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This is the E-Newsletter of Gallaudet University’s Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center, which works for the education of deaf and hard of hearing students throughout the United States.

In this issue you will find what was new, updated, or highlighted on the Clerc Center Web site (http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/) during September 2002.

WHAT'S IN THIS ISSUE:

-- Sharing Results Paper About Family Involvement Available Online --

-- KDES, MSSD Handbook for Students/Parents Now Posted --

-- Conference List, Interpreting Resources Revised, Added in Info to Go --

-- MSSD Sports Page Links to Schedule, Directions to Local High Schools --

-- Clerc Center Offers Three Ways to Search Its Web Site --

-- TecEds Site’s Sponsors, Training Pages Undergo Revisions --

-- MSSD’s Learning Resources Center Adds New Titles --

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-- Sharing Results Paper About Family Involvement Available Online --

We are Equal Partners: Recommended Practices for Involving Families in Their Child’s Educational Program has been added to the Sharing Results Web site. This paper describes the results of a family involvement forum held at the Clerc Center and offers recommendations for school programs on how to involve families in the educational programs of their children. It is available at: http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/Products/Sharing-Results/faminvolv/index.html. The paper, edited by Dr. Margaret Hallau, is also available through the KidsWorld Deaf Net Virtual Library at: http://clerccenter2.gallaudet.edu/KidsWorldDeafNet/e-docs/familyinvolv/index.html.

For more information about this paper or the Sharing Results series, visit:

http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/Products/Sharing-Results/index.html.

-- KDES, MSSD Handbook for Students/Parents Now Posted --

The Kendall Demonstration Elementary School and Model Secondary School for the Deaf 2002-2003 Handbook for Students and Parents is now available online. The handbook’s sections include guidelines for student conduct, the schools’ academic calendars, and information about graduation requirements. It can be viewed online at: http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/dess/handbook/index.html.

-- Conference List, Interpreting Resources Revised, Added in Info to Go --

Info to Go is a centralized source of up-to-date and objective information about topics dealing with deafness and hearing loss for the age group 0-21. The following Info to Go Web pages were updated in September:

-- Upcoming Conferences and Exhibits (http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo/conflist.html)

-- Statewide Services for People Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing (http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo/501.html)

-- Information on Deafness (http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo/index.html)

In addition, Info to Go has added a new document online, Resources for Educational Interpreting. This list of resources is offered as a way to help identify what has already been done to assist groups beginning the process of developing guidelines and standards for educational interpreters. It can be found at: http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo/edinterp.html.

For more information about Info to Go, visit:
http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/infotogo/about.html.

-- MSSD Sports Page Links to Schedule, Directions to Local High Schools --

The sports Web page for the Model Secondary School for the Deaf has been updated to include links to MSSD’s schedules and directions to local high schools for family and friends attending away games. The Web page also describes athletics at the school. It can be found at: http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/Sports/index.html.

-- Clerc Center Offers Three Ways to Search Its Web Site--

-- TecEds Site’s Sponsors, Training Pages Undergo Revisions --

The sponsors and training pages of the Technology in Education Can Empower Deaf Students (TecEds) Web site have been revised. The training page includes links to training materials and resources and current and upcoming training opportunities available to Clerc Center teachers and staff and to the teachers of deaf and hard of hearing students around the nation. It can be found at: http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/TecEds/training.html. The sponsors page can be found at: http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/TecEds/sponsors.html.

For more information about TecEds, visit: http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/TecEds/index.html. 

-- MSSD’s Learning Resources Center Adds New Titles --

The Learning Resources Center (LRC) of MSSD has revised its Web site to include new titles. The “Reader Advisory” page of the LRC Web site includes the new titles, guided reading library resources, team bibliographies, and other information. It can be found at:  http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/Literacy/MSSDLRC/advisory.html.

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