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explores a variety of education-related professional topics through seminars, case
studies, and modules. Faculty emphasize just-in-time learning and supports that
complement topics covered each term in courses and professional experiences.
Students' understanding of teaching and learning deepens as students will reflect
on core themes in the MLFTC experience (e.g., principled innovation, personal and
meaningful learning, and teaming). In an effort to build community, students will
remain in a cohort group throughout this sequence as much as is possible with their
individual schedules.
Numerous recruitment strategies are used to expose potential students to the
Special Education Visual Impairment BAE program. Traditional university and
college recruiters share information with soon-to-be high school diploma and
associate's degree recipients. Faculty teaching an introduction to special education
course, Orientation to Education of Exceptional Children, share the opportunities
and rewards of being a TVI. Guest speakers from FBC join classes and bring first-
hand accounts of their work experiences. Finally, FBC exposes interested parties to
the opportunity to enroll in the MLFTC program at ASU with their professional
experiences to be held at FBC.
Courses in the Special Education Visual Impairment BAE are taught by a
combination of clinical and tenured ASU professors and faculty associates who
work for FBC. General education and special education coursework are taught by
