[rehab] On-Line VI Teacher Certification Program

[David Andrews]

>From: "C. Smyth" <cs.nfbwv at verizon.net>
>To: "NFB of West Virginia Discussion List" <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org>,
>         "NFB Affiliate Presidents List" <nfbaffiliatepresidents at nfbnet.org>,
>         "NFB Chapter Presidents discussion list" 
> <chapter-presidents at nfbnet.org>
>Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:21:39 -0400
>Cc: Mary Ellen Zeppuhar <mzeppuhar at hsc.wvu.edu>
>Subject: [Chapter-presidents] VI Teacher Certification Program
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>I have been asked to distribute the following.
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>Charlene Smyth
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>NFBWV President
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>RECRUITMENT MESSAGE FOR LVB PROGRAM<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = 
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>Online Graduate Program in Visual Impairments
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><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = 
>"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />West Virginia 
>University is pleased to announce the nationwide availability of its 
>online graduate program leading to teaching certification in visual 
>impairments and/or a Masters Degree in Special Education: Low 
>Vision/Blindness. If you or your colleagues are considering graduate 
>study in this area, this program provides just the right combination 
>of high quality, easy access, and reasonable cost.
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>All courses in this program are offered entirely online through live 
>interactive class sessions as well as other web-based learning 
>activities. Out-of-state students pay the lower resident tuition 
>rates through a special agreement with the Southern Regional 
>Education Board's Electronic Campus. All field and practicum 
>experiences are completed in the student's local community, in the 
>job setting if s/he works with students with visual impairments, or 
>in an appropriate classroom, under the supervision of a qualified 
>practitioner with online support from a university supervisor.
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>Financial support is available for eligible individuals. A federally 
>funded project is now available to provide money to support students 
>who are completing requirements to become certified in visual 
>impairments through reimbursement of ALL tuition and fees for 
>students who promise to work in the field for 2 years for each year 
>of program support upon completion. WVU also offers TEACH grant 
>loans for individuals who agree to work in a high need school system 
>for a period of 4 years after completion.
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>This program is tailored to the requirements for teaching 
>certification in West Virginia but it meets ALL national standards 
>in this area of specialization. Individuals who work or plan to work 
>in states other than WV should contact their state education agency 
>to determine if this program will meet requirements for 
>certification in visual impairments in that state.
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>WVU has over 25 years of excellence in preparing special education 
>personnel, has earned national awards for its innovative uses of 
>distance education technologies, and is fully accredited by the 
>National Council on Accreditation of Teacher Education. We have a 
>decade of experience in online course and program delivery and 
>employ faculty specially selected for their content expertise and 
>extensive classroom experience as well as their effectiveness in 
>supporting adult learning.
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>To request a brochure with detailed information about the program 
>and an application form, please contact 
><mailto:sped at mail.wvu.edu>sped at mail.wvu.edu or 304-293-7143.