GITWL 1 Expanded Core Curriculum Strategies for Education Employment and Socialization Karen Blankenship Suzanne Dalton Karen Ross and Mary Ann Siller December 2011 GITWL 2 ID: 460040
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Expanded Core Curriculum:
Strategies
for Education, Employment
, and Socialization
Karen Blankenship, Suzanne Dalton,
Karen Ross, and Mary Ann SillerSlide2
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Contact Information
Dr. Karen Blankenship, Nashville, TN
karen.blankenship@vanderbilt.edu
Kay Ratzlaff, Tampa, FLkratzlaff@fimcvi.orgDr. Karen Ross, Boston, MAKaren.Ross@carroll.orgMary Ann Siller, Dallas, TXdmasiller@sbcglobal.net Slide3
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Workshop Discussion
What do we know?
Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) ECC historical voyage ECC’s impact for today and tomorrow
ECC impact on general education and adult rehabilitationIdeas, tools and resources to build a framework for current implementation and accountability Slide4
Employment Statistics
23-30% employment rate depending on source (38% as reported by Cornell for adults 21-64)Recent data from Cornell found that only 11% of adults 21-64 who were blind or visually impaired had a college degree
High levels of literacy & numeracy continue to be a predictor of employment
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Literacy-Numeracy
Most children are not performing at a rate commensurate with their peers
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Next Steps
How do we as a field address these critical issues?ECC--of course
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National Agenda….
Goal 8: Expanded Core Curriculum
All educational goals and instruction will address the academic and expanded core curricula based on the assessed needs of each student with visual impairments.
National Goal Leader:Texas School for the Blind and Visually ImpairedSlide8
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ECC Content Areas
Compensatory or Access Skills such as Communication Modes
Orientation and Mobility
Social Interaction SkillsIndependent Living SkillsRecreation and Leisure SkillsCareer Education Use of Technology and Assistive Technology
Sensory Efficiency Skills
Self-DeterminationSlide9
History
Framework----
ECC is a critical component of the National Agenda: Goal 8 of the National Agenda
Decisions regarding changing or updating the ECC go through the NA Steering Committee
What is the National Agenda--
National Agenda is framework of ten goal areas that guide educational services for children who are blind or visually impaired. Clear and concise vision and plan of action for the future of the education of children who are blind or visually impaired.
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Opportunity to be Equal and the
Right to be different
Did You Know--------
The expanded core curriculum needed by visually impaired students is still not available to many students ?
Often visually impaired students are placed in existing and easily available educational settings without regard for the setting that would best meet their needs?
Under and Unemployment is still higher than for the general public.
Changing This Scenario------
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Rank Order – ECC Content Areas
ECC Content Area
Percent
Compensatory Skills/Academic Access
21%
Orientation & Mobility20%
Assistive Technology/Technology17%Independent Living12%Social Interaction Skills9%
Self-Determination
7%
Sensory Efficiency
7%
Recreation & Leisure
5%
Career Education
2%
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Finding the Time
How do we find the time to teach the critical ECC content area skills and worry about literacy on an itinerant basis?Infuse 5 constructs of literacy (and researched based instructional strategies) into all ECC instruction
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How to Address at a
State and Agency LevelOngoing staff development for TVIs
Summer programmingYear long programming Develop meaningful and relevant curriculaAlign with state frameworks
Hire qualified staff and provide supports
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How to Address at a
State Level, cont
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Maintain focus on the student, not the task – pay attention!Fit the program to the student – individualize!Be flexible – Plan A, B, C…
Engage parents, peers, school personnelKeep expectations high – believe!
Evaluate and documentProgress is not a linear path - bumps, detours, delays are inevitable
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Future
Without appropriate instruction and access to literacy & numeracy and other core content areas and explicit instruction in the ECC content areas our statistics won’t change?
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