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NH'S First Annual
Best Practices in Vision Education Conference.

Bringing together teachers of the visually impaired and other educators,
special education directors and administrators and parents.

Post Conference Articles

Following are articles and links to information cited by Dr. Phil Hatlen at the Best Practices in Vision Education Conference held on October 25, 2007.

• Are All Your Students with Visual Impairments Receiving Appropriate Services? (TSBVI)
  This is a one page fact sheet for school administrators.
• Standards for Educating Students with Visual Impairments in Texas: draft, September 2007 (MS Word)
• Roles and Functions of The Teacher of Students With Visual Impairments. (MS Word)
  Susan Jay Spungin, Ed.D. and Kay Alicyn Ferrell, Ph.D.
• The Gift of Time. (MS Word)
  Phil Hatlen, Ph.D.
• The National Agenda: A Teacher's Perspective. (RTF)

The following are articles of particular interest to parents

• Placement: The Natural Outcome of an IEP. (MS Word)
  Phil Hatlen, Ph.D.
• It Takes a City. (MS Word)
  Kay Alicyn Ferrell and Judith Lurie Stotland
• The National Agenda: A Parent's Perspective. (MS Word)
• Forging Trust and Effective Parent Partnerships: Vital Ingredients for the Success of a Blind Child. (MS Word)
  Barbara Cheadle and Eric Vasiliauskas

Thursday, October 25, 2007

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Highlander Conference Center, Manchester, NH

Pre-conference Materials

• The Core Curriculum for Blind and Visually Impaired Students, Including those with Additional Disabilities. (TSBVI)
• Some Thoughts Before the Conference.
• Tipsheet #2 Expanded Core Corriculum.

Featuring
Dr. Phil Hatlen
Superintendent, Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Phil began his career as an educator of visually impaired children in 1957 as a teacher of students in an inclusive setting in Berkeley, California. In 1962, he became Principal of the California School for the Blind. Phil joined the faculty at San Francisco State University in 1966 and for 24 years prepared future teachers of blind and visually impaired students. In 1990, he became Superintendent of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. He will retire from this position in August, 2007. Phil has presented and written extensively about such issues as curriculum, educational placement, and educational needs of visually impaired children.

The day will feature presentations and discussion with Phil Hatlen, touching on such topics as:

• The heart of the IEP: Assessment, instructional goals and placement.
• Determining caseload size.
• How do the classroom teacher and Teacher of Visually Impaired (TVI) work together to instruct children with vision impairment?
• Am I addressing the goals of the National Agenda?
  • As a teacher -- As an administrator -- As a parent.
• My role in meeting the educational needs contained in the Expanded Core Curriculum.
  • As a teacher -- As an administrator -- As a parent.
• A summary of "Best Practices" and how we measure up.

Due to generous support from the NH Department of Education, this special event is offered at No Cost to all participants!

Documents

Below are some documents related to the conference. The first is the flyer for the first annual NH's Best Practices in Vision Education Conference. Please post the flyer where ever you like. The second is the registration form to register for the conference.

• Flyer for the First Annual NH's Best Practices in Vision Education Conference.
• Registration Form

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