All teachers can support the Expanded Core!
All teachers can support the Expanded Core!
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All teachers have a role in supporting Expanded Core skills regardless if your are the specialized teacher of students of vision impairments or the classroom teacher. Each student has unique needs. From babies to teens, the Expanded Core is the heart of the learning process for developing quality of life for students who are visually impaired.
Expanded Core learning happens in all aspects of a student's day. All teachers, paraprofessionals, Interveners and related servers can support Expanded Core learning.
Get Your Copy of the Expanded Core High School Readiness Checklist
Get Your Copy of the Expanded Core High School Readiness Checklist
The Expanded Core High School Readiness Checklist is for students to be competent in high school. The road to high school success starts in preschool. Students who are engaged in rigorous high school level work can then focus on the road to success in college or the workforce.
The Expanded Core High School Readiness Checklist is divided into three grade bands:
Preschool & kindergarten
First through fourth grades
Fifth through eighth grades
Alternative checklist for students with significant disabilities
The Expanded Core High School Readiness Checklist is free. Get your copy here!
There are a number of excellent resources for providing Expanded Core instruction. Check out these instructional resources to get you started:
There are a number of excellent resources for providing Expanded Core instruction. Check out these instructional resources to get you started:
Individualized Instruction in the Expanded Core Curriculum for students who are deaf-blind or have multiple impairments.
Expanded Core Curriculum: A Team Approach how to get buy-in and support from the school-based team.
Teaching Life Differently: The Expanded Core Curriculum for Babies and Young Children with Visual Impairments can be purchased on Amazon
The Independent Little Bee-Expanded Core Resource Blog for parents and teachers
The APH Hive Set of courses for disability specific skills that must be taught to students with visual impairment due to a loss of vision, in order to access Core Curriculum and develop independence.
Expanded Core Curriculum Bin Materials
Expanded Core Services is offering a checkout system for Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) resources. Lesson plans and virtual materials are readily available for teachers to use, while tactile resources may be available for checkout depending on availability.
Lesson Plans & Virtual Materials: All lesson plans and virtual materials are readily available and can be used as often as needed. See lesson plans and virtual materials HERE (linked)
If you encounter any tech/access issues with these lesson plans please request access or email kennedyp@usdb.org
Available Materials: There are tactile resources associated with each lesson. Tactile resources are not guaranteed and are available for checkout based on current ECS Hub inventory. Materials Spreadsheet (Linked)
Request a Checkout: If you are interested in checking out tactile resources from the ECS Hub, complete the Google Form (Linked) with your request.
Wait for Confirmation: After submitting the google form, please wait for an email response from the ECS team confirming availability and the details of your bin checkout.
Bin Checkout Guidelines
Bin Checkout Guidelines
Bins are checked out as complete units. Individual items or materials cannot be requested separately. For example, if you check out the Police Unit, you will receive the entire Police bin and can use the materials you need from it.
Requests must be submitted at least two weeks before your requested start date. This allows ECS team time to review availability, prepare the bin, and coordinate your pickup.
Bin availability is not guaranteed. Please wait for an email confirmation from ECS before planning to use the materials.
Checkout details, including pickup and return expectations, will be provided in your confirmation email.
Bin Checkout Expectations
Bin Checkout Expectations
Cleaning: Please thoroughly clean and sanitize all materials before returning the bin.
Inventory List: All materials received must be returned with the bin. A section will be provided at the bottom of the inventory list to record anything that was broken, damaged, or went missing during use.
Checkout Length: Bin can be checked out for up to 30 days at a time.
Please review the inventory before returning your bin to ensure all materials are accounted for, cleaned, and ready for the next checkout. Use and care for all materials as if you purchased them yourself. We want these resources to last and be available for many teachers!
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