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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good Afternoon,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Please see the below message and attached course offerings from Project INSPIRE.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>My best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Marty<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Hi Project INSPIRE 2 Advisory Board Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Though we don’t have grant funding at the moment, we’re happy to be partnering with TSBVI to offer our courses this spring for 12 CEUs. Please help us spread the word by sharing the below message in your networks. Don’t forget to include the attached flyer.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Penny<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>----<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Hello Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The <a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.pathstoliteracy.org%2fresource%2fproject-inspire%2f&c=E,1,zCKe5PUsZCHGAhywwR6nxLnNzdP-99E4agGzHAkXeEYrau9uoaarsm5dNmPKWEoYh-gRvchFId7gcuhb7PFx2wNCYEEVsg4qn0Y31YiaaPA,&typo=1">Project INSPIRE</a> team is pleased to offer our <a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.pathstoliteracy.org%2fresource%2fproject-inspire-professional-development%2f&c=E,1,DChlqe7OJwciVaRZiQQQhRmYPdVBY5QcnoiqQi7AXPlARQIJ1MAy6trr8RZB3ddB-6xTlszBtDCjt4R-zUrjZYElAXPgYBMC4Z6BCbAHUaSf--CK8wXrLaihbfxq&typo=1">7 professional development courses</a> starting February 16, 2026 for teachers of students with visual impairments, paraprofessionals, braille transcribers, etc. who would like to earn 12 CEU hours. The courses contain both information about STEM braille codes (Nemeth Code and UEB Math/Science) and instructional strategies for supporting STEM learning for K-12 students. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>If you would like to register for a course, please see the attached flyer and follow the link in the flyer to the registration form. You can go directly to the registration form following this link: <a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fuofsc.co1.qualtrics.com%2fjfe%2fform%2fSV_3pKZkfGJSybb9m6&c=E,1,kxdkYyZg3_dQZeaxbA4BY_1wZzLuRAgqUt2DHJkymIxhn6-ESFJQLWjB7JN4nNSFsxRstaiUa9o3-h9DmP15inhhwHxZMS5zjdcRXyOSOEknAVCNxWFcqqJmeBQ,&typo=1">https://uofsc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3pKZkfGJSybb9m6</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Please share this email and flyer widely with those in your network.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Penny Rosenblum<br>Tina Herzberg<br>Susan Osterhaus<br>Sara Larkin<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>L. Penny Rosenblum, Ph.D.<br>Owner, Vision for Independence, LLC<br>Research Professor Emerita, University of Arizona</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Email: <a href="mailto:rosenblu@arizona.edu"><span style='color:#0563C1'>rosenblu@arizona.edu</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Visit </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.pathstoliteracy.org%2fresource%2fproject-inspire%2f&c=E,1,Npk3_9ZbNTkb4qCl49YLNGBjtu7b0jD0gKhHCbDGh1XvFRHP8fbkvbHBQqrSsc1z9OoqABJDUIrUFVm2VX4WshuKteaKG-13Cflp9L1nYFImF9I,&typo=1"><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>Project INSPIRE</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> for professional development materials, student program materials, and resources focused on STEM for students who are blind or have low vision. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fgive.uscupstate.edu%2fproject-inspire-increasing-the-stem-potential-of-individuals-who-read-braille&c=E,1,yJe3Mf4rDeWA--x7nMTkDcCVfsFw6BxM_7QTY-eSJ4yHTRp7X-CSUBx2M7QESA_W2nOZ3JP6HHvb7Pm02gmrNGBNmpX6e1cgaY6z3XV1C1IvjiE,&typo=1"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Donate</span></a> to Project INSPIRE to help raise funds to offer student programs in 2026.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>