2nd Annual Kansas School for the Blind Vision Symposium:
Tools for the Educator's Toolbox
November 8, 2019 Hilton Garden Inn, Salina, KS
7:30-8:30 Registration and Networking Continental Breakfast
8:30-8:40 Welcome and Introductions
8:40-9:30 Kennote Speaker: Dr. Jane Groff, Kansas Parent Information Resource Center
9:45-11:00 Concurrent Sessions:
1A: Importance of Learning Media Assessment (LMA) for Students with Visual Impairment (Dr. Mackenzie Savaiano)
1B: Finding Wheels: Supporting Teens to Build Skills as Nondrivers (Dr. L. Penny Rosenblum)
11:00-11:45 Lunch provided FREE / BREAK
11:45-1:00 Concurrent Sessions:
2A - CVI Phase III Assessment (Dr. Sandra Newcomb)
2B- Making Instruction Meaningful for Students with Low Vision (Dr. L. Penny Rosenblum)
1:00-1:10 BREAK
1:10-2:25 Concurrent Sessions:
3A- Braille Teaching Strategies (Dr. Mackenzie Savaiano)
3B- CVI Phase III Strategies for Instruction (Dr. Sandra Newcomb)
2:25-3:15 Co-Creation Coffee Connection
3:15-3:30 Closing Remarks/Drawing/Sign out
Sponsorship of presenters/workshops by KSSB does not imply endorsement of a particular philosophy, product or procedure. The educational material and techniques presented at this meeting reflect the views of the presenters and have been made available by KSSB “as is” for educational and informational purposes only and not as professional advice for specific cases or circumstances. The material and techniques discussed in these presentations reflect the best practices at the time of their development and should be used with the clear understanding that continued new knowledge or recommendations could emerge.
There is a block of rooms reserved until October 15, 2019 at a conference rate of $109 at the Hilton Garden Inn. Reservations can be made by logging on to the website at Hilton.com/SLNTC and entering the block code of * KSBS or by calling the hotel at 785-309-0440 and asking for the group rate by name.
Pictures will be taken throughout the day and posted on Facebook and Twitter. If you do not wish for your photo or likeness to be on social media, please let Judy Imber know (jimber@kssdb.org)
Dr. Sandra Newcomb, Assistant Research Professor: University of Maryland - College Park
CVI Phase III Assessment
CVI Phase III Intervention
Dr. L. Penny Rosenblum, Research Professor: University of Arizona
Finding Wheels: Supporting Teens to Build Skills as Nondrivers
Making Instruction Meaningful for Students with Low Vision
Dr. Mackenzie Savaiano, Assistant Professor of Practice: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Importance of Learning Media Assessment (LMA) for all Students with Visual Impairment
Braille Teaching Strategies
Registration may be cancelled up to 14 days prior to the event for a full refund. Cancellations received within 14 days of the event will not be refunded. No-show registrations will also not be refunded.