STEM Tutorial At The 2017 NFB Convention

[Louis Maher]

Folks,

I have attached the text of this announcement, and a preliminary tutorial
agenda, to this message.

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STEM Tutorials for Blind Students to be Offered at the 2017 NFB National
Convention:

Are you a blind student interested in studying science, technology,
engineering, or math? Do you feel daunted by the prospect of doing lab work
in a chemistry class or producing visually readable results in a math
class? Perhaps you're a professional in a technical field who finds it
challenging to produce graphs and charts for sighted colleagues? If so,
then come to the convention of the National Federation of the Blind and
plan to arrive in time for Seminar Day on Monday, July 10. The NFB in
Computer Science, the NFB Science & Engineering Division, and the NFB
National Association of Blind Students Division will host the STEM tutorial
workshop. STEM educators and technologists will come from around the world
to help blind students and professionals learn to use a variety of tools to
assist them in excelling in their chosen technical field. Best of all,
individual tutoring sessions will be offered throughout the week for those
folks who want one-on-one training from experts who are familiar with the
access technology they're teaching, as well as the technical field it's
being used for. The topics to be discussed and for which tutoring will be
available include: access math in electronic materials directly or to
convert it to Braille; write math in formats directly accessible to sighted
people; read STEM graphs, charts, and diagrams, and create simple graphics;
and participate in chemistry, biology, physics, and engineering labs.

There is no charge to attend either the seminar on Monday or the
tutoring sessions throughout the week. The seminar on Monday will give an
overview of the technologies to be taught, as well as an introduction to
the tutors themselves. It is strongly recommended that folks who are
interested in being a part of this invaluable opportunity plan to arrive at
the convention in time to begin participating in events on the morning of
July 10.

For more information, contact: John Gardner, STEM tutorial
coordinator, at john.g...@oregonstate.edu.
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Regards
Louis Maher
Phone: 713-444-7838
E-mail: ljm...@swbell.net

[Sandra Oliver]

What age is this for? Thanks

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[Louis Maher]

Hi Sandra,

I would say that the material is targeted for middle school on up. The statistics material would be for high school on up; however, the material will help anyone dealing with mathematics in electronic form, and this applies to anyone in school or at work.

Regards
Louis Maher
Phone: 713-444-7838
E-mail: ljm...@swbell.net

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