Why Become a TVI

  • Currently, 盲人领域正经历着教师的严重短缺, approximately 5,000 nationwide.
  • 电视工作者的起薪很有竞争力. 这些工作都有很大的好处, job security, 以及改善盲人或视障儿童生活的机会.

澳门官方十大网投平台的优势

  • Online Program: 受益于在线学位课程的灵活性和便利性. 6月底,学生只需要在校内住校3天, 提供酒店住宿! (待拨款批准)
  • 向顶尖教育家学习: Classes are taught by expert faculty who are active in the field of visual impairment and blindness and who are fully committed to your success.
  • Personalized Attention: 较小的队列允许教师为您提供个性化的关注和优质的培训.
  • Employment Opportunities毕业生毕业前就业率达95%.

Graduates of the Dominican University TVI Program are well-prepared to meet the academic needs of their students in Pre-K-12 educational settings using a wide range of assistive technology, 盲文识字教学和低视力放大设施设备.

In-depth methods instruction is also provided to prepare teachers in training to meet the needs of students with a wide range of disabilities in addition to visual impairment.

TVI Career Paths

Graduates of the Teachers of Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired (TVI) Program are employed in diverse educational settings:

早期干预计划
Colleges/Universities
Government Agencies
巡回教学设置
公立和私立学区
盲人寄宿学校

TVI Curriculum Pathways

Dominican University offers two different pathways that will allow you to receive the coursework and instruction needed for preparation for NYS certification.

36- Credit, M.S. in Education Pathway:

  • 所有在特殊教育领域持有国家教师证书的申请人都可以申请, early- childhood, childhood, 中期或青少年教育.
  • Provides an MS in Education degree as Teacher of Students with Blindness and multiple impairments along with recommendation for NY State Certification.
  • 课程让你准备好与有多种障碍的学生一起工作, 失明和聋盲.
  • 课程可以在不到24个月的时间内完成.
  •  ITI学费减免适用于那些计划在课程完成后在纽约任教的人.
  • 学生可以获得经济援助、教育补助金和奖学金.

9-24 Credit Pathway:

  • This coursework is a non-matriculating pathway that prepares you to sit for the State Exam to obtain a state teaching certification as a TVI.
  • 适用于持有任何教育领域的州教师证书的申请人.
  • 课程包括辅助技术,定向和移动和Nemeth代码.
  • 课程可以在12-18个月内完成.
  • ITI学费减免适用于那些计划在课程完成后在纽约任教的人.

About the Coordinator

Yvette M. Blitzer, M.S Ed.她是“盲人和视障学生教师”项目的协调员 .

毕业于澳门官方十大网投平台和TVI项目. 布利泽在低视力和失明领域工作了15年后加入了该学院.   她在教育领域担任过各种角色,包括课堂教师, educational coordinator, 也是课后活动的项目主管, 在亚利桑那州和纽约市为视觉和表演艺术课程设计和写作.  Mrs. 布利策继续保持活跃在服务以及在研究领域, 她的目标是在卡佩拉大学完成她的“教育领导与管理”博士学位.  Furthermore, her time and service extends to several committees such as New York State Chapter for the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired, the Association for the Visually Impaired in Rockland County along with the Council for Exceptional Children’s Diversity Division.

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Course Information


Course Descriptions

美国手语入门(A.S.L.) (3)
学生将表现出对目标语言的接受和表达能力, 上下文特定命令, questions, statements and dialogue, 使用手动字母和手语准确英语. 学生将发展跨文化技能和对聋人社区的理解. 提供混合/在线课程.

特殊教育研究 (3)
介绍了适用于残疾学生的研究设计概述, 包括那些有多重和严重残疾的人. 检查计算机软件作为研究工具的使用. 学生准备一篇基于原始研究设计的论文, or a paper based on analytical/historical outline of a question or problem specific to the target population and a journal article of publishable quality based on the paper. 提供混合/在线课程.

SE 621发展有健康和/或身体残疾学生运动技能的适应性方法 (3)
Addresses the needs of students with physical and/or health impairments in order to promote optimal participation in the educational setting. 具备定位和搬运技能, 培养日常生活技能能力的方法, 修改和改编课程和教学材料, 并讨论了与相关服务提供商的合作. 需要现场经验. 提供混合/在线课程.

SE 623积极行为方法 (3)
Application of behavioral principles and paradigms utilized in the classroom including Positive Behavior Supports, Applied Behavior Analysis and TEACH; intervention and scheduling; changing, maintaining, 转移新的行为. Assessing behavior in environmental context and utilizing positive practices for prevention of behavioral excesses. 需要现场经验.
提供混合/在线课程.

