A Step Forward

It has been forever since I first started teaching yoga online to busy moms as my first side gig where I got to be at home with my own children during that time, and I also get to learn about all the backend of a business. I am so excited to be sharing this week’s podcast with you about how you can teach yoga virtually to your students.

Yoga has tons of benefits where in this case, by practicing yoga with your students, you will be able to build rapport and relationships together. You will get to learn what are the materials needed in order to practice yoga, the rules that you need to take note of, how to prompt your students, and also the general precautions to take for safety measures.

Can’t wait to teach yoga to your students? Join now to find out!

The grind culture is no longer a culture that’s unfamiliar to us. We are actually rather involved in it by being a part of the society. In this week’s episode, we are talking all about the grind culture and how it affects the education system. You will get to understand how the culture actually affects students and also how it affects us, their teachers. You will also get to learn how you can actually get out of this culture in order to improve your students’ lives and also your teaching.

Listen to the podcast now to find out!

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It’s so exciting to know that we are entering the Blind Awareness and White Cane Day month which is my second favorite month in the entire year! This is the month to celebrate what it means to be a person with a visual impairment and letting them feel successful and independent as someone they’re capable of being. In this week’s podcast, you will get ideas on what you can do in order to let your students bond with their classmates remotely. Yes, you heard that right, remote activities! But for people who are back to teaching in person, these activities will also be super fun in person so don’t miss out and tune in to the podcast now!

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It has been quite a challenge adapting from teaching in person to teaching remotely especially when it comes to teaching Assistive Technology. We have had a few guests who came in, provided tips and shared their experiences on teaching remotely. However, this week’s podcast will be a little different from usual where we will be learning from Tim Richard. Tim Richard is a certified O&M Specialist, VRT, and one of the first CATIS-certified Assistive Technology Instructional Specialists through ACVREP.

Are you excited for this episode? Join us now to learn more!

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Have you ever felt like you are stuck in a hamster wheel, spinning out of control and feeling scattered while your friends and colleagues seem to get a hang of things? My friend, don’t you worry as we will dive into what we can do in order to find a solution out of that situation.

In this week’s podcast, we will be talking about tips on narrowing our focus in order to avoid feeling scattered. These tips were gathered after talking to multiple experts on how they manage what they do.

Can’t wait to get your hands on it? Follow along in this week’s podcast to find out!

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The advancement of technology has provided access to more and more assistive techs that can help people who are visually impaired to lead a better life. However, the resources on how to properly operate the technologies are limited.

In this week’s podcast, we are joined by yet another Youtuber, Carrie Morales of Live Accessible. Carrie shares her knowledge on assistive technologies on Youtube to help people who are visually impaired. You will also get to find out more about how Carrie started her Youtube channel and how she manages it while making sure that there is a balance between her work and personal life.

Join us to find out!

A lot has happened this year but it doesn’t stop us, everyone in Allied Independence, to continue to share information about what’s happening in the O&M world every week.

This week, we are talking about fear. Fear is one of the reasons why we tend to get stuck in a situation where we can’t move forward but there is always a way to solve that problem. We will also be providing an update on all the upcoming webinars that you can join and learn something out of it.

So, what are you waiting for? Tune in to the podcast to find out!

Technologies are everywhere in this day and time but how do we know which types of technology works best for, specifically, people who are visually impaired?

In this week’s podcast, we welcome Sam Seavey who is well-known for his Youtube channel, The Blind Life, where he shares tips & tricks and information emphasizing on assistive technologies for people who are visually impaired. You will get to know more about assistive technologies as we talk about how the cost of the technologies came about and which types that work for most people.

Tune in to the podcast to find out!

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Are you looking to create a more engaging lesson plans? There are endless resources online that makes teaching virtually much more efficient and I’m sure most of you have heard of Google Slides. I have to say, they have a lot of mind blowing features that are not really out there.

How can O&M Specialists support the special education teachers we work with? During the pandemic and beyond, collaborating with our students’ team members is the most efficient way to increase their skills when we aren’t there with them in person.

We spend 1% of our students’ waking lives with them. The other 99% is with other people. And those people need to know how to do what we need them to do and feel comfortable doing those things.

This week, we have Braelan Martin on the podcast.

Braelan Martin is a K-2 Special Education Teacher with a passion for providing fun and engaging lessons for her students. For Braelan, the key to a successful classroom is the collaboration between all of the staff members.  Besides teaching, Braelan enjoys making Youtube videos for educators to learn more about classroom management, organization, and staff collaboration.

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