EDUCATION [pre-grade through post-grad]
EDUCATION [pre-grade through post-grad]
PROJECT S* O A R
Gallaudet University's Project S*OAR (science, observing and reporting), funded with grants totalling more than $327,000.00 from the W M Keck, Coca-Cola, and MCI foundations, was featured in U S A TODAY, 19 February 1997. Excerpts follow:
"Gallaudet's program [at the Model Secondary School for the Deaf (MSSD)] became fully operational as President Clinton used a post-inauguration speech to challenge schools to do better in teaching math and science.
"Deaf students in 15 high schools in 13 states are connected and can watch each other do experiments and participate in sign language discussions. [Two schools, MSSD and the Indiana School for the Deaf in Indianapolis, were named in the article by Tamara Henry.]
"Gallaudet invited applications from 700 schools, organizations, and other places that have programs for the [Deaf]. Selecting participating schools was easy because only the 14 [besides MSSD] responded, [and] ... all were accepted.
"The [grant] money is used to supply the schools with all the necessary equipment, including the video cameras, email, and faxes. The software includes application sharing, which allows instructors from two locations to jointly sketch graphs or write papers. GU also helps pay some initial school expenses for the program, as well as the monthly phone bill and other program costs, [including] books for the course.
"Teachers [participating] take four semesters of distance learning education and also agree to attend two summer sessions on campus. The teachers are expected to pay one-third of the tuition of about $300.00 per credit hour, and schools must offer support by getting proper wiring and paying teachers' travel costs. When the program ends [duration of program not specified], teachers are expected to continue their education."
D C B R (COLORADO) COMMITTEE
The members of the Colorado Deaf Child's Bill of Rights (DCBR) committee participating in the process of making recommendations to the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) concerning how DCBR provisions should be included in the rules governing the current Exceptional Children's Education Act (ECEA) are:
Susan Dickinson, Forrest "Sonny" Fraser, Mary Pat Graham, Cheryl Johnson, chairman Mike McCarthy (Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind), Cliff Moers, Leeanne Seaver, and Stella Sanfratello.
Questions, comments, and suggestions may be directed to any DCBR committee member or to chairman Mike McCarthy, CSDB, 719 578 2101, 33 North Institute Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80903-3599.
A T & T GRANT TO N T I D
The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), Rochester, New York, recently received a grant from AT&T to support NITD's outreach workshops. These workshops are designed to improve the working relationship between Deaf and non-Deaf co-workers. Over 250 workshops have been held throughout the US, and this AT&T grant will enable NTID to continue such workshops. -- Source: A T & T RELAY REVIEW, Winter 1997.
A S C D MAKES THE LIST
The Aspen Camp School for the Deaf (ACSD) is included in THE DENVER POST, 27 February 1997, list of summer camps in Colorado. "ACSD offers 4 sessions for Deaf students ages 8-18, 14 June to 15 August. Activities include outdoor education, creative arts, drama, horseback riding, communicative skills development, computer experience. Also includes one-week special Arts Session. Cost is $500.00 or $1,000.00 for a two-week session. Financial assistance available. 970 923 6609."
A TRIBUTE
See ALBERT SHANKER in OBITUARIES, this issue.
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