November 16, 2011
- Notes
- Working with the Experts: Deaf/Hard of Hearing
- Itinerant Round Table
- The Idea Book for Educators Magazine
- SKI-HI Training
- Resources
- Websites
- Save these Dates!
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NOTES
It was great seeing many of you at FEHI! I think it was one of our best conferences ever! There were some great presentations! Thanks to the FEHI Board!
For those of you that wanted the extra handouts that Lynne Price had in her presentation, I have scanned them, and posted them on the D/HH Itinerant Wiki. Click on FEHI 2011 in the left column. While you are on the wiki, check out some of the other resources there!
Please note under Save these Dates that the Usher Training for the Panhandle has been rescheduled for January 17.
Have a great Thanksgiving!
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WORKING WITH THE EXPERTS (WWE): DEAF / HARD OF HEARING
WWE 3 (December 3-4, Sat/Sun)
"O.U.R. Children: Observing, Understanding, Responding & Preventing Violence Against Children who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing"
Harold Johnson, Ashley Koe, Gabe Lomas, Caroline Guardino
Children with disabilities are three to four times more likely to experience maltreatment than their nondisabled peers. This horrific reality can be prevented, or at least mitigated, if parents and professionals are aware of the risks, how to reduce the risks, how recognize and then report a suspicions of maltreatment, and finally, when instances of maltreatment have occurred, how to provide support to children and their family.
Topically this WWE will share information, stories, insights and resources concerning the prevention, recognition, reporting and response to child maltreatment from birth through adulthood. Topics such as neglect, physical, sexual, and psychological abuse, plus “cyber risk,” “teen dating violence,” and domestic abuse will be dealt with in a sensitive, open, interactive and hopeful manner. Participants will be encouraged to share their goals, questions and resources at the WWE.
Participants will also be invited to join a well established online “community of learners” who are collaboratively supporting one another as we share what we know and learn what we need to protect our children from maltreatment.
Please join us for a weekend of knowledge, hope, and support for together we CAN make a difference.
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WWE 4 (December 9-10, Fri/Sat)
TLC: Teaching Language To Children - A Communication Curriculum for Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Amy Sijan
The TLC Curriculum was conceived in the hearts of Janice Hope Cook and Amy O’Brien Sijan in 1985. Jan is a teacher of the deaf and was instructed in the oral philosophy. Amy grew up in a deaf household, and was a speech/language pathologist who used sign language. Both professionals realized, early on, that the “curriculum” established for children who are deaf did not address the single most primary need for deafness: COMMUNICATION. As a result, both Jan and Amy decided that they would produce their own curriculum of communication, beginning with pre-single words and progressing to complex communication structures, with associated vocabulary, grammar, and social skills.
TLC is the curriculum basis for the Hearing Impaired Program in the Lee County School District. It is the basis from which the Lee County Language Curriculum was established (LCLC), under the direction of Dr. Lawrence D. Tihen, Editor of the TLC. Both curricula continue to be used in the Lee County School District. It was used in the Florida School for the Deaf and the California School for the Deaf under the direction of Mary Hanlon, a contributor to TLC.
IN FOUR LOCATIONS
St. Augustine - on the campus of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
- Host Site (face-to-face presentation)
- Location: Music Building
- Hotel Information:
- Holiday Inn St. Augustine Historic District - http://tinyurl.com/3bnjhwu
- Courtyard Marriott St. Augustine I-95 - http://tinyurl.com/3how7c8
Panama City
- Location: Gulf Coast State College, 5230 West U.S. Highway 98, Panama City, FL 32401
- Remote Site with Live Streaming
- Hotel Information:
- Towneplace Suites - http://tinyurl.com/3p3fb4a
- LaQuinta - http://tinyurl.com/3phxfq5
Bartow (WWE 4 only)
- Location: Polk County FDLRS/ESE Office, Bartow Municipal Airport #270
- Remote Site with Live Streaming
Ft. Lauderdale
- Location to be determined
- Remote Site with Live Streaming
- For more information:
Leanne Grillot at leanne.grillot@fldoe.org or (850) 245-0478
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ITINERANT ROUND TABLE
There will not be an Itinerant Round Table this year. Instead, RMTC is going to be having working type meetings where we will work on solving the problems we discussed at previous Round Table discussions. Also, the State Leadership Team is helping us to address these concerns. The Roundtable is evolving to a working meeting to address our specific concerns. RMTC is helping to support us by providing the funding and bringing the workshops to us.
