[NFB-Science] High school student who is blind taking an engineering course concerns of teacher

[Louise Flickinger]

I don't know the content but could the student simply describe this? You
may benefit from a conversation with the student as well to insure the
concepts are understood. Sometimes to teach the concept, a hands-on
teaching experience helps with objects and discussion, or the student may
understand by reading the book (Braille?) and tactile graphics.

On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 10:40 AM Shai Wolman via NFB-Science <
nfb-science at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I am a Teacher of Students with Visual Imapriment. A sophomore high school
> student of mine is taking an engineering course and the teacher has sent me
> their concern for me to post to the listserv as I was not certain how to
> accommodate this request:
>
> One of my students is visually impaired and we'll be starting the unit of
> Statics for the Principles of Engineering course.  Students are expected to
> be able to identify and indicate how different forces are acting on an
> object.  There are some concerns about the student being able to correctly
> identify and understand the direction forces act.  Forces that act on
> angles
> have component forces which students are then expected to calculate.  The
> question is, what methods can be utilized by the student to express and
> communicate the direction the forces act and to differentiate between
> normal
> and component forces.  When dealing with more complicated truss diagrams,
> how can we support the student and ensure that he is understanding the
> material without presenting or skipping to a completed diagram?
>
>
>
> Thank you in advance for any responses
>
> Shai Wolman Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments San Diego Unified
> School District
>
> (619)919-3966
>
> swolman818 at gmail.com <mailto:swolman818 at gmail.com>
>
>
>
>
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Louise Flickinger
Teacher/Consultant for Students with Visual Impairments
Paul Bunyan Education Cooperative
218-454-5527 (office)
218-838-9875 (cell)
louise.flickinger at isd181.org