by Oran Tkatchov | Nov 3, 2020 | Behavior, Classroom Management, Coaching and Leadership, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, interpreters, Itinerant Teacher, SEL, Social-Emotional Learning, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, Teacher Leaders
In an effort to accomplish Governor Ducey’s Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) initiative the ASDB has joined with MindfulnessFirst in creating a video series to address this initiative. Our joint efforts have afforded us the first video that addresses trauma....
by Oran Tkatchov | Apr 24, 2020 | ACVREP, assistive technology, AT, Blind, Coaching and Leadership, disabilties, IEP/MET, instruction, Itinerant Teacher, Low Vision, special education, Strategies
This learning module from Vanderbilt University’s IRIS Center offers helpful tips on setting up the physical aspects of a classroom and introduces types of equipment used by students with visual disabilities (est. completion time: 1 hour). This resource could be...
by Oran Tkatchov | Apr 24, 2020 | ASL, Coaching and Leadership, Deaf, deaf-blind, language
This is a collection of keynotes and presentations given at the Collaborative Experience conferences hosted by the Minnesota Commission of the Deaf, DeafBlind & Hard of Hearing (MNCDHH). They are intended to be a resource for teachers of the deaf, deafblind and...
by Oran Tkatchov | Mar 5, 2020 | disabilties, IDEA, IEP/MET, special education
This PD module details the process of developing high-quality individualized education programs (IEPs) for students with disabilities. The module discusses the requirements for IEPs as outlined in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) with...
by Oran Tkatchov | Feb 27, 2020 | ACVREP, Blind, disabilties, Early Childhood, IDEA, instruction, Itinerant Teacher, Low Vision, special education, Teach and Enrich
In this Ted Talk, Pawan Sinha details his groundbreaking research into how the brain’s visual system develops. Sinha and his team provide free vision-restoring treatment to children born blind, and then study how their brains learn to interpret visual data. The...
