TSBVI Mentor Centers for 2007-2008

To: New VI Professionals (and their mentors)

When:

October 21-23, 2007
February 24-26, 2008
March 30, 31, & April 1, 2008

Because yours is a small, elite group of professionals spread out over the state, it is not always easy for beginners to observe seasoned VI teachers and O&M professionals in the classroom setting. Here at TSBVI and around Austin there are numerous skilled practitioners, and they are delighted to show you what they do best. So three times this school year we will be providing two days of classroom observation. You will have the opportunity to discuss what you have observed with instructors over lunch and dinner and ask any questions that might have arisen. All hotel, meals, travel, and substitute teacher expenses are paid for by the mentor program. All you have to do is show up and learn.

To be eligible to attend, you must be a student currently working on VI or O&M certification, or a VI professional who has entered the field within the last three years. Experienced professionals who are new to Texas are also invited to attend. And if your mentor would like to accompany you to a Mentor Center, she/he is welcome and will receive the same accommodations. Each Mentor Center is a complete unit, so if you attend one and find that you have absorbed all you need to, you are done. However, for those who feel they might benefit from further exposure, you are encouraged to come back for a second session.

Plan to arrive in time for a 5:30 dinner and orientation meeting on Sunday evening. Observations begin at 7:45 a.m. Monday morning and will end at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

If you are eligible and would like to attend one of the sessions, please make reservations as soon as possible by contacting my assistant, Carolyn Perkins, at carolynperkins@tsbvi.edu. If you have any questions about the Mentor Centers, please contact me:

Chrissy Cowan, TSBVI Outreach Services
Mentor Coordinator
1100 W. 45 th Street
Austin, Texas 78756
(512) 206-9367
ChrissyCowan@tsbvi.edu

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