Major Concerns:
1. What is the curriculum for Itinerant Teachers of the D/HH?
2. How to determine amount of service provided to the student with a hearing loss?
3. How do you provide services? (Direct and Indirect)
4. How to determine an appropriate case load for each Itinerant Teacher of D/HH? When is it time to hire another teacher?
At the WWE for Itinerants we are trying to address 1 & 3.
Cara Wilmot, M.Ed.
Teacher of Deaf/Hard of Hearing
wilmotc@duvalschools.org (Best way to contact me.)
858-3518 (Voicemail Only)
858-3534 (Fax)
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THE IDEA BOOK FOR EDUCATORS MAGAZINE (free bi-annual subscription) Teachers: sign up to receive A+E Networks' free bi-annual magazine The Idea Book For Educators. In each magazine you'll find Classroom guides, program information and our Creative Ideas From Our Teachers contest in which educators can win $1,000 for submitting their innovative classroom lessons. You can also email the subscription information on the form to classroom@aetn.com
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SKI-HI TRAINING
SKI - HI training will be offered in Saint Augustine at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind. The training will start in January.
A flyer and registration form are attached.
For more information, please contact Kathy Kelly at 904-827-2437 or by email at kellyk@fsdb.k12.fl.us
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Resources
There were a couple of vendors at FEHI with materials specifically for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing:
Rule the School: Self-Advocacy Tools for Students with Hearing Loss has a Board Game, TicTacToe Bingo Games, Apps for the iPhone, iPad iTouch, and Mac computers, and a Helping Hands CD. You can get more information on their site.
HandCraftEdASL© is an accessible and FUN way to build competence and confidence in your child! The products are designed to educate and entertain using classic play patterns, simple card decks, and colorful imagery.
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WEBSITES
Playdough Recipe
Lots of recipes for making different kinds and colors of playdough -- even edible.
Robert Subada
Robert Subada creates pop-up books, and has some pop-ups that you can download to create your own. This includes a turkey if you want to try it for Thanksgiving.
Have Fun Teaching Blog
I mentioned the Have Fun Teaching website before, but you might want to subscribe to the blog. They feature new worksheets on a regular basis.
We Give Books
We Give Books is a free website that provides parents, caregivers, and educators with immediate access to a growing digital collection of Penguin Group's classic children's literature – stories that they can enjoy in the classroom or at home to enhance early reading experiences. For every Penguin or DK book read online at wegivebooks.org, the Pearson Foundation donates a book to a child in partnership with one of the exemplary international, national, and local literacy organizations that the We Give Books program helps to support. Some good books for next week are Two Bad Pilgrims, T is for Turkey, and Pardon That Turkey. You can search for books by topic if you're looking for something specific.
Vocabulary.com
A free site that allows students at all levels to acquire and retain vocabulary. Each free session has three levels and contains puzzles and activities. This site is updated continuously.
Free Word Puzzles for Thanksgiving: Thanksgiving Day
Maggie's Earth Adventures
Free educational resources available in both English and Spanish.
The English Teacher's Friend
This site picks through the best of the excellent teaching materials for middle and high school English teachers, and features tons of resources and lessons -- all FREE. You can also subscribe to The Monday Morning Connection Newsletter for engaging and time-saving lessons for middle and high school English classes.
Thanksgiving Math Worksheets
Thanksgiving Themed Math Pages
Thanksgiving Resources and Activities
Thanksgiving Mazes
November Worksheets
DLTK Crafts for Kids: Thanksgiving
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SAVE THESE DATES!
Usher's Syndrome Screening Training
• December 1: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• January 17: Chipley, FL
Working with the Experts: Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Session 3: Advocacy & Protection to Enhance Teaching, Learning, and Performance of Students
Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing
December 3-4
Session 4: TLC: Teaching Language to Children—A Communication Curriculum for D/HH Children
December 9-10
FETC (Florida Educational Technology Conference)
January 23-26, 2012
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando
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Working with the Experts Reminder
If you would like to attend these sessions in St. Augustine, be aware that the city celebrates the beginning of "Nights of Lights" on November 19. This is when they light the Christmas lights. Make your hotel reservations as soon as possible. This is beautiful time to go downtown, but there is a LOT of traffic that night. The lights will be on all through December and January, so you can see them if you attend WWE 3 and/or 4, too. If you attend WWE 3, you might also be interested in the First Friday Art Walk. This is an opportunity to visit art galleries downtown.
