04/14/2016 Listening skills for students who are blind or visually impaired are essential for developing all areas of the Expanded Core Curriculum, and must be taught with specific & systematic instruction. Ann Adkins, Educational Consultant for TSBVI Outreach Programs overviews elements of listening skills and highlights resources for evaluation and instruction. Click the Chapters button above to view individual segments: - Importance of Listening Skills - Teaching Listening Skills - Resources for Instruction - Learning to Listen, Listening to Learn - Listening Skills & Literacy Click the Resources button for a transcript (txt), handout (pdf) and/or audio recording (mp3).

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8/29/2016

12/10/2015 Our ECC webinar series continues with a focus on tactile skills, an important part of the Compensatory / Access Skills area.  Compensatory skills refer to the use of strategies, techniques, and adapted materials that students with visual impairments need to access the general education and common core curricula. Facilitated by Ann Adkins, Educational Consultant and featuring members of the TSBVI Curriculum Development Team, Debra Sewell and Jeri Cleveland. Click the Chapters button above to view individual segments: - Tactile Skills Development - Prep for Tactile Learning - Hierarchy of Tactile Skills - Team Work Click the Resources button for a transcript (txt), handout (pdf) and/or audio recording (mp3).

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3/25/2016

Inside the Adaptive Brain of Individuals with Ocular Blindness and Cortical Visual Impairment. Keynote presentation by Dr. Lofti Merabet at the 2016 SWOMA conference.

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1/22/2016

Question & Answer session for 2016 SWOMA Keynote, Inside the Adaptive Brain of Individuals with Ocular Blindness and Cortical Visual Impairment. Dr. Lofti Merabet.

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1/14/2016

09/11/2014 - Answers to FAQs about implementing the ECC; generated by participants in the July 2014 meeting of stakeholders and education professionals. Speakers include, Ann Adkins and Cyral Miller, TSBVI Outreach, Christy Householter, Region X ESC and Olga Uriegas, Region XI ESC. Click the Chapters button above to view individual segments: - Introduction - Questions 1-7 - Questions 8-12 - Questions 13-15 - Questions 16-20 - Questions 21-24 - Questions 25-27 - Question 28 & Conclusion Click the Resources button for a copy of the Q&A document (MS Word) or transcript (txt) and/or audio recording (mp3). List of ECC webinars for 2014-2015 school year; 3-4PM - Sep 11, 2014 (2 hrs) - Oct 2, 2014 - Nov 6, 2014 - Dec 4, 2014 - Jan 8, 2015 - Feb 5, 2015 - Mar 5, 2015 - Apr 2, 2015 - May 7, 2015

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10/2/2014

04/08/2014 Essential information for administrators, TVIs and COMS about the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) and requirements for evaluation and instruction in the nine areas of the ECC. Christy Householter, Region X Education Service Center leads the discussion. Click the Chapters button above to view individual segments: - Introduction - What is the ECC? - Role of TVI and COMS - Role of Administrators Click the Resources button for a transcript (txt) and/or audio recording (mp3). List of ECC webinars for 2014-2015 school year; 3-4PM - Sep 11, 2014 (2hrs) - Oct 2, 2014 - Nov 6, 2014 - Dec 4, 2014 - Jan 8, 2015 - Feb 5, 2015 - Mar 5, 2015 - Apr 2, 2015 - May 7, 2015

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9/30/2014