Open captioned. Join us to learn about the benefits and limitations of learning management systems for students with visual impairments. Gain knowledge of options such as advocating for accessibility and working collaboratively with your students' general education teachers. Contribute to the discussion of helping to improve our students' virtual learning experience.

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3/1/2022

Evaluation of the student with VI or deafblindness requires a collaborative approach between professionals. This session describes specific information that both evaluation staff and the TVI bring to this process. Published resources supporting this evaluation process for these students will also be discussed.

4230

5/10/2021

Join Lane McKittrick of Lane of Inquiry, Deafblind Education Research and Family Support, as she shares her dual perspective on IEP collaboration – both as a parent and as a special education researcher focused on deafblindness. Lane will review the importance of collaborating with families, share common challenges that families face with the IEP process, and review collaborative strategies. As a researcher who has also conducted COVID specific research on deafblindness, she will also discuss COVID implications for collaborating during the pandemic. Click the Attachment button to download a transcript and/or handout.

4530

4/8/2021

Marina McCormick, Ed.D. Coaching is an essential skill for administrators, teachers, specialists, and related service providers. How do you coach, though, if you have never coached before? How do you coach if you find yourself limited on time? It can be difficult to provide meaningful, instructional support for your educational team members in such circumstances. The good news, though, is if you have 10 minutes, you have all the time you need to provide impactful coaching! View this session to learn how to make the most out of your time by using a speed coaching protocol with your educational team members.

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2/23/2021

9/6/2018 Create a successful start of the school year for your students with visual impairment. Learn tips and strategies on the preparation of assistive technology (AT), including how students may access instructional/classroom materials or use AT throughout the school day. View sample forms and checklists, and customize them for use with your students. Click the Chapters button above to view individual segments: - Assistive Technology - The Law - What, When, How - Environment - Personal Devices - Technical & Other Skills - Classroom & Materials - Checklist, Tips, & Strategies - Resources Click the Attachment button to download a transcript, audio file, and/or handout.

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10/1/2018

Building Client Motivation & Collaborating to Achieve Goals

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1/25/2018

12/03/2015 A documented hearing loss creates specific differences in assessing and interpreting data for learning media assessments for students with deafblindness. This webinar will discuss a collaboration process between the TVI and the TDHH to determine general and literacy media that includes a review of audiometric data and the functional impact of the hearing loss in instructional settings. This webinar expands on topics and information presented in the Hearing Issues Series from the previous year. Participants will need to have viewed the “Introduction to Hearing Loss” and “Audiological Testing” webinars prior to viewing this session.  Facilitated by Adam Graves, Deafblind Specialist with TSBVI Outreach Programs. Click the Chapters button above to view individual segments: - What Do I Need for an LMA? - Determining Sensory Channels - TVI & TDHH Collaboration - Assessment Tools Click the Resources button for a transcript (txt), handout (pdf) and/or audio recording (mp3).

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2/18/2016

12/04/2014 Sharon Nichols, Assistive Technology Consultant for TSBVI Outreach Programs, details how the ECC "focuses on the knowledge and skills that are essential to learning, how to use technology to access all aspects of daily living, whether at school, at work, at play or at rest." Click the Chapters button above to view individual segments: - Introduction - AT and the ECC - Components of AT - AT Assessment - Role of TVI - When to Introduce AT - Teaching AT - What AT is Available? - TVI Training Opportunities - Types of AT - AT Success Stories - Tutorials for AT - Closing Comments Click the Resources button for a handout (pdf), transcript (txt) and/or audio recording (mp3).

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3/6/2015