Deaf/HH Community of Practice Meeting

Deaf/HH Community of Practice Meeting

Sponsored by Regional Low Incidence Projects – Region 11

February 21, 2018

Metro ECSU, 2 Pine Tree Drive

Arden Hills MN 55112

 

Agenda

 

12:00 – 12:30 PM

Updates and Introductions: Co-Coaches Emily Manson and Taylor Thomas

 

12:30 – 3:20 PM (Mid-afternoon break provided)

 

Tara Grammenos presentation "Keeping up with the Millennials.”

Description: “Our world has changed drastically over the years; from TTYs and beepers to VRS and Facebook. Whether it’s learning the new slang teens are using or figuring out how to use a hashtag; teachers, interpreters, parents, and those working in K-12 settings need to keep up. In this workshop, we will discuss many topics including: social media, apps, texting acronyms, cyberbullying, and suicide.” This presentation will include instruction on related ASL vocabulary/phrases/slang, etc. as well as special considerations and challenges for students who are DHH and use ASL.

 

3:20 – 3:30 PM

Closing Discussion

 

Note Taker: TBD

Upcoming Meetings in 2018: May 16, 2018

This initiative is made possible in whole with a grant from the Minnesota Department of Education using federal funding, CFDA 84.027A, Special Education – Grants to States. This event does not necessarily represent the policy of the federal Department of Education or the state Department of Education.  You should not assume endorsement by the federal or state government.

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