[nobe-l] Quietly I introduce myself

[Hope Paulos]

Hello Marianne. Would you email me off-list with the name of the online 
program you went through to get the certificate for becoming a TBVI?
Thanks!
Hope Paulos and Beignet
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marianne" <mdenning at cinci.rr.com>
To: "National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List" 
<nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 6:29 PM
Subject: Re: [nobe-l] Quietly I introduce myself


> Antonio
>
> I have had many jobs over the years.  After my children left home I went 
> back to college online and obtained my certificate as a teacher of 
> children who are visually impaired.  This is my first year as a teacher. 
> I work with three totally blind students.  One student is in a college 
> prep program and plans to study to become a music therapist when she 
> begins college.  The other students have additional disabilities so are in 
> special education classes.  My job is to provide training related to their 
> visual impairments and to support their classroom teachers.  I find many 
> teachers are intimidated by visually impaired students in the classroom.
>
> Marianne Denning
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Antonio M. Guimaraes" <iamantonio at cox.net>
> To: <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:07 AM
> Subject: [nobe-l] Quietly I introduce myself
>
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I hope we are all busy at teaching, or learning how to teach, since I 
>> have gotten no mail from this list in the past couple of weeks since 
>> subscribing.
>>
>> I am a member of the National Federation of the Blind of Rhode Island, 
>> and subscribed here because I am at school to become a social studies 
>> teacher.
>>
>> Some of you may know me from the NABS list, or the NFB of Florida, or the 
>> NFB of Massachusetts, and some of you will come to know me as a student 
>> at Western Governors University.
>>
>> This online university is where I currently attend, and it is where I 
>> will obtain a bachelors in social studies teaching 5/12.
>>
>> I am optimistic about getting a job after graduation, and I expect my 
>> hopes of employment to become realized. In other words, I want to, and 
>> expect to land a job.
>>
>> Right now all I can do is to work hard at school, and hope for a bright, 
>> if hectic teaching career.
>>
>> I have no specific questions at the moment, but hope to see some list 
>> traffic.
>>
>> Are there blind teachers here? what do you teach, and are you listed in 
>> Where the Blind Work?
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Antonio Guimaraes
>>
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>> literary works in Braille.
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