Student Access = Student Success

FSDB has been awarded more than $100,000 from a National Science Foundation Grant in partnership with RIT/NTID to provide professional development to teachers serving students with hearing loss. The Grant project is called DeafTEC with a goal to increase students with hearing loss going into STEM careers and college programs.

Six regional workshops for general education teachers, inclusion specialists, and deaf education teachers will be held during 2015-2016. The first full-day workshop will be in Orlando October 24, 2015. Attendees may be provided with a $100 stipend for attending. Learn more and register at: http://tinyurl.com/DeafTECOrlando

Join the Monthly DeafEd Twitter Chat


A monthly #DeafEd Twitter Chat was organized after being inspired by the Deaf Youth advocates of the organization Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of the Deaf (HEARD) who hosted the first #DeafEd Twitter chat in November 2014. The purpose of the chat is to connect Teachers of the Deaf, Deaf-Blind, Deaf-Disabled & Hard of Hearing (DDBDDHH) students, members of the DDBDDHH Community, & other professionals through monthly dialogue on a variety of topics. Monthly chats are held on the first Thursday of every month from 7:30-8:30pm (EST). Each month new guest hosts are discussing a variety of topics. October's topic is The Intersection of Education and Language of Deaf Students of Color, and will be on Thursday, October 1 at 7:00 PM EST.

Archives of previous chats are available.

Heidi Givens (@Heidigasl) is the moderator of the monthly chat. Follow her to receive updated information about the chat.

Remind is being used to notify interested individuals in the monthly #DeafEd chat. To receive text message reminders, text @deafedch to the number 81010. To receive email notifications, send an email to deafedch@mail.remind.com

If you are new to Twitter, need a refresher, or want to learn how to participate in Twitter chats, this free online mini course includes eight modules that teach you step by step how to use and engage in Twitter. It is a total of 45 minutes and is well worth the time. Unfortunately, it is not closed captioned at the moment, but the developers have been contacted and brought it to their attention.

QuickClasses are six-week, asynchronous, online training opportunities. Participants can choose their preferred time during the week to work online to meet weekly deadlines. They can expect to spend approximately five hours a week completing the required work. Most classes are pre-approved for RID and CRCC continuing education credit. They are free of charge.

The following classes will be offered:

• Accommodations 102
• Deaf / Hard of Hearing 101
• Interpreting in the VR System
• Skill Building for New TypeWell Transcribers
• Substance Abuse and Deafness
• Making Online Classes Accessible
• Skill Building for C-Print Captionists:  Part 2
• Post Production Captioning: Part 1

For more information go to: http://www.pepnet.org/quickclasses/schedule

To register, go to http://www.pepnet.org/quickclasses  (Note: New users will need to create a pn2 account prior to registering for QuickClasses at http://www.pepnet.org/user/register).

If you have a question about QuickClasses, please contact Cindy Camp at cindy.camp@pepnet.org.

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