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programs marked with a The CEU application form can be printed from http://www.tea.state.tx.us/deaf/tstarceu.html. To apply for CEU credits, complete the form and mail it to: Division
of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS) These video programs may be borrowed from the Professional Lending Library (PLL) at the Texas School for the Deaf. For further information, please contact the Texas School for the Deaf ERCOD office: Texas
School for the Deaf V/TTY:
512-462-5329 or 462-5330 April 30,
2003, 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Presenter: Denise Hazelwood, Distance Learning Coordinator, Texas School for the Deaf. Ms. Hazelwood presents several ways in which technology can be brought into the classroom and enhanced for students who are deaf. Audience: Teachers. March 26,
2003, 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Presenter: Joy O'Neal, Program Administrator, Program for Amplification for Children of Texas (PACT). Department of Health. Ms. O'Neal talks about the importance of early infant hearing screening and detection. "Detect and Connect" is a recurring theme and Ms. O'Neal works with many families with babies who have hearing loss. Audience: General Public. February
26, 2003, 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Presenter: Kent Kennedy, National Association of the Deaf President. Kent is an ASL instructor with the Austin Sign Language School. His captivating storytelling provides much entertainment and great receptive practice for interpreters. Audience: Interpreters. January
29, 2003, 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Presenter: Don Curran, Texas Education Agency. Mr. Curran shows ways in which teaching students who are deaf and hard of hearing can be enhanced by the use of technology. Audience: Teachers and Interpreters. November
27, 2002, 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Presenter: Billy Collins, Program Director, Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Accessing telephone services for deaf and hard of hearing persons is often challenging even with all of the latest of technical advances. Mr. Collins talks about the unique program that makes communication access more affordable for many families in Texas. Audience: General Public. October
30, 2002, 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Presenter: Betty Berg. Betty Berg, retired teacher, talks about her experiences growing up deaf in a rural community and how she navigated through school, college, and teaching ASL in a public high school. Ms. Berg was co-contributor to one of the first sign language books published by NAD, A Basic Course in Manual Communication, 1970. Audience: Interpreters. September
25, 2002, 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Presenter: Holly Warren-Norman, ESC XIII, and Nancy Thomas, Private Consultant, BEI Level V. This program presents a road-map for seasoned interpreters wanting to know how to offer constructive, substantive, and evaluative feedback to interpreters working in K-12 settings. Audience: Interpreters. April 16,
2002, 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Presenter: Ginger Head. Ginger Head, Imagination Celebration, Kennedy Center, talks about the history of Imagination Celebration, a yearly arts festival geared towards students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Audience: General Public. March 19,
2002, 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Presenter: Denise Hazelwood. Several ways in which technology can be brought into the classroom and enhanced for students who are deaf. Audience: Teachers. February
12, 2002, 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Presenter: Nancy Thomas, Level V Interpreter. This segment focuses on signs for numbers. Money signs, ordinals, and such are included. Sign variations are also included. Excellent for a math class. Audience: Interpreters. January
2002 Presenter: Cathy Williams, Level V Interpreter. Various stories are signed by Cathy highlighting her experiences visiting a foreign country, interpreting some faux pas, and her experiences growing up with parents who are deaf. Audience: General Public. December
2001 Presenter: Nancy Thomas, Level V Interpreter. This segment outlines the degrees of difference between interpreting and transliterating. A must for beginning interpreters. Audience: Interpreters. November
2001 Presenter: Debbie White. An infectious rendering of storytelling is offered. Excellent for fledgling interpreters and teachers alike who want to become more animated in their approach to storytelling to preschool or early elementary education students. Audience: General Public. October
2001 Presenter: Ronald Taylor. Ronny talks about the PAPA program and the responsibilities of parenthood. Outreach to schools is key and Ronny offers character education "on the road." Audience: General Public. September
2001 Presenters: Paul Rutowski, David Gerabagi. This program demonstrates an actual relay call, simulated. Telecommunication equipment in all schools can be a reality! Audience: General Public August 2001 Presenters: Sha Cowan, Jennifer Howell. This program details the changes made in the Commissioner's Rule on Interpreter Certification and the more stringent requirements that are in place. Audience: General Public April 2001 Various presenters. Facial cues act as adverbs, adjectives and much more! Important linguistical information is given via "non-manual markers." Audience: Interpreters, Teachers. ` March 2001 DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING ISSUES: Instructional Videos for Interpreters, Part One: Receptive Fingerspelling 
(2002220) Presenter: Nancy Thomas, Level V Interpreter. Why do many people have difficulty reading the manual alphabet? Learn some helpful tips from a master signer. Audience: Interpreters. February 2001 Presenter: John Williamson, ASL Instructor. John Williamson weaves some interesting yarns in ASL in this 30-minute program. Audience: Interpreters. December 2000 Presenter: Nancy Thomas, Level V Interpreter. You can improve your sign-to-voice interpreter skills by following some tips from one of the nation's top interpreters, Nancy Thomas. Audience: Interpreters. November 2000 Presenter: Lori Bonheyo, Texas School for the Deaf. The Education Resource Center on Deafness (ERCOD) is a resource and treasure not only to the Texas School for the Deaf, but to the entire state as well. Audience: General Public. October 2000 Carmen Varela from the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing shows a cadre of technological advances made for persons with disabilities and talks about a voucher program designed to help persons with hearing loss. Audience: General Public.
September 2000 Presenters: Philip Darce, Paul Rutowski and Terry Hall. This 30 minute segment explores ways in which the community can become more familiar with the needs of persons who are deaf and how telecommunications must step up to the plate. Audience: General Public.
