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      • Blooms Taxonomy
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        • Recreation & Leisure Goals
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        • Career & Vocational Goals
      • Accommodations & Modifications
      • Service Delivery Models
      • Least Restrictive Environment
      • Student Led IEPs
    • Transition Plans
    • 504 Plans
  • Adaptations
    • Unique Visual Needs
    • Instructional Adaptations >
      • Movies & Assemblies
      • Lectures & Instruction
      • Board Work (Chalk, Interactive, White)
    • Material Adaptations >
      • Accessible Educational Materials
      • Photocopying
      • Font Legibility
      • Increase Contrast
      • Pictures and Worksheets
    • Environmental Adaptations >
      • School Campus Adaptations
      • Classroom Design Tips
      • Labeling System
      • Adjust Lighting
      • Playground Adaptations
    • Electives Adaptations >
      • Art
      • Art Materials
      • Music
      • Music & Movement
      • Dance
      • P.E. Adaptations
      • P.E. Resources
      • Home Economics
    • Early Intervention
    • Early Childhood >
      • Daily Schedule
      • Morning Meeting
      • Weather Check
      • Dramatic Play
      • Blocks
    • Math Adaptations >
      • Numbers & Counting
      • Algebra
      • Geometry & Spatial Sense
      • Measurement & Data
    • Literacy Adaptations >
      • Early Literacy Experiences
      • Reading Efficiency
    • Science Adaptations >
      • Science Materials
    • Social Studies Adaptations >
      • Social Studies Materials
  • ECC
    • Compensatory >
      • Guiding Principles of Concept Development
      • Community Based Experiences
      • Concepts to Teach
      • Organization & Study Skills
      • Tactile Graphics Guidelines
      • Tactile Graphics Instruction
      • Creating Tactile Graphics
      • Cranmer Abacus Instruction
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      • Large Print
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      • Braille Instruction Materials
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      • Create Tactual Books
      • Nemeth Braille Code
      • Signature & Handwriting Instruction
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      • Functional Skills
      • Individual Schedules & Communication Cards
      • Transition Between Activities
      • Lightbox Use
      • Encourage Use of Vision in Students with MD
      • Sensory Activities for Students with MD
      • Teacher Made Materials for Students with MD
      • Sensory Areas & Rooms
    • Sensory Efficiency >
      • Sensory Input
      • Sensory Table
      • Visual Efficiency Skills
      • Visual Attend and Scan Activities
      • Visual Tracking Activities
      • Visual Discrimination Activities
      • Visual Motor Activities
      • Optical Device Use
      • Tactual Readiness
      • Developing Skillful Hands
      • Auditory Readiness
      • Listening Skills Instruction
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      • Responsibility & Independence
      • Hygiene & Grooming
      • Dressing & Clothing Management
      • Mealtime Independence
      • Housekeeping
      • Money
      • Time Management
      • Food Preparation
    • O&M >
      • Proper Guide Techniques
      • Orienting Student to Environment
      • Mobility Skills
      • Travel
      • Dog Guides
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      • Learn to Play
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      • Non-Verbal Communication
      • Social Interactions
      • Self Concept
      • Icebreakers & Mixers
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      • Recreation & Leisure Resources
    • Self Determination
    • Teaching in Thematic Units
  • Assistive Tech
    • Overview of Assistive Technology
    • Assistive Technology Assessment
    • Types of VI AT >
      • Non-Optical Low Vision Devices
      • Low/Medium Tech Devices for Tactual Learners
      • Optical Devices for Near
      • Optical Devices for Distance
      • Video Magnifiers
      • Screen Enlargement & Readers
      • Braille Technology
      • Tactile Graphics Technology
      • Auditory Access Devices
    • AT Instruction >
      • iPads as Instructional Tools
      • Making the iOS Device Accessible
      • Video Magnifier Instruction
      • Notetaker Instruction
      • Accessing Audio Books
      • Navigate Computer without a Mouse
      • Word Processing and Shortcuts
      • Keyboarding Instruction
    • Apps for VI >
      • Note Taking Apps
      • Apps for Accessing Books
      • Identification Apps
      • Navigation & Location Apps
      • Braille Apps
      • Magnifier Apps
      • Sound Making Apps
      • Cause & Effect Apps
      • Vision Skills Apps
      • Apps for Early Learning
      • Read to Me Story Apps
      • Apps for Communication
      • Android Apps for VI
    • Braillewriter Repair
    • AT Resources
    • Vendors

