CPD Credits
Course: Introduction to working with blind and low vision students
FREE course
Available until: December 31, 2024
For Maryland professionals, you will be able to receive 1 CPD credit from MSDE hosted by MSB by watching 15 of our webinars and completing a survey after each session. You will then receive follow-up coaching to see how you implemented what you learned in the sessions. If you have any questions, please contact conchitah@mdschblind.org.
Follow these steps to receive 1 CPD credit
1. Obtain prior approval from your employer/local school system to verify that the CPD experience will be accepted for credit.
2 Register for MSB course: Introduction to working with Blind and Low Vision Students.
3. Watch the webinars listed below.
4. Complete the follow-up surveys.
5. Contact us with any follow-up questions.
6. Have a coaching call or email several weeks after your course completion to follow up with implementation.
7. Once all steps are completed, we will present you with the CPD Completion for Credit Form.
8. Submit the forms as directed on the CPD Completion for Credit Form.
Participants have the following responsibilities:
1. Obtain prior approval from their employer/local school system to verify that the CPD experience will be accepted for credit.
2. Make sure that you receive the signed CPD Completion for Credit Form upon successful completion of all requirements. The Division of Educator Certification and Program Approval does not keep records of MSDE CPD participants.
3. Submit the forms as directed on the CPD Completion for Credit Form.
If the participant is not employed by a local school district, but holds a Maryland certificate, he/she should retain the credit forms and submit one copy to the Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Educator Certification and Program Approval, Certification Branch, when requesting renewal of his/her certificate as directed above. The submission should include a cover letter explaining the request and identifying information such as name, current address, name of school, and social security number.
For questions, contact conchita.hernandez@maryland.gov.
Accessibility of webinars:
All videos include captions of all spoken content
All videos include transcripts of all spoken content
All video presenters speak all information on slides being presented
Videos are presented via YouTube or Google
All post-surveys are accessible
Webinar Sessions
Under each course, videos are both embedded and linked. Transcripts are listed with all relevant documents addressed.
- Reading Media Assessments 1: Quality Assessments LMA and FVA
Outcome:
Participants will understand what the law states regarding the need for assessment for a student who is blind or visually impaired, as well as the basic components of the Learning Media Assessment (LMA) and Functional Vision Assessment (FVA)
Resources referenced:
Learning Media Assessment, 2nd Edition by Alan J. Koenig and M. Cay Holbrook
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired – Publications
Functional Vision and Learning Media Assessment (FV/LMA) Worksite Introduction
National Reading Media Assessment (NRMA) for Youth with Visual Impairment
Quality Assessments - LMAs and FVAs.pptx2. Reading Media Assessments 2: Introduction to the NRMA
Outcome:
Participants will understand how to use the NRMA for assessing students' reading media and what students the NRMA would be suitable to use with
Resources referenced:
3. CVI 1: Introduction to Cortical Visual Impairment
Outcome:
Participants will be able to identify the 3 phases of CVI and how a student fits into those phases
Resources referenced:
Roman-Lantzy, C. (2007). Cortical visual impairment: An approach to assessment and intervention. New York: AFB Press.
Sheline, D. (2016). Strategy to see: Strategies for students with cerebral/cortical visual impairment. VeriNova, LLC.
4. CVI 2: Practical Application
Outcome:
Participants will be able to identify and understand the characteristics of CVI
Resources referenced:
Roman-Lantzy, C (2018). Cortical Visual Impairment An Approach to Assessment and Intervention. AFB Press, New York, NY.
Rowland, C (ND). The Communication Matrix
National Center on Deaf-Blindness (2018). Laying the Foundation for Communication
Exchange. Retrieved from https://nationaldb.org/library/page/2716
5. CVI 3: CVI Communication Matrix
Outcome
Participants will learn what the CVI Communication Matrix is and how to use it with their students
6. Reading Platform 1: Bookshare
Outcome
Participants will learn about Bookshare, how to download books, and how they can add books to their student’s platforms
Resources referenced:
7. Reading Platform 2: NFB-NEWSLINE
Outcome:
Participants will learn about who qualifies for NFB-NEWSLINE, how to sign them up and what materials are available via this platform
Resources referenced:
8. Reading Platform 3: BARD
Outcome:
Participants will learn who is eligible for this service, how to download materials and how to sign up participants
Resources referenced:
The Library of Congress NLS Video Presented By Karen Keninger
Amy Snow, TVI from the Wisconsin School for the Blind and Physically Impaired
iOS and Android Apps
https://youtu.be/oFocDhTa1FM?t=133
To get more information:
9. Braille 1: Slate and Stylus
Outcome:
Participants will learn what a slate and stylus is and how to use it, as well as the different types of slate and stylus and how to teach their uses to students
Resources referenced:
10. Braille 2: APH Products for Braille and Tactile Literacy
Outcome:
Participants will learn about APH products for braille and tactile literacy
Resources referenced:
APH site: https://www.aph.org/
Braille Blaster: https://www.brailleblaster.org/
11. Braille 3: Introduction to UEB
Outcome
Participants will learn about the most recent changes to UEB braille
12. Technology: Beginning Switch Access and the iPad
Outcome:
Participants will learn how to pair a switch device with an iPad, about different applications to use with switches and strategies for using switches with students
Resources referenced:
Positioning
Levels, Apps, any Techniques
13. Parent Advocacy: How to Be Your Child's Best Advocate
Outcome:
Participants will learn resources to share with parents about advocacy
14. Multiple Disabilities 1: Blind and Low Vision Students with Autism
Outcome:
Participants will learn strategies and techniques for working with students that are blind or low vision and have autism. They will be able to define strategies and tie them to their IEPs
Blind & LV Students with Autism PPT.pptx15. Multiple Disabilities 2: CHARGE Syndrome
Outcome:
Participants will learn strategies and techniques for working with students that have CHARGE syndrome
Charge ppt.pptx