Setting boundaries as a teacher of students with visual impairments can feel daunting. What are teaching boundaries? Why do I need boundaries as a teacher? How can I set teaching boundaries?
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Welcome back to the podcast my friend! I'm so glad that you are here. We are sitting down with Katie Ericson who has such a unique and interesting perspective on TVI and O&M because she has a very interesting journey that she went on that is different than most other people that I know. Katie most recently worked as an itinerant TSBVI Comms with military connected students in the Pacific region. And she is currently a PhD student in Special Education at the University of Nebraska Lincoln.
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How teaching students with visual impairments has changed since the implementation of IDEA.
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Welcome back to the podcast. I think I love this topic so much, because as a first year teacher, you're kind of looking up at this mountain, right, and you see all these other people so much higher than you and they're doing so many amazing things. I mean, I still feel that way, whether in the now it has nothing to do with how much time somebody has been in the field, just what they're doing with their time. But especially as a first year teacher when everybody's been doing this for longer than you have.
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Today I get to bring you along for a conversation with Martina and Hrvoje who live in Croatia. They work for a center called Mali Dom where they both have different roles, but work seamlessly together for the students in a transdisciplinary model. And it's really really working for them. We get to take a peek behind the scenes of who they are as people and the exact actions that they take to make their students’ lives better.
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Today's episode is going to be a little bit of a personal episode. A lot of times I come on here and I share steps to whatever A B C or three ideas for lesson plans or something of that nature. And sometimes we do have conversations with other people. But this one is really going to be personal. Because I'm taking you a little bit behind the scenes of my personal life to bring these anecdotes to you as I've been really looking at myself, who I am, and I've had some time to reflect on teaching in and of itself in general.
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Today we're going over a few takeaways from the symposium. I wiggled my hands in a five, but it's really six. I have six best takeaways for you. And I'm sharing this with you specifically for selfish reasons. Because when I share what I learned, I like to hear what you learned.
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So thank you for being here. I want to introduce you to Kim Owens. Kim is a chronically-ill woman living with multiple immune diseases. She and her husband Chris have been married for 25 years and live in coastal Georgia. Their oldest son Cash is a typically sighted geologist living in and working in Houston, Texas. Their youngest son Kai is a blind college student attending the University of Georgia studying to become a music theory professor and jazz musician. Kai lost his sight at the age of 10 due to autoimmune retinopathy and Rod cone dystrophy.
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Okay, let me tell you just a little bit about Lynn Gautreaux. And I'm gonna actually give him the floor and let him talk more about himself. One thing that I really like about this conversation that you're about to hear is not only a little bit of the how, of how he made these decisions, and why he decided to pursue this as an expertise, but more in the back-end of who he is as a person. That's really what makes these presentations come to life.
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Welcome to integrating learners with visual impairments and physical education classes. I'm really excited that you are here. I'm Kassy Maloney, if you don't know me. But the person who's going to be taking over in a second is Chelsea Schumaker. And I'm going to share a little bit about her also in just a second.
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What's the role that perfectionism plays in our lives? I mean, it can be a really good thing but it can also really hold us back. Let's dive in today to see how we can overcome perfectionism so that way we can step into the best fullest versions of ourselves.
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Welcome back to the podcast, my friend! Today I get to sit down with Chelsey Schumaker, who is a fantastic orientation and mobility specialist. She received her master's in orientation and mobility and special education from Texas Tech University, and is now going on to get her PhD. Her PhD! Concentrating on O and M. You know, her personal story is really what kicks this whole thing into gear.
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When our learners aren't performing the way that we expect them to be able to because their spatial awareness issues are not allowing them to make the decisions that we think that they should be able to make by now, we often internalise it. But what if it's not necessarily us? What if there are things going on underneath the surface of spatial awareness? That's exactly what we get to dive into today, with our guests, Marnie Roth and Lil Deverell.
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What comes to your mind when I say lowered teenagers? How about let's add in teenagers with low vision? That population can be more difficult than any other population. There's just so much going on that we need to be aware of. Today, we luckily have Erin Buckley on the podcast and she's going to share some insights that she has gained, working with teenagers with low vision.
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It's no secret that we want to become more impactful teachers. But what does that exactly mean? And where do we need to focus our attention in order to get there? We're breaking it all down today so that way, you can stop chasing shiny pennies, know where to focus your attention so that way you can step into the best version of yourself that makes more impact for your learners, skyrockets your learners’ success and has a more balanced life.
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Have you ever had one of those times where you pull up to a lesson. You get out. You think you have everything under control and then you forgot the most important material? Yeah, you have. We all have. And you have enough experiences like that over many, many years. You start to really figure out what works and what doesn't work for your learners and what they need on a continual basis for you to keep in your car trunk, or as Aussies call it, your car boot. Today we're talking with Joan Brodbeck and Jeremy Hill, and they're going to be sharing with us what they keep in their cars as they travel around rural Kansas, and all around Australia for their lesson.
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Have you ever wanted to sit down with me over a cup of coffee or better yet? A frosty Margarita and just chat about work? Have your questions answered? That's exactly what we're doing today. I've got some questions that you guys have sent in and we are going to answer them. They're going to range from work related to a few personal ones and then I am ready to dive in.
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Innovation is happening all around us at all times. But is this even a good thing? How do we know how much to lean into it without losing a sense of who we are? That's exactly what we're talking about today in this super fun solo episode. So let's dive in.
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This is it. Today is the day today is the day that your mind gets blown as to what is possible for women in this field. Today, I get to introduce you to Emily Coleman, who is the first female superintendent of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. And while yes, I was shaking in my boots, when we asked Emily to come on to our little podcast, I am so grateful that she agreed. Not only is this woman so inspirational, but she is one of the nicest people I've ever spoken to in my life.
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