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Enrichment Program
The online 2018-2019 Enrichment Program began for the Fall 2018 semester on September 24, 2018.
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The first session for Cohort 1 was titled Theories of Organizational Change, led by Dr. Holly Lawson.
The first session for Cohort 2 was titled Collaborative Skills: Introduction, Working with People of Varying Perspectives/Roles led by Dr. Heather Grantham.
Scholars attended a "Day in the Life" webinar, led by Dr. Heather Grantham and panelists Dr. Claudia Pagliaro and Dr. Elizabeth Lam.
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Session 2 began on Monday, October 22, 2018.
Cohort 1 will be participating in a session titled,
Organizational Administration. This session is lead by Drs. Derrick Smith and Sam Morgan.
Cohort 2 will be participating in a session titled,
Collaborative Skills: Conflict Management and Resolution, led by Dr. Heather Grantham
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Throughout the fall semester, scholars will be participating in synchronous webinars with various Faculty and PAC members.
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The complete 2018-2019 Enrichment Program syllabus for Cohort 1 can be found
here.
The complete 2018-2019 Enrichment Program syllabus for Cohort 2 can be found
here.
Thank you to all of the Faculty and PAC members who will contribute their time and expertise in the coming year!
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Scholar Scholarship!
NLCSD2, Cohort 1 Scholar, Brittany Dorn, Cohort 2 Scholar, Kaitlyn Millen, and their faculty advisor, Dr. John Luckner, recently had a manuscript accepted for publication in the journal, American Annals of the Deaf.
Millen, K., Dorn, B., & Luckner, J. L. (2019). Friendships and self-determination among students who are deaf or hard of hearing. American Annals of the Deaf, 163(5), xxx.
Please click
here to read more about Brittany.
Please click
here to read more about Kaitlyn.
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This is a new section of the newsletter where we will be highlighting publications and presentations from our current NLCSD2 Scholars each month.
Please contact Emily Vasile (
[email protected]), Project Coordinator, with any scholarship activities that you would like to see mentioned in the newsletter.
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Please click
here
to view the new Scholar Publications section on the website.
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Need for Study Participants for Study Investigating Color Vision Deficiency
NLCSD1 Scholar, Angel Perez, is looking for study participants for her study testing color vision.
If you are 18 - 59 years of age and have good ocular health, you are eligible to participate in this study.
Please click
here for more information about the study.
Please click
here for more information about color vision.
Please contact Angel Perez for more information at:
Phone: 256-599-1254 or 609-771-2744
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Call for Proposals - Penn-Del AER Conference 2019
The Penn-Del AER Chapter is pleased to present the
Call for Presentations for the 2019 Penn-Del AER
Conference. The theme of this year's conference is
"Charting Our Course: Together Toward Tomorrow."
We encourage all education and rehabilitation
professionals to share their expertise by presenting
their fresh ideas, innovative insights, successful programs,
or research results at this well-respected annual event.
* Each accepted concurrent presentation will receive a
$100.00 honorarium.
* Each accepted poster presentation
and round table will receive a $50.00 honorarium.
* Speakers can earn professional development credits
from ACVREP for presenting a concurrent or poster
session and can earn ACT 48 credits for preparation of
a presentation.
Deadline for proposal submission is
December 1, 2018.
Please click here for more information.
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NICE Review Board Search for Reviewers
The National Intervener Certification E-portfolio (NICE) System is an assessment process in which interveners can use to show evidence of their knowledge and skills.
The NICE Review Board is looking for reviewers to review these portfolios.
Please click
here for more information about this opportunity.
Executive Director at
The PAR2ACenter with any questions.
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DCDD Position Statement - Teachers of Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: A Critical Resource Needed for Legal Compliance
The Council for Exceptional Children's Division for Communicative Disabilities and Deafness (DCDD) has shared a position statement titled, "Teachers of Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: A Critical Resource Needed for Legal Compliance."
The purpose of this statement is to share evidence supporting the model to meet the language, communication, academic, and social needs of students who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Please click here to read the position statement.
