[Nfbf-l] Help Make A Difference in the education of BlindStudents

[Sherri]

You're right Tara. And I thought I was the only one who watched for 
grammatical errors. *smile.
Sherri
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "taraprakash" <taraprakash at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Florida Listserv" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Help Make A Difference in the education of 
BlindStudents


> Sounds like a great program. However, I am sorry for being a little off 
> topic for saying the following.
>
> I would like to point towards a possible error in the sentence "This fall, 
> the National
> Federation of the Blind is going to kick-off an exciting new program
> designed to attract both perspective and current teachers into the field
> of blindness education. " The word 'perspective' should be replaced with 
> 'prospective'. If we are planning to mass circulate this message, this 
> correction is advisable.
>
> Regards
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
> To: <david.andrews at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:07 PM
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Help Make A Difference in the education of Blind 
> Students
>
>
>> If you are ready to help make a difference in the education of blind
>> students, then this message is for you! This fall, the National
>> Federation of the Blind is going to kick-off an exciting new program
>> designed to attract both perspective and current teachers into the field
>> of blindness education. Specifically, we need volunteers for the
>> following roles--
>>
>> *Presenters: As a recruitmentPresentor, you will work with your
>> local universities to make presentations to teacher candidates. We will
>> provide you email templates that you can use to establish a university
>> contact, a few presentation format options that you can easily customize
>> to complement your personal style, and additional materials that you can
>> use to promote this outstanding career.
>>
>> Blindness Education Mentors: Blindness Education Mentors serve as a
>> local resource to teacher candidates. Your main role is to establish a
>> connection between the future teacher and the National Federation of the
>> Blind. Parents of blind children, current or former teachers of blind
>> students, and others who are passionate about the education of blind
>> children are encouraged to become mentors.
>>
>> Career Fair Recruitment Representatives: For this role, we need
>> individuals who would be interested in promoting this teaching option at
>> college, high school or community career fairs.
>>
>> For each of these opportunities, you will receive strong support from
>> our national office. We will provide you training, professional outreach
>> materials, ready-to-use presentation outlines, and related support.
>> This project has the potential to revolutionize blindness education.
>> Please consider lending your time and talents to ensuring that the next
>> generation of blind students receives a first-class education!
>>
>> For more information on how you can make a difference, please contact
>> Rosy Carranza at (410) 659-9314, ext. 2283, or via email at
>> rcarranza at nfb.org.
>>
>>
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