[BlindMath] Help Project INSPIRE 2 create materials valuable to you and your students

[Susan Osterhaus]

As some of you know, I was a consultant for Project INSPIRE, and I am now a
consultant again for Project INSPIRE 2. We need your input so that we can
continue meeting you and your students’ needs as we embark on Project
INSPIRE 2. Please notice that we want to hear from teachers,
paraprofessionals, braillists, and transcribers!! Please share this
information widely.



Best wishes,

Susan





Hello Colleagues,



As a first step for Project INSPIRE 2
<https://www.pathstoliteracy.org/resource/project-inspire/>, we are
collecting data regarding the training needs of professionals. Between now
and February 28, 2025, we invite the following US professionals to complete
our survey.



   - Teachers of students with visual impairments working directly with
   students who are PK-12th grade braille readers during the 2022-2023,
   2023-2024, and/or 2024-2025 school year.
   - Paraprofessionals working directly with students who are PK-12th grade
   braille readers during the 2022-2023, 2023-2024, and/or 2024-2025 school
   year.
   - NLS and NCUEB certified braille transcribers who have responsibility
   for preparing math materials during the 2024-2025 school year.


   - Braillists who are not NLS or NCUEB certified who have responsibility
   for preparing math materials during the 2024-2025 school year.



Please follow this link
<https://uofsc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cASEMANpukhwHtQ> to read the
consent form and, if you choose, to complete the survey. If you prefer,
copy this link into your browser:
https://uofsc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cASEMANpukhwHtQ



This study is being conducted through the College of Education, Human
Performance, and Health at the University of South Carolina Upstate. This
research survey has been reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review
Board-Human Subjects in Research. It will take approximately 10-20 minutes
to complete the survey.

If you have questions or would like additional information, please use the
contact information below.



L. Penny Rosenblum

Project Director, Project INSPIRE

Email: lprosenb at uscupstate.edu



Tina Herzberg, Ph.D.

Professor and Coordinator of Special Education -- Visual Impairment Program

Office: 864-503-5572

Email: herzberg at uscupstate.edu

This survey will close on Friday, February 28, 2025.



Thank you,

Tina Herzberg, Principal Investigator Project INSPIRE 2

L. Penny Rosenblum, Project Director Project INSPIRE 2