2018 0518 Connections Beyond Sight and Sound (CBSS) Advisory Committee (AC) Meeting

1. CONNECTIONS
BEYOND SIGHT AND SOUND
Advisory Committee Meeting
May 18, 2018

2. Agenda
9:30-10:30
Welcome & Br’egg-fast with Connections
“Mr. Omelette” Returns! -- Egg’spect a great meal!
“Connecting” Activity – Egg’sactly what will we ask this time?
10:30-12:30
Connections Across the State
Updates and info sharing from CBSS
Updates and info sharing from AC members
Field-initiated Demonstration Activities
Presentations by Mini-grant Award recipients
Connections Reflections…
A Glance Back – Has it Been Five Years Already?
A Look Forward – Connecting in the Next Five Years!

3. Welcome!
- Introductions (Staff and AC Members)
- Roster Updates
“Spring Connections”
In about 15-20 seconds…
• Share your name and affiliation.
• Share what “fabric or pattern” symbolizes you
and your work in the deaf-blind community

4. Connections
• From CBSS
What’s happening with us –
updates from CBSS…
• Across the State & District
What’s happening with you –
in your school, community,
county, district, area….

5. Mini-Grant Projects
What are the Mini-Grants?
• Field-initiated mini-grant projects
• Two or three grants for up to $500 (or so) each
Why do they matter?
• Priority on students with deaf-blindness and/or CVI
• Promote innovative practice that improve child outcomes
When is the next application deadline?
• Fall 2018 (information & forms to be posted on website)
Presentations…

6. The Nifty Nook
Colleen Donaldson (TVI)
Beth Ann Moon (D/HOH)
Carroll County Public Schools
Mini-Grant Presentation

7. Classroom-Based
Multi-Sensory Studio
Staci Forest (Teacher)
Beth Cohen (SLP)
Regina Ajiboye (Intervener)
Maryland School for the Blind
Mini-Grant Presentation

8. Accessing the Curriculum
Using Adaptive Technology
Lisa Gastelle (SLP)
Caitlin Blake (Administrator)
Luke Fry (Teacher)
Maryland School for the Deaf
Mini-Grant Presentation

9. Mini-Series of Make-n-Take
Workshops for Families
Gwynne Young (Teacher)
Prince George’s County Public Schools
Mini-Grant Presentation

10. Connections’ Reflections
A Glance Back
Has it been five years already?
Celebration Video

11. Connections’ Reflections
A Glance Back
Has it been five years already?
Celebration Video
A Look Forward
Planning for the next five years!

12. Connections’ Reflections
A Look Forward
Planning for the next five years!
Thank you… everyone!

13. Next AC Meeting…
Fall 2018
In the meantime, let’s keep Connected!
www.CBSS.UMD.edu