Signing Stories @ Your Library in Broward Saturday, February 4th!
11:00am-1:00pm
http://www.livestream.com/fsdb
Join Young Adults (ages 15-25) who are deaf or hard of hearing for an interactive panel discussion!
Learn about their experiences in school, at home, with language and literacy and family life.
Parents and Professionals: The next session of online sign classes begin January 9, 2012.
Classes are free to family members and professionals communicating and working directly with deaf children. No experience necessary.
Community Members: We are planning to offer online classes for a fee starting in January 2012 depending on the need. Please check back [...]
Keys to a Deaf or Hard of Hearing Child’s Success
Attend live or view online this Interactive Panel Discussion. Join professionals in the field of deaf education, interpreting, speech therapy, mental health, and the deaf community as the panel discusses the key ingredients to providing deaf or hard of hearing children all the tools necessary for [...]
During on the our Parent Engagement Workshops, a panel of Deaf/Hard of Hearing Alumni presented their educational experiences and discussed these topics with parent attendees. The recording of this session is available online – FSDB Alumni Panel on Vimeo.
At this time in the world of education, there are many opportunities. It is important to investigate [...]
Presentation for Accessibility and iPads
An overview of iPad projects at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB). Information about project planning, Apps for learners who are Blind, Deaf, and with other learning needs.
Staff from the Outreach Department are available to visit classrooms throughout the State of Florida to assist students who are [...]
State Usher Syndrome Screening Training
We are pleased to announce that regional Usher Syndrome Screening trainings will be held this fall. In accordance with 6A-6.03013 (6), Florida Statutes, (F.S.), screening for Usher Syndrome must be administered to each student who is Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing at least once during grades 6-12. We are [...]
FSDB Teachers and Educational Leaders – we purchased the Season Pass for the ISTE Webinars. We will host these webinars each Wednesday in the Walker Annex Lab. Hope to see you there!
Below is the description for the Google Doc Like a Rock Star session as listed on the ISTE Webinars site.
From a Google Certified Teacher, [...]
State Usher Syndrome Screening Training
We are pleased to announce that regional Usher Syndrome Screening trainings will be held this fall. In accordance with 6A-6.03013 (6), Florida Statutes, (F.S.), screening for Usher Syndrome must be administered to each student who is Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing at least once during grades 6-12. We are offering training for a [...]
Free Online Sign Language Courses available for parents and professionals working directly with children who are deaf/hard of hearing. This session of classes begins September 19 for eight weeks. Please visit the Online Sign Classes page for registration information.
This year we created two technology new policies for students. We combined sign off forms, rules, and expectations for care and responsibility into one single policy. We also added information about our Internet Safety curriculum. This policy is the Student Internet Safety and Technology Use policy.
A team also worked together to develop a policy [...]