The Family Resource Group
ASL Opportuniies
This special edition is highlighting two new opportunities to learn ASL. The deadline for registering is soon. So, if you are interested, please take advantage of this experience and pass the information on to others. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at any time. To be sure that you continue to receive all future updates, or information, directly to your email address, sign up on the Family Resource Group mailing list.
Erin Campion
Family Resource Group Editor
ASL Opportunities...
American Sign Language (ASL) for Middle School and High School Students
Do you have an interest in learning American Sign Language to fulfill your World Language requirement?
This school year, World of Learning Institute is offering ASL I and ASL II to secondary students free of charge!
Classes are delivered in American Sign Language. Students will learn about Deaf culture and how to communicate in a visual language.
Classes are live, online, and interactive!
Contact Pat Mulroy, pmulroy@iu08.org to sign up today
Free Prerecorded ASL Classes
The Oklahoma School for the Deaf is excited to resume their FREE Prerecorded ASL I and II online for this fall semester. The pre-recorded classes will begin on September 11. You can go at your own pace until December 31, 2023 to complete. Register here. Registration will close on September 28, 2023 Check out the FAQs for information on classes.
...and some information about upcoming events.
Hearing Loss Expo is back in 2023!
OCTOBER 11-12 | Penn Harris Hotel, Harrisburg, PA
Pennsylvania's Hearing Loss Expo is the place to be! Plan on visiting this one-of-a-kind expo. There is no other place to see technology in action, learn about services and attend informative sessions. Everything is about people who are deaf, DeafBlind or hard of hearing. Stay tuned for more info!
717.783.4912V/TTY
717.831.1928/484.866.9929 VP
PaPBS Network and MTSS Implementers' Forum:
Nov 1-3, 2023
Join in person at the Hershey Lodge & Convention Center or virtually to look at steps and supports that can help your child improve academic, behavior, and social-emotional outcomes with this joint conference. There are many things that can help students learn, focus, and participate in the classroom, come hear from experts and network with others.
HELIX: High Expectations for Low Incidence Disabilities
Nov 15-17, 2023 for DHH, BVI, & DB
Join us to celebrate high expectations for students with low incidence disabilities and to support school staff and families who are working hard to make those expectations a reality in our current school environments. This annual statewide conference offers an opportunity to learn and engage with presenters who are recognized in the field, as well as colleagues from across the state, highlighting effective instructional strategies and interventions designed specifically for students with low incidence disabilities.
The 2023 HELIX Conference will be offered in a hybrid format - in person at the Lancaster Convention Center or online through Zoom. Each time slot will offer sessions from our PaTTAN Initiatives of Assistive Technology and AAC, Blind-Visual Impairment, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Deaf-Blind, Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Families to the MAX Statewide Parent Network.
The mission of the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) is to support the efforts and initiatives of the Bureau of Special Education, and to build the capacity of local educational agencies to serve students who receive special education services.