KMH/PCO CORE CURRUCULUM 1 The Expanded Core Curriculum: Finding the Time Kathleen M. Huebner, Ph. D....

KMH/PCO CORE CURRUCULUM

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The The ExpandedExpanded Core Curriculum:Core Curriculum:Finding the TimeFinding the Time

Kathleen M. Huebner, Ph. D.Kathleen M. Huebner, Ph. D.

Pennsylvania College of OptometryPennsylvania College of Optometry


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A Quick Review of What is Included A Quick Review of What is Included in the in the ExpandedExpanded Core Curriculum Core Curriculum Compensatory Skills (Braille; listening Compensatory Skills (Braille; listening

skills; handwriting skills; abacus)skills; handwriting skills; abacus) O&MO&M Social SkillsSocial Skills Independent Living SkillsIndependent Living Skills Recreation and Leisure SkillsRecreation and Leisure Skills Career EducationCareer Education Assistive TechnologyAssistive Technology Visual Efficiency Skills Visual Efficiency Skills (NA-1995)(NA-1995)


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What Itinerant Teachers Report as Most What Itinerant Teachers Report as Most

Time Spent onTime Spent on Expanded Expanded Core (CO Core (CO)) Braille Reading and Writing Braille Reading and Writing (listed on survey)(listed on survey)

Nemeth InstructionNemeth Instruction Braille PreparationBraille Preparation Independent Living SkillsIndependent Living Skills O&MO&M Vision Utilization Vision Utilization (not listed on survey)(not listed on survey)

Technology TrainingTechnology Training Materials AdaptationMaterials Adaptation Large Print ProductionLarge Print Production (Suvak 1999)(Suvak 1999)


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What Itinerant Teachers Report as Most Time What Itinerant Teachers Report as Most Time Spent Teaching Spent Teaching NONNON--ExpandedExpanded Core (CO) Core (CO)

Math Math Language ArtsLanguage Arts (Suvak 1999)(Suvak 1999)


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Additional Responsibilities and Time Additional Responsibilities and Time Consuming ActivitiesConsuming Activities

Communication-Teachers-Parents-Communication-Teachers-Parents-AdministratorsAdministrators

TravelTravel Report preparation/paperworkReport preparation/paperwork AssessmentAssessment Reinforce students’ other needs--MHReinforce students’ other needs--MH Other Other ExpandedExpanded Core areas-social skills, Core areas-social skills,

career education, recreation/leisurecareer education, recreation/leisure Materials orderingMaterials ordering Professional developmentProfessional development


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Current Concerns of 70 Current Concerns of 70 Experienced Teachers (TX)Experienced Teachers (TX)

Keeping up with Keeping up with required required paperworkpaperwork

Arranging a Arranging a balanced schedulebalanced schedule

Keeping up on Keeping up on morale and morale and confidenceconfidence


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Another Suspected but Another Suspected but Unreported Time EaterUnreported Time Eater

TUTORING !TUTORING !


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How to Make theHow to Make the BestBest of the of the Time We HaveTime We Have


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Strategies to Make Best Use of Strategies to Make Best Use of Limited TimeLimited Time

Teach Only Teach Only ExpandedExpanded CoreCore Do Not TutorDo Not Tutor Examine Your Strengths and Examine Your Strengths and

WeaknessesWeaknesses Develop Appropriate and Develop Appropriate and

Shared Responsibilities-- Shared Responsibilities-- Other Teachers/ Other Teachers/ Aides/ParentsAides/Parents

Increase Team EffectivenessIncrease Team Effectiveness


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Teach Only Teach Only Expanded Expanded CoreCore

Be convincedBe convinced Be determinedBe determined Be resourceful--in other words Be resourceful--in other words

YOU have to make it happenYOU have to make it happen Be firmBe firm


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Avoid TutoringAvoid Tutoring Ask the question-- Does student Ask the question-- Does student

need help because the visual need help because the visual impairment is impeding learning?impairment is impeding learning?

If yes--teachIf yes--teach If no--defer to other teacher, If no--defer to other teacher,

personnel, peer tutor, parentspersonnel, peer tutor, parents


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Examine Your Strengths and Examine Your Strengths and WeaknessesWeaknesses

Be honest with yourself--Identify your Be honest with yourself--Identify your weaknesses--weaknesses--its between you and yourself--not its between you and yourself--not the worldthe world

Weaknesses result in lack of Weaknesses result in lack of confidence, slowness to accomplish confidence, slowness to accomplish tasks, and defensivenesstasks, and defensiveness

Weaknesses result in inefficiency and Weaknesses result in inefficiency and ineffectivenessineffectiveness


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Change Weaknesses into Change Weaknesses into StrengthsStrengths

Develop strategies and a plan to Develop strategies and a plan to change weaknesses into strengthschange weaknesses into strengths

Seek out constructive ways to Seek out constructive ways to strengthen your skills and strengthen your skills and professionalismprofessionalism

Work independently and seek out Work independently and seek out support where neededsupport where needed


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Weaknesses Changed into Weaknesses Changed into StrengthsStrengths

