TSBVI Coffee Hour: Eye Anatomy to Empowerment Š 11-8-21 >>From Kristin Gartman to Everyone: Greetings from Houston >>From Christa Utzinger to Everyone: Lockhart TX >>From Jill Smith to Everyone: Kennedale, Texas >>From Kara Chumbley to Host and Panelists: Plano Texas >>From Alicia Zermeno to Host and Panelists: Hi from Sacramento CA >>From Beth Pieters to Everyone: Iowa >>From DeAnn Wells to Everyone: DeAnn from Gilbert, AZ >>From Anna Lottes to Host and Panelists: Philadelphia Pennsylvania >>From Shannon Spettel to Everyone: Hello from Grand Rapids, MI >>From Rhonda Rhoades to Everyone: Fort Wayne, IN >>From Silvia Le to Host and Panelists: Dallas, Tx >>From Irene Tsafantakis to Everyone: I'm from Dallas, Texas >>From Patty Turner to Everyone: Hello from Yorkville, Illinois >>From Cheryl Wold to Everyone: Cheryl from Salem, OR >>From Sabrina McAdoo to Host and Panelists: Salina, KS >>From Callie Sanders to Everyone: Amarillo, TX >>From Megan Chapman to Everyone: PA >>From Rose Aguirre to Host and Panelists: San Antonio >>From cynthia anderson to Everyone: Arlington >>From Kristin Brown to Everyone: Brady, TX >>From christy rosalez to Host and Panelists: Early TX >>From Nicole Resendez to Everyone: Corpus Christi, Tx >>From HHSC Mandy Martinez to Everyone: Hello Everyone! I'm from Round Rock, TX ! >>From Debbie Branecky to Everyone: Pleasanton, TX >>From Irene Tsafantakis to Everyone: Is there a sign-in sheet? >>From Brenna Moser to Host and Panelists: Colorado! :) >>From Elsa Hernandez to Everyone: Hello from El Paso TX >>From Kristin Brown to Everyone: We did, but i donÕt think i know the family >>From Lucy Davis to Everyone: Carrollton-Farmers Branch, TX >>From CLARISSA JONES-EDWARDS to Everyone: Hello, from New York >>From STACEY GARNER to Host and Panelists: Coppell, TX >>From Amy Lewis to Everyone: Crowley ISD >>From TSBVI Outreach Media to Everyone: TodayÕs handout can be found at: http://tsbvi.live/coffeehour >>From Kate Borg (she/her) to Everyone: No sign in sheet. We will give you a code at the end of the session that you will enter on the evaluation and you will get a certificate after you complete that eval. >>From Irene Tsafantakis to Everyone: Great thank you >>From Wendy Stinson to Everyone: Thank you >>From TSBVI Outreach Media to Everyone: TodayÕs handout can be found at: http://tsbvi.live/coffeehour >>From Kathi Garza to Host and Panelists: I'm seeing that the slide looks cut off on the bottom. Could that be Cindy's share, or is it a control I'm missing in my settings? >>From Kathi Garza to Host and Panelists: If it's only like that on mine, that's ok. >>From TSBVI Outreach Media to Host and Panelists: Does this slide look off to you as well? >>From TSBVI Outreach Media to Host and Panelists: IÕm seeing the whole slide, what about you Kate? >>From Kate Borg (she/her) to Host and Panelists: Looks okay to me... let me see a diff slide >>From Kathi Garza to Host and Panelists: It's hard to tell because the text doesn't go that far down. I'll keep you updated as we move along >>From Kathi Garza to Host and Panelists: Thanks >>From TSBVI Outreach Media to Host and Panelists: šŸ‘šŸ½ >>From Kate Borg (she/her) to Everyone: TodayÕs handout can be found at: http://tsbvi.live/coffeehour >>From Courtney Carry to Everyone: Courtney Carry cwcarry@district287.org >>From Kate Borg (she/her) to Everyone: Aw man, now I want a yummy treat! Also, I love this idea...what a great way to build some background knowledge. >>From Wendy Stinson to Everyone: Now - I no longer want any candy !lol >>From Patrice Christian to Everyone: LOL >>From Patrice Christian to Everyone: perfect diet! >>From Irene Tsafantakis to Everyone: Hahah, it's wonderful ideas >>From Patrice Christian to Everyone: yes I plan on using this >>From TSBVI Outreach Media to Everyone: TodayÕs handout can be found at: http://tsbvi.live/coffeehour >>From Jill Smith to Everyone: We, as their teachers, probably have a similar list of things we've seen/heard done to them that made us want to be grumpy. >>From Kathi Garza to Everyone: Oh for sure! >>From Kate Borg (she/her) to Everyone: @Jill: right? Like, here's your teaching space. Sure, it's a cleaning closet, but still... >>From Kathi Garza to Everyone: Or when their math pages get enlarged but then cut in half to fit inside a folder, but the top halves have NO page numbers, so it's impossible to piece them together to do the front and back at one time. >>From Kathi Garza to Everyone: just sayin..... >>From Alicia Zermeno to Host and Panelists: Great idea with the Low Vision Specialist portion of the tour >>From Beth Pieters to Everyone: We've done similar to this with a dentist. The