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Coffee Hour Archive
View past recordings of our weekly webinar series, Coffee Hour. This free, award-winning webinar series supports educators, service providers, and families of students who are blind, deafblind, or have low vision. Join us on Mondays from 3:00–4:00 PM CT for strategies you can use right away! TSBVI Outreach Coffee Hour recordings are not eligible for delayed viewing credits. To earn CEUs for participating in upcoming sessions, please visit the current events page.
Learning With LEGO
Open captioned. This session will help you “build” your creativity by demonstrating meaningful ways to teach core and expanded core curriculum content using LEGO. Piece by piece, we’ll stack up some fun activity ideas and share how the LEGO Builder App can make building a bit more accessible for some of your students.
Let’s Talk TDBs!
Open captioned. his session will provide updates on the Teacher of Students who are Deafblind (TDB) EC-12 Certification. This includes the new TDB Mentor Program, TAC code changes related to deafblind education, grant funding for coursework, the role of the TDB, and more!
The Updated INSITE Developmental Checklist – Your Assessment Toolbox’s New Essential
Open captioned. Are you looking for a tool that captures and celebrates even the smallest developmental milestones? Meet the newly updated INSITE Developmental Checklist. The 2024 edition is a comprehensive developmental checklist designed for young children (birth to 5 years) with sensory impairments and additional disabilities. In this session, the three presenters will explore the intent and design behind the INSITE Checklist, share how it is used in early intervention in Georgia and why families love it, and discuss how it can serve as a complement to the Functional Schemes.
Unlocking Access: Texas Tech Loans & APH Materials
Open captioned. This training will provide an overview of assistive technology resources available through TSBVI Outreach. We will navigate the Outreach Tech Loan program including how to submit requests, expectations for use, and loan timelines for both digital and active learning equipment. It will also review how Federal Quota Funds are used in Texas to purchase materials from American Printing House for the Blind (APH). From request to resources to returns, participants will gain an understanding of the process for acquiring APH materials, where to locate support resources for implementation and how to return items no longer needed by eligible students.
Standardized Assessments for Students who are Deafblind, Visually Impaired, and Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Guidance for Diagnosticians, SLPs, LSSPs, TSVIs, and TDHHs
Open captioned. A practical session focused on administering and interpreting standardized assessments for students with hearing and/or vision differences. Learn how sensory differences, environmental barriers, communication modalities, and accommodations impact assessment validity.
AI for Practitioners
Open captioned. Discover practical AI tools for professionals serving students with visual impairments. Learn to use AI for efficient report writing, innovative instructional planning, and empowering students to use AI for their own learning and support.
Demystifying Texas Medicaid Waivers
Open captioned. This session provides an overview of Texas Medicaid Waivers, teaching educators that the "best" program is not a fixed choice but depends entirely on each student's unique diagnosis and support goals. Participants will learn to navigate the waitlist process and analyze how different waivers offer specialized, program-specific services tailored to individual needs.
Empowering Independence – Teaching Students to Use AI Tools for Creating and Verifying Routes in Orientation and Mobility
Open captioned. This session examines emerging applications of artificial intelligence to support student navigation skills. This session highlights practical, accessible activities and instructional strategies for using AI to generate and validate travel routes, fostering increased independence and confidence in orientation and mobility.
Vision to Reality: Designing Transition Plans That Work
Open captioned. Effective transition plans do more than meet compliance—they build futures. Learn how to design practical, student-driven transition plans that connect assessment, instruction, and community resources. This session provides tools and strategies for TVIs, O&M specialists, and families to support independence, employment, and adult-life readiness.
Creating Digital Tactile Graphics
Open captioned. Join us for a Coffee Hour on creating digital tactile graphics (TGs)! Learn best practices, when to make a TG using a decision tree, and explore tools and resources to design effective, accessible images.
