[NOBE-L] Virtual teaching
Elizabeth Huffman
ehuffman06 at icloud.com
Thu Oct 29 04:41:51 UTC 2020
Hello,
I am so happy to have found this group. I was wondering if anyone else had explored teaching virtually. If so, which companies have you found to be accessible? I used to work with a company called Learnlight and they were accessible during my time there.
I am happy to share my knowledge if it will help anyone on here.
Liz
Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 28, 2020, at 9:16 PM, Chase Crispin via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Jessica,
> Congrats on starting your student teaching process. I am a music teacher and just student taught last fall. If I can help with anything music ed specific don't be afraid to reach out.
> Good luck,
>
>
> Chase Crispin
>
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> From: NOBE-L <nobe-l-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jessica Stover via NOBE-L
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> Cc: Jessica Stover <jjstover at kent.edu>
> Subject: Re: [NOBE-L] NOBE-L Digest, Vol 197, Issue 8
>
> Those ideas about student teaching were very helpful! I will be student teaching in the fall of 2021 (music education)! Super excited, I’m already meeting with one of my perspective cooperating teachers since my adviser told me that the teacher remembers me from when I did my practicum at the middle school. Before I decide to student teach there I have a list of questions to ask such as their philosophy about teaching, what is expected of me in the classroom, will I get to conduct a piece for one of the concerts etc. Super excited!
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>> 1. Read aloud in the primary grades (Jackie Larrauri)
>> 2. Tips for student teaching (Jackie Larrauri)
>> 3. Re: Tips for student teaching (Valeria Jacobs)
>> 4. Re: Tips for student teaching (chase.crispin at gmail.com)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2020 16:56:04 -0400
>> From: Jackie Larrauri <ixchel.jackie.larrauri at gmail.com>
>> To: National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List
>> <NOBE-L at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [NOBE-L] Read aloud in the primary grades
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>> Hello,
>> I was wondering how those of you who teach in the primary grades prep
>> -3 handle readalouds such as when teaching a math, literacy, or other
>> lesson and introducing it with a book, such as ?I wanna iguana? or
>> ?Spookly the Square Pumpkin??
>> I?ve done shared reading in the past where all students followed along
>> on their own copies while the main classroom teacher or I displayed
>> the book on the document camera, but I?ve not done a read aloud as described above.
>> Thanks in advanced,
>> Jackie
>>
>>
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2020 17:00:25 -0400
>> From: Jackie Larrauri <ixchel.jackie.larrauri at gmail.com>
>> To: National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List
>> <NOBE-L at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [NOBE-L] Tips for student teaching
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>> Hello all,
>> I am looking for any tips you all might have about how to make my
>> student teaching experience the best it can be? I want to make sure
>> I?m successful in my two placements this coming semester so am looking
>> for any advice you all might have from your experiences.
>> Here are some ideas I have about making it a success:
>> Communicate with the teacher as early as possible (depending on when
>> my state gets me my placement of course as they have been known to get
>> these out late) Prepare my own lesson materials as much as possible as
>> most materials are not accessible since they?re pictures Ask about
>> technology used in the classroom as some are not accessible such as
>> seesaw Braille student names for attendance tracking Make computer
>> data sheets, student lists, and any other important information Thanks
>> in advance, Jackie
>>
>>
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>> Message: 3
>> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2020 18:30:24 -0400
>> From: Valeria Jacobs <vparadiso92 at gmail.com>
>> To: National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List
>> <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [NOBE-L] Tips for student teaching
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>> Hi Jackie,
>>
>> Congratulations on making it to student teaching! Below are some other
>> suggestions that might be helpful.
>>
>> Communicate regularly with your collaborating teacher. If you are
>> going to be using images, you need to know what those are, perhaps either braille
>> this out or have a document with descriptions and layout for yourself in
>> case you need to reference or work directly with students. Especially
>> given the situation with online learning, I do not recommend having
>> too many tabs open at the same time. Keep any descriptions you may be
>> using or notes for yourself brief because activities move fast. I
>> suggest creating a tracking system for yourself, perhaps an online
>> document where you indicate the date, your lesson plan or materials
>> and any notes for yourself so when you go back to review things,
>> everything is in the same place. You can do something similar for
>> student work, create a folder/file system on Google Drive which is very accessible.
>>
>> If you are working with younger students, tracking growth and keeping
>> tabs on student work is huge. You may want to create an individual
>> portfolio system, similar to what I described above for each of your
>> students. Aside from communicating with your collaborating teacher,
>> get very clear directives on what you are expected to be doing for each individual lesson.
>> Are you observing? Are you taking notes? Are you leading a hands-on
>> activity? Are you expected to run small groups or a whole class discussion?
