Overview
Supporting Learners Series: The Whole Child: Being Engaged
Taking a whole child approach helps us focus beyond solely academics to include thinking about a student’s social-emotional, physical and safety needs. Designed with the whole child in mind, this module will focus on the tenant of being engaged and what that could mean for students with visual impairment.
Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate how being engaged supports student learning using a whole child approach.
- Describe how to implement strategies to promote engagement within the classroom setting
- Identify resources that will help a student with a visual impairment access the curriculum
Estimated Time to Complete: 1 hour
Presenter:
- Shannon D. Cuniak, M.Ed., is a Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI) and a Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS) in Canonsburg, PA. Formerly an Outreach Specialist at the Ohio State School for the Blind (OSSB), Cuniak currently works at The Intermediate Unit 1 in Washington County, PA as a TVI/COMS in multiple districts. Cuniak is an adjunct faculty instructor with both The Ohio State University and the University of Pittsburgh’s programs in visual impairments teaching courses in the area of braille and O&M. She has presented in a variety of settings on topics including Functional Vision Assessments, Blindness 101 and multiple teacher in-services. She received the Citation of Excellence for Direct Service Award in Orientation and Mobility from the Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER).
Various organizations have approved modules and webinars in the Learning Hub for continuing education credit.
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Table of Contents
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Pre-Assessment
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Introduction
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Supporting Learners Series - Engaged
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Getting the TVI Perspective
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Review
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Post-Assessment
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Survey