DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING N EW SLETTER

Term: March | Issue 2 | Exceptional Student Services Unit |

Mandi Darr Susan Elliot t Kerry Moriart y Kelly Welch What does the Leadership Team Do? Provides mentorship, support with professional development, training Barbie Galoob Ali Boyle opportunities, access to specific areas of expertise, and so much more. As our Leadership Team grows consider how OUR TEAM Lisa Cannon they can help support the work that you are doing within your Kat e Dixon district. Click Here to Send an E-mail the D/HH Mentor Team

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UPCOMING As Deaf parents of two Deaf daughters Did you know that the CDE Statewide TRAINING and one Hard of Hearing son, who have Assistive Technology, Augmentative and OPPORTUNITIES grown into efficacious young adults, we Alternative Communication (SWAAAC) would like to share a few of our team has hearing assistive technology --April 6t h-7t h - 8am -4pm -- learnings in raising our children when (HAT) available on loan? Educational Free Cued Speech and Advocacy they were young. Reflecting back on our Audiologists have been designated in Workshops the SWAAAC Loan Library as patrons UNC Lowry- , experiences, we realized it is crucial to Click Here For More Info capitalize on the language happening at who can borrow equipment for up to six every moment each and every day. For weeks, with extensions offered on a --April 6t h - 8am -4pm -- Deaf/HH children and teens to gain case-by-case basis. The online library is Colorado City Name Signs user friendly and offers multiple Phonak Adams 12 Five Star wisdom through their experiences, Schools-Thornton p ar e n tal guidance in every experience is Roger transmitters and receivers, by Leland Paul Reeck c r u c i al ! W e h o pe these tips may provide Lightspeed Redcat systems, Cochlear Click Here For More Info some insight as you continue to Mini Mics, and two OAE screeners. encourage Deaf/HH children toward Teachers or others interested in --April 12t h - 8am -3:30pm -- success: borrowing hearing-related equipment, Sign Language Interpreter Skills must work with their district or BOCES Presented By Deanne Seitz - To continue reading this interesting audiologist to check out. For more Poudre School District Fort Collins ar t i c l e w r i t t e n b y o n e o f o u r own team information about the loan library visit Click Here For More Info members Barbie Galoob - the Q & A page or cont act one of the Please Click Here EIPA PERFORMANCE fabulous professionals who works on TESTING this team. --April 12t h - April 19t h-- --April 26t h-- EIPA Performance Testing 1560 Broadway- Downtown Denver S U M M ER EVENTS FOR KIDS Click Here For More Info RECRUITING Friday 5/3 June 10th-July 17th Western Slope 1st Annual Host Day Marion's Way Preschool

OPPORTUNITY Delta, Colorado Marion Downs Center-Denver, CO --June 20t h-23rd-- Swimming and Activities for D/HH Students Preschool Program Ages 3-5 Table at NAIE Conference UNC- Greeley, Colorado Click Here for More Info! Click Here for More Info! If you are hiring please click the Saturday 6/22 and Sun 6/23 June 10th-June 13th link below to e-mail Shauna 22nd Annual Sertoma Field of Dreams Moden and submit information Hear's To You Summer Camp for our table at the NAIE Field of Dreams Baseball Camp University of Colorado Conference Lakewood, Colorado Summer Camp for D/HH Students Click Here t o E-m ail Baseball Camp for D/HH Students ages 7-16 Ages 7-12 Shauna Moden Click Here for More Info! Click Here for More Info! DISTRICTS UPCOMING EVENTS SHARING WITH DISTRICTS- Much is happening all around the state in Deaf/HH for families, students, professionals and more. Be sure to check out the Statewide Events Calendar STORIES FROM THE FIELD in t he ?New Tools Sect ion? below. Here is a sm all sam ple of t ypes of event s you can find on the D/HH events calendar:

The National Deaf Center is an amazing Transforming Transition Conference Join us Saturday, August 3, 2019 on the resource for Transition Research, Denver University campus for a transition conference uniquely designed for Assessm ent s, Resources for students, parents and teachers involved in transition from high school. Learn Professionals and even an interactive from business professionals what they are looking for in students; hear from post game for students. Heather Hapke from secondary institutions and explore future possibilities together! Rocky Mountain Deaf School has been participating in a pilot program using a American Sign Language Classes are offered quarterly at the Colorado School curriculum that supports the game by for the Deaf and the Blind for community members on Tuesday or Thursday educating students about self-advocacy evenings from 5:30-7:30pm. For beginner through intermediate classes and video and how they can appropriately ask for resources please click on the title link accommodations like interpreters, Listen and Chat - An evening with Michael Douglas you won?t want to miss. on closed captioning, and communicate April 29th, 2019 come learn as he shares his expertise working with Deaf/HH effectively with others. The game is children who are dual language learners. Join in person at the Listen Foundation presented in American Sign Language or online from anywhere through Zoom. with a written transcript of the information available at each phase. Parents Listen and Connect A monthly workshop for parents to connect and learn together. Join in person or online from anywhere through Zoom. The next Check out the website for more details! one will be on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 from 7:00-8:30pm focusing on strategies to enhance book sharing and interactions with young children with hearing loss. https://www.nationaldeafcenter.org/game Toddler Program Events Hosted by Rocky Mountain Deaf School are held twice each month in various locations throughout the metro area. In addition, RMDS holds ?Teen Night Out? on a recurring basis! KUDOS TO YOU! Do you want to get the word out about your event? Please have ready the following information (event title, date, time, location, event description, sponsoring organization and contact information) and complete the Google In the month of February CDE continued Form at this link:Click Here the regional collaboration meetings in 5 Note: Submissions must be received at least 2 weeks prior to the event to be regions around the state. Kudos to each added to the Colorado Deaf/HH Events Calendar. professional who took time to attend, actively engage, provide input, and share expertise. The feedback was beyond what we expected and we look forward to continuing these for years to come. REGIONAL COLLABORATION NEWS Click here to access the Professionals Honoring Peers Article During the month of February each region had the opportunity to meet and work collaboratively to identify resources used for evaluations for students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. HELP US IMPROVE Click Here to view the responses collected through out the state OUR NEWSLETTER

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Have a burning question that you would like to View the D/HH job board on the CDE Webpage: Click here to access ask the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community? Post a D/HH related job on the CDE Webpage: Click here to access We want to hear from you! View the D/HH statewide event calendar: Click here to access Click Here to Submit Topics for the future Post a D/HH event on the statewide calendar: Click here to access Deaf and Hard of Hearing Newsletters