Professional Development
Past PRCVI, SET-BC Workshops and articles of interest. Organized from Most Recent to Oldest.Professional Development Resource List
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| Building a Curriculum Bridge: The Challenge of Itinerant Teaching (2008) Dr. Kevin Stewart was the keynote speaker at the Charting Our Ways Vision Teacher Conference in Sidney, BC (October 2008). He is well recognized for his research and publications focusing on the learning styles of children with visual impairments, with and without additional disabilities, and on early orientation and mobility development. |
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| Talking from the Heart - Life After Grade 12 (2007) Seven young adults, all of whom are blind or visually impaired, were invited by PRCVI to share their experiences and insights about life before and after grade |
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| Vision Technology & the Expanded Core Curriculum (2006)
In this training module you will explore vision technologies and learn how to use BC’s Expanded Core Curriculum for Technology to provide effective instruction for students. |
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| Creating Tactile Graphics Tutorials Using Corel Draw (2006) Presented by Teresa Trask, a very experienced Tactile Illustrator and Transcriber in BC |
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| Developing Self Esteem in Children With Visual Impairments (2006) Presented by Billy T. Brookshire, a Blindness Training and Development Specialist for the Texas Division for Blind Services |
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| Functional Vision Assessment Second Workshop (2006) Presented by Darick Wright, Coordinator of the New England Eye Institute Clinic, Perkins School for the Blind, near Boston |
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| Effective Non-Verbal Communication for Teens Without Vision (2005) Presented by Jay Stiteley from The Seeing Eye in Morristown, NJ. To learn more about The Seeing Eye program, read the following info:  standard word version |
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| The Three C's to Greater Independence for Teens Without Vision (2005) Presented by Jay Stiteley from The Seeing Eye in Morristown, NJ. To learn more about The Seeing Eye program, read the following info: standard word version |
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| Functional Vision Assessment Workshop (2004)
Presented by Darick Wright, Coordinator of the New England Eye Institute Clinic, Perkins School for the Blind, Boston, Mass. *The slide show does not include the case study video clips and photographs included in the workshop presentation due to international copyright concerns. |
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| ALT-VI: Access to Literacy through Technology for Persons with Visual Impairments (2003) The ALT-VI training module presents an overview of current vision technologies that can provide students, who are visually impaired or blind, with effective and independent means of accessing e-text. |
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| Echolocation: What It Is, and How It Can Be Taught and Learned (2003) Dan Kish is the first certified blind Orientation & Mobility Specialist in the world. Read how the blind can be taught to "see" by using echolocation along with the latest technological advances in the field. |
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| Developing Organizational Skills in Learners with Visual Impairments (2003) Mary Nelle McLennan of APH describes a process-oriented approach to teaching organizational skills to students with visual impairments. |
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| Finding Your Place: APSEA Transition Services for Students Who are Blind or Visually Impaired (2003) APSEA produced this video clip to highlight their transition services for students nearing completion of high school. |
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