Let us know if you have any questions!
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WORKING WITH THE EXPERTS (WWE): DEAF / HARD OF HEARING
WWE 2 (November 19-20 Sat/Sun)
Itinerant Make and Take
Gail Wright and Lindsey Siegel
Two days of jam packed sessions with Two Veteran Itinerant Teachers.
Topics will include:
- An approach to teaching and getting students to implement advocacy strategies using "13 tools"
- An "Itinerant Trunk " featuring our favorite materials, websites, apps, and resources
- Ideas for Mainstream Teacher Inservices and how to help Mainstream Teachers trouble shoot HA's and FM's
- Hands on work from a Case Study Evaluation all the way to Data Collection on goals.
- Ideas for inservices all the way from Kindergarten-High School! (not just another PowerPoint!)
- Implementing National Noise Awareness Activities in the schools
- Itinerant Organization Ideas
Walk out of these two days having actually MADE materials relating to the 13 tools and Classroom In-service Trainings!
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WWE 3 (December 3-4, Sat/Sun)
Advocacy & Protection to Enhance Teaching, Learning & Performance of Students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Note: a particular emphasis will be placed on ethnically diverse and deaf+ students
Harold Johnson, Ashley Koe, Gabe Lomas, Caroline Guardino
“O.U.R. Children: Observing, Understanding, Responding & Preventing Violence Against Children who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing”
Harold Johnson, Ashley Koe, Gabe Lomas, Caroline Guardino
Children with disabilities are three to four times more likely to experience maltreatment than their nondisabled peers. This horrific reality can be prevented, or at least mitigated, if parents and professionals are aware of the risks, how to reduce the risks, how recognize and then report a suspicions of maltreatment, and finally, when instances of maltreatment have occurred, how to provide support to children and their family.
Topically this WWE will share information, stories, insights and resources concerning the prevention, recognition, reporting and response to child maltreatment from birth through adulthood. Topics such as neglect, physical, sexual, and psychological abuse, plus “cyber risk,” “teen dating violence,” and domestic abuse will be dealt with in a sensitive, open, interactive and hopeful manner. Participants will be encouraged to share their goals, questions and resources at the WWE.
Participants will also be invited to join a well established online “community of learners” who are collaboratively supporting one another as we share what we know and learn what we need to protect our children from maltreatment.
Please join us for a weekend of knowledge, hope, and support for together we CAN make a difference.
________________
WWE 4 (December 9-10, Fri/Sat)
TLC: Teaching Language To Children A Communication Curriculum for Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Amy Sijan
The TLC Curriculum was conceived in the hearts of Janice Hope Cook and Amy O’Brien Sijan in 1985. Jan is a teacher of the deaf and was instructed in the oral philosophy. Amy grew up in a deaf household, and was a speech/language pathologist who used sign language. Both professionals realized, early on, that the “curriculum” established for children who are deaf did not address the single most primary need for deafness: COMMUNICATION. As a result, both Jan and Amy decided that they would produce their own curriculum of communication, beginning with pre-single words and progressing to complex communication structures, with associated vocabulary, grammar, and social skills.
TLC is the curriculum basis for the Hearing Impaired Program in the Lee County School District. It is the basis from which the Lee County Language Curriculum was established (LCLC), under the direction of Dr. Lawrence D. Tihen, Editor of the TLC. Both curricula continue to be used in the Lee County School District. It was used in the Florida School for the Deaf and the California School for the Deaf under the direction of Mary Hanlon, a contributor to TLC.
IN FOUR LOCATIONS
St. Augustine - on the campus of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
- Host Site (face-to-face presentation)
- Location: Music Building
- Hotel Information:
- Holiday Inn St. Augustine Historic District - http://tinyurl.com/3bnjhwu
- Courtyard Marriott St. Augustine I-95 - http://tinyurl.com/3how7c8
Panama City
- Location: Gulf Coast State College, 5230 West U.S. Highway 98, Panama City, FL 32401
- Remote Site with Live Streaming
- Hotel Information:
- Towneplace Suites - http://tinyurl.com/3p3fb4a
- LaQuinta - http://tinyurl.com/3phxfq5
Bartow (Session 4 only)
- Location: Polk County FDLRS/ESE Office, Bartow Municipal Airport #270
- Remote Site with Live Streaming
Ft. Lauderdale
- Location to be determined
- Remote Site with Live Streaming
- For more information:
Leanne Grillot at leanne.grillot@fldoe.org or (850) 245-0478
