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accommodations, objectives, and language specific to that routine.
Portfolios could also include information regarding outside service
agencies contact information, Personal Futures Planning, meeting
notes, etc.
Teacher of the Deafblind Change:
Seven
teachers were originally enrolled in the pilot. All had
either (or both) endorsement in auditory or visual impairment. The
teachers had varying experience working with students with
deafblindness. Benchmarks for change were based on the Roles of
the Teacher of Students with Deafblindness (TX Deafblind Project,
2013), and CEC teacher skills and competencies. Tools for
measure included: video logs, teacher action plans, and
teacher/student portfolios.
It was important for the pilot to identify teachers who had
demonstrated an interest in deafblindness. Many of the pilot
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