DARE TO BE REMARKABLE: Pathways Towards Structured Discovery - Call for Presentations DARE TO BE REMARKABLE is a three-day national training conference for education and rehabilitation professionals who work with blind transition-aged students or adults. Date & Location This conference will be hosted live via the Zoom conference platform through the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute When: Tuesday, December 15 - Thursday, December 17 Time: 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time Call for Presentations We invite you to submit a proposal to present at this conference during one of the concurrent breakout sessions scheduled on the afternoon of December 15, 16, and 17. Abstracts should be submitted on one of the following conference themes or another closely related track: . Structured Discovery methods and principles across the lifespan. . Agency-wide philosophy and culture on blindness. . Educational technologies, policies, and practices for teachers of blind students. . Rehabilitation methods, principles, and policies that effect instructors and administrators. . Teaching Structured Discovery methods and techniques in core subject areas (Cane Travel, Braille, etc.). . Successful transition from education to rehabilitation. . Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) strategies and programs. Proposals should include: . Title of Presentation . Name and contact information for lead presenter . Name and contact information of additional presenters (If any). . Indicate whether you are willing to repeat the presentation. . AV requirements (note: you may be required to provide your own equipment) . Abstract that includes a description of the workshop and what participants will learn. Proposals should not exceed 200 words in length. Submitting Proposals Questions about presentations can be directed to Edward Bell, ebell at latech.edu , or 318-257-4554. . Deadline for proposals is November 15, 2020. . Selected presenters will be notified by December 1, 2020, and all Presenters are expected to register for the conference. . All completed proposals should be email to ebell at latech.edu . Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC, Director, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness Louisiana Tech University 600 Mayfield Ave / 210 Woodard Hall PO Box 3158 Ruston LA 71272 Office: 318.257.4554 Fax: 318.257.2259 ebell at latech.edu www.pdrib.com ************* "I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops." -- Stephen Jay Gould