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ETS Seeks Candidates to Score NJ Praxis Braille Exam
The Educational Testing Service in Princeton, NJ is seeking qualified candidates for on-site scoring of the Praxis Braille at their ETS Rosedale campus in Princeton, NJ.
Please click here for more information.
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Foundations for Literacy is here!
The Center on Literacy and Deafness is pleased to announce the dissemination of its pre-literacy curriculum, Foundations for Literacy, a 25-week/1-hour daily intervention for young DHH children. The intervention has a solid evidence base of its effectiveness in a variety of areas and comes with a 390 page manual and over 700 pages of original materials to be used to implement the program. Online professional learning activities are also available. This summer we are offering free professional development workshops. Workshops will be available for a fee in future summers.
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U.S. Department of Education Seeks Comments on New Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Website
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) is seeking input from users of the
IDEA.ed.gov
website as part of their effort to provide updated, easy-to-navigate IDEA resources to children with disabilities and their families, teachers, administrators, advocates, and other stakeholders.
To help facilitate this effort, OSERS has posted a
blog for users of the IDEA website to provide comments. OSERS continue efforts to improve their online resources as part of their commitment to ensure that infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities and their families have the supports and services they are entitled to under the IDEA.
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PAC Internship Opportunities
Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf (CEASD)
seeks an intern to do research and develop fact sheets on issues affecting deaf and hard of hearing students and schools for the deaf. Specific topics to be determined.
CEASD is an association of schools and educational programs involved with the education of deaf and hard of hearing individuals. Founded in 1868, CEASD is committed to the promotion of excellence within a continuum of equitable education opportunities for children and adults who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Applicant requirements:
- Enrollment in graduate program
- Ability to collect, evaluate, analyze, and interpret data
- Excellent writing skills
- Ability to work independently
To apply:
Please send a cover letter, resume, work sample highlighting research and analysis, and copy of your latest transcript (unofficial transcript is acceptable) to Barbara Raimondo at
[email protected].
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The National Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision (NRTC) at Mississippi State University invites applications for a research internship opportunity. The mission of the NRTC is to enhance employment and independent living outcomes for individuals who are blind or visually impaired through research, training, education, and dissemination. Interns will have the opportunity to conduct research related to employment for people who are blind, visually impaired, or deafblind by working with NRTC researchers on one or more projects.
Please click
here for more information.
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If your PAC organization has an internship opportunity that you would like included in the newsletter, please email Emily Vasile, NLCSD Coordinator, at
[email protected]
with the details of the internship.
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The Department of Specialized Education Services
announces an opening for the position of Associate Professor/Professor and Department Chair, beginning
.
Please click here for the full job posting.
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The Department of Education at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College
is seeking applications for two open rank (assistant, associate, or full professor) faculty positions in visual impairments.
Please click
here
for the full job posting.
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The Listening and Spoken Language Deaf Education program at Utah State University is seeking applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor.
The position is open until filled.
Please click
here for more information.
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Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation Services for the Blind is currently recruiting for a mobility specailist in their Mid-Missouri District Office located in Jefferson City, MO.
If you have any further questions please contact the District Supervisor, Katy Cawdron, at 573-751-3434.
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The School of Education at the University of
Pittsburgh
invites candidates to apply for an assistant professor outside of the tenure stream position in Vision Studies.
The position will begin September 1, 2019.
Please click
here for more information.
Please click
here to apply for the position.
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The Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders at the University of Nebraska Lincoln is searching for a faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor of Practice with expertise in orientation and mobility. This position is non-tenure leading with 12-month appointments renewable annually with potential for promotion in rank to Associate and Full Professor of Practice.
Review of applications will begin October 30, 2018 and remain open until filled.
Please click
here for additional information.
Please click
here to apply for the position.
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The Council on Education of the Deaf
is looking to build a pool of highly-qualified individuals for the position of Executive Director. The attached job description indicates that the position will now remain open until filled.
Position is open until filled.
Please click
here for more information.
