The E-Mentorship Vision Network A partnership between The New Hampshire Professional Development Center And The Northeast Regional Center for Vision Education (NERCVE) Funded by the NH Department of Education

What is the goal of the E- Mentorship Vision Network? The E-Mentorship Vision Network pilot project will be centered on fostering community, collaboration, and communication amongst educators of the visually impaired so that students with visual impairments receive a high quality education from informed, confident, and connected professionals. The E-Mentorship Vision Network pilot project will be centered on fostering community, collaboration, and communication amongst educators of the visually impaired so that students with visual impairments receive a high quality education from informed, confident, and connected professionals.

E – Mentorship Electronic Mentorship Electronic Mentorship Technological support UMASS Boston Technological support UMASS Boston Organizational Support NHPDC Organizational Support NHPDC Linking Itinerant Teachers Through Technological Tools Linking Itinerant Teachers Through Technological Tools Providing Communication and Professional Development Providing Communication and Professional Development

Agenda Introductions Introductions Presentation of Our View of E-Mentorship Presentation of Our View of E-Mentorship –Courses –Seminars –Breeze presentations by request –Case conferencing Training TC Conferencing Tool Training TC Conferencing Tool Demonstrate Breeze Technology Demonstrate Breeze Technology TC Conference Cay Holbrook TC Conference Cay Holbrook Supporting Interest and Needs of New Hampshire Supporting Interest and Needs of New Hampshire

Mentorship We all can be a Mentor We all can be a Mentor –Willingness to support someone in an area you feel confident in We all can use Mentorship We all can use Mentorship –Defining a personal objective or general interest in communicating with others on topics or issues

Specific Objective or General Support Example: Specific To publish an article To publish an article To become a GPS trainer To become a GPS trainer Pac-mate Trainer Pac-mate Trainer Example: General Case discussions Case discussions Resource Information Resource Information Teaching Strategies Teaching Strategies Challenging Families Challenging Families

Other Ideas E technologies themselves E technologies themselves Curriculum Development and Design Curriculum Development and Design Professional Leadership Professional Leadership Instructional design Instructional design Case conferencing Case conferencing Resource Sharing Resource Sharing Instructional Strategies Instructional Strategies

E-Professional Development Online Courses Braille Music Braille Music Low Vision Low Vision Sustaining Braille Literacy Sustaining Braille Literacy Medical Aspects Disability Medical Aspects Disability Assistive Technology Students MH Assistive Technology Students MH Others? Others?

Breeze Presentations Short Instructional Content Modules AbacasAcuity Brailler adaptations TC Conferencing

TC Conferencing Training Sandy Smith 2:00 Coordinator Online Professional Development Northeast Regional Center for Vision Ed UMass Boston

TC Conferencing for Online Seminars Demonstration Seminar Demonstration Seminar Cay Holbrook Cay Holbrook

Wrap up What will work for You? Survey Survey Do I have a specific personal objective? Do I have a specific personal objective? General interest or need for communication or support? General interest or need for communication or support? How would it best fit into my schedule? How would it best fit into my schedule?

What Interests Me? Online Courses: Topics Online Courses: Topics Breeze Presentations: Topics Breeze Presentations: Topics Seminars: Topics? Seminars: Topics? Presenting Presenting Creating Creating Contributing Contributing

NH Requirement What do we know about NH professional Development Requirements? What do we know about NH professional Development Requirements? What do we know about NH Mentorship Requirements? What do we know about NH Mentorship Requirements?