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G0343 Neurosciences Hospital
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
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This workshop will describe the components of an effective classroom observation for students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, including analysis of the physical environment, use of amplificaiton, instructional technology, and group and/or personal assistive listening devices.

What
  • Continuing Education Course
When 2012-02-23
from 09:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Where Alamance County Schools
Contact Name
Contact Phone 919-419-1428
Presenter Denise Nelson, Holly Teagle
Lecture Series LANGUAGE & LITERACY WORKSHOPS For Professionals serving Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing; Fall 2010
Sponsor NC Consortium for Deaf/HH Continuing Education
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Description:

This workshop will address the following components:  What an observation is/is not, the purpose and planning of the observation and how to write up observational results, along wtih conclusions and recommendations.  Aspects of an observation that will be covered include the physical environment, amplification use, instructional technolgy, support staff, modifications and accommodations, the general education teacher's strategies, and the deaf/hh student him/herself.  Workshop participants will have the opportunity to share and exchange ideas regarding experiences with classroom observations.  In addition, the presenters will address the impact of observational results on DHH Communicaiton Plan development and IEP development.

Biographies:

Denise Grau Nelson, M.S., NBCT is the Lead Teacher of the Deaf/Hard of Hearign in the Durham Public Schools.  She has a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Luther College in Iowa and a Master's in Deaf Edcuation from Illinois State University.  As a deaf educator for over two decades, she has worked with students of all ages, degrees of hearing los, and functional levels in self-contained, resource, itinerant, and parent-infant home settings, and using verious communication modes and instructional methods.  She is a National Board Certified Teacher in the area of Exceptional Children - Deaf and Hrd of Hearing, and was selected as Teacher o the Year at Durham School ofthe Arts in 2006.  Denise has published several articles in professional journals in the field of deaf educaiton and presented at nymerous conferences and workshops.  She is a member of CAID, AG Bell, and NEA.

Holly F.B. Teagle, Au.D., CCC-A is the Director f the Carolina Children's Communicative Disorders Program (CCCDP) and Assistant Professor in the Dept of Otolaryngolgy/Head & Neck Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  She began her career in Audiology at the University of Iowa, where she received her Master's degree in 1985, and has been involved with cochlear implant patient care and research since that time.  She joined the faculty at UNC in 2003 and teacher cochlear implant ourses for the Division of Speech and Haring Sciences and the AGBell First Year program.  Holy's published work includes journal articles and book chapers related to cochlear implant patient management and outcomes; she currently serves on the NC AGBell board as well as CI manufacturer Audiology advisory boards.

Location:

Alamance County Schools
Central Ofice Auditorium
1712 Vaughn Road
Burlington, NC 27217

1. There is NO COST for NC Professionals; $50 for out-of-state attendees
2. Non ASHA CEU’s will be offered for all workshops.
3. To Register: Visit www.med.unc.edu/earandhearing/registration (registration deadline = 1 week prior to workshop)
4. All workshops will be held from 9am-4pm

CEUs: 0.6

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