BEST 5-year PD activities schedule
STEM
These training sessions will help you to learn how to teach and provide access to STEM subjects for students who use braille.
| Activities | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 |
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| Online Basic Nemeth |
June 15-18, 2020 |
June 2021 |
June 2022 |
June 2023 |
June 2024 |
| Summer Advanced Nemeth |
June 2021 |
June 2023 |
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| MathType and Equatio Software Training |
March 6, 2019 |
March 2022 |
March 2024 |
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| BrailleNote with Key Math |
Feb 21, 2020 |
Feb 2021 |
Feb 2022 |
Feb 2023 |
Feb 2024 |
| STEM Braille Strategy Smackdown |
Oct 2020 |
Oct 2022 |
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| Tactile Graphics |
Sept 2021 |
Sept 2023 |
Reading / Writing
Learn braille and how to effectively teach braille to students to access reading and writing activities with these training opportunities.
| Activities | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 |
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| Online Basic Braille course |
June 8-10, 2020 |
June 2021 |
June 2022 |
June 2023 |
June 2024 |
| Online Advanced Braille Course |
June 11, 2020 - July 13, 2020 |
June 2022 |
June 2024 |
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| 12-Week Blended Braille Course |
Feb 26 - May 13, 2020 |
Spring 2022 |
Spring 2024 |
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| Braille Reading and Writing Smackdown |
Feb 28, 2020 |
Nov 2021 |
Nov 2023 |
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| BrailleNote Touch with Google |
Oct 24, 2019 |
Oct 2020 |
Oct 2021 |
Oct 2022 |
Oct 2023 |
| Screen Reader Software (VoiceOver, JAWS) |
Feb 2021 |
Feb 2023 |
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| Dancing Dots Music Software |
Mar 2021 |
Mar 2023 |
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| A Touch of Braille: An Introduction to Braille Alphabet and Numbers |
Sept 18, 2020 |
Sept 2021 |
Sept 2022 |
Sept 2023 |
Sept 2024 |
| Paraprofessional Instructional Support Technique: Supporting Students Who Are Braille Users | March 30, 2020 | March 2021 | March 2022 | March 2023 | March 2024 |
Accessible Documents & The Production Of AEM
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.
| Activities | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 |
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| Creating Accessible Word Documents |
Sept 3, 2020 |
Sept 2022 |
Sept 2024 |
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| Creating Accessible PDFs |
Sept 2021 |
Sept 2023 |
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| Scanning for Braille, Large Print and Audio |
Sept 10-11, 2020 |
Sept 2021 |
Sept 2022 |
Sept 2023 |
Sept 2024 |
| Using Microsoft Word Templates and Macros to Produce Large Print, Braille and Electronic Text |
Feb. 10-11, 2020 |
Feb 2021 |
Feb 2022 |
Feb 2023 |
Feb 2024 |
| Sourcing Ready Made Braille Materials Webinar |
Oct 2022 |
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| Creating Accessible Documents to Streamline Braille Production Webinars |
Oct 2021 |
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| Creating Accessible ePub Webinars |
Oct 2023 |
Accessible & Assistive Technologies
The Accessible and Assistive Technologies training series focuses on a variety of topics surrounding technologies that support use and access across platforms for students who are blind.
| Activities | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 |
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| Braille AT Forum at OCALICON | Nov 20-22, 2019 |
Nov 2020 |
Nov 2021 |
Nov 2022 |
Nov 2023 |
| Regional AT Conference and Vendor Fairs |
Fall 2020 |
Fall 2021 |
Fall 2022 |
Fall 2023 |
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| Duxbury Braille Translation Software |
Oct 30-31, 2019 |
Oct 2020 |
Oct 2021 |
Oct 2022 |
Oct 2023 |
| Duxbury Webinars |
Oct 2023 |
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| Tips and Tricks for Troubleshooting Braille Production Center Hardware and Software Webinars |
Oct 2020 |
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| VI/braille AT for TVI University Students |
Spring/Fall 2020 |
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| Discovering Braille Translation Softwares | March 2021 | March 2021 |