Blind and Visual Impairment Supervisors Retreat
Session Dates
Thursday February 16, 2017 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Friday February 17, 2017 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Closed
The BVI Supervisors Retreat is designed for supervisors of vision professionals to collaborate in the disability content of the field of vision and address the specific needs of supervisors to operate successful programs. During the retreat, supervisors will “roll up their sleeves” and examine topics such as the essential assessments, instructional delivery of the expanded core curriculum (ECC), providing effective supervision to teachers and everything in-between. The retreat experience will balance formal presentations with informal discussions to provide supervisors the opportunity to share successes and questions with fellow professionals. The goal of the retreat is to provide supervisors with effective practices and strategies to support local vision staff in the provision of quality programming to students who are blind or visually impaired and their families.
Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Describe the unique learning needs and the educational implications of students identified as blind or visually impaired
- Identify the essential assessments – what they are, when they are completed, and where the data is reported
- Identify the instructional practices of the Expanded Core Curriculum in current IEPs
- Network and share procedural resources with other supervisors
Target Audience
Blind and Visual Impairment Supervisors
Individuals attending this course must arrive on time and stay the duration of the course in order to receive Act 48 Professional Education hours. Requests for exceptions are to be brought to the attention of the individual´s Superintendent or IU Director prior to the course.
Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate individuals who have special needs as addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act and who need assistance at this training. Contact: Patty Panuccio, at 1-800-446-5607, or "ppanuccio@pattan.net(Patty Panuccio email)":mailto:ppanuccio@pattan.net.