Trudy Smith has been a teacher of the Deaf for 20 years and has worked in inclusive classrooms in Queensland and New South Wales. She is an LSLS Cert AVT. and has mentored and trained teachers, related health professionals around the world. Trudy is the Manager of Continuing Professional Education at the RIDBC Renwick Centre and the President of the National Association of Australian Teachers of the Deaf.
Upcoming Events
Rehabilitation for Adults using Cochlear Implants
- August 28, 2019
8:45 am - 1:00 pm
This workshop will provide theoretical knowledge and practical experience to enhance the skills of clinicians working in the rehabilitation of adults who have received cochlear implants.
- August 28, 2019
Making Science Experiments Accessible for Students who are Blind or Vision Impaired
- September 2, 2019
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
This workshop will discuss how to make science content more accessible to students who are blind. Spoken mathematics can present a barrier to access if…
- September 2, 2019
Science for Students who are Blind or Vision Impaired
- September 3, 2019
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
This workshop is for students! It will provide hands-on training for how talking scientific data collection devices can work in the science laboratory for students who are Blind or Vision Impaired.
- September 3, 2019
Taking research into classroom practice: Practical applications of effective numeracy instruction for students with hearing loss
- September 11, 2019
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
We know implementing effective research-based teaching practices results in positive outcomes in mathematics but…. What beliefs need to be challenged? What practices need to be implemented? What results can we expect?
- September 11, 2019
Timely Topics in Literacy Instruction for Deaf Students
- September 12, 2019
9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Improving reading and writing outcomes for deaf students is an ongoing focus for educators and other professionals in our field – even at a time when advances in hearing technologies have allowed for significant gains in many areas of language and literacy development.
- September 12, 2019