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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Having your gen ed teachers that work with your blind or low vision student can be a challenge. This course is set up to help them better support your child. It is free, online, and they can take it at their own pace. Info as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:#002060">(image: UPSTATE School of Education logo)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="color:#002060">Resources for General Elementary Ed Teachers who Have a</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="color:#002060">Student with a Visual Impairment in Their Elementary Classrooms</span></b><b><span style="color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:KO"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Conducted by: Dr. Tina Herzberg, University of South Carolina Upstate<br>
Dr. L. Penny Rosenblum, University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">***FREE ***SELF-PACED ***ONLINE</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This online training is for elementary teachers in grades 2-6 who have a student with a visual impairment in their classrooms. The training will be open for 6 weeks followed a month later with a survey.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">What teachers will be asked to do:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">Ø<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Complete a short demographic survey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">Ø<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Take a pre-test<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">Ø<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Complete 10 units each 8-12 minutes on topics related to having a student with a visual impairment in the elementary classroom. Some of the topics include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">How Do You Use Your Vision?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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the Numbers Behind a Student’s Visual Impairment and the Use of Functional Vision<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">What is Braille and How Do Students Read It?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Who’s on My Student’s Educational Team?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">How Does the Student Use Technology in My Classroom?<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">Ø<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Take a post-test<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">Ø<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Complete 2 activities you select to demonstrate your own learning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">Ø<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Complete a follow-up survey 1 month after completing the post-test<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">Ø<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Some teachers will be invited to take part in a short interview<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Gift Cards</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">: The first 30 teachers completing all activities (other than the interview) will receive a $20 gift card.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Certification of Completion:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Teachers who complete the follow-up survey will receive a certificate of completion, regardless of if they are one of the first 30 teachers who complete all activities.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">How to Participate in the Study or Get More Information:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">Ø<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Go to
</span><a href="https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dhyNU7De4nCbz0h" target="_blank">https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dhyNU7De4nCbz0h</a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> and complete the consent form and short demographic
survey. Dr. Rosenblum will contact you with additional information on how to access the training if you qualify.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">Ø<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For more information contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dr. L. Penny Rosenblum</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
<b>Dr. Tina Herzberg</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">520-621-1223 864-503-5572<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><a href="mailto:rosenblu@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">rosenblu@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
</span><a href="mailto:therzberg@uscupstate.edu"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">therzberg@uscupstate.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Maria Hernandez Legorreta<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(Conchita)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Statewide Low Incidence Specialist (Blind and Low Vision)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cell: 530.908.3547<o:p></o:p></p>
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