VI 532失明和视力障碍的社会心理方面和评估 (3)
Changing nature of population; definitions; history of services; legislative history; attitudes towards the blind; adjustment to blindness; effects of blindness on cognitive, physical, 儿童早期的心理和社会发展, adolescence, transition, and adulthood; formal and informal evaluation procedures.
需要现场经验.

VI 533视力障碍的评估及功能影响 (3)
Anatomy and development of the eye; nature and degrees of impairment; optical and non-optical devices for low vision; vision testing in clinical and educational settings; assessment of visual perceptual functioning; learning media assessment; functional vision assessment. 需要现场经验.

VI 534教师的培训和流动性 (3)
成功独立旅行所需的特殊技能. 需要强调的技能是概念开发, 方位和空间意识, 环境探索, and precane techniques. Students will participate in a variety of movement experiences using occluders which simulate both total and partial vision loss.
需要现场工作经验,并在校内实习2天.

VI 535文学盲文和教学策略 (3)
具备标准英语二级盲文读写能力, 同时使用盲文书写器、石板和手写笔. 使用计算机程序准备“硬”盲文和“模拟”盲文作业. 盲文读写教学, 关注纽约州英语语言艺术学习标准. 需要现场经验.

VI 538内文和其他专用盲文代码 (2)
Continuation and reinforcement of literary Braille; instruction in reading and writing of Nemeth code for scientific and mathematical notation; instruction in utilization of Cranmer abacus for math calculation. 介绍了盲文格式、外语盲文编码、音乐盲文编码和计算机盲文编码. 盲文读写教学策略进一步发展, 继续关注纽约州英语语言艺术学习标准. 需要现场经验.

VI 539盲人或视障学生的辅助技术 (1)
盲人或视障人士的辅助技术概述-盲文, enlarged print, speech. 讲授和“动手”体验屏幕阅读器, Braille note takers, 盲文翻译程序, and screen magnifiers. 科技公司代表, 美国盲人印刷厂, and local distributors will explain and demonstrate use of products and assist with instruction of selected devices and programs. 7月提供为期一周的校内研修班.

VI 641盲人或视障学习者的学习方法 (3)
Principles of materials development and teaching strategies for children with visual impairments and total blindness. 所有K-12学科领域的抽样检查, 特别强调的是阅读准备, reading, the language arts, and visual stimulation. Instruction in developing tactile graphics; students will create tactile graphics to enhance lessons presented in class and/or online. Students will examine means of assuring that New York State Learning Standards in all identified areas are met by all learners.

VI 642盲人或视力受损的青少年和/或多重受损学习者的方法 (3)
Assessment and intervention strategies for working with young and/or older multiply disabled learners who are blind or visually impaired. 强调发展幼儿的补偿性技能, and functional skills in older blind and visually impaired children with multiple disabilities; perspective is teaming and collaboration. The New York State Learning Standards and Alternate Performance Indicators for Students with Severe Disabilities will be identified and addressed in curriculum planning.

VI 717学生教学和高级研讨会 (3)
在学年期间教学的学生, 如果学生受雇与视力受损的学习者一起工作, or during the summer. 安排将在与教师协商后确定. 研讨会细化了一些主题,如与辅助教育者合作, working with families, 发展适当的I.E.P. goals and objectives, 进行功能性视力评估, 学习媒体评估, transition plans, 准备社区演讲.


Course Schedules

盲人或视障学生(TVI)教师课程安排:

该计划基于秋季开始的四分之一学期制度.

YEAR 1:
QUARTER 1:
VI 532失明和视力障碍的社会心理方面(3)
VI 535文学盲文与教学策略(3)

QUARTER 2:
(文学盲文和教学策略将持续到第二季度)

QUARTER 3:
VI 533视力受损的评估及对功能的影响(3)
VI 538 Nemeth代码和其他专用盲文代码(3)

QUARTER 4:
VI 641盲人或盲人学习方法(3)
VI 534教师的定位和流动性(3)
VI 539盲人辅助技术及VI (3)

YEAR 2:
QUARTER 5:
SE 621        Adaptive Methods for Developing Motor Skills in Students with Health and/or Physical Disabilities (3)
VI 717学生教学与高级研讨(3)

QUARTER 6:
VI 642盲人或视力受损的青少年和/或多重受损学习者的方法(3)
SE 623积极行为方法(3)

QUARTER 7:
SE 537美国手语入门(3)
SE 616特殊教育研究(3)


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Contact us today for more information about applying to the Teachers of Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired (TVI) program.

Janet Barron
研究生招生助理主任
Phone:
  845-848-7908
Email: janet.barron@duny.edu