Professional Development Calendar

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Jul 23 - Aug 26
Augmentative-Alternative Communication Strategies for Students with Visual Impairments and Additional Disabilities Megan Mogan, MS, CCC-SLP Online Class | Multiple weeks SOLD OUT - Starts on July 23 – August 26, 2018 and runs for 5 weeks. Early Bird expires on Monday, June 25th. This course will offer practical Augmentative-Alternative Communication (AAC)...
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Jul 23 - Sep 9
Autism and Visual Impairment: The Better Together Curriculum Linda Hagood, M.A., CCC-SLP Online Class | Multiple weeks Starts on July 23 – September 9, 2018 and runs for 7 weeks. Early Bird expires on Monday, June 25th. This course, based on an activity-rich curriculum guide, will provide theoretical and practical...
Accessible Office
Aug 7 - Aug 8
Multimedia in the Modern Classroom (New Hampshire) Dr. Yue-Ting Siu Onsite Training | 1-2 days Two day workshop in New Hampshire — Tuesday, August 7 & Wednesday, August 8, 2018 — at Granite State College, 25 Hall Street, Concord, NH 03301. This training will educate stakeholders on up and...
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Aug 23 - Aug 24
Hi-Tech O&M (Vermont) Diane Brauner, Ed Summers Onsite Training | 1-2 days Two day workshop in Vermont — Thursday, August 23 & Friday, August 24, 2018 — at Vermont Association For The Blind And Visually Impaired, 130 Austine Drive, Brattleboro, Vermont 05301. Join a...
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Sep 27
Active Learning: Webinar Series Webinar | Approximately one hour This 3-part series of Active Learning webinars will focus on a variety of topics related to fine motor, oral motor, and constructive play for learners in the Preoperational Stage (starting at...
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Sep 27
CVI Range: Essential Aspects for Scoring the CVI Range Assessment (New Hampshire) Ellen Mazel, M.Ed., CTVI Onsite Training | 1-2 days One day workshop in New Hampshire — Thursday, September 27, 2018 — at Granite State College, 25 Hall Street, Concord, NH 03301. Scoring The CVI Range correctly provides the foundation for service to...
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Sep 28
CVI: "What’s the Complexity?" Assessing and managing visual complexity throughout the school day for students with cortical visual impairment (New Hampshire) Matt Tietjen, M.Ed., CTVI Onsite Training | 1-2 days One day workshop in New Hampshire — Friday, September 28, 2018 — at Granite State College, 25 Hall Street, Concord, NH 03301. Participants will move toward an advanced understanding of visual...
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Oct 1 - Nov 4
Assessment of Students with CVI: Reliable Scoring of the CVI Range Dr. Sandra Newcomb Online Class | Multiple weeks Fall Session runs from October 1 – November 4, 2018 for 5 weeks. No live meeting date for this course! Early Bird expires on Monday, September 3rd. This course will provide an overview and...
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Oct 8 - Dec 2
Career Development & Self-Determination to Achieve Transition Success: Expanding the Core Curriculum Dr. Karen Wolffe Online Class | Multiple weeks Returning on October 8 – December 2, 2018 and runs for 8 weeks. Early bird expires on Monday, September 10, 2018. In this course, you will learn how to support children and youth with visual...
Oct 8 - Nov 25
Applied Behavioral Analysis for Students with Visual Impairments and Multiple Disabilities Patrice Glancy, B.C.B.A Online Class | Multiple weeks Starts on October 8 – November 25, 2018 and runs for 7 weeks. Early bird expires on Monday, September 10, 2018. In this course, students will identify and practice ABA approaches that will support...
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Oct 8 - Nov 18
Teaching Strategies for Students Who are Blind/VI with Multiple Disabilities in the Sensorimotor Stage of Development Nathalie de Wit Online Class | Multiple weeks Starts on October 8 – November 18, 2018 and runs for 6 weeks. Early bird expires on Monday, September 10, 2018. The course will offer practical teaching strategies for students with visual...
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Oct 22 - Dec 16
Cortical Visual Impairment (Fall Session) Dr. Christine Roman Online Class | Multiple weeks Starts on October 22 – December 16, 2018 and runs for 8 weeks. This course will provide an overview of the principles and practices of working with students who have cortical visual impairment (CVI...
Girl with CVI
Oct 22 - Dec 9
The What's the Complexity Framework: Designing a visually accessible school day for the child with CVI Matt Tietjen, M.Ed., CTVI Online Class | Multiple weeks Starts on October 22 – December 9, 2018 and runs for 7 weeks. Participants will move toward an advanced understanding of the CVI Characteristics (Roman-Lantzy) with an emphasis on how they manifest...
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Oct 26
Path to Literacy – CVI Prerequisites (New Hampshire) Dr. Christine Roman Onsite Training | 1-2 days One day workshop in New Hampshire — Friday, October 26, 2018 — at Granite State College, 25 Hall Street, Concord, NH 03301. The workshop will be used to emphasize the foundational principles used to...