Topical Discussion via Zoom We will be hosting several Zoom conference meetings specifically for instructors and administrators using Structured Discovery methods and principles. The purpose of these calls is for individuals to brainstorm, problem-solve, commiserate, and to come together as a community. We may host a large group meeting; however, we want to host several specific ones related to your instructional area or job. In order to keep these zoom meetings private and appropriate for participants, I am asking that you click the following link and list your name, email address, general job title, and any comments you may have for specific zoom topics. Using this information, I will schedule those zoom calls for only those participants who fit that topic area. For example, be sure to put director/coordinator, cane travel, braille/communications, technology, or similar titles. The zoom link will only be provided to you for the session corresponding to your work area. <https://nbpcb.org/zoominvite.php> Register Here for Zoom Meeting Following is the schedule for each instructional area: (Note: These will be scheduled for two-hour blocks to accommodate work and time zone preferences-You need not attend the entire session) Center Directors/Administrators: Monday, April 13 at 4:00-6:00 p.m. Central time. Cane Travel Instructors: Tuesday, April 14 at 4:00-6:00 p.m. CDT Braille/technology/communication Instructors: Wednesday, April 15 at 4:00-6:00 p.m. CDT Home Management/ADL/ILS/Shop Instructors: Thursday, April 16 at 4:00-6:00 p.m. CDT Rehab counselors/teachers/TBS/TVI: Friday, April 17 at 4:00-6:00 p.m. CDT 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 <mailto:ebell at latech.edu> 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