BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Association of Massachusetts Educators of Students with Visual Impairments - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Association of Massachusetts Educators of Students with Visual Impairments X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://amesvi.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Association of Massachusetts Educators of Students with Visual Impairments REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T173000 DTSTAMP:20260423T115150 CREATED:20260218T142927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T015130Z UID:2638-1773246600-1773250200@amesvi.org SUMMARY:Consultation and Communication Skills for the Vision Professional DESCRIPTION:The Boston/Northeast Region is honored to welcome Tom Miller as guest speaker. With nearly 50 years of experience in special education instruction\, program leadership\, and advocacy\, Tom brings a wealth of knowledge and insight to his work. \n\n\n\nHe will share practical consultation strategies and techniques\, along with approaches for building strong\, effective collaboration with administrators and fellow professionals. \n\n\n\nTom has requested that participants submit questions in advance\, which he will address during the session. Please send in any questions you would like him to discuss to bostonnortheastrep@amesvi.orgThe presentation promises to be both engaging and informative. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis meeting is open to all regions and the meeting link will be distributed on the AMESVI listserv. \n\n\n\nParticipants will receive a DESE PD Certificate of Attendance URL:https://amesvi.org/event/consultation-and-communication-skills-for-the-vision-professional/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260318T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260318T160000 DTSTAMP:20260423T115150 CREATED:20260113T021014Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260224T193733Z UID:2609-1773846000-1773849600@amesvi.org SUMMARY:Tea with Tammy DESCRIPTION:Tammy Reisman and David Mead will be discussing “Story Boxes” \n\n\n\nThese virtual sessions are intended to be informal presentations and discussions about specific topics. Sessions are open to all regions and AMESVI members can receive DESE PD Certificates. \n\n\n\nNo need to pre-register\, just come! A meeting link has been posted on the AMESVI member listserv. \n\n\n\nContact Tammy Reisman Tammy.Reisman@umb.edu for more information. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNext session: Wednesday\, May 6\, 3:00 – Effective Communication Strategies for all Types of Learners. URL:https://amesvi.org/event/tea-with-tammy-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T173000 DTSTAMP:20260423T115150 CREATED:20260318T212300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260322T154321Z UID:2674-1774542600-1774546200@amesvi.org SUMMARY:Consultation Station postponed! DESCRIPTION:POSTPONED! New date TBD! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKirsten Connelly\, from Catholic Charities in Maine\, will share a consultation tool she and her team developed. In her first two years as Assistant Program Director\, Kirsten observed that some reports describing consultation lacked depth or clear evidence of how a student’s functional vision impacted educational planning. In response\, she convened a committee of TVIs to develop a more structured approach to consultation\, with the goal of strengthening support for student teams. The result of this work is Consultation Station. \n\n\n\nKirsten will present for approximately 30 minutes\, followed by a collaborative discussion where participants can share consultation techniques and strategies they use in their own practice. \n\n\n\nThis session will serve as a nice follow-up to Tom Miller’s presentation on March 11. More details\, including the link to join\, will be shared on the AMESVI listserv. Contact Lynn Shortis (westerncentralrep@amesvi.org) with questions. URL:https://amesvi.org/event/consultation-station-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T183000 DTSTAMP:20260423T115150 CREATED:20260325T012448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T012614Z UID:2681-1774895400-1774895400@amesvi.org SUMMARY:Let's Talk Braille DESCRIPTION:An AMESVI Southeast/Cape & Islands regional member expressed an interest in learning more about supporting a 3rd grade super-smart braille reader. This student has no functional vision. The TSVI would like to hear others’ experiences with technology\, dealing with IT departments\, adapting curriculum\, math\, … All are welcome … to come … to share ideas … or to just listen in. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis meeting is open to all regions and the meeting link will be distributed on the AMESVI listserv. URL:https://amesvi.org/event/lets-talk-braille/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260506T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260506T160000 DTSTAMP:20260423T115150 CREATED:20260113T022121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260224T193605Z UID:2616-1778079600-1778083200@amesvi.org SUMMARY:Tea with Tammy DESCRIPTION:Tammy Reisman and David Mead will be discussing “Effective Communication Strategies for all Types of Learners” \n\n\n\nThese virtual sessions are intended to be informal presentations and discussions about specific topics. Sessions are open to all regions and AMESVI members can receive DESE PD Certificates. \n\n\n\nNo need to pre-register\, just come! A meeting link has been posted on the AMESVI member listserv. \n\n\n\nContact Tammy Reisman Tammy.Reisman@umb.edu for more information. URL:https://amesvi.org/event/tea-with-tammy-3/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR