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Mail or e-mail your new classifieds to Carolyn Perkins:
TSBVI Outreach, 1100 West 45th St., Austin, TX 78756, or carolynperkins@tsbvi.edu.
An up-to-date Statewide Staff Development Calendar
33nd Annual Statewide Family Conference
“Hats Off to the Future”
A Fun-Filled Learning Weekend for the Entire Family
October 7-9, 2005
Camp John Marc, near Meridian, Texas
For more information, contact: Cyndi Hunley,
Conference Registrar, 23202 Bright Star; Spring, TX 77373 281-821-9005, chunley@aol.com
Forth Annual Retreat for Central Texas Families of Children with Combined Hearing and Vision Loss and Deafblindness
Peaceable Kingdom Retreat – Near Temple, TX
Sponsored by DARS - Division for Blind Services
Region 12 Education Service Center, Region 13 Education Service Center, Texas Deafblind Outreach
Coming this fall
If you are interested in learning more about this event call Tina Herzberg at Region 12 ESC in Waco 254-666-0707.
This retreat is provided free of charge to families, including lunch and dinner. Travel assistance is available for families to cover the cost of gas. For families who are unable to bring their children due to age or medical considerations, reimbursement to help cover the cost of child care for the child at home is also available. Overnight accommodations may also be provided free of charge if necessary.
Southwest Orientation and Mobility Association
November 18-19, 2005
San Antonio, Texas
For information, contact: Emily Leeper <eleep006@neisd.net>210-637-4963
Distinguished Lecturer Series: Assistive Technology for Children with Visual Impairments
October 8, 2005
Texas Tech University
College of Education, Room 001
Lubbock, Texas
training sessions, product demos, lunch, and door prizes
Contact: Anita Page (806) 742-1997, ext. 22
for more information as it develops or check the website at <www.educ.ttu.edu/sowell>
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Texas Deafblind Outreach is planning these two training events:
November 12 & 13
Austin, Texas
For More information, look for the flyer later this fall, or contact: David Wiley: (512)206-9219
<davidwiley@tsbvi.edu>
or
Beth Bible: (512)206-9103, bethbible@tsbvi.edu
AND
For students with Usher Syndrome and their families
January 14-16, 2006
Look for more information in the fall edition of See/Hear.
Leona & Harry B. Helmsley Conference Center
141 Middle Neck Road
Sands Point, New York
August 20-23, 2005
September 12-16, 2005
October 17-21, 2005
November 14-18, 2005
Contact: (516) 944-8900
<hkncinfo@hknc.org>
<www.hknc.org>
7th Biennial Conference:
Living Literacy
December 1-4, 2005
Denver Marriott City Center, 1701 California St.
Denver, Colorado
A national conference focusing on the literacy needs of individuals with visual impairments.
For more information contact: Dr. Kay Ferrell
NCLID, McKee Hall Campus Box 146
University of Northern Colorado,
Greeley, Co 80639, <kay.ferrell@unco.edu>
Do you have an academic student or child who might benefit from a week of intensive training in one or two vision-specific learning domains? Would you like your child or student to participate in a long weekend class focusing on issues related to vision loss? If so, you may want to read this.
TSBVI Short-Term Classes serve students who are functioning at or close to grade level. Students come from across Texas to participate in our one-week or long-weekend small-group classes. These are students whose basic needs are well met in the local school district, but who may need a short, intensive training boost in one or two disability-specific areas (e.g., O&M, independent living, technology, aspects of the braille code, math concepts or adaptations). While at TSBVI, students also have experiences related to social skill development, interactions with other visually impaired students and professionals, and independent living.
Students must be referred for a Short Class by their local school district. Students are requested to bring their week’s school assignments (homework) with them. This serves two purposes: (1) the opportunity to teach new skills within the context of what students are learning at home, and (2) helping students keep up with their assignments while they are away. Before students come to a Short Class, their local VI teacher and TSBVI teachers discuss the student’s current level of functioning in the skill areas selected for instruction, to maximize effective instruction as soon as the students arrive.
Below is a listing of Short-Term Classes for next year. If you have an upcoming ARD, this could be a time to talk about a possible referral. Please call TSBVI principal, Lauren Newton, if you have any questions about the program or if you want to make a referral to one or more classes.
September 11 – 16 Technology Week #1 (secondary)
September 25 - 30 Middle School IEP #1
Oct 16 – 21 High School IEP #1
* October 27– 30 Middle School Independence Weekend
November 6 - 11 Elementary:
Elementary IEP #1
Elementary Math Tools & Concepts
Nov 27 - Dec 2 Math Tools and Concepts (secondary)
December 8 -11 “Getting There” Weekend (gr. 9-12)
* Long-Weekend Program
January 8 - 13 High School IEP #2
*January 26 – 29 Fitness at Home & in the Community (secondary)
February 5 - 10 Middle School IEP #1
*Feb 16 - 19 Low Vision Weekend (secondary)
Feb 26– March 3 Technology Week #2 (secondary)
*March 23– 26 Elementary Independence Weekend
*Mar 30 – Apr 2 High School Independence Weekend
April 23 - 28 Elementary
Elementary IEP #1
Elementary Technology
Long-Weekend Program
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