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Click here to register for the webinars   Student Response Apps for iPads, iPods and the Web 90 MINUTES Monday, November 5, 2012 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
AND Monday, January 14, 2013 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
From set up to ideas for classroom use, free, easy-to-use web-based student response apps and programs accessible from iPads, Android tablets, computers and other devices for teaching and assessment will be demonstrated. Learn how to utilize programs (from apps allowing you to run video, sound and drawing tools in a quiz on iPads, to programs that can be run from any and all devices at the same time from the Web) to keep students from falling behind, give them a voice in the classroom discussion, generate reports and monitor progress, even during the classroom lesson. PRESENTER: DAN HERLIHY   Is Your Head in the Clouds?? This can be a Good Thing! 90 MINUTES
Thursday, November 8, 2012&nb

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What:
Learn the ins and outs of utilizing and working with video on the iPad, including creating, editing, importing into applications, playing video in a variety of formats and exporting video off the iPads, as well as understanding file formats. Learn how to easily import videos and how to use videos in eBook programs, video editors for iPad, free apps to integrate video and effects and more. When:
Monday, February 25, 2013
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Mountain Cost:
$55.00 single participant fee, no cancelations or refunds. Group discounts available.

What:
The Montana Office of Public Instruction is happy to announce that a series of DVD Video Conferences and other interpreter training materials from Boys Town and Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) are now available to be checked-out by interpreters, teachers of the deaf and other people with interest in the education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

How to borrow the DVDs:
The OPI library loans materials to other libraries and not to individual borrowers. To borrow the DVDs, please contact your local school or public library to request any of the titles below. The EIPA Video Conference series will be circulated as a set (4 DVDs) for each year. The interpreting series (2 DVDs) will be cataloged as elementary and secondary. Because OPI will be granting renewal credits and needs verification of circulation, the Resource Center will send a letter on OPI letterhead to the borrowing library with the DVD(s) verifying the DVD title(s) was checked out. The borrowing library will fill in the patron's name and give the letter to the patron with the loaned DVD(s). It will be the patron's responsibility to present the letter to OPI for Renewal Units (CEUs). The videos will be loaned on a "first-come, first-served" basis for a period of 2 weeks. Renewals after the two-week period will be granted if there is no waiting list.

Available DVD Titles:

    EIPA Video Conference DVD from November 17, 2012 - Techniques for comprehending fingerspelling and non-manual information.
    EIPA Video Conference DVD from January 12, 2013 - Language clarity techniques in discourse:  looking at the language expansion features.
    EIPA Video Conference DVD from March 2, 2013 - Ethical decision making:  what do I do now?
    EIPA Video Conference DVD from May 4, 2013 - Space & classifier

The Campaign for Disability Employment is looking for videos showing positive images of people with disabilities at work. The maker of the winning video will receive a prize worth $1,500 and several of the best videos will be featured on the campaign's Web site.

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What:
In this session, presenters will use a high-powered lens to develop evidence-based strategies to support people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Strategies will include the highly effective video modeling and video self-modeling strategies as well as story-based interventions, self-regulation, promoting, special-interest supports and Role Playing. Participants will engage in hands-on learning using Flip Cams and other technology with a comprehensive planning system. When:
Saturday, April 13, 2013
8:00 am - 3:30 pm Mountain Where:
Masonic Lodge
126 E. Broadway St.
Missoula, MT 59802 Cost:
Professional, $90.00
Paraprofessionals & Parents, $65.00
University Student, $50.00

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What:
In this session, presenters will use a high-powered lens to develop evidence-based strategies to support people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Strategies will include the highly effective video modeling and video self-modeling strategies as well as story-based interventions, self-regulation, promoting, special-interest supports and Role Playing. Participants will engage in hands-on learning using Flip Cams and other technology with a comprehensive planning system. When:
Saturday, April 13, 2013
8:00 am - 3:30 pm Mountain Where:
Masonic Lodge
126 E Broadway St.
Missoula, MT 59802 Cost:
Professional - $75.00 (register before March 1st), $90.00 thereafter
Paraprofessionals & Parents - $50.00 (register before March 1st), $65.00 thereafter   
University Student - $35.00 (register before March 1st), $50.00 thereafter
Scholarships may be available. Parents check out http://pluk.org/ for a parent training scholarship application. Paraprofessionals/ Professionals email Doug Doty at ddoty@mt.gov

