A Model Approach to Networking Professionals in Your State
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A Model Approach to Networking Professionals in Your State Cindy Camp Jacksonville State University, AL Marcia Kolvitz Postsecondary Education
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A Model Approach to Networking Professionals in Your State. Cindy Camp Jacksonville State University, AL Marcia Kolvitz Postsecondary Education Consortium, TN. The Postsecondary Education Programs Network (PEPNet). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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A Model Approach to Networking Professionals in Your State
Cindy Camp Jacksonville State University, AL
Marcia Kolvitz Postsecondary Education Consortium, TN
The Postsecondary Education Programs Network (PEPNet)
Funded through an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Postsecondary Education ConsortiumJacksonville State University
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
St. Petersburg College
Georgia Perimeter College
Eastern Kentucky University
Louisiana State University A&M
Hinds Community College
Tulsa Community College
Central Piedmont Community College
North Harris College
Greenville Technical College
New River Community College
The University of Tennessee
SERID 2000 in Atlanta Falling Between the Cracks:What Happens When College Isn’t an Option?
The goal was to address the following issues:
What are some of the options and opportunities for young deaf adults who aren’t college-bound?
What types of referrals do college staff members make for students who are not successful in college courses?
How do you determine when a student just needs additional accommodations to be successful and when he/she just isn't making it in a college setting?
Region-wide Meetings: Benefits and Liabilities
What worked well:Post-conference format
Mix of participants
Flexibility about topics/discussion
Link to others with similar concerns
What was an issue:
Limited size of group
New participants; returning participants
Need for continuity
Uncertainty about ultimate purpose/goal
Region-wide Meetings: Years 2 – 4 and Beyond
Year 2Finding a purpose and direction
Year 3
Sharing successful ideas and practices
Year 4
Feedback regarding national service delivery plan
What happened next?
Falling Between the Cracks: State Workshops
Alabama 8Georgia 2Louisiana 1Mississippi 2North Carolina 1Oklahoma 2South Carolina 1Texas 1Tennessee 1West Virginia 1
Region wide 4
One size DOESN’T fit all!
Alabama has an open meeting twice a year.Georgia invites only those with a hearing loss.Oklahoma attaches their meeting to another statewide conference.What is right for you???
Who is your audience? by invitation only open to the public limited number of participants Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Hearing ….?
How will you Accommodate?When you have a mixed audience accommodations are very important!
InterpretingCaptioningALDs
Where will it be held?
At the hosting institution At a state agency College campus On neutral ground At a central location in the state
Who will moderate?
a staff member State VIP out of state person Deaf / Hearing
How is it funded?
Participants pay a small registration fee Hosting organization foots the bill State stakeholders contribute
What’s the bait?
Networking opportunitiesCEUsFree goodies / informational resourcesFree food
What’s the agenda? Brainstorming Informational presentation Open forum Announcements
Sample AgendaGripe Session
list the major problems facing young D/HH adults
Dream BigBrainstorm solutions to the problems as if you had no limits.
Get a GripLook at your big dreams and then look at practical ways to get started.
Fill in the Gaps
Start with introductionsAfter lunch is a good time to discuss upcoming workshops and advertise resources.End on a positive note.
Plan for the next meetingSet goals and ask participants to follow-up
What about the meeting itself?Now that you have your group together what do you do with them?
Here are some ideas for conducting your
meeting.
What do you hope to accomplish?
Statewide network Problem solving strategies Problem identification Workshop Opportunities Information dissemination Project work groups
What were the major concerns?
What is there after high school?Lack of resources in rural areasLack of transition servicesLack of communication among professionalsLack of training for professionals, not in deaf services, about deafnessLow reading comprehension in D/HH students
Where do we go from here?
Let the group decide:Do we meet again?How often?Where?What are our goals
Finish the meeting by scheduling the next one. People like closure.
What can be done?
Group ListservsProvide information on VR servicesDisseminate informational materialsDirectory of services
StatewideNational
Development of online Resources
Deaf CultureCommunication methodsLocal, Regional, National resourcesTips for overcoming job placement barriersWorking with an interpreterSSI informationEtc.
Do I really want to do this??!!Putting together this type meeting does take work but it is well worth it!Just remember that you can’t change the world in one day but you can start the ball rolling.