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

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By: Carmen Willings
teachingvisuallyimpaired.com
November 14, 2015

Professional practice should include standards for high quality instruction as well as ongoing professional development to remain current on best practice. As with any profession, Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments as well as Orientation and Mobility Specialists can face ethical issues. It is important to follow  personal as well as industry  professionals standards to address issues. 

Professional Development

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Part of professional practice is to remain a lifelong learner and stay current with developments in the field of visual impairments. This includes engaging in ongoing professional development to expand and develop your professional knowledge and skills. This page details ways to stay current and develop your career.

Teacher Standards

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This page identifies unique knowledge areas and skills that are required by Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments. Use this page to reflect on your current skills and identify areas in which you need to grow.

Professional Ethics

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As with all professions, Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments will face ethical dilemmas and need to use personal and professional standards to handle these issues. This page discusses some of those issues.

Itinerant Teacher Tips

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Itinerant teaching can be very rewarding but can also be challenging. This page provides suggestions on staying organized as well as other tips for fellow itinerant teachers. 

VI Program Handbook

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This page provides information on putting together a VI Program Handbook. This handbook contains all vital information TVI's will want to carry with them when serving students who are blind or visually impaired. 

Year at a Glance

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Itinerant teaching can be very rewarding but can also be challenging. This page provides suggestions on time management, planning the year in advance and other tips for fellow itinerant teachers. 

Federal Quota Funds

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Some students who are eligible for Vision Services will also be eligible to receive Quota Funds. The eligibility criteria for these funds is different than for vision services. If the student is eligible, these funds can be used to obtain materials available from the American Printing House for the Blind (APH). This page provides guidelines for quota funds.

Deaf-Blind Child Count

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Each December in the United States, the National Center on Deaf-Blindness conducts a deaf-blind report on children identified in each state as deaf-blind. It is the longest running registry of children who are deaf-blind in the world. ​ This page provides information on the annual child count.

Caseload Analysis

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An important component of program management involves caseload analysis in order to determine the need for changes in staffing based on current students and projection for growth with population changes.

Role of the Classroom Teacher

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The classroom teacher is responsible for instructing the student in the core curriculum as well as collaborating with the Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (TVI) and other support staff to ensure that the student's unique needs are being met. This page details the role of the general education teacher.

Simulation Activities

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It can be beneficial, and in some cases necessary, to formally instruct those new to the vision field, team members, or peers with the opportunity to experience some of what it is like to be blind or have a visual impairment. This page provides suggestions for activities to use when planning an in-service.

