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Mentor Center - April 2020
April 26-28,2020



NOTE: The April 26-28, 2020 Mentor Center has been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis. Registration has been closed.

Mentor Centers provide participants an opportunity to observe experienced TVIs and COMS as they use a variety of strategies and materials with their students on the TSBVI and Austin ISD campuses. Each participant will have the opportunity to observe between 4-6 individual VI professionals a day.

Learning Objectives:
• Observe visually impaired students in a variety of learning environments.
• Keep a record of materials and strategies observed.
• Apply strategies and materials to their own students.
• Connect theory learned in coursework to actual situations in the field.

Audience: Protégés matched with a TVI and/or COMS mentor through the TSBVI Mentor Program and Texas students currently enrolled in the Texas Tech University or Stephen F. Austin State University VI/O&M programs who do not have a mentor.

For more information, please visit our Mentor Program Page.


Important Session Information:


The Mentor Program funds:
• Hotel costs for two nights.
• Reimbursement for up to $150.00 for airfare. This applies only to participants who live more than 250 miles from Austin. Must have prior approval from the Mentor Coordinator. You must make your own flight reservation and show your receipt for your ticket upon arrival to TSBVI.
• Substitute teacher payment for your district to hire a sub in your absence.

To be eligible to attend, you must fit one of these categories:
• You are a student currently working on VI or O&M certification in Texas.
• You are a protégé matched with a mentor through the TSBVI Mentor Program.

Mentor Center attendance is limited to two times for any individual:
• Once as a student with TTU/SFA who does not yet teach as a TVI or COMS.
• Once as a protégé matched with a mentor.

Registration for this session has ended

Session ID:
39766
Credits Available:
(19) CEU
Seats Filled:
22 / 30
Fee:
$25.00
Contact Person:
Melanie Schacht
Presenter(s):
Chrissy Cowan
Date Time Location
4/26/2020 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM TSBVI
4/27/2020 7:45 AM - 4:00 PM TSBVI
4/28/2020 7:45 AM - 4:00 PM TSBVI
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