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Assistant/Aide, Supervisors, and Parents. All that came to the table brought their
expertise and played a vital role to the team learning the intervention and the role of
the Intervener in the educational setting. While at our face to face gathering the teams
learned how to access and use Moodle, how to use a secure Google Drive to share
student specific documents, and engaged in team building activities.
From August 2014 through July 2015 these six teams are participating in the first
eight modules. In addition to the Welcome and Orientation Module, these include:
• Module 1: An Overview of Deaf-Blindness and Instructional Strategies
• Module 2: The Sensory System, The Brain, and Learning
• Module 3: The Role of the Intervener in Educational Settings
• Module 4: Building Trusting Relationships and Positive Self-Image
• Module 5: Availability for Learning
• Module 6: Understanding Communication Principles
• Module 7: Emergent Communication
• Module 8: Progressing from Non-Symbolic to Symbolic Communication and
Complex Language
This year-long study will provide teams the opportunity to develop strategies
based on best practices in the field of deaf-blindness. As the teams work their way
through that module, each participant is required to complete several types of
assignments, including; journaling, participating in discussions, reflecting on
readings and slide presentations, watching videos and experiencing dual sensory loss
through simulation. So far, the teams have progressed through Module 3, and here
are some of the things they are sharing with us.
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