[nobe-l] Teaching
MARJORIE R KIRSOP
loki7004 at msn.com
Thu Apr 14 02:19:02 UTC 2011
Hi Danelle,
It is nice to meet you. My name is Lori and I have a degree in elementary and secondary. I should have gone into special ed instead. I know when I had to do two different Practicum sessions in the 2 programs that in a special ed room there was at least one aide if not 2. It has been a couple of years since I did the last intern session, but that is what I remember. The regular special ed teacher does the teaching and when she took 2 students at a time to work on sight words the aids watched the rest of the class who were in reading groups or using computer programs like Rabbit. I hope this helps. Have a nice day.
Lori
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1. Questions (Danielle Shives)
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3. Re: Questions (Kathy Nimmer)
4. Accessibility of Power School (Lori)
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Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:45:34 -0700
From: "Danielle Shives" <shives1 at myactv.net<mailto:shives1 at myactv.net>>
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Hi, all,
My name is Danielle, and I am relatively new to this list. I am about to receive a master's degree in Special Education. I earned my bachelor's degree in elementary education 2 years ago. I am finally ready to look for a job! I am totally blind, but I am interested in teaching sighted children. I know it is not easy to get such a position for someone who is totally blind, but I know some of you have done it, and I was wondering if you could answer some questions for me. specifically, how many of you have an aide in your classroom, and what types of things does this person do? Also, who pays their salary? I have received conflicting information on this, so I thought I would ask those with experience. I would also be interested to know what grade or subject you teach. If anyone has any suggestions or thoughts to pass along, I would certainly appreciate it, and I will probably have more questions at some point. Thank you in advance.
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Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:57:08 -0400
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Danielle,
What grade do you want to teach and what subject? Do you have a focus for
special ed? Is it learning disabilities or maybe cognitively delayed?
Good luck
I'm on the list because I'm interested in education and thought about going
for my masters to teach blind and visually impaired students.
But for now I'm not in the field; maybe I'll volunteer though and see if I
like working with kids.
There is a lot of predjudice in the education field; you might want to have
reference letters and recommendations when you go for an interview to prove
you have done it and can do it safely.
When I attempted to major in elementary education, I encountered many
negative attitudes; I went for a general BA for other reasons though
including being real overwelmed by the education class work.
But if I do it in grad school someday, I can focus on education rather than
the other core classes required as an undergrad student.
Good luck.
Ashley
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Subject: [nobe-l] Questions
Hi, all,
My name is Danielle, and I am relatively new to this list. I am about to
receive a master's degree in Special Education. I earned my bachelor's
degree in elementary education 2 years ago. I am finally ready to look for a
job! I am totally blind, but I am interested in teaching sighted children. I
know it is not easy to get such a position for someone who is totally blind,
but I know some of you have done it, and I was wondering if you could answer
some questions for me. specifically, how many of you have an aide in your
classroom, and what types of things does this person do? Also, who pays
their salary? I have received conflicting information on this, so I thought
I would ask those with experience. I would also be interested to know what
grade or subject you teach. If anyone has any suggestions or thoughts to
pass along, I would certainly appreciate it, and I will probably have more
questions at some point. Thank you in advance.
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Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:36:32 -0400
From: Kathy Nimmer <goldendolphin17 at hotmail.com<mailto:goldendolphin17 at hotmail.com>>
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Danielle,
I teach high school English to sighted kids in Indiana and have done so for nineteen years. Here is how it works for me.
1. Yes, I have an aide who is with me during the five classes I teach consecutively, plus a half hour beyond that. While I was not hired in with one, it became apparent for my particular situation, school population, subject area, and class sizes that it is very helpful to have one. I could teach without one, but it would not be as successful for me.
2. My aide inputs grades on the computer since the program is not accessible, records attendance, grades things that are objective from a key I make, makes copies, and co-handles discipline with me by either dealing with minor things on her own or alerting me to those things I can't know about myself with no vision but those that I as the teacher should handle myself. As a bonus, she is a nice addition to the positive personality and atmosphere in my classroom, though not all of my aides have been such a presence.
3. The school corporation pays her salary as a para-professional, just like all of the other paras. It is hourly with no benefits and a part-time cap. This is the only reasonable accommodation they provide me. I pay everything else: technology, readers outside of school, transportation, and anything else I need different from other teachers.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Kathy Nimmer
> Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:45:34 -0700
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> Subject: [nobe-l] Questions
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> Hi, all,
> My name is Danielle, and I am relatively new to this list. I am about to receive a master's degree in Special Education. I earned my bachelor's degree in elementary education 2 years ago. I am finally ready to look for a job! I am totally blind, but I am interested in teaching sighted children. I know it is not easy to get such a position for someone who is totally blind, but I know some of you have done it, and I was wondering if you could answer some questions for me. specifically, how many of you have an aide in your classroom, and what types of things does this person do? Also, who pays their salary? I have received conflicting information on this, so I thought I would ask those with experience. I would also be interested to know what grade or subject you teach. If anyone has any suggestions or thoughts to pass along, I would certainly appreciate it, and I will probably have more questions at some point. Thank you in advance.
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Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:59:51 -0400
From: "Lori" <Lori at asmodean.net<mailto:Lori at asmodean.net>>
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Subject: [nobe-l] Accessibility of Power School
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Hello:
Is anyone using Power School with a screen reader?
Thanks,
Lori
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