[Pibe-division] Fw: Job Announcement in Montgomery County Maryland

[Edward Bell]

TEACHER OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED-MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS



SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:

The Vision teacher provides itinerant vision services to students with visual impairments (ages3-21) in school settings. Assess students functional vision, conducts Learning Media Assessments, and is responsible for providing direct instruction in compensatory skills, i.e. Braille, Assistive Technology, Utilization of Low vision, Abacus, etc. Develops and implements an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) to address the child's visual needs.



CERTIFICATE LICENSE:

Maryland State Certification in special education specifying visual impairment.



KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES:

Thorough knowledge of visual problems, impairments, and blindness, and their implications for early developmental growth and learning; thorough knowledge of birth defects and the interactive effects of vision loss on infants and toddlers with multiple impairments and thorough knowledge of specific implications on learning and development for children with visual impairments; Competencies must include the ability to diagnostically assess need across all developmental areas, e.g., sensory, motor, language, self-help, cognitive, affective and to implement a prescriptive instructional program for child and parent based on findings. Ability to develop parent education strategies and behavior management techniques. Strong report writing skills. Excellent communications and human relations skills.



EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in special education specifying visual impairment; specific training in conducting functional vision and learning media assessments; experience and training in the use of assistive technology for the visually impaired; experience working with students who are visually impaired as well as multiply disabled.







Thank you,



Joshua Irzyk, Ed.D.

Statewide Vision Low Incidence Specialist

Maryland State Department of Education

200 West Baltimore Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

(O) 410-767-0812

(F) 410-333-8165

jirzyk at msde.state.md.us

                 and

The Maryland School for the Blind

3501 Taylor Avenue

Baltimore, MD 21236

410-444-5000 x 1410

joshuai at mdschblind.org





Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC

REGISTER TO TAKE THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION IN LITERARY BRAILLE (NCLB) Exam http://www.nbpcb.org/pages/announcements.php

Director, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness Louisiana Tech University
210 Woodard Hall
PO Box 3158
Ruston LA 71272
Office: 318.257.4554
Fax: 318.257.2259 (Fax)
Skype: edwardbell2010
ebell at latech.edu
www.latech.edu/instituteonblindness
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-- Stephen Jay Gould



From: Joshua Irzyk 
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 10:52 AM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: Job Announcement in Montgomery County Maryland

Good morning,

 

If you could, please pass along the following job announcement to any interested students or alumni.

 

TEACHER OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED-MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

 

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:

The Vision teacher provides itinerant vision services to students with visual impairments (ages3-21) in school settings. Assess students functional vision, conducts Learning Media Assessments, and is responsible for providing direct instruction in compensatory skills, i.e. Braille, Assistive Technology, Utilization of Low vision, Abacus, etc. Develops and implements an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) to address the child's visual needs.

 

CERTIFICATE LICENSE:

Maryland State Certification in special education specifying visual impairment.

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES:

Thorough knowledge of visual problems, impairments, and blindness, and their implications for early developmental growth and learning; thorough knowledge of birth defects and the interactive effects of vision loss on infants and toddlers with multiple impairments and thorough knowledge of specific implications on learning and development for children with visual impairments; Competencies must include the ability to diagnostically assess need across all developmental areas, e.g., sensory, motor, language, self-help, cognitive, affective and to implement a prescriptive instructional program for child and parent based on findings. Ability to develop parent education strategies and behavior management techniques. Strong report writing skills. Excellent communications and human relations skills.

 

EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in special education specifying visual impairment; specific training in conducting functional vision and learning media assessments; experience and training in the use of assistive technology for the visually impaired; experience working with students who are visually impaired as well as multiply disabled.

 

 

 

Thank you,

 

Joshua Irzyk, Ed.D.

Statewide Vision Low Incidence Specialist

Maryland State Department of Education

200 West Baltimore Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

(O) 410-767-0812

(F) 410-333-8165

jirzyk at msde.state.md.us

                 and

The Maryland School for the Blind

3501 Taylor Avenue

Baltimore, MD 21236

410-444-5000 x 1410

joshuai at mdschblind.org

 
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