Hello to all. Please check out these professional development opportunities….and spread the word to your colleagues. Think about all of the students that you work with for whom these strategies would apply! Functional Vision Assessment and Learning Media Assessment for students with Visual Impairments and Additional Disabilities.This two day professional development opportunity will be offered in three (3) sites around the state. Day 1 will offer practical ways to appropriately assess students with additional disabilities as to visual functioning and the best way to present materials to individual students, and Day 2 will discuss how to use the resulting data to make appropriate programming decisions. After Day 1 the participants will have the opportunity to practice the assessments with their students and receive technical assistance from Nancy Toelle prior to Day 2. Registration is free and on Coursewhere. The target audience for this event are teachers of the visually impaired, teachers of students with significant disabilities, Occupational Therapists, parents, and administrators.
Participants will receive a copy of the Sensory Learning Kit book.
For additional information contact Joyce Russo at 225-342-0202 or [email protected]
The sessions are from 8:30 – 3:30 each day
Nov. 7 and April 23 at LSDVI in Baton Rouge, LA
Nov. 8 and April 24 at Calcasieu Department of Special Services Building, Westlake, LA
Nov. 9 and April 25 at Bossier Instructional Center, Bossier City, LA
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