Tuition Reimbursement Spring 2025
DEADLINE December 20, 2024 to register for SPRING SEMESTER
Reimbursement Honorarium for Coursework in DeafBlindness,
Optional Graduate Credit Available!
University of South Dakota
University of South Dakota offering coursework in Deafblindness. Reimbursement is available for successful completion of 3 credit hour courses. Cost is $450.00 per 3-credit course. Graduate Credit available, but not reimbursed.
Each course includes:
- 14-week semester (January - April)
- Approximately 3 hours of online work per week (access to high speed internet required)
- Synchronous online meetings throughout the semester
- Course must meet 16 participants minimum in order to be held
Cost: $450 per 3-credit course
Credit Options:
- Continuing Education Hours
- RID CEU’s for Interpreters
- Graduate Credit (additional $40.00 per credit payable to USD
Illinois PD available through Philip Rock School/Illinois DeafBlind Project
TWO COURSE OPTIONS:
Deafblindness: Communication Strategies
Instructor: Brandy Sebera
The key principle of this course is that all students communicate. This course includes content from the following NCDB Open Hands, Open Access Modules: Touch for Connection and Communication, Understanding Communication Principles, Emergent Communication, Progressing from Non-symbolic to Symbolic Communication & Complex Language, Introduction to Sign Language & Braille, Concept Development and Responsive Environments and Calendars. Here you will learn about the importance of touch in communicating with individuals with deafblindness and how to progress from nonsymbolic to symbolic communication.
Life Planning for Success: DeafBlind Strategies
Instructor: Maurice Belote
The course provides an overview of curricular options and instructional strategies to promote student success in school and beyond, and to ensure that all students successfully transition from school to adulthood. The course includes content from the following NCDB Open Hands, Open Access Modules: Transition to Adulthood and Community Living, Self-Determination, Social Skills and Peer Relationships, Sexuality, and Collaborative Teaming and Family Partnerships. The course focuses on fully integrating the module content above to prepare students who are deafblind to be actively engaged in communities of their choice.
More information on the Professional Development Series for Educators & Related Service Providers from the University of South Dakota can be found in this
brochure.
HURRY! HONORARIUM APPLICATION DUE DECEMBER 6