What: 
Speakers use several different communication techniques to help their listeners follow the logic of the discourse (conversation, teaching, etc.), as well as to hone in on key points of the discussion. Like all languages, American Sign Language speakers (and interpreters) use strategies to assist with listener comprehension. In the literature these are frequently referred to as 'expansion features' (Lawrence, Finton, Smith, etc.). The goal of the training will introduce you to the types of expansions that can be used, as well as when to integrate expansions into your educational interpretations. When:
January 12, 2013
9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Mountain Time Where:
Montana School for the Deaf and Blind - Great Falls MSU-Billings - 1500 University Dr., Ed Bldg.Rm. 158, Billings University of Montana - Gallagher Building, Corner of Arthur and Eddy, Rm 104, Missoula MSU-Bozeman - S. 7th & Grant, Bozeman (Eng . Phys.  Science Bldg. (EPS) Rm. 126) How to sign up:

What: 
Sign language users utilize fingerspelling for multiple purposes; interpreters need to be able to decode fingerspelling and have strategies for coping when the term cannot be decoded. In much the same way nonmanual information conveys information that adds to, or changes the meaning or intent of a term or statement. The goal of the training is to introduce interpreters to strategies and coping techniques that will enhance your receptive skills and, ultimately, improve your ability to deliver a more effective spoken English interpretation. When:
November 17, 2012,
9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Mountain Time Where:
Montana School for the Deaf and Blind - Great Falls MSU-Billings - 1500 University Dr., Ed Bldg.Rm. 158, Billings University of Montana - Gallagher Building, Corner of Arthur and Eddy, Rm 104, Missoula MSU-Bozeman - S. 7th & Grant, Bozeman (Eng . Phys.  Science Bldg. (EPS) Rm. 126) How to sign up:
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What: 
This workshop will be an extension of our previous classifier workshops. We will explore new and different ways of using classifiers and spatial techniques to ensure that your signed interpretations are clear and that the information is conveyed in an effective manner. All topic areas and content will be new and relevant for interpreters working in the K-12 setting in Science, Math, Social Studies and Geography. When:
May 4, 2013
9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Mountain Time Where:
Montana School for the Deaf and Blind - Great Falls MSU-Billings - 1500 University Dr., Ed Bldg.Rm. 158, Billings University of Montana - Gallagher Building, Corner of Arthur and Eddy, Rm 104, Missoula MSU-Bozeman - S. 7th & Grant, Bozeman (Eng . Phys.  Science Bldg. (EPS) Rm. 126) How to sign up:
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What: 
Educational Interpreters encounter dilemmas in the K-12 setting that must be handled in a manner appropriate to this unique work environment.  Interpreters working with students in the educational setting face unique challenges and must keep in mind that they are working with developing children and youth. Are you unsure of your role and responsibilities in the K-12 setting? What is your role as a member of the Educational Team? What information is confidential and what can you share with others? Join us for this training where we will explore these types of ethical dilemmas. Participants will be given an overview of the Code of Conduct and will examine a series of scenarios to determine the best way to handle situations based on the values and guidelines outlined.
When:
March 2, 2013
9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. Mountain Time
Where:
Montana School for the Deaf and Blind - Great Falls MSU-Billings - 1500 University Dr., Ed Bldg.Rm. 158, Billings University of Montana - Gallagher Building, Corner of Arthur and Eddy, Rm 104, M

