TETN & Distance Education
2009-2010 School Year

Please contact your Regional Education Service Center Consultant in the area of visual impairments to participate in these broadcasts. Sorry, but at this time the distance education broadcasts can be viewed in real time only within the state of Texas.

• TETN Schedule in (61k)
• TETN Schedule in (67k)
• Workshop Evaluation (41k)
  • Evalucion del Taller (52k)
• Workshop Evaluation (41k)
  • Evalucion del Taller (86k)
• Roster Participants (49k)
• Roster Participants (31k)
• ACVREP Credit Request (57k) ** needed for each workshop
• ACVREP Credit Request (63k) ** needed for each workshop

What’s Happening at TSBVI?
#35074

Sept 2009 Wed 9th 10 AM-12 PM

Presenters: Bill Daugherty, Superintendent, Cyral Miller, Outreach Director, Lauren Newton, Short-Term Programs Principal, Miles Fain, Comprehensive Programs principal and Debra Sewell, Curriculum Coordinator, TSBVI

Are you curious about what's happening at TSBVI? Want to hear about new buildings?  Exciting programs?  Curriculum materials?  Come join this broadcast to get the scoop on 2009-2010 at your statewide VI resource, the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

#35065 CVI Series: Introduction to CVI and the Roman Assessment

Sept 2009 Mon 14th 1:30-3:30 PM

Presenter:  Sara Kitchen, VI Consultant, TSBVI Outreach and Lynn McAllister, Lead Teacher for Comprehensive Programs, TSBVI

This is part 1 of a 2-part broadcast that will explore the causes and characteristics of Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI).  General intervention strategies will be discussed briefly.  Christine Roman-Lantzy’s assessment tool will be introduced.

• CVI Handout Day 1 (917k)
• LPCVI Handout Day 1 (413k)

#514958 VI Transition Discussion Group

Sept 2009 Fri 25^th 1:30-3:30 pm

Hosted by: Eva Thompson Lavigne, Transition Consultant, TSBVI Outreach and Olga Uriegas, SLSVI/Region XI ESC, Consultant

This TETN will focus on a discussion about Customized Employment.  If you have ideas about what VI professionals in Texas might do to promote awareness and training on this topic, please join in this broadcast.

• VI Transition Discussion Group: Customized Employment (125k)
• VI Transition Discussion Group: Customized Employment (83k)

#35071 CVI Series:  Using Christine Roman’s CVI Assessment

Sept 2009 Mon 28th 9-11:00 AM

Presenter:  Sara Kitchen, Vi Consultant, TSBVI Outreach and Lynn McAllister, Lead Teacher for Comprehensive Programs, TSBVI

In part 2 of this 2-part series participants will be walked through Dr. Christine Roman-Lantzy’s assessment process.  Through the use of a video case-study, participants will learn to complete 3 parts of the assessment to determine a student’s CVI range. Intervention possibilities will be discussed.

• CVI Handout Day 2 (408kb)
• CVI Handout Day 2 (263kb)
• LPCVI Handout Day 2 (423kb)
• LPCVI Handout Day 2 (267k)

#35063 Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY) Files:  Why Carry All That Paper? 

Oct 2009 Tues 13th 1:30 -3:30 PM

Presenter:  Patrick van Geem, Technology Consultant, TSBVI Outreach

Participants are shown a systematic process of transforming hardcopy and/or word processing documents into DAISY formatted files.  The process starts with the document scanned into a digital format by a scanner and OCR voice output software. It is then transformed into a word processing document through an editing process and formatted into a DAISY document complete with features that include book marking, chapters, page numbering, and folders. 

Student can learn to make their own DAISY files that could include excerpts from magazines and/or books, handouts from teachers, and notes taken in class.  This could help students better organize their materials by condensing their school materials into a digital format that require less space then notebooks of paper and Braille textbooks.

• DAISY Handout 1.33M
• DAISY Handout 845k

#35066 Math for Students Who Are Deafblind or Multiply and Visually Impaired

Oct 2009 Wed 21st 1:30-3:30 PM

Presenter:  Holly Cooper, Deafblind Consultant, TSBVI Outreach

Students who are deafblind or visually impaired with significant cognitive delays can and should participate in core content instruction, including math.  This broadcast will highlight the curriculum focus areas to consider and suggest needed concept and skills development.

• MATH FOR STUDENTS DBMIVI Handout 847k
• MATH FOR STUDENTS DBMIVI Handout 2.93 M
• MATH FOR STUDENTS DBMIVI Handout (Large Print) 2.85 M
• MATH FOR STUDENTS DBMIVI Handout (Large Print) 648k

#35075 New Teacher Series:  Role of the TVI with Students who have Multiple Impairments

Nov 2009 Wed 11th 1:30-4:00 PM

Presenter:  Chrissy Cowan, Mentor Coordinator, TSBVI Outreach

Helping new teachers get off on a good footing, this first of a 3-part series will focus on the role of the Teacher of Students with Visually Impairments in serving students with visual and multiple impairments.  We will discuss topics such as direct versus consult models, assessment, role release, programming strategies and materials will be touched on.  Master teachers and mentors are encouraged to join in to share their expertise.

