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WHAT IS THE
VI CONSORTIUM?
The VI Consortium is the only
academic program for
preparin g teachers of stude nts
with visual im pairments in
Virginia and is comprise d of
three universities: George Maso n
University, Old Dominio n
University , and Radford
University. Its primary go al is to
prepare teachers to
be highly skilled at working with
students with visual impairment
and blindness. Completion of
th e VI program mee ts the
Virginia Depart ment of
Education's r equir ed
competencies for teachers of
students with blindness and vision
impairment.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
The VI Consortium trains teacher candidates through multiple modalities to enhance curriculum and
instruction. This includes online, synchronous courses offered through web-conference,
asynchronous sessions, hybrid classes, and face-to-face learning environments. The VI
Consortium offers a partial tuition grant for qualified Virginia residents and educators .
MORE INFORMATION?
For detailed information about the
program, visit the VI Consortium
website a t: http://kihd.gmu.edu/vi
