Hello Everyone, I hope this email finds you and yours safe, happy, and healthy. I’ve been asked to pass along the following invitation to all of you and to also share with anyone you know who might be eligible and interested. Please share widely!! I am one of the consultants on Project INSPIRE, and I highly recommend that you take advantage of this opportunity. Best wishes, Susan Susan A Osterhaus Statewide Mathematics Consultant Texas School for the Blind And Visually Impaired 1100 West 45th Street Austin, TX 78756 susanosterhaus@tsbvi.edu www.tsbvi.edu/math http://www.tsbvi.edu/videos-webinars/mathematics I am delighted that we are ready to begin recruiting for the summer Project INSPIRE courses that will begin on June 22, 2020 and end on July 31, 2020. Both courses are available at no cost and will be online. We will be repeating the first course, *Pre-Kindergarten – 1st Grade Students: Nemeth Code within UEB Contexts and Strategies for Supporting the Student in Building Math Skills*. In addition, we will be offering *An Introduction to Nemeth Code Symbols Used in Grades 2 to 5 and Strategies for Supporting Elementary Students in Building Math Skills*. We are inviting TVIs, paraprofessionals, transcribers, braillists, and university students preparing to be TVIs to take the course. Please help us by widely sharing information about the courses. If you have questions, please let us know. Tina S. Herzberg, Ph.D. Professor and Coordinator of Special Education – Visual Impairment Program USC Upstate; School of Education, Human Performance, and Health; HEC 3039 800 University Way Spartanburg, SC 29303 Office: 864-503-5572 Fax: 864-503-5574 therzberg@uscupstate.edu Visit: Project INSPIRE: Increasing the STEM Potential of Individuals who Read Braille <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uscupstate.edu%2Fproject-inspire&data=02%7C01%7CTHERZBERG%40USCUPSTATE.EDU%7C1ed02530905f4fbaeb6b08d79c2ee089%7C8cba7b629e8646c69b1b06504a61c72d%7C0%7C0%7C637149597468865526&sdata=7WOq3hZ8cW%2FmZ9Ie7nfgBLLOdvlKvQLk762ybU7WULQ%3D&reserved=0> [image: cid:image002.jpg@01D5CDDD.0FD9DBE0]