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"A Center for Educational Services for All Blind and Visually Impaired Students in Texas."

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Texas Focus Registration June 17, 18
Special Parent PreConference Registration June 16

TEA TAKS 2007-2008 Accommodations Manual (784k)

Evals: Evaluating Visually Impaired Students Using Alternate Learning Standards Emphasizing the Expanded Core Curriculum Now Available!

Expanded Core Curriculum Survey - Parents 54k

Expanded Core Curriculum Survey - Professionals 55k

Information About TSBVI

- Guide to programs and services, school holidays, employment opportunities, departments, board member information, campus map, course offerings, and more...

• Instructional Programs (On Campus)
  • Comprehensive Programs -students attend school and usually live at the campus in Austin for the regular school year.
    • School Holidays 2007-2008
    • Calendario Escolar de la TSBVI para el año 2007-2008
    • Parent and Student Handbook and Student Code of Conduct
    • TSBVI Library
  • Special Programs - students who attend school in their local community attend short programs on campus
    • Short Term Programs
    • Summer Programs
  • Post Secondary Program (PSP) - training for remedial academics, employment, and adult living for high school graduates.
• Steps on Admission to TSBVI
• Students: Where We Come From
• Contact Information
• Human Resources Department [Updated Weekly]
  • Become a Volunteer
• TSBVI Campus Map
• Community Partners -
• TSBVI Intranet - TSBVI Campus Access Only (Requires NETWORK LOGIN name and password).

Adaptive Technology Resources

- pages on assessment, CCTV, WWW access, multimedia textbooks, and more...

 

 

 

Curriculum/Publications

- developed and published by TSBVI. Curriculum materials, videos, and more...

Instructional Resources

- links to curriculum, math, multiple impairments, assessments, subject resources, libraries, download Braille materials and fonts, and more...

• AFB Textbooks and Instructional Materials Solutions Forum
• Distance Ed Presentations 2007 - 2008 schedule Available Now!!
• Downloadable Braille Materials - books in Megadots and Duxbury format ready for printing
• Selected Anomalies and Diseases of the Eye by Dr. Virginia Bishop
• Teaching Math to Visually Impaired Students
• Teaching Students with Visual and Multiple Impairments
• On-Campus Workshops 2007 - 2008 schedule Available Now!!
• New Additions New FeB 2008
  • Using P-Squares for teaching genetcs
  • Sensory Integration and Sensory Motor Activities
  • Impact of Sensory Integrative Dysfunction
  • Sensory Integration and Motor Control
  • SUMMER PROGRAMS DIRECTORY 2008
    Residential Summer camps and day programs in Central Texas and beyond
  • DIRECTORIO de PROGRAMAS de VERANO 2008
    Campamentos Residenciales de Verano y Programas Diarios en el Centro de Texas y Otras Ciudades

National Agenda - Home Page

- including the core curriculum, goals, board, endorsing agencies, and more...

• Agenda Nacional para la Educación: Perspectiva de los Padres

Outreach Program

- overview of outreach services (also in Spanish), personnel, and more...

• 2007-2008 Outreach Catalog of Services and Support 4mb
  • 2007-2008 Outreach Catalog of Services and Support 609k
• Requesting Outreach Support
• APH - Federal Quota and Annual Registration
• Keeping an Eye on Texas - Statewide Staff Development Calendar
• Mailing List Application
• Distance Ed Presentations 2007-2008 schedule Available Now!!
• Quality Programs for Students with Visual Impairments (QPVI)
• TechLoan: Information and Catalog
• On-Campus Workshops 2007 - 2008 schedule Available Now!
• Schools for the Blind Outreach Listserv
• Family
  • Parents' Frequently Asked Questions
  • Texas Visually Impaired Family Network Listserv
  • Texas Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (TAPVI)

Program & Administration Resources

- information and resources to assist in the provision and evaluation of quality programming for students with visual impairments.

• Professional Development Log
• Administrator's Toolbox
• Employment Resources for VI Professionals

Professional Preparation and Mentoring - How do I become a VI Professional

The Visually Impaired Preparation (VIP) Program is a collaborative project which links consumers, ESCs, universities, TSBVI, TEA, and TCB. The overall goal is to provide enough quality VI professionals (VI teachers and O&M specialists) to meet the needs of children with visual impairments in Texas. The Project focuses on recruitment, mentoring, instruction, and advocacy.

• Mentor Training Course
• Mentor Centers for 2007-2008
• 2007 Summary of Need for VI Professionals in Texas New Feb. 2008

Resources for the Expanded Core Curriculum (RECC)

• New Additions

TX SenseAbilities Newsletter

- Formerly known as See/Hear. A quarterly newsletter for families and professionals on visual impairments and deafblindness.

• Winter 2008 Volume 2, No. 1 New April 1008
• See-Hear Newsletter Index
  • See/Hear Archives

Space Camp for the Visually Impaired

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FAQs, forms, and other information

Texas Deafblind Project

- project staff, activities, and resources

• On-site Consultation Satisfaction Survey
• A Process for Identifying Students Who May Be At-Risk for Deafblindness
• Interveners for Students with Deafblindness in Texas (in DOC, RTF, and PDF format)
• Courses And Distant Learning On Deafblindness Through Institutes Of Higher Education
• New Items

About the TSBVI Web Site

• Purpose
• Web Site Usability Features
• Privacy and Security Policy
• TSBVI Open Records Information
• Compact with Texans
• Submission Guidelines

TSBVI Intranet

- TSBVI Campus Access Only (Requires NETWORK LOGIN name and NETWORK password).

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Last revision: April 30, 2008