National Personnel Development Activities

Addressing National Needs

NCDB Personnel Training Focus Group

To assist in meeting the need to plan and implement collaborative personnel development activities, NCDB facilitated a focus group made up of representatives from educational institutions offering advanced coursework or degrees in deaf-blind education.

• Summary Report: Chicago, IL - March 2007

NCDB Personnel Development Workgroup

The focus group outlined several proposals for action and NCDB facilitated the development of the NCDB Personnel Development Workgroup. The group met through 2009.

• Consortium members and contact information
• Summary Report: New Orleans, LA - Nov, 2007 [.doc]
• Summary Report: Orlando, FL - May, 2008 [.pdf]
• Summary Report: Cincinnati,OH - May 2009 [.pdf]
• Summary Report: Washington, D.C. - Oct, 2008 [.pdf]
• Summary Report: Washington, D.C. - Oct, 2009 [.pdf]

Extending a Legacy: Helen Keller Fellows

This four year grant project offers an opportunity for select graduate students in Special Education to receive training and practice opportunities in the field of deaf-blindness. It is a collaborative effort to increase the number of personnel fully credentialed to work with children who are deaf-blind by creating a cadre of highly qualified "teacher leaders." For complete information about the program and application procedures and deadlines, visit http://www.helenkellerfellows.org

The National Intervener Task Force

The National Intervener Task Force, formed in January of 2002, is an informal network comprised of a variety of individuals representing state/multi-state deafblind projects, higher education institutions, agencies, and parents. The focus of the Task Force has been to develop a consistent understanding of issues and services related to the training and use of interveners in educational settings and early intervention settings.

• TA Communities - Intervener Community of Practice
• Intervener Training and Credentialing

Personnel Training LISTSERV®

The Personnel Training LISTSERV® has been established to facilitate communication, share information and discuss issues related to recruiting and training teachers and paraprofessionals for a career in deaf-blindness. To subscribe, send a blank email to db-personnel-prep-subscribe-request@tr.wou.edu or visit http://tr.wou.edu/archives/db-personnel-prep.html

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Webinars

• Upcoming NCDB Webinars
• Archived NCDB Webinars

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OSEP Conferences

• 2011 State Deaf-Blind Project Director's Meeting