Professional Development Calendar

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Jan 21 - Mar 17
Cortical Visual Impairment (Winter Session) Dr. Christine Roman Online Class | Multiple weeks The course will include information pertaining to the causes of CVI and program planning/interventions for individuals with CVI.
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Jan 22
Creating IEP's for Students with CVI Ellen Mazel, M.Ed., CTVI Onsite Training | Multiple days Creating quality IEPs will foster visual improvements and recognition of materials and learning sequences.
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Jan 24
Active Learning: Webinar Series Webinar | Approximately one hour This webinar series will be presented by Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Penrickton Center for Blind Children, and Perkins eLearning.
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Jan 25
An Introduction to Cardboard Carpentry-2019 Molly Campbell and Andrea Tavares Onsite Training | Multiple days Sign in: 8:30 am, Workshop: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. Location: Howe Building - Assistive Device Center. 175 N Beacon Street, Watertown, MA 02472.
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Jan 28
Saltonstall Sign Language Series – Spring 2019 Onsite Training | Multiple weeks Registration is now open for Spring 2019 Sign Language Classes! Classes are taught in Signed English and meet one session per week.
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Jan 28 - Mar 3
Assessment of Students with CVI: Reliable Scoring of the CVI Range (Winter Session) Online Class | Multiple weeks An in-depth course in scoring the CVI Range to improve your reliability in assessing children.
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Jan 28 - Mar 24
Teaching Social Skills to Students Who Are Visually Impaired Dr. Sharon Z. Sacks Online Class | Multiple weeks Learners will be introduced to assessment and instructional strategies for teaching social skills to students with visual impairments.
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Feb 4 - Mar 31
Essential Assessments for Students with Visual Impairments Dr. Karen Blankenship Online Class | Multiple weeks Understand the three assessments included in the essential assessments (EA) - functional vision, learning media, and screening and assessment in ECC.
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Feb 4 - Mar 31
Creating Assistive Technology Solutions in Minutes Dr. Therese Willkomm Online Class | Multiple weeks You will use an assortment of the tools and materials described in the book and on video clips to fabricate 8 assistive technology solutions.
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Feb 9
Vision and the Brain Lotfi Merabet, O.D., Ph.D., MPH Onsite Training | 1 day This workshop presents an overview of how the brain is organized with particular focus on the visual system.
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Mar 2 - Mar 30
Differentiating for English Learners Margie Kirstein Onsite Training | Multiple days Differentiating for English Learners workshop is DESE approved and will meet the SEI/ESL requirements for Teachers of the Visually Impaired.
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Mar 11 - Apr 8
Person-Centered Planning Nancy Salem-Hartshorne Online Class | Multiple weeks Support students’ pathways to success through this facilitated approach that empowers the student to lead the team
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Mar 11
Cortical Visual Impairment: 2019 An Overview and Understanding Ellen Mazel, M.Ed., CTVI Onsite Training | Multiple days 3 day blended workshop with Ellen Mazel focuses on CVI: causes, assessment and strategies for access and improvement of vision for students with CVI.
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Mar 18 - Apr 28
Teaching Strategies for Students Who are Blind/VI with Multiple Disabilities in the Sensorimotor Stage of Development Nathalie de Wit Online Class | Multiple weeks Participants will learn about the Sensorimotor Stage of Development, the Van Dijk Approach, levels of learning in the Sensory Learning Kit and more.
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Mar 18 - Apr 21
Assessment of Students with CVI: Reliable Scoring of the CVI Range (Spring Session) Online Class | Multiple weeks An in-depth course in scoring the CVI Range to improve your reliability in assessing children. Extensive knowledge of CVI is a prerequisite.
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Mar 26
Creating IEP's for Students with CVI-New Hampshire Ellen Mazel, M.Ed., CTVI Onsite Training | Multiple days Creating quality IEPs will foster visual improvements and recognition of materials and learning sequences.
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Mar 29
Making A.T. in Minutes for Blind and Low Vision and Multiple Disabilities Dr. Therese Willkomm Onsite Training | 1 day This hands on workshop will discuss and demonstrate over 75 different assistive technology solutions that can be created in minutes!
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Apr 8 - Jun 3
Cortical Visual Impairment (Spring 2019) Dr. Christine Roman, Christopher Russell Online Class | Multiple weeks The course will include information pertaining to the causes of CVI and program planning/interventions for individuals with CVI.
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Apr 15 - May 26
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 Learn to use the What's the Complexity Framework to guide the educational team in designing a visually accessible school day for for children with CVI.