Division on Visual Impairments

VIDBE-Q 65.1 Winter 2020

A quarterly newsletter from the Council for Exceptional Children's Division on Visual Impairments containing practitioner tips for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and other professionals.

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VIDBE-Q Volume 65 Issue 1 Camp Spark as Professional Development There is an ever-present need for professionals in the field and Camp Spark provides professional development opportunities for professionals and pre-professionals in the fields of adapted physical education and activity, physical, occupational, recreational therapy, teachers of the visually impaired, and orientation and mobility specialists. Additionally, at all sessions of Camp Spark, campers receive direct instruction in Orientation and Mobility from O&M interns under the direct supervision of a COMS. This provides practicum experiences for pre-professional Orientation and Mobility specialists and O&M experience in a new environment for campers. Each of these professional development opportunities facilitates the advancement of the field and actively works to ameliorate the knowledge gap. Evaluating Impact Each year, campers complete a Quality of Life survey to evaluate the impact of our programs. At the end of camp, 97% of campers reported that Camp Spark helped them build new friendships with a 6% increase from the start of camp, 88% of camp reported improved Orientation and Mobility skills in a new environment with a 29% increase, 97% were encouraged to try new things outside of their comfort zone with a 16% increase, and 91%

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