• NTS Role TVI-MIVI Handout (1.65 mb)
• NTS Role TVI-MIVI Handout (483 kb)
• NTS Role TVI-MIVI Handout Large Print (1.65 mb)
• NTS Role TVI-MIVI Handout Large Print (457 kb)

#35072 Teaching Science to Students with Visual Impairments

Dec 2009 Wed 2nd 1:30-3:30 PM

Presenter:  Margaret Robinson, Special Programs Instructor, TSBVI

A critical core curriculum area is Science, and students who are visually impaired need a good foundation in the sciences like their nondisabled peers. Margaret Robinson offers practical strategies, interventions, and resources for teaching science to a student with visual impairments.

• Science Handout (390 kb)
• Science Handout (287 kb)

#35069 O&M for Babies and Pre-Schoolers

Dec 2009 Wed 9th 10 AM-12 PM

Presenter:  Beverly Jackson, COMS, Round Rock ISD

Movement is critical to a child’s early development in all areas.  That is why good early intervention requires educational staff to consider orientation and mobility needs very early on for students with visual impairments.  This broadcast will shed light on the role of the COMS in working with babies and pre-schoolers, and discuss assessment strategies and instruction for children birth to six.

• O&M for Babies Handout (255 kb)
• O&M for Babies Handout (478 kb)

#35068 New Teacher Series:  Role of the TVI in Literacy Instruction

Jan 2010 Thurs 14th 1:30-4:00 PM

Presenter: Ann Rash, VI Outreach Consultant, TSBVI Outreach

TVIs play a critical role in literacy instruction for students with visual impairments.  This broadcast, the second in a 3-part series, will help new teachers gain a better understanding of how they can support literacy learning with their students and why they should be doing this.

• NTS Literacy Handout (274k)
• NTS Literacy Handout (116k)

# 35070 O&M for Students with CVI

Feb 2010 Wed 3rd 1:30-3:30 PM

Presenters:  Ruth Ann Marsh, COMS/O&M Consultant, and Sara Kitchen, TVI/VI Consultant, TSBVI Outreach

Ruth Ann and Sara share a discussion about providing orientation and mobility to students with cortical vision impairment.  What are some of the considerations for the O&M Assessment and how should COMS modify their programming approaches for students with CVI?  Tune in and find out.

• OMCVI Handout (849 kb)
• OMCVI Handout (289 kb)

#35067 How TSBVI Can Support Math Instruction

Feb 2010 Tues 9th 1:30-3:30 PM

Presenter:  Susan Osterhaus, Math Consultant, TSBVI Outreach

TSBVI offers a variety of supports for teaching math to students with visual impairments including web-based resources, Special Program math classes and workshops.  Learn more about these resources and how to access them from Susan Osterhaus, math teacher extraordinaire.

• TSBVISupportMath _Handout (135k)
• TSBVISupportMath _Handout (444k)

#35062 Braille Music

Feb 2010 Tues 16th 1:30-3:30 PM

Presenter:  Sharon Nichols, Technology Consultant, TSBVI Outreach

Many students with visual impairments enjoy reading and playing music.  This broadcast will familiarize music teachers and others learn about scanning, creating, editing and embossing music Braille.  Included is a demonstration of a student using LimeAloud and JAWS to create edit and emboss music Braille. 

• Music Braille Handout (3.71m)
• Music Braille Handout (3.98m)

#35061 Behavior Considerations for Students with Deafblindness

Mar 2010 Thurs 11th 1:30-3:30 PM

Presenter:  David Wiley, Transition Specialist, TSBVI Outreach

Students with deafblindness face incredible stresses in their school and community settings that often result in behavioral challenges.  This TETN will focus on some of the issues and strategies for addressing behavioral concerns for these students.

• Behavior Considerations for Students with Deafblindness handout (269k)
• Behavior Considerations for Students with Deafblindness handout (96k)

#35073 New Teacher Series:  Role of the TVI with Low Vision Students

April 2010 Thurs 8th 1:30-4:00 PM

Presenter:  Chrissy Cowan, Mentor Coordinator, TSBVI Outreach

The final broadcast of our 3-part series for new teachers takes a look at the support needed by a low vision student from his/her teacher of the visually impaired.  Chrissy will discuss the TVIs role in assessment, IEP development, service delivery models, and instruction for these students.

#35064 The Importance of Early Identification of Deafblindness in Babies

April 2010 Wed 21st 1:30-3:30 PM

Presenters:  Kate Hurst, Statewide Staff Development Coordinator and Gigi Newton, Early Childhood Consultant, TSBVI Outreach

When a child with disabilities is born it may take several years or more to determine the extent of his/her disabilities.  Unfortunately when vision and hearing loss go undetected and appropriate intervention is delayed, serious developmental delays are likely.  Early intervention can often make a huge difference for the child and his/her family.  This broadcast will discuss why early identification of vision and hearing loss is so critical and makes a case for improving our early support to these children and their families.

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