Florida Educators of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing (FEDHH) Pre-conference Workshop: 

Project Access and Writing in the Disciplines (WID) and Promoting Success in Math

Please join us for this one-day training, which will provide information to increase success for students included within mainstream classrooms.

Writing in the Disciplines  and Promoting Student Success in Math workshops are designed to help teachers adapt their teaching style to foster better learning for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as all other students, particularly those with language difficulties. These strategies are based upon research conducted by the Rochester Institute of Technology and the National Institute of Technology for the Deaf (RIT/NTID), the largest mainstream college in the world for deaf or hard of hearing individuals.

The primary audience includes:

general education STEM and ELA teachers
inclusion specialists
local assistive technology specialists
Note: Teams are welcome to attend this training from a school or district. Suggested team members to include are; an ELA general education, a STEM general education, and a Teacher of the Deaf or an Inclusion Specialist.

This workshop will:

Assist in mastering strategies to meet the goals of Universal Design in education so students are college and career ready.
Provide information on designing writing assignments that address “writing to learn.”
Prepare students for STEM career writing that is expected by industry employers.
Provide information on responding to writing errors/skills development within the context of the STEM classroom.
Provide information on effective instructional approaches including cooperative learning, online tutorials, and new strategies for engaging deaf and hard-of-hearing students in learning math.
Guidance for participants to develop an individual “Plan for Change” for writing and mathematics that can be used locally to meet professional development follow-up requirements.

Presenters: Sue Clark, Lauren Fox, Billie Joe Mayo, Brent Bechtold, and Harry Wood

The Writing in the Disciplines workshop includes:

•  an introduction to the research that supports the Writing in the Disciplines approach and "writing to learn"
•  the role of low stakes writing
•  developing appropriate writing assignments
• responding to student writing especially in the context of a STEM classroom

Each workshop participant will leave with a plan for developing a writing assignment that provides students with writing practice and with the tools to provide constructive feedback.

As the recognized leader in life science education, the National Association of Biology Teachers represents and supports teachers, students, scientists, and allied professional organizations to enhance and improve biological literacy for all. We are committed to the professional growth and development of biology and life science educators.

Come join us at the 2017 Professional Development Conference(link is external)!  Join other leaders in biology and life science education for four days of renowned speakers, hands-on workshops, informative sessions and special events that you can't get anywhere else!

The NABT Professional Development Conference will begin with workshops and field trips followed by the opening session speaker scheduled from 3:00PM on Thursday, November 9th. Educational sessions will be scheduled all day on Friday, November 10th and Saturday, November 11th. Saturday will conclude with the closing speaker at 5:00PM followed by a special evening event. Workshops and field trips will resume on the morning of Sunday, November 12th as space allows. 

Annually, members of the National Technical Honor Society meet at the State Leadership Conference.

The conference is an opportunity for members to meet members from across the state, be engaged in leadership building activities and promote academic excellence.

Attendees hear from dynamic speakers and participate in fun and educational workshops arranged on a variety of topics.

Don't miss out on this great opportunity.

This colloquium is designed to provide community college students who are conducting undergraduate research the opportunity to share research, develop professional meeting skills and network with students from across the country. 

This two day colloquium will be hosted at Austin Community College by CCURI and the Austin Community College Bio-Link Regional Center and will include student poster sessions and various sessions on undergraduate research at community colleges.​

Thursday November 30 - Austin Community College East View Campus

Friday December 1 - Austin Community College Highland Campus

Wednesday November 29th and Saturday December 2nd are considered travel days.