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Join Bridges and Spill The Tea Every Tuesday on Zoom"></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Good morning!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We at your Bridges Technical Assistance Center understand
how busy (even frantic) education is – every day, every week, throughout the
year.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Come when and for how long you can. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Each Tuesday at 4 pm, we welcome you to drop into our weekly get-together for
educators: Spill The Tea Tuesdays in our Zoom room. </p>
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this space for you! We:</p>
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</span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Serve as your sounding board</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Be ready to answer questions</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Have topics to discuss</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Research and answer in real-time</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Facilitate discussions between you and other Maryland educators of
blind/low vision students</span></p>
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participate how you want: with or without video, anonymously, writing
in the Chat (we will monitor it and voice chats as needed), or just
listening in.</p>
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to join anytime between 4 and 5 pm on Tuesdays, and
let’s spill the tea!</p>
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1877 5196; Passcode: 518963</p>
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