Free Matter for the Blind

If the student is legally blind, remember that he is entitled to send and receive certain materials through the US Postal Service for free. Materials such as textbooks, educational materials, braille letters, and books on tape from The Library for the Blind may be mailed without postage. The package/envelope must have the words "free matter for the blind" stamped or handwritten on them. It is important to remember that these materials must be for the use of someone who is legally blind so be cautious.
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  • Home
    • Site Map
    • About
    • FAQs
    • Newsletter
    • Printables
    • Presentations >
      • Conducting a FVELMA
      • Selecting the Right AT
      • Classroom AT for VI
      • Get Out of ECC Rut
      • Itinerant Teaching Strategy and Tips
  • VI Jobs
    • Post a Job
    • New Orleans, Lighthouse Louisiana
    • Colorado Springs, CO
    • Equal Eyes throughout NC
    • Tampa Lighthouse for the Blind
    • TBVI/COMS in NC and MN
    • Vision Institute of SC
    • Washington DC Metro Area
  • Program
    • Professional Practice >
      • Professional Development
      • Teacher Standards
      • Professional Ethics
      • Itinerant Teaching Tips
      • VI Program Handbook
      • Year at a Glance
      • Federal Quota Funds
      • Deaf-Blind Child Count
      • Caseload Analysis
      • Role of the Classroom Teacher
      • Simulation Activities
      • Social Etiquette
    • Vision Professionals >
      • Become a Vision Professional
      • Professional Preparation Programs
      • Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments
      • Orientation & Mobility Specialist
      • Low Vision Specialist
      • Rehabilitation Specialists
      • CATIS
      • Paraprofessionals & Braille Transcribers
    • Program Resources >
      • VI Organizations
      • Braille Resources
      • Deaf-Blind Resources
      • Support Networks
      • Journal Resources
      • State SpEd Agencies
      • Schools for the Blind
      • Georgia Vision Resources
    • V.I. Book Resources >
      • VI Resource Books
      • Braille Book Resources
      • Children's Books
      • Young Reader Books
      • Books about Dog Guides
      • Non-Fiction
      • Helen Keller Books
    • Parent Resources >
      • Online Parent Resources
      • Parent Resource Books
      • Grief & Suffering Books
      • Financial Assistance
      • Home Adaptations
      • Summer Reading (braille)
      • Summer Outdoor Activities
      • Rainy Days Activities
      • Camps for VI
    • History of Visual Impairments >
      • National Agenda
      • Legislation
      • Timeline of VI
      • Biblical Passages Concerning Blindness
      • Notable People
      • Helen Keller
      • History of Braillewriters
  • Service
    • Referrals >
      • Vision Concerns
      • Vision Classifications
      • Referral Process
      • Eligibility Guidelines
      • Vision Therapy Controversy
      • When Student Doesn't Qualify
    • Vision Exams >
      • Medical Professionals
      • Vision Tests & Tools
      • Visual Acuity
      • Lenses
      • Visual Fields
      • Structure & Function of the Eye
      • Common Vocabulary
      • Common Visual Impairments
      • Cortical Visual Impairments
      • Convergence Insufficiency (CI)
      • Deaf-Blind
    • FVE LMA >
      • What is the FVE
      • Interpret the Eye Report
      • FVE Observations
      • Interviews
      • Assessment Kit Materials
      • Oculomotor Skills
      • Near Visual Acuities
      • Print Comparisons
      • Distance Acuity
      • Test Visual Fields
      • Vision Skills
      • Learning Media Assessment
      • Reading Rates
      • Writing the FVE Report
    • Other Evaluations >
      • Clinical Low Vision Evaluation
      • Orientation & Mobility Evaluation
      • Impact on Development & Learning
      • Educational Assessments
      • Language Development
    • IEPs >
      • ECC Annual Needs
      • Writing SMART Goals
      • Blooms Taxonomy
      • Goal Bank >
        • Compensatory Goals
        • Sensory Efficiency Goals
        • Assistive Technology Goals
        • Social Skills Goals
        • Independent Living Goals
        • Recreation & Leisure Goals
        • Self Determination Goals
        • Career & Vocational Goals
      • Accommodations & Modifications
      • Service Delivery Models
      • Least Restrictive Environment
      • Student Led IEPs
    • Transition Plans
    • 504 Plans
  • Adaptations
