly Andrews and Sherri Vernelson
Craven County Board Room
Administrative Building, 3600
Trent Road, New Bern NC 28562

January 28, 2010
What To Do While You Wait for a Cochlear Implant
.6 CEUs

Using case studies, videos, and documented research, attendees will learn about how to make the most of the time of candidacy prior to implantation.

Presenters: Renee Barnes, Krista Heavner and Kristin Milligan
Western NC School for the Deaf Chapel
517 West Fleming Drive
Morganton, NC 28655


February 6, 2010
Bloom and Lahey: Practical Academic Applications
.6 CEUs

This workshop will address the issue of how to meet both the language and academic needs of school age deaf students using the Bloom & Lahey model.

Presenters: Barbara Lee and Elissa Rushton
WCPSS—Special Education Services
110 Corning Road, Crossroads II—Room 1413
Cary, NC 27511


February 8, 2010
Speech Babble
.6 CEUs

The agenda will include information on typical babble development, speech acoustics, why and how we do speech babble.

Presenter: Hannah Eskridge and Lillian Henderson
The Zone
4801 Reedy Branch Road
Winterville, NC 28590

March 4, 2010
Audiology 101 for Speech Language Pathologists & Educators
.6 CEUs

Participants will be provided with an overview of audiological diagnostics, hearing disorders, auditory technology, speech acoustics and how all of these factors interact to affect the whole child.

Presenters: Lisa Di Maria and Krista Heavner
ADR Education Center
410 Garfield Street
Statesville, NC 28677

March 8-9, 2010
Bloom and Lahey 2
1.1 CEUs

This workshop will focus on the sequence of early, expanding and complex language development using the Bloom & Lahey and CASLLS models.

Presenters: Kimberly Andrews and Sherri Vernelson
Brinson Memorial Elementary School—Tech Center
319 Neuse Forest Avenue
New Bern, NC 28560

March 11-12, 2010
Language and Literacy for Children with Multiple Challenges
1.1 CEUs

Developing audition and spoken language in children with hearing loss and additional learning challenges

Presenter: Margaret Knott
Moore County Schools—Education Center
5277 Highway 15-501 South
Carthage, NC 28327

March 19, 2010
Informal Reading Assessment and Strategies
.6 CEUs

A focus on informal procedures that can be used to assess reading ability and suggested strategies to overcome common plateau points in deaf and hard of hearing students’ reading development.

Presenter: Denise Nelson
Auditorium at the Central Office
1712 Vaughn Road
Burlington, NC 27217


April 20-21, 2010
Inclusion: The New Mainstreaming
1.1 CEUs

Participants will receive an overview of the process of mainstreaming, factors to consider when evaluating placement of a student, classroom modifications, and utilization of support staff.

Presenters: Aubrey Dubios-Quinlan, Sharon Moore and Denise Nelson\
Guilford County Administration
134 Franklin Blvd.
Greensboro, NC 27401

April 26-27, 2010
Cochlear Implants
1.1 CEUs

This course includes an overview of the history and evolution of cochlear implant technology, a tutorial on the basics of cochlear implant components and function, and an explanation of the UNC cochlear implant evaluation process.

Presenters: Lillian Henderson and Holly Teagle
Extended Day School
Davidson County
2065 East Holly Grove Road
Lexington, NC 27292


DHH NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS


NEW LISTSERV FOR ALL EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETERS & DEAF EDUCATORS

DPI announces the establishment of two listervs. You can join this listserv for either Educational Interpreters and Transliterators or Deaf Educators and Professional working with children with hearing loss by following the directions below.

  1. Send an email to join-interpreter@lists.dpi.state.nc.us (Educational Interpreters and Transliterators) (and/or join-hearingeducation@lists.dpi.state.nc.us (Deaf educators and professionals) from the email you wish to receive information.
  2. You will receive an email from the list serve directing you to click a link for the final process. Once you click the link the process is completed.
  3. You will receive an email stating that you are now a member of the specific list serve.
These listservs are moderated by Dr. Rachael Ragin at the NCDPI. You may contact her at rragin@dpi.state.nc.us.


THE JOURNAL OF DEAF STUDIES AND DEAF EDUCATION DISCUSSION GROUP

http://jdsde.oxfordjournals.org/

Author's Corner is pleased to announce current research in the education children who are deaf/hard of hearing. Please take advantage of this unique opportunity to dialogue with a key researcher concerning a topic that is of great importance to us all.

To participate in this unique learning opportunity:

  1. go to: http://www.wiki.educ.msu.edu/ and "click" on the "Join" button in the upper right hand corner.
  2. once you have established a logon and password, "click" on the "Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education: Author's Corner" hyperlink
  3. then, once you are on the JDSDE Author's Corner home page, "click" on "2. Current" in the left hand menu bar

That is it, "1 - 2 - 3" and you will be able to read and participate in a unique, interactive learning opportunity.

 


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