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) | Link |
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| Braille Note with KeyMath | Online |
Feb 2021 |
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| STEM Braille Day: STEM Smackdown & Nemeth Skill Refresher | Online |
March 12, 2021 from 9:00am - 3:15pm |
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| Advanced Nemeth | Online |
June 2021 |
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| Basic Nemeth | Online |
June 14 through June 17, 2021 |
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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) | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Touch of Braille | Online |
September 18, 2020 from 8:30am – 12:00pm |
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| Paraprofessional Instructional Support Techniques: Supporting Students Who Are Braille Users | Online |
September 25, 2020, from 8:30am – 12:00pm |
Paraprofessional Instructional Support Technique: Supporting Students Who Are Braille Users |
| Braille Note with Google | Online |
Jan 2021 |
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| Dancing Dots Software | Online |
March 2021 |
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| Basic Braille | Online |
June 2021 |
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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) | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating Accessible Word Documents | Online |
September 3, 2020 from 9:00am – 12:00pm |
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| Scanning for Braille, Large Print, and Audio | Online |
In 4 online sessions: September 15-24, 2020 from 12:30pm – 3:30pm |
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| Braille Formatting | Online |
October 2, 2020 from 8:30am - 12:00pm |
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| Duxbury Braille Translation Software | Online |
In 4 online sessions: October 20 - 29, 2020 from 12:30pm - 4:00pm |
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| Creating Accessible PDFs | Online |
September 2021 |