April 2000 Candid Interviews at the Criss Cole Center and a tour of their facility show that independence is possible for this population. Audience: General Public. February 2000 Do you want to know how certain English idioms came into being? From "upper crust" to "bringing home the bacon." Informative! Audience: Interpreters, Students, Teachers, Supervisors. December 1999 Presenter: Reggie Boyd. Learn sign language vocabulary germane to computer science. Audience: Educational Interpreters, Teachers. November 1999 Teachers Denise Hazlewood and Dr. Gerald Pollard are featured in this "hands-on" display of videoconferencing. Audience: Teachers, supervisors. October 1999 DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING ISSUES: Drivers Education and Students who are Deaf
(200025) Ever wonder about how to interpret a drivers ed class? Ever wonder about how to sign "intersection" or "yield right of way"? Tune in for this program to learn more! Audience: Teachers, Interpreters. September 1999 Learn appropriate vocabulary and techniques to convey complex formulas and problems. Audience: Educational Interpreters; appropriate for middle and high school level instructors and interpreters. April 1999 Presenter: Sharon Hassell Conner, Level V Interpreter. Have you ever stumbled over the vocabulary in the standards "The Star Spangled Banner", "Texas, Our Texas", "God Bless America", and "I Pledge Allegiance"? Ms. Conner eloquently and deftly signs these standards and talks about signing/interpreting "formal" texts. A must for every educational interpreter! Audience: Interpreters. January 1999 Robert Hickerson, Executive Director with the Texas Commission on Community Service and Volunteerism, talks about how his agency partners with schools, businesses and the faith community in fostering good will and molding students into productive and caring citizens. Audience: General Public. December 1998 Dr. Gerald Pollard, Information and Technology Specialist at the Texas School for the Deaf, explores the possibilities of using a CD-ROM "The Gift of the Magi", O. Henry's masterpiece, in teaching ASL and English to students who are deaf. Audience: Teachers. November 1998 Ginger Head, Executive Director of Imagination Celebration, Ft. Worth, gives a history and lively portrait of this annual celebration that exposes many students who are deaf to music, sculpture, art, dance, and literary arts. Audience: General Public. October 1998 Jerry Hassell, retired teacher of the deaf and advocate, gives a 30 minute account on what it means to be part of 2 cultures which have traditionally been disenfranchised. Audience: General Public. September 1998 Billy Collins, from the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, discusses the specialized telecommunication devices assistance program (STDAP). New telecommunications technologies are featured. Audience: General Public. April 1998 This program features Perry Connolly, instructor with the University of Texas, who offers creative ideas and methods on how to teach American Sign Language (ASL) in the classroom. Audience: Teachers. March 1998 This segment delves into ways in which to access mental health services and what methodologies work best for students who are deaf. Linda Elldredge and Susan Starnes are our featured guests. Both have extensive experience counseling deaf adolescents. Audience: Teachers. February 1998 The careers of deaf olympians/coaches Ruth Seeger, Austin, Texas and Thomas O. Berg, Colorado Springs, Colorado are highlighted in this 30 minute segment. Audience: General Public. January 1998 Holly Warren-Norman from ESC XIII talks about the uniqueness
of educational interpreting as opposed to "community" interpreting.
Audience: Teachers, Interpreters. December 1997 This program is an overview of interpreter certification and how to become certified in the state of Texas. A representative from the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is featured. Audience: Interpreters. November 1997 Educator certification requirements for graduating teachers of deaf education programs and teachers of American Sign Language (ASL) are discussed. Audience: Prospective Teachers. October 1997 April 1997 March 1997 Susan Starnes and Yvonne Morgan, two licensed counselors who work with students who are deaf, talk about ways in which schools, families, and others can help deaf students who are facing emotional and mental problems. Audience: Teachers, Students, Interpreters. February 1997 Ron Morgan and David Johnson, two professionals within the field of deafness, discuss the unique needs of a very large population - the hard of hearing. Audience: General Public. January 1997 Paul Rutowski and Ed Bosson present an informational piece on the advent of communication services for phone callers who are deaf or hard of hearing. Audience: General Public. December 1996 Presenters: Sammy Oates, Larry Evans, Johnny Dominik. Two former Deaf Olympians and another deaf athlete talk about the impact and influence that sports has had on them. Audience: General Public. November 1996 Presenter: Sha Cowan, Director of Services for the Deaf at TEA.This program presents information about the unique needs of students who are deaf relative to reading. Audience: Teachers, Administrators. October 1996 Presenter: Ralph White, retired teacher, superintendent, actor, and advocate. Ralph White talks about the challenges of students who are deaf today and meeting them head-on! Audience: General Public. September 1996 Presenter: Buddy Bauer, Level V Interpreter. This program offers an overview of the roles and responsibilities of an educational interpreter K-12. Audience: Interpreters. May 1996 Presenter: Tim Rarus. A successful young deaf man and Deaf President Now organizer, Tim Rarus outlines his recipe for personal and professional success. Audience: General Public. April 1996 Presenter: Sha Cowan. New ways on how to teach language and reading to students who are deaf are featured in this program. Audience: Teachers, Administrators. April 1996 Betty Bounds, teacher from the Texas School for the Deaf, shows innovative ways she uses to teach English idioms to students who are deaf. Audience: General Public. March 1996 Dean Cunningham, Assistant Director of Services for the Deaf at TEA and Rose Aird Minette from the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing discuss the many options and assistive listening devices that are available to students who are hard of hearing. Audience: Teachers, Administrators. Deaf
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