We are here to serve YOU, teachers and interpreters who work with our deaf or hard of hearing students across the state of Texas. We have a wealth of information at
TexasDeafEd.org
that includes lesson plans written specifically to support deaf and hard of hearing students, online and in-person Professional Development opportunities, online resources such as Transition, Mental Health for Deaf Youth, and digital family resources to serve families of deaf and hard of hearing students. We also provide opportunities for student involvement, such as Summer Camps and Programs, Discovery Retreat and our popular ASL Storytelling programs.
Our recent ASL Expressions program held during Deaf Awareness Week was a bi-product of that ASL Storytelling program. ASL entertainers performed before 200+ attendees and for more than 600 online viewers. Our Online Resources Team, who headed up this program, was recently recognized by the TSD’s school board for their work on this program. You can see some of the highlights and view the video on our website.
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Stakeholders from all over gather at the State Capitol to advocate for the passage of HB 2255 which supports early intervention services for infants and toddlers.
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Be sure to explore the rest of our website as well to find out more about what we offer teachers and students. You can also contact us by email at
ercod@tsd.state.tx.us
, by phone at 512-462-5329, or by videophone at 512-982-1646.
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Outreach specialists play a crucial role in meeting the needs of Texas deaf and hard of hearing children, their parents, and the professionals who serve them.
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Online Resources Team Recognized
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TSD School Board President Eric Hogue, ERCOD Director Bobbie Beth Scoggins, Outreach Specialists MaryEllen Graham, Sonia Bridges, and Linda Miller, and TSD Superintendent Claire Bugen.
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Meet our Featured Individuals
Amita Srinivasan and Brent Shiver, Ph.D.
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Webinar: Birth-3 Legislative Updates
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This free webinar concerning legislative updates for Birth-3 will air November 11, 2019. Hosted by Texas Hands and Voices.
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Grants Awarded to ERCOD
VR Headsets, PIP Science Supplies, and Drones
Funded by TSD Foundation
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Virtual reality devices can provide students with
immersive 360 environments to enhance and complement real-world exploration.
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Students in Texas may soon be experiencing virtual reality during visits from Outreach specialists thanks to a grant provided by Texas School for the Deaf Foundation. Along with VR headsets, funding was received for science supplies toward the Parent Infant Program and drones to be used in various student outreach programs.
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Students at a past Discovery Retreat use a Sphero to learn coding skills.
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Discovery Retreat Plans
Winter Event
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Discovery Retreat will welcome 9
th and 10
th graders the weekend of January 31, 2020 for their winter event. This year's theme is Self-Driving Cars, and campers will test the self-driving design capabilities of current vehicles on the road such as Tesla, Audi, Mercedes and more.
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Students at a Summer Camps and Programs activity sign with their camp counselor.
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Summer 2020 is shaping up to be a blast! Spectrum Summer Camps and Programs, located on the Texas School for the Deaf campus, will be offering several camps and program options for deaf and hard of hearing students throughout Texas. Camps offered for younger campers (Grade K-8) include Swim, Exploratory, Science and more! For older campers, we will have programs focused on high-level interest such as STEM, College, Work, Outdoor Education, and additional programs.
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June 5-7, 2020
Austin, TX
Texas School for the Deaf
$75.00/family of 4
($10 for each add’l family member)
Registration opens February, 2020
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(SWCED)
July 14-16, 2020
$50.00/first parent registration
$25.00/additional parent
(not including hotel costs)
Free childcare (until full)
More information coming soon
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Identifying Mental Health & Substance
Abuse for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students
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Participants of this training will be able to identify national prevalence information as well as barriers related to prevention, treatment and aftercare service provision for D/HH youth and young adults. They will become familiar with a variety of approaches and/or options that might be available when working with D/HH youth in a school setting. They will also become familiar with the specialized tobacco prevention curriculum developed for work with D/HH youth.
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Date: January 24, 2020 9am-4pm and January 25, 2020 9am-12:00pm
Location: Texas School for the Deaf, Deaf Smith Center 1102 S. Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
Conducted by: Dr Debra Guthmann, founding Director of the Minnesota Chemical Dependency Program for D/HH Individuals
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