Perkins eLearning To Go

By Perkins School for the Blind

Perkins School for the Blind and Perkins eLearning bring you this podcast in the hope that by hearing from leaders in the field of visual impairment you'll become better equipped to educate children w... more

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The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.

Perkins eLearning To Go episodes:

October 01, 2019 College Success Introduction
Transitioning to college can be a stressful time for young adults. Getting used to being on their own, getting around campus and meeting new people can be intimidating. We will be talking with Kate Katulak and Leslie Thatcher about this program. They will be presenting some tips and thought pauses on how this process to transition can be a smooth one. I am also excited to tell you this will be a 4-part series.Today, we will set the stage, meet Leslie and Kate and discover what this program is. Then brace yourself for 4 more podcasts dedicated to this subject of transitioning.
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42min
September 24, 2019 Vision impairment in the "way back when"
Have you ever wondered what it might be like as a vision impaired person in the 1800s? Early 1900’s? What was around for assistive technology when Helen Keller was at Perkins? I spoke with Jen Hale and Susanna Coit from Perkins Archives to find out the ins and outs of this department and had an amazing talk with them.... wait till you hear the most interesting "items" in the collection.

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23min
September 17, 2019 Teaching Tactile Graphics for Children with Visual Impairment
Graphics provide so much information to a sighted reader, and symbols conveying what a story is about or what’s being displayed can be really important and meaningful to a braille reader as well. In this webcast Lucia discusses spatial relationship and graphic literacy, moving from models to graphics and strategies for teaching students to read tactile graphics.
Lucia Hasty has held teaching and administrative positions in special education for more than 30 years. Retired from education, she is a consultant, presenting workshops and developing training materials for a variety of audiences.
If you are interested in learning more about this podcast, please visit our website at www.perkinselearning.org

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13min
September 10, 2019 Is your child or student available to learn?
How do you know if your student/child is available for learning? Are they attentive and ready to learn?
Should you postpone learning if a child is not alert? When is the best time for learning?
Chris Russell from the New York collaborative is joining us and will be answering these questions and more.

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1h 9min
September 03, 2019 A Speech Language Pathologists (SLP) guide to children with Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) with Jenna Friedman
Jenna Friedman's work as a Speech Pathologist led her to do extensive research about Cortical Visual Impairment, after many of her clients’ families reported they were not sure if their children could see. Friedman considers the CVI Range© Assessment part of all comprehensive speech and feeding evaluations she conduct for children with indicators for CVI, to ensure that all children are supported by accommodating for their visual skills and needs.

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57min
August 20, 2019 Early Orientation and Mobility: Birth to Three
In this audio version of a webinar, Susan Abu-Jaber focuses on birth to three orientation and mobility. Together, we will look at skills in this age range knowing that each child is unique, and will develop at their own pace.
Susan Abu-Jaber is an orientation and mobility specialist and currently works at the Perkins campus. She has worked with students with visual impairments, deaf-blindness and other challenges for 31 years.

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53min
August 13, 2019 Before and After CVI: How life has changed for one determined woman
Imagine losing your vision at 17 years old. Think of how much your world has just changed.
This is what happened with Ashley Purdy. A couple years ago, she lost her vision. She has
needed to "start over" what most of us take for granted. She has a very interesting story and
was a pleasure to talk with. I think you will agree she is a pretty amazing young adult.

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17min
August 06, 2019 Sensorimotor and More with Nathalie DeWitt
How can you reach a child in the sensorimotor stage of development? We talked with an expert in this topic and she explains it all.
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21min
July 30, 2019 Letting your voice be heard, CVI Symposium podcast
This weeks podcast is a special recording from Perkins own CVI symposium.
Listen and learn about all of the latest news in CVI!

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21min
July 16, 2019 Transitioning from Early Childhood with Lacey Smith
Lacey Smith a parent of a three year old girl with CVI talks about the challenges she experiences in transitioning her daughter from early childhood services to preschool. Smith talks about important topics such as developing the first Individualized Educational Program and finding the most appropriate placement and provides advice to parents in this regard.

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24min

FAQs about Perkins eLearning To Go:

How many episodes does Perkins eLearning To Go have?

The podcast currently has 52 episodes available.