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VI professionals are a small, elite group spread out over the state. Novice teachers may lack opportunities to observe experienced VI professionals in the classroom and itinerant settings. Three times this year we will be providing two days of professional observation at TSBVI and in surrounding school districts for teachers of students with visual impairments, certified orientation and mobility specialists, and Texas Tech or Stephen F. Austin students enrolled in VI or O&M coursework. You will have the opportunity to discuss what you have observed and ask questions of the instructors. The mentor program pays for hotel, meals, partial travel, and substitute teacher expenses.To be eligible to attend, you must be a student currently working on VI or O&M certification or a VI professional who is currently assigned a mentor through the TSBVI Mentor Program. Mentors may accompany protgs to a Mentor Center and will receive the same accommodations.Audience: University students currently working on VI or O&M certification, VI professionals currently assigned a mentor through the TSBVI Mentor Program and Mentors accompanying Protgs. |
