BEST Grant 2019 - 2024
Professional Development
The BEST Grant is a statewide project of professional development and technical assistance dedicated to braille literacy, braille instruction, braille materials, and braille technology in Ohio schools.
As part of the BEST Grant’s goals to support the implementation of braille instruction and braille technology, the BEST Grant is providing the following professional development trainings and webinars.
View the BEST 5-year PD activities schedule.
Registration
Registration is free, however, attendees must register in advance. The following events have a limited number of participants. Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis. No 'walk in' entry is available.
Best Activities Schedule
STEM
These online training sessions will help you to learn how to teach and provide access to STEM subjects for students who use braille.
| Training Name | Status | Date(s) and Times | Link |
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| Braille Note with KeyMath | Online |
Feb 26, 2021. 2 sessions: 9am-11am, 1pm-3pm |
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| STEM Braille Day: STEM Smackdown & Nemeth Skill Refresher | Online |
March 12, 2021. 9:00am-3:15pm |
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| Basic Nemeth | Online |
June 8-15-22-29, 2021. 9:00am-3:00pm |
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| Advanced Nemeth | Online |
June 16-23-30, 2021. 8:45am-4:00pm |
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| Tactile Graphics | Online |
September 2021 |
Reading / Writing
Learn braille and how to effectively teach braille to students to access reading and writing activities with these online training opportunities.
| Training Name | Status | Date(s) and Times | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braille Note with Google | Online |
Jan 29, 2021. 2 sessions: 9am-11am, 1pm-3pm |
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| Dancing Dots Software | Online |
March 2021 |
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| Basic Braille | Online |
June 7-9, 2021. 8:45am-4:00pm |
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| Advanced Braille | Online |
June 2022 |
Accessible Documents & The Production Of AEM
These online training sessions offered within this category will focus on the creation and development of accessible documents along with utilizing tools and features within applications to support the production of accessible educational materials.
| Training Name | Status | Date(s) and Times | Link |
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| Using Word for Duxbury Braille Translation (DBT) Software - Lunch and Learn: Tables | Online |
January 19, 2021. 12pm-1pm |
Using Word for Duxbury Braille Translation (DBT) Software - Lunch and Learn: Tables |
| Using Word for Duxbury Braille Translation (DBT) Software: Lunch and Learn: Line Numbered Text | Online |
February 16, 2021. 12pm-1pm |
Using Word for Duxbury Braille Translation (DBT) Software: Lunch and Learn: Line Numbered Text |
| Creating Accessible PDFs | Online |
February 9-10, 2021. 9am-12pm |
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| Using Microsoft Word Templates and Macros to Produce Large Print, Braille and Electronic Text | Online |
March 16-18-23-25, 2021. 12:30pm-4:00pm |
Using Microsoft Word Templates and Macros to Produce Large Print, Braille and Electronic Text |
| Scanning for Braille, Large Print, and Audio | Online |
September 14-16-21-23, 2021. 12:30pm-3:30pm |
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| Duxbury Braille Translation Software | Online |
October 2021 |