Recognize your improvementsRecognize your improvements Note that tasks now take less timeNote that tasks now take less time Note that you now have more Note that you now have more

confidence in your decisions and the confidence in your decisions and the quality of your workquality of your work

Note that you no longer procrastinate Note that you no longer procrastinate or resist doing what used to be or resist doing what used to be weaknessesweaknesses


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ADDADD OTHERS TO YOUR TEAM OTHERS TO YOUR TEAMReauthorization of IDEA (1997)Reauthorization of IDEA (1997)

Parents as Parents as members of the members of the teamteam

Participation of Participation of regular regular educatoreducator


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Develop Appropriate and Shared Develop Appropriate and Shared Responsibilities-- Other Teachers/ Responsibilities-- Other Teachers/ Aides/ParentsAides/Parents

Model--teach in the regular classroomModel--teach in the regular classroom Provide positive reinforcementProvide positive reinforcement Observe students in their regular Observe students in their regular

classes…even snippets of time can tell classes…even snippets of time can tell you a lotyou a lot

Provide formal and informal trainingProvide formal and informal training Teach your students to direct others for Teach your students to direct others for

meaningful information-self advocatemeaningful information-self advocate


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Appreciate Other’s DiversityAppreciate Other’s Diversity

CultureCulture EducationEducation Socio/Economic StatusSocio/Economic Status Response to having a Response to having a

child with a disabilitychild with a disability ConfidenceConfidence TrustTrust LifestyleLifestyle ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities


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Keep an OPEN MIND and HEARTKeep an OPEN MIND and HEART Don’t bring old baggage into the Don’t bring old baggage into the

relationship relationship Approach each new relationship Approach each new relationship

with parents with a positive with parents with a positive approachapproach

Find out parents’ perspectives, Find out parents’ perspectives, beliefs, strengths, realities of beliefs, strengths, realities of lifestyleslifestyles

Have high--yet realistic--Have high--yet realistic--expectations for not only your expectations for not only your students but their families as wellstudents but their families as well


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Facilitate ParentFacilitate ParentParticipationParticipation

Keep an OPEN MIND and HEARTKeep an OPEN MIND and HEART Consider parents’ Consider parents’

individuality/diversityindividuality/diversity See parents as child’s See parents as child’s

mentors/teachersmentors/teachers Consider parent’s perspectiveConsider parent’s perspective Give information to the parents Give information to the parents

through various means and modesthrough various means and modes


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Parents as Teachers/MentorsParents as Teachers/Mentors

““When my son was When my son was born blind, I didn’t born blind, I didn’t get enlightened as get enlightened as to how to teach him to how to teach him everything, but he is everything, but he is my fourth child, I my fourth child, I know some things know some things about raising about raising children. Respect children. Respect me but help me.”me but help me.”


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Parent’s PerspectiveParent’s Perspective ““Teachers are not Teachers are not

always hearing what always hearing what I’m saying. I see my I’m saying. I see my child at home and I child at home and I know what he can know what he can do and can’t do. do and can’t do. Why don’t the Why don’t the teachers believe me teachers believe me when I tell them I when I tell them I see things they see things they don’t?”don’t?”


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Give Parent’s InformationGive Parent’s Information ““Don’t just tell me to do it, Don’t just tell me to do it,

explain how.”explain how.” ““Taking classes made me feel Taking classes made me feel

better, like I know something.”better, like I know something.” ““Parents need resources too!”Parents need resources too!” ““You have no idea how good You have no idea how good

it made me feel when you it made me feel when you asked me to help teach the asked me to help teach the mom of the new VI child at the mom of the new VI child at the school.”school.”


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Increase Team EffectivenessIncrease Team Effectiveness Build & maintain positive relationshipsBuild & maintain positive relationships Maintain close contactMaintain close contact Communicate a sense of teamworkCommunicate a sense of teamwork Don’t complainDon’t complain Be a good listenerBe a good listener Neither intimidate nor be intimidatedNeither intimidate nor be intimidated See others’ perspectivesSee others’ perspectives Ask questionsAsk questions


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Team GoalsTeam Goals

Group move toward Group move toward commoncommon goal goal

Each member Each member needs a clear needs a clear purposepurpose

Team members Team members directed toward a directed toward a goal that may not be goal that may not be clear to othersclear to others


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Support Comes From ManySupport Comes From Many Within yourself Within yourself (UP TO YOU)(UP TO YOU)

Family and friends Family and friends (90%)(90%)

Students Students (80%)(80%)

Special education teachers Special education teachers (61%)(61%)

Other Vision Teachers Other Vision Teachers (53%)(53%)

Parents Parents (52%)(52%)

Administrators Administrators (46%)(46%)

Regular Classroom teachers Regular Classroom teachers (40%)(40%)

Community Community (26%) (Seitz, 1999)(26%) (Seitz, 1999)


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TAKE PRIDE IN YOUR TAKE PRIDE IN YOUR CONTRIBUTIONSCONTRIBUTIONS

AND ENJOY YOUR AND ENJOY YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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