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Congratulations Dr. Jacqulyn Daniels, Dr. Danene Fast, Dr. Gloshanda Lawyer, and Dr. Sean Tikkun!
The NLCSD community congratulates Jacki Daniels, Danene Fast, Gloshanda Lawyer, and Sean Tikkun, who all successfully defended their dissertations.
Please see their dissertation titles below.
Jacki Daniels - Portland State University -
"The Impact of Online Professional Development on the Assessment Efficacy of Novice Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments"
Danene Fast - Ohio State University - "Bus Drivers, Customers, & Canes: Exploring Accessibility to Public Transportation for Travelers with Vision Loss"
Gloshanda Lawyer - University of Tennessee - "Removing the Colonizer's Coat in Deaf Education: Exploring the Curriculum of Colonization and the Field of Deaf Education"
Sean Tikkun - Northern Illinois University -
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A study of the factors influencing algebraic problem solving by individuals with visual impairments"
Congratulations Dr. Daniels, Dr. Fast, Dr. Lawyer, and Dr. Tikkun!
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Enrichment Program
The online Enrichment Program is complete for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Thank you to all of the Faculty and PAC members who have contributed their time and expertise this year!
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The complete 2017-2018 Enrichment Program syllabus for Cohort 1 can be found
here
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The complete 2017-2018 Enrichment Program syllabus for Cohort 2 can be found
here.
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Scholar Scholarship!
NLCSD2 Cohort 1 Scholar,
Kevin McCormack, will be presenting at the AER International Conference in Reno, NV, this July.
McCormack, K. (July, 2018).
AER International Services and Global Issues Division. Poster accepted for the Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired International Conference, Reno, NV.
McCormack, K. (2018). Round Table Discussion on International Services and Global Issues. Roundtable Discussion to be facilitated at the Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired International Conference, Reno, NV.
Kevin is also the chair of AER's International Services and Global Issues Division and was able to obtain funds to start an annual scholarship for a teacher-in-training for the blind or visually impaired in a world region outside of the mainland US/Canada.
This scholarship is titled
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
International Services and Global Issues Division Scholarship
and their first recipient will be from Puerto Rico.
Please click
here to read more about Kevin.
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NLCSD2 Cohort 2 Scholar, Elaine Smolen, recently had an article published.
Rufsvold, R., Wang, Y., Hartman, M. C., Arora, S. B., &
Smolen, E. R.
(2018). The impact of language input on deaf and hard of hearing preschool children who use listening and spoken language. American Annals of the Deaf 163
(1), 35-60.
Please click
here to read more about Elaine.
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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 (
evasile@salus.edu), 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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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 in 2017 and 2018 at their ETS Rosedale campus in Princeton, NJ.
Scoring dates are scheduled for June of 2018.
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
If your PAC organization has an internship opportunity that you would like included in the newsletter, please email Emily Vasile, NLCSD Coordinator, at
evasile@salus.edu
with the details of the internship.
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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
nationaloffice@ceasd.org.
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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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The National Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision (NRTC) at Mississippi State
University
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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The Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education at Utah State University
invites applications for a tenure track position at the Assistant or
Associate Professor level (depending on qualifications) beginning Fall 2018.
Review of applicants will begin May 10, 2018 and will continue until position is filled.
Please click here for more information.
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The Department of Education at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College
is seeking applications for an open rank (assistant, associate, or full professor) faculty position in visual impairments.
Please click
here for more information.
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California State University Northridge
is seeking applications for Dean of the Michael D. Eisner College of Education.
Review of applications begins
February 7, 2018.
Position open until filled.
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 Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders at the University of Nebraska Lincoln
invites applications for an Assistant Professor in the area of education of the deaf and hard of hearing. The position is non-tenure.
Please click
here for the full job posting.
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Utah State University is looking for a Department Head for the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education.
Please click
here for the full job posting.
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City University of New York at Hunter College
will be posting for a tenured track assistant or associate professor line for the programs in Blindness and Visual Impairment and Severe/ Multiple Disabilities including Deafblindness to begin Fall 2018. If you are interested in the position, please contact Ellen Trief directly at etrief@hunter.cuny.edu.
Please click here for more information.
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California State University - LA (CSULA)
invites applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Orientation & Mobility and Visual Impairments position.
Please click here for the full job posting.
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Jackson State University Department of Special Education
seeks to hire a program coordinator for the Deep South Synergy (DSĀ²
) Training Teachers of the Visually Impaired Project.
Please click
here for the full job posting.
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North Carolina Central University
is seeking a full-time, tenure track faculty member for its program in Teaching Visually Impaired Children.
For more information please contact Dr. William Wiener (
wwiener@nccu.edu
).
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 the full job posting.
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National Technical Institute for the Deaf
is currently advertising for 4 tenure-track assistant professors to teach Developmental English or Composition and Rhetoric in the Department of Liberal Studies.
For more information please email Dr. Eugene Lylak, Chair, Search Committee-Developmental English (exlnce@ntid.rit.edu) or Pam Conley - Chair, Search Committee - Comp. and Rec. (prcnge@ntid.rit.edu)
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Professional Development Opportunities
National Center on Deaf-Blindness:
Webinars
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Upcoming Conferences & Meetings
June, 2018
France
August, 2018
September, 2018
October, 2018
Minneapolis,
MN
January, 2019
February, 2019
March, 2019
03/16-03/18: ASCD Empower19 Conference: Chicago, IL
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 (evasile@salus.edu), 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
evasile@salus.edu
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For all general inquiries or questions related to travel reimbursement, please contact The NLCSD at NLCSD@salus.edu.
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