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What:
In this session, our presenters will use a high-powered lens to develop evidence-based strategies to support people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Strategies will include the highly effective video modeling and video self-modeling strategies as well as story-based interventions, self-regulation, promoting, special-interest supports and Role Playing. Participants will engage in hands-on learning using Flip Cams and other technology with a comprehensive planning system. When/Where:
October 12, 2012 -  8am - 3:30pm
Hampton Inn, Great Falls, Mt Target Audience: General and Special Educators, Paraprofessionals, Agency Personnel, Parents and others who work with children. Contact:  Aileen Couch, Coordinator
REGION II CSPD
PO Box 7791
Havre, MT 59501
Phone: (406) 265-4356 ext. 322
Fax (406) 265-8460
Email - cspd@havre.k12.mt.us  

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has put together a short video to help answer questions that parents may have about childhood immunizations. "Get the Picture: Childhood Immunizations" was released on April 13, 2009. The video is approximately six minutes long and features a group of mothers discussing vaccines with an expert from the CDC. The Web site includes a full transcript, plus instructions for downloading or sharing the video via Facebook, Google and other sites.

Register for this event online - Course #2915
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What:
In this session, our presenters will use a high-powered lens to develop evidence-based strategies to support people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Strategies will include the highly effective video modeling and video self-modeling strategies as well as story-based interventions, self-regulation, promoting, special-interest supports and Role Playing. Participants will engage in hands-on learning using Flip Cams and other technology with a comprehensive planning system. When:
Friday, April 12, 2013
8:00 am - 3:30 pm Mountain Where:
Comfort Inn
1370 N. 7th Ave.
Bozeman, MT 59715 Cost:
$75.00 professional, $50.00 paraprofessional & parents, $50.00 student. A $25.00 discount is available if registration is complete by April 5, 2013

Restraint and Seclusion: Hear Our Stories (working title) from Dan Habib on Vimeo. This is a new film by Dan Habib, Filmmaker at the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire. In the film, Jino Medina, Brianna Hammon, Helena Stephenson and Peyton Goddard describe the restraint and seclusion they experienced while students in public schools, and the devastating physical and emotional injuries they suffered as a result. And Carolyn Medina and Wil Beaudoin describe how the restraint and seclusion their children endured had an impact on them as parents.

The film (27 minutes) is available free to the public through StopHurtingKids.com for training, professional development and public awareness. Restraint and Seclusion: Hear Our Stories was produced through a partnership of the National Center on Trauma Informed Care, TASH and the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability. Support for this film comes from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). More information...

  Los siguientes videos y otros recursos que pueden ser útiles para las familias de habla hispana para hacer frente con el autismo. - ( The following videos and other resources can be helpful for Spanish speaking families coping with autism. ) Comprendiendo el Autismo - ( Understanding Autism - Spanish Version ) El Autismo: Investigaciones recientes y opciones en el tratamiento - ( Autism: Recent research and treatment options ) Hablar con los padres sobre el Autismo Kit de Acción - ( Talking to Parents About Autism Action Kit ) Download Manual_de_los_100_dias Además de estos recursos de vídeo, puede hacer clic aquí para descargar un manual para ayudar a las familias a obtener la información crítica que necesitan durante los primeros 100 días después de un diagnóstico de autismo. - ( In addition to these video resources, you can click here to download a handbook to help families get the critical information they need during the first 100 days after an autism diagnosis. ) Puede encontrar más recursos sobre autismo en Inglés o español en - ( You can find more resources regarding autism in English or Spanish

Register for this webinar What: There is some great content about Augmentative and Alternative Communication on YouTube. This webinar will help you find some gems that you may want to know about; videos that show what is possible with AAC for young people with a range of disabilities, including autism, down's syndrome, and cerebral palsy. If you want to learn about AAC, teach someone else, or post related content on YouTube yourself, join us for a discussion the very best cilps. When: Thursday, April 25th, 2013 11:00 am Mountain Cost: Free of charge

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We'll go through the steps of using YouTube's "auto-caption" feature to generate a transcript for a video, open it using a text editor, making changes, and  then uploading it back to YouTube.  This is a reasonable method for adding captions to videos that have limited or well-enunciated speech, as they may only require minimal editing.  When:
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
11:00am - 12:00pm Mountain