[Pibe-division] Teaching Virtual Teachers

[Bryan Schulz]

hi,
sounds good but how do you get paid?

Bryan Schulz

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dr. Denise M. Robinson 
  To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 5:40 PM
  Subject: [Pibe-division] Teaching Virtual Teachers


  Teaching Virtual Teachers 
  I have teachers of the blind calling me from all over to learn the virtual techniques to teach students. The excitement of showing them another way is always a joy for me. Today was no exception to this rule. If you want to be one of these teachers...send an email and we can get going.

  Last year this teacher quit her job to have a beautiful baby. Before she had quit I told her what I had been doing in regards to virtual teaching and that if she wanted, she could do it too from home, while still caring for her children. A couple days ago I got the email asking about the virtual teaching.

  I took her through the process of being the student and how I connected to her and then her being the teacher and connecting to me and all the many aspects that went along with virtual teaching. Her excitement of its potential could be felt across the wires. We will practice until she is comfortable and then when she gets students I can assist when she needs it.

  I have discovered several different ways to do virtual instruction. When you go across state or country lines, the connections vary. Instead of phoning and adding up long distance charges, I connect with SKYPE, give directions, then bring up JAWS Tandem and we continue both throughout the lesson. If the video becomes too garbled because of bandwidth, we go to just audio. Local calls can be phone and straight Tandem. I have also given lessons straight through chat, text and Tandem. There are so many ways and options. Meetings with school personnel can happen through SKYPE or a phone. If teaching braille or other hands on skills, a para educator is on the other side following instructions on how to help the child position their fingers....all watched through video on my side.

  Most importantly, we have the ability to teach every child as long as there is a phone line. Every child could potentially have the ability to receive as much instruction as they need to achieve their goals and dreams. We need more options to address the challenge of teaching so many children. This is just one more option. http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/

         Denise 

  Denise M. Robinson, TVI, Ph.D. 
  Teacher of the Blind & Visually Impaired
  TechVision-Independent Contractor
  Specialist in blind programming/teaching/training
  509-674-1853     deniserob at gmail.com

  http://blindgeteducated.blogspot.com/



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