>> If these things are not offered to you and you notice time goes by,
>> you may suggest taking some of these responsibilities on. Start small,
>> like leading the warm-up activity and build up to other things. Set
>> small, trackable goals each day/week.
>>
>> One of the biggest takeaways from my own student teaching experience
>> is that because these rooms are not ours where we would have developed
>> our own organizational systems, it is very important to understand
>> what your role is. You don?t want to be in someone?s way, but you also
>> want to get the most out of the experience. Don?t be pushy but
>> advocate for yourself if you need information. Set up times where you
>> can speak with your collaborative teacher about ideas you want to try or things that you are nervous about.
>> There will be parts of the experience that feel awkward but things get
>> easier over time. There may be times where you don?t feel super
>> prepared, but it is especially important to review whatever
>> information or materials you have not only in advance but after the fact so you can make adjustments.
>>
>> Lastly, think about what your own strengths and interests in the
>> classroom are. What do you know that you would really like to do?
>> There may be things that you have to teach that you are not super
>> excited about, but think of the things that you are excited about.
>> Interest and motivation in a subject area are often the best way to
>> get better at something. Be OK with making mistakes because you will make plenty of them. That is part of learning.
>> Don?t get hung up on small things that you can?t control, but be aware
>> of classroom management strategies, even in the virtual platform.
>>
>> I hope this helps and I am happy to speak off-line if you would like,
>>
>> Warmly,
>>
>> ?
>> Valeria
>>
>>> On Oct 25, 2020, at 5:01 PM, Jackie Larrauri via NOBE-L <
>> nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> ?Hello all,
>>> I am looking for any tips you all might have about how to make my
>> student teaching experience the best it can be? I want to make sure
>> I?m successful in my two placements this coming semester so am looking
>> for any advice you all might have from your experiences.
>>> Here are some ideas I have about making it a success:
>>> Communicate with the teacher as early as possible (depending on when
>>> my
>> state gets me my placement of course as they have been known to get
>> these out late)
>>> Prepare my own lesson materials as much as possible as most
>>> materials
>> are not accessible since they?re pictures
>>> Ask about technology used in the classroom as some are not
>>> accessible
>> such as seesaw
>>> Braille student names for attendance tracking Make computer data
>>> sheets, student lists, and any other important
>> information
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>> Jackie
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>> Message: 4
>> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2020 21:45:28 -0500
>> From: <chase.crispin at gmail.com>
>> To: "'National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List'"
>> <nobe-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [NOBE-L] Tips for student teaching
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>> Hi Jackie,
>> I would suggest contacting your cooperating teacher as soon as you
>> know your placement and ask if you can go visit the classroom ASAP.
>> This will help you get familiar with the school and think about things
>> you will need to label in braille, etc. Ask for descriptions of fire
>> drill exits, tornado shelter locations, lockdown drill procedures,
>> etc. You will need to be clear on those so that you can confidently
>> lead students through those drills. This will likely be your
>> responsibility if you are teaching when it happens.
>>
>> Be very transparent with your cooperating teacher about what you need.
>> Give them a chance to ask you questions as well. On my first couple
>> days, I also gave the students a chance to ask me questions. I spent
>> time showing them the technology I would be using, explaining how my
>> cane works, etc. I found that being very open and using class time for
>> this made the students much more comfortable with me and saved us time
>> in the long run. Think about explaining what you will need right away
>> - what should students do when they have a question for you if you can't see their hand?
>>
>> Ask your cooperating teacher for copies of their seating charts. Try
>> to memorize these quickly so you are confident with names and where
>> students are in the room without needing to stop to look this up.
>>
>> I hope this helps you come up with more ideas. Everything you
>> mentioned is a great idea as well. I just did my student teaching last
>> fall and graduated in December so it's still fresh in my mind. Feel
>> free to email me anytime if there's anything I can do to help you.
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>> Chase Crispin
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NOBE-L <nobe-l-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jackie Larrauri
>> via NOBE-L
>> Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2020 4:00 PM
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>> Cc: Jackie Larrauri <ixchel.jackie.larrauri at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [NOBE-L] Tips for student teaching
>>
>> Hello all,
>> I am looking for any tips you all might have about how to make my
>> student teaching experience the best it can be? I want to make sure
>> I?m successful in my two placements this coming semester so am looking
>> for any advice you all might have from your experiences.
>> Here are some ideas I have about making it a success:
>> Communicate with the teacher as early as possible (depending on when
>> my state gets me my placement of course as they have been known to get
>> these out late) Prepare my own lesson materials as much as possible as
>> most materials are not accessible since they?re pictures Ask about
>> technology used in the classroom as some are not accessible such as
>> seesaw Braille student names for attendance tracking Make computer
>> data sheets, student lists, and any other important information Thanks
>> in advance, Jackie _______________________________________________
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