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The Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education at the University of Tennessee
is seeking a full-time, tenure-track faculty member to teach and conduct research in Communication Sciences and Disorders (speech, language, or hearing), and coordinate the undergraduate students in their first three years of the
Audiology and Speech Pathology major. This position would be affiliated with two departmental teams--the deaf focus team (consisting of American Sign Language (ASL), Deaf Education, and Educational Interpreting) and the Special Education team.
Initial review will begin
September 30
and continue until the position is filled.
Please click
here for more information.
Please click
here to contact Dr. Kimberly Wolbers with any questions.
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Illinois State University (ISU)
is seeking a full-time tenure-track position in Low Vision/Blindness.
Please click
here for the job description.
Please click
here for more information.
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California State University, Los Angeles invites applicants for the position of Assistant Professor in Orientation & Mobility.
Please click
here for more information.
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Council on Education of the Deaf
invites applications for the position of Executive Director.
Please click
here for the job description.
Please click
here
for more information.
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The Maryland State Department of Education and the Maryland School for the Blind
invite applications for the following position that
has the statewide leadership responsibility to ensure quality programs and services for students who are blind or visually impaired, including those with multiple disabilities by developing and implementing comprehensive plans and providing technical assistance to Local School Systems (LSS) and The Maryland School for the Blind (MSB).
Please contact Sharon Maneki (410-715-9596) if interested.
Please click
here for more information.
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The National Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision (NRTC) at Mississippi State
invites applications for a project director.
The director will serve as the Principal
Investigator of the Older Individuals who are Blind Training and Technical Assistance Center (OIB-TAC)
Please click
here for more information.
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Regional Resource Center on Deafness
Department:
Regional Resource Center on Deafness
Recruitment #:
S1764
is seeking applicants for a director position.
Closing Date:
Review begins
March 16, 2018.
Position open until filled.
This is a part-time (0.75 FTE), 12-month, annually renewable, unclassified position in the Regional Resource Center on Deafness at Western Oregon University (WOU) in Monmouth. The opportunity to back-fill workload with grants and contracts to achieve a full 1.0 FTE is expected.
Please click here for the full job posting.
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The National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes
is currently advertising for two postdoctoral fellows to provide research and analysis support for national-level activities. Review of applications will begin May 1, 2017, and will continue until the position is filled.
Please click here for the full job posting.
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The Department of Educational Psychology, Special Education, and Communication Disorders of the College of Education & Human Development in conjunction with Perimeter College of Georgia State University
seeks to hire a Clinical Assistant Professor to direct and teach the American Sign Language Interpreter Education Program. The search will remain open until filled by a qualified candidate.
Please click
here for more information.
Please click
here for the full job posting.
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Professional Development Opportunities
National Center on Deaf-Blindness:
Webinars
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Upcoming Conferences & Meetings
October, 2018
November, 2018
January, 2019
February, 2019
March, 2019
April, 2019
04/05-04/09:
AERA, Toronto, ON, Canada
04/24-04/26: 2019 Penn-Del AER Conference, Harrisburg, PA
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NLCSD Resource Bank
A bank of resources has been created on higher education, mentorship, grantsmanship, leadership, and research in sensory disabilities for your reference.
Please continue to check the Resource Bank, as it is updated monthly. If you would like a resource added to the bank, please email Emily Vasile ([email protected]), NLCSD Coordinator.
You can access the bank on the NLCSD website under the
Resources Bank
tab
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Join NLCSD's Facebook Group!
At the July 2016 Scholars' Meeting, many participants requested an easy way of communicating with the NLCSD community, and one suggestion was a closed group on Facebook. We encourage all members of NLCSD to join and to use it as a vehicle to share information, collaborate, and strengthen our cross-disability
group. Please use the link below to access the Facebook group.
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The Ever Growing Newsletter!
The NLCSD newsletter continues to expand!
We've added many professional opportunities and resources. If you are interested in writing about your conference of choice experience or if you'd like to add anything to the newsletter, please contact Emily Vasile, NLCSD Coordinator at
[email protected]
.
For all general inquiries or questions related to travel reimbursement, please contact The NLCSD at [email protected].
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