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
2019: Teacher Aide: Supporting students who are blind or have low vision in your class
- March 8, 2019 - May 10, 2019
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
The course is intended to provide participants with the skills and competencies required to assist them in supporting students who are blind or have low vision in their school.
- March 8, 2019 - May 10, 2019
Improving the Outcomes of Students with Hearing Loss in Mainstream Schools
- March 13, 2019
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Mainstream teachers will benefit from this one-day workshop by gaining a deeper understanding of the characteristics and learning needs of students with hearing loss. They will also gain a heightened awareness of the important role teachers play in improving the educational outcomes of students with hearing loss. Suggested practical classroom measures will be augmented by exploration of wider perspectives that include the issues of communication, literacy development, the use of technology and the opportunities for the students’ social inclusion both in and out of classroom.
- March 13, 2019
Improving the Outcomes of Students with Vision Loss in Mainstream Schools
- March 20, 2019
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Mainstream teachers will benefit from this one-day workshop by gaining a deeper understanding of the characteristics and learning needs of students with vision loss. They will also gain a heightened awareness of the important role teachers can play in improving the educational outcomes of students with vision loss.
- March 20, 2019
2019: Auslan 2
- March 25, 2019 - March 27, 2019
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
This interactive course provides participants with an opportunity to build on the foundations that they learnt in Auslan 1.
- March 25, 2019 - March 27, 2019
Auslan Assessment
- March 27, 2019
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
This assessment is offered to those participants that have completed the Auslan 1 and 2 course. The assessment is a practical and takes about one hour to complete with an external assessor.
- March 27, 2019