[nobe-l] Questions from a Perspective Teacher

[michelle]

Hello Richard, thanks for all your suggestions. 

Michelle 


On Sep 13, 2012, at 8:13 PM, "Chun Chao" <zerone1683 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Michelle:
> 
> I am not in the Washington or Oregon area but I am close enough as a
> neighboring state, though I am not a teacher.
> I specialize more in Assistive Technology although I will be going for a
> M.A. in AT-EDU in the near future.
> 
> My suggestion for you would to be a part of a few NFBnet listservs that will
> have relevance to your subject matter.
> Visit nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo (no www in front) for a list of the
> available listservs.
> 
> Some lists that might help you along are "blindkid" (for parents of blind
> children), "Blindmath", and "nabs-l" (for blind students of all ages) just
> to name a few.
> Good luck on your journey as a teacher of blind students and I wish you the
> best.
> 
> Regards,
> C.C. Alan
> Northern Nevada NFB
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobe-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nobe-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Michelle Creedy
> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 7:02 PM
> To: nobe-l at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nobe-l] Questions from a Perspective Teacher
> 
> Hello List
> 
> My name is Michelle and I live in British Columbia Canada. I've finally
> decided to take the plunge and do what it takes to become a teacher of blind
> students. Fear has been holding me back for some time however I've had a
> wonderful boost in my attitudes and skills around blindness over the past
> year so some of the fears are no longer even worth pondering. I've been
> trying to figure out my path for some time now and after having some
> wonderful experiences volunteering this summer at an intensive for blind
> students I've decided this is the time!
> 
> My focus will be elementary school aged children and I need to take a course
> called Math for Elementary School Teachers as part of the pre-requisits for
> the Teacher Education program. The thought of taking math courses scares the
> living daylights out of me because I was terrible in math at school but here
> we go. Braille is my primary medium especially when it comes to math and I'm
> wondering whether anyone has good suggestions on how I might either get the
> book transcribed or even get it in a form of E-Braille that is actually
> interpreted properly by my braille display.
> 
> I'm also wondering if there are any of you who teach in the Washington or
> Portland areas? It would be wonderful to connect with someone who has
> actually done this successfully. At this point, I'm not as concerned about
> talking to someone who is a teacher of blind students as what I am with
> talking to someone who is in a classroom teaching sighted students. This is
> what I'll have to do in my practicum and teacher training and I know they
> will ask me a ton of questions as to how I'll accomplish particular tasks. I
> plan to start volunteering in the elementary school system as soon as
> possible again.
> 
> I'm sure excited to have found this list! Hope you don't mind lots and lots
> of questions because trust me, I have many!
> 
> Michelle
> 
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