    • Unique Visual Needs
    • Instructional Adaptations >
      • Movies & Assemblies
      • Lectures & Instruction
      • Board Work (Chalk, Interactive, White)
    • Material Adaptations >
      • Accessible Educational Materials
      • Photocopying
      • Font Legibility
      • Increase Contrast
      • Pictures and Worksheets
    • Environmental Adaptations >
      • School Campus Adaptations
      • Classroom Design Tips
      • Labeling System
      • Adjust Lighting
      • Playground Adaptations
    • Electives Adaptations >
      • Art
      • Art Materials
      • Music
      • Music & Movement
      • Dance
      • P.E. Adaptations
      • P.E. Resources
      • Home Economics
    • Early Intervention
    • Early Childhood >
      • Daily Schedule
      • Morning Meeting
      • Weather Check
      • Dramatic Play
      • Blocks
    • Math Adaptations >
      • Numbers & Counting
      • Algebra
      • Geometry & Spatial Sense
      • Measurement & Data
    • Literacy Adaptations >
      • Early Literacy Experiences
      • Reading Efficiency
    • Science Adaptations >
      • Science Materials
    • Social Studies Adaptations >
      • Social Studies Materials
  • ECC
    • Compensatory >
      • Guiding Principles of Concept Development
      • Community Based Experiences
      • Concepts to Teach
      • Organization & Study Skills
      • Tactile Graphics Guidelines
      • Tactile Graphics Instruction
      • Creating Tactile Graphics
      • Cranmer Abacus Instruction
    • Communication Modes >
      • Large Print
      • Braille Code
      • Braille Instruction
      • Braille Instruction Materials
      • Writing Braille
      • Create Tactual Books
      • Nemeth Braille Code
      • Signature & Handwriting Instruction
    • Students with MD >
      • Functional Skills
      • Individual Schedules & Communication Cards
      • Transition Between Activities
      • Lightbox Use
      • Encourage Use of Vision in Students with MD
      • Sensory Activities for Students with MD
      • Teacher Made Materials for Students with MD
      • Sensory Areas & Rooms
    • Sensory Efficiency >
      • Sensory Input
      • Sensory Table
      • Visual Efficiency Skills
      • Visual Attend and Scan Activities
      • Visual Tracking Activities
      • Visual Discrimination Activities
      • Visual Motor Activities
      • Optical Device Use
      • Tactual Readiness
      • Developing Skillful Hands
      • Auditory Readiness
      • Listening Skills Instruction
    • Independent Living >
      • Responsibility & Independence
      • Hygiene & Grooming
      • Dressing & Clothing Management
      • Mealtime Independence
      • Housekeeping
      • Money
      • Time Management
      • Food Preparation
    • O&M >
      • Proper Guide Techniques
      • Orienting Student to Environment
      • Mobility Skills
      • Travel
      • Dog Guides
    • Career Edu. >
      • Learn to Play
      • Classroom Jobs
      • Career & Vocational
      • Preparing for College
    • Social Skills >
      • Non-Verbal Communication
      • Social Interactions
      • Self Concept
      • Icebreakers & Mixers
    • Recreation & Leisure >
      • Recreation & Leisure Resources
    • Self Determination
    • Teaching in Thematic Units
  • Assistive Tech
    • Overview of Assistive Technology
    • Assistive Technology Assessment
    • Types of VI AT >
      • Non-Optical Low Vision Devices
      • Low/Medium Tech Devices for Tactual Learners
      • Optical Devices for Near
      • Optical Devices for Distance
      • Video Magnifiers
      • Screen Enlargement & Readers
      • Braille Technology
      • Tactile Graphics Technology
      • Auditory Access Devices
    • AT Instruction >
      • iPads as Instructional Tools
      • Making the iOS Device Accessible
      • Video Magnifier Instruction
      • Notetaker Instruction
      • Accessing Audio Books
      • Navigate Computer without a Mouse
      • Word Processing and Shortcuts
      • Keyboarding Instruction
    • Apps for VI >
      • Note Taking Apps
      • Apps for Accessing Books
      • Identification Apps
      • Navigation & Location Apps
      • Braille Apps
      • Magnifier Apps
      • Sound Making Apps
      • Cause & Effect Apps
      • Vision Skills Apps
      • Apps for Early Learning
      • Read to Me Story Apps
      • Apps for Communication
      • Android Apps for VI
    • Braillewriter Repair
    • AT Resources
    • Vendors
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