kids loved it. >>From Patrice Christian to Everyone: A great way to put it Cindy! >>From Patrice Christian to Everyone: putting >>From Kate Borg (she/her) to Everyone: Panels are so great! Especially with students. >>From Lucy Davis to Everyone: We do field trips (now must be called ECC training events....) with our different age levels at least once a semester in our district so they can meet other district students that they don't necessarily go to school with. The kids usually love it and remember each other year to year, as well as request repeats of popular trips. >>From Patrice Christian to Everyone: since it is difficult to do this in a district when we moved back to in person. I got a couple of my students together on Kahoot and did fun football facts. something they both could talk about . >>From Kathi Garza to Everyone: Those are fantastic ideas! >>From Lea Chesney to Everyone: How do I get to the handout? >>From Gretchen Douglas to Everyone: Lucy, What are some popular destinations? >>From Kathi Garza to Everyone: TodayÕs handout can be found at: http://tsbvi.live/coffeehour >>From Lea Chesney to Everyone: Thank you! >>From HHSC Mandy Martinez to Everyone: is there any way to have the handouts emailed to us? My agency has the site locked off :( >>From Patrice Christian to Everyone: yes Cindy! >>From Patrice Christian to Everyone: so many kids think sometimes that they are the only ones in the district that have visual impairments >>From Kathi Garza to Everyone: You can email Cindy or I at bachoferc@tsbvi.edu or garzak@tsbvi.edu to get the handout >>From Beth Pieters to Everyone: We had some teachers here in Iowa that adapted several games for kids to play as a group over Zoom. The kids loved it! They kept asking to do it again. >>From Patrice Christian to Everyone: This was so great!! Thank you both and TSBVI >>From Elaine Sveen to Everyone: I appreciate the resources >>From Lucy Davis to Everyone: Kidzania, Arboretum were ones we had to pay for. But frankly, the times we took them to area parks and just had picnics where everyone made their own sandwich and did scavenger hunts before playing were good for littles and area mall trips with food court visits were good ones for the older ones, as well as targeted college visits. >>From Linda Jordan to Everyone: Bringing my middle schooler back to his elementary school, to model his monocular skills for a couple of low vision students. All 3 are looking forward to the visit. >>From Irene Tsafantakis to Host and Panelists: IÕm having to watch last Parton my phone on the way to an appt, if you can send methecodethst would be great ā€¦. >>From Kara Chumbley to Everyone: We are taking a group to Kidzania on Friday afternoon! We also went to downtown Dallas/Klyde Warren Park for White Cane Day, and before COVID we went to Tastebuds Kitchen for a cooking event with our high school students and California Pizza Kitchen for a cooking event with our younger students. >>From CLARISSA JONES-EDWARDS to Everyone: Great presentation and creativity demonstrated, let alone your knowledge. >>From Patty Turner to Everyone: Great ideas!! >>From CLARISSA JONES-EDWARDS to Everyone: Thanks for sharing!!! >>From Ashley Peterson to Everyone: Thank you! Such a fun and interactive way to approach a sensitive topic. Appreciate you sharing! >>From Irene Tsafantakis to Host and Panelists: itsafantakis @dallasisd.org >>From Tracy Rogers to Everyone: Wonderful ideas!! >>From DeAnn Wells to Everyone: Thank you!! >>From Cathy Byrne to Host and Panelists: Great ideas! Thank you! >>From Amy Colaizzi to Everyone: Great information! Thanks so much! >>From Patrice Christian to Everyone: Thank you! Thank you!! >>From Cheryl Wold to Everyone: This has been great, thank you so very much!! >>From Cheryl Austin to Host and Panelists: Wonderful session, ladies; thank you! >>From HHSC Mandy Martinez to Everyone: thank you!! >>From Sharrie Lyon to Everyone: Great training! Thanks so much! >>From Sam Oxley to Everyone: Really great presentation and ideas - thank you! >>From Kristin Brown to Everyone: Hey my friend Patrice! >>From cynthia anderson to Everyone: Thank you! >>From Irene Tsafantakis to Host and Panelists: You have a lot of great ideas thank you >>From Shannon Spettel to Everyone: Thank you! >>From Linda Jordan to Everyone: Loved your ideas! Thanks for sharing! >>From Aaron Waheed to Everyone: Awesome presentation. Great info! Thank you! >>From Regina Budet to Host and Panelists: Thanks! >>From Wendy Stinson to Everyone: I love the ideas. >>From Rebecca Kolibab to Everyone: Thank you! Great ideas! >>From TSBVI Outreach Media to Everyone: TodayÕs code is: 110821