[Ohio-talk] Fw: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] Summer OpportunityforAffiliates

Sun Jan 18 01:35:39 UTC 2009

Why not?

Dr. Smith wrote:
> 
> Don't worry about it because we can't do it now anyway.
> 
> JW
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wanda Sloan" 
> <wandasloan1 at earthlink.net>
> To: "NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List" <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 5:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Fw: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] Summer 
> OpportunityforAffiliates
> 
> 
>> I would be interested in this opportunity.
>> Tell me more.
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr. Smith" <jwsmithnfb at verizon.net>
>> To: "NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List" <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 7:31 PM
>> Subject: [Ohio-talk] Fw: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] Summer Opportunity
>> forAffiliates
>>
>>
>>
>> I may have missed this one in all of the Holiday hustle but read on 
>> and tell
>> me if there is interest and thoughts about this opportunity.
>>
>> I had received a few calls regarding this and at first I wasn't quite 
>> sure
>> what they were referring to but now it is clear and I'd like your 
>> feedback
>> on this one ok?
>>
>> JW
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Riccobono, Mark" <MRiccobono at nfb.org>
>> To: <nfbaffiliatepresidents at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "Thorpe, Mary Jo" <MThorpe at nfb.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 10:54 AM
>> Subject: [NFBAffiliatePresidents] Summer Opportunity for Affiliates
>>
>>
>>> Dear Affiliate Presidents,
>>>
>>> Happy 2009 to each of you.  I wanted to make sure you received the below
>>> information from the NFB Jernigan Institute.  It was sent out just
>>> before the holidays last month.  This is a unique opportunity to see if
>>> we can deliver Jernigan Institute programming through our affiliates and
>>> to promote better instruction in Braille.  If you have questions about
>>> the below information, please contact Mary Jo Thorpe in the Institute's
>>> Education Team.  Please note that we need to hear from interested
>>> Affiliates fairly soon.
>>>
>>> Warmest regards,
>>> Mark Riccobono
>>>
>>>
>>> Braille Enrichment for Literacy and Nonvisual Learning
>>>
>>> 2009 NFB BELL Summer Program
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Looking for an exciting new idea to promote Braille literacy in your
>>> state?  The NFB Jernigan Institute has established the Braille
>>> Enrichment through Literacy and Nonvisual Learning (BELL) program as a
>>> demonstration program to help provide intensive Braille instruction to
>>> low vision children during the summer months.  This pilot program will
>>> be modeled after the 2007 BELL Program led by the NFB of Maryland state
>>> affiliate. The NFB Jernigan Institute plans to expand this program into
>>> two additional states during the summer of 2009.  We invite your state
>>> to apply to be one of these new sites.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Selected states will host the Institute's BELL Core team during the two
>>> weeks of their program. BELL Core Team members will facilitate a variety
>>> of fun, hands-on lessons ranging from group activities to one-on-one
>>> instruction to help teach Braille to low vision students.  Selected
>>> states will be responsible for handling all logistical arrangements for
>>> their program, including recruitment and registration of children,
>>> funding, and site arrangements.  States will work with the NFB Jernigan
>>> Institute beginning in the spring of 2009 to coordinate these efforts.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Details of the Program
>>>
>>> This program is designed to provide children ages four through twelve
>>> with two weeks of intense Braille instruction through fun, hands-on
>>> learning and activities, led by the NFB BELL Core Team.  This program
>>> will target those children with low vision who otherwise do not receive
>>> Braille instruction because of their residual sight.  The program is
>>> designed to run Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. In
>>> addition to crafts, games, and other engaging projects, children may
>>> also enjoy field trips to sites related to the Braille instruction
>>> curriculum.  A parent piece will also accompany the program wherein
>>> parents will learn strategies to support their child in the learning and
>>> use of Braille.  Parents will also gain valuable information to aid them
>>> in the empowerment of their child as they interact with other parents of
>>> blind children, and successful blind adults.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dates of the Program
>>>
>>> States will indicate on their application the time period of their
>>> choice.  The Jernigan Institute will then coordinate these preferences
>>> with the availability of the BELL Core Team.
>>>
>>> Dates include:
>>>
>>> * June 15-26, 2009
>>> * July 13-24, 2009
>>> * August 3-14, 2009 (reserved for Maryland)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Expectations for Selected States
>>>
>>> * Establish a state team which will consist of the state
>>> coordinator and a teacher of the blind.  These individuals will work
>>> with the NFB Jernigan Institute to develop their program and coordinate
>>> program logistics. The BELL Core team will then aid the state team and
>>> provide the instruction during program implementation.
>>> * Be able to implement a two-week daytime program for low vision
>>> children between the ages of four through twelve
>>> * Be able to meet logistical needs of the two-week program
>>> including funding, meeting space, recruitment and registration of
>>> participants, volunteers, and obtainment of materials
>>> * Advertise and recruit student participants
>>> * Recruit volunteers, including individuals who can assist with
>>> the parent sessions as well as the children's activities
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> How to Apply
>>>
>>> Interested states should submit an application to the NFB Jernigan
>>> Institute by February 1, 2009.  Applications will also need to have a
>>> state president's signature to show support from the affiliate.
>>> Applications and further information can be found online at www.nfb.org
>>> <http://www.nfb.org/> /nfb/Bell_Program_2009.asp.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Q&A Teleconferences
>>>
>>> In order to answer any questions and provide interested states the
>>> opportunity to learn more about this program, two teleconferences have
>>> been scheduled for the following dates:
>>>
>>> * Monday, January 12, 2009, at 8:30-9:30 p.m. EST
>>> * Wednesday, January 14, 2009, at 8:30-9:30 p.m. EST
>>>
>>> Please call: (800) 264-8432 Code: 714549
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If you have further questions, please visit the Web site, or contact
>>> Mary Jo Thorpe at the NFB Jernigan Institute at (410) 659-9314, ext.
>>> 2407, or by e-mail at MTHORPE at nfb.org <mailto:MTHORPE at nfb.org> .
>>>
>>>
>>> Mary Jo Thorpe
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Mary Jo Thorpe, MEd, NOMC
>>>
>>> Education Program Specialist
>>>
>>> Jernigan Institute
>>> NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
>>> 1800 Johnson St.
>>> Baltimore, MD 21230
>>> Phone: (410)659-9314 ext. 2407
>>> Email: MTHORPE at nfb.org <mailto:MTHORPE at nfb.org>
>>> Visit www.nfb.org <http://www.nfb.org/>
>>>
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