[nobe-l] Questions from a Perspective Teacher

[Jewel]

Dear Michelle,
I also was a bit scared about taking a math class in Braille.
Basically, this is what I did: I had the lab manual in Braille and
took notes in Nemeth code as well. The book, I had a reader read it to
me, but I found that there was little in the book that was not
completely covered in class, so I stopped having a reader for that.
The class I took required that we do our homework online. The website
was not accessible, so Disability Support Services provided a
reader/scribe to me that would read the question on the computer then
put in my answer. I also found a talking scientific calculator to be
an invaluable tool. Good luck!
~Jewel

On 9/14/12, michelle <michelle.creedy at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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