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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> I thought teachers and educaters on this list might be interested in this. Especially for our PSI folks.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Warmly,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Doula<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Katie Cue <katie.cue@state.co.us> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 27, 2022 12:28 PM<br><b>To:</b> celstad@theindependencecenter.org; deafblind.wellness@gmail.com; Doula Jarboe <doula.jarboe@gmail.com>; Gregory Hammond <gregoryshammond@gmail.com>; Jonathan.pringle@hknc.org; nvineyard212@gmail.com; Alice George <ageorge8221@gmail.com>; Anthony, Tanni <anthony_t@cde.state.co.us>; caninesandcanes <caninesandcanes@gmail.com>; CAROLYN HAAS <carolynhaas@me.com>; Christy Blakely <christy@familyvoicesco.org>; Clark, Keith <Keith.Clark122@t-mobile.com>; Eleanor Coley-Brody <eleanor.coley-brody@hknc.org>; Herrera, Gina <Herrera_G@cde.state.co.us>; JoAnne Hirsch - CDHS <joanne.hirsch@state.co.us>; Kiera <kierazink@gmail.com>; Megan Bowser <mstone316@gmail.com>; Michelle Hoagland <michelle@hoaglandterpssp.com>; Renee Klotzbach <dennyklotz@gmail.com>; Roberto Cabrera <deafroberto@gmail.com>; Ryan Hawkins - CDHS <ryan.hawkins@state.co.us>; Tassie Holt <tassiecholt@gmail.com>; Cliff Moers - CDHS <cliff.moers@state.co.us><br><b>Subject:</b> Summer Institute on Deaf-Blindness and Significant Support Needs<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Passing along this opportunity from the Colorado Department of Education for distribution among your network. See attached flyer or below email for more information.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It is designed for Colorado residents/professionals to bring content back to their districts for paraprofessional training. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Specifics</u></b>:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'>Registration: <a href="https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/315ab3eb9eb44143bd42dfaccdb1b3ba">https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/315ab3eb9eb44143bd42dfaccdb1b3ba</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'>Content Questions: Tanni Anthony (<a href="mailto:anthony_t@cde.state.co.us">anthony_t@cde.state.co.us</a>) <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'>Registration Questions: Roberta Curtis (<a href="mailto:curtis_r@cde.state.co.us">curtis_r@cde.state.co.us</a>) <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'>Dates: June 13-14th; 8:30AM - 4:30PM.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'>Location: In person at Adams 12 Conference Center (1500 E 128th Ave, Thornton, CO 80241)<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'>Cost: Free of charge with credit available<o:p></o:p></li></ul><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Additional Information:</u></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'>Maurice Belote, a professional with 41 years of experience in the field of deaf-blindness is the featured speaker<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'>NOT designed for paraprofessionals<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'>Registration priority given to those working with Colorado children and youth with deaf-blindness<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'>Limited funds available for travel support with priority given to those traveling from the farthest distances and those who work as Service Providers for deaf-blind children<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'>Registration will close when the training is capped and/or by May 31st, whichever occurs first<o:p></o:p></li></ul><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Content Information:</u></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Day one: Communication fundamentals and a few extra tidbits for good measure</u></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Communication is at the core of everything we do with children and youth who are<br>deafblind. Supporting students who are deaf-blind to become proficient communicators<br>can challenge family members and even the most skilled and experienced educators. But<br>there is rarely anything as thrilling as watching a child successfully communicate for the<br>first time, whether it is to name an object or action or whether it is to express an emotion<br>or describe an abstract concept. Day one of a two-day training will include a focus on the<br>features of communication that are unique to children who are deaf-blind and/or who<br>have significant support needs and offer evidence-based strategies that address the needs<br>of emerging communicators. The session will also cover the use of authentic assessment<br>data to drive decision making, how to manage large transdisciplinary teams, the impact of<br>stress and anxiety on communication, and will debunk the myth that it is ever too late to<br>become a competent communicator.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Day Two: Teaching Social skills, facilitating friendships, and preparing students to have wonderful, self-determined lives.</u></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>There may never have been a more important time to focus on social skills, friendships, and<br>self-esteem. Children and young adults are growing up in what public health experts are<br>calling the loneliest generation in recorded history. What can families and educators do to<br>ensure that these students have the skills they need to live rich, self-determined lives that<br>include meaningful engagement and lasting friendships? This session will include strategies<br>that can be implemented right away to address these critical issues, including strategies for<br>facilitating and maintaining natural peer relationships, and the development of<br>communication systems that support making and keeping friends. The session will also cover<br>independence and interdependence and how they are influenced by familial cultural factors,<br>the ways in which social relationships change throughout children’s lives, and the importance<br>of maintaining a presence on social media in the 21st century.<br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'>Katie Cue, Ed.D. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'>Outreach and Consultative Services Manager - Deaf Specialist</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'>Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'>Pronouns: she, her, hers</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://ccdhhdb.com/" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=420 height=92 style='width:4.375in;height:.9583in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4yj10JP0lqB9ThvLH-5G4xpIDW8bku1rLDU4qsx3U3L7XQ5N4a3ZRH_yYxetW1uNi9ngkctEe0"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'>P: 720.235.0062 | F: 303.866.4831</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'>1575 Sherman St., Garden Level, Denver, CO 80203</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="mailto:katie.cue@state.co.us" target="_blank">katie.cue@state.co.us</a> | <a href="http://www.ccdhhdb.com/" target="_blank">ccdhhdb.com</a> | <a href="http://facebook.com/ccdhhdb" target="_blank">facebook.com/ccdhhdb</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black'>Under the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA), all messages sent by or to me on this state-owned e-mail account may be subject to public disclosure. 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