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SKILLS
a. Develop and maintain professional learning and practice by actively
participating in professional organizations and professional
development activities within the field of visual impairments
b. Articulate instructional and professional philosophies and ethical
practices to address the specific needs of students with visual
impairment across settings
c. Articulate and advocate for individual needs regarding placement,
service delivery models, type and amount of service, and key
components of services unique to visual impairment across ages and
settings
d. Articulate an instructional philosophy that incorporates the expanded
core curriculum to respond to the specific implications of visual
impairment across settings
e. Advocate for evidence-based educational policy related to visual
impairment and low incidence disabilities
f. Articulate a plan for continuous professional development to remain
current on all areas of the expanded core curriculum, with particular
attention to assistive and instructional technology, most prevalent
causes of and medical treatments for severe visual impairment, and co-
occurring disabilities
g. Conduct online searches to locate information specific to visual
impairment
h. Use tools for online engagement in communities of practice
i. Evaluate and discern credible and scholarly sources of information
about visual impairments
Standard 7
Collaboration
KNOWLEDGE
a. Role of teachers of students with visual impairment in conveying impact
and implications of severe visual impairment on development and
learning, on facilitating access to the general and expanded core
curriculum to families and members of the education team
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