Outreach Open Day – Curriculum Sessions
Science
· Demonstrate the use of modified apparatus (often cheaply and simply)
· Provide the opportunity to try on simulation specs in an attempt to understand some of the difficulties which your students may have to overcome.
· Offer practical advice regarding exams and coursework support.
Music
· Discuss why we should learn Music Braille
· Describe how we introduce Music Braille
· Introduce resources for teaching Braille
· Provide strategies for KS3, GCSE and A Level
· Introduce sequencing using Sonar with screen-reading software
· Demonstrate using Sibelius with screen-reading software
· Provide useful contacts
PE
· Discuss inclusion for PE at KS3
· Demonstrate adapted games
· Discuss the long term health considerations of VI students and its impact on the PE lesson
· Discuss how to assess in terms of national curriculum
· Share contacts links, and resources.
· Practical session of lesson adaptation.
Delegates need to be aware this session is an active session so PE kit or active wear is required.
Braille
· Learn to track successfully along a line and find out which is your optimum reading hand
· Learn that spaces and gaps are just as important as the dots in learning Braille
· Learn a range of tactually contrasting signs
· Do pre-Braille and pre-reading exercises
· Read some Braille 'gobbledegook'
· Read your first Braille word by touch
· If there is time, read your first Braille sentence
· Experience your first 2 lessons in reading Braille by touch.
All the above will be related to how to teach a beginner from scratch. You do not need any previous knowledge of the Braille Code or of teaching.
Geography
· Discuss how to adapt resources for the classroom and exams
· Offer practical advice and support
· Discuss how students can access work
· Sessions are adapted to individual questions and issues
Mathematics
· Discuss how to prepare Mathematics in Print and Braille
· Demonstrate how to use equipment
· Discuss how to prepare diagrams
· Discuss issues related to exams
· Answer any individual questions
Independent Living Skills
· Demonstrate a range of techniques for supporting learners development of independent living skills
· Demonstrate the use of a range of equipment to assist with identification of products and settings on appliances
· Discuss how individual students can adapt their environment
· Provide the opportunity to try out a variety of techniques and equipment
· Share good practice and contacts for external links
Art
· Provide the opportunity to exchange ideas and concerns
· Offer advice on how a visually impaired student can gain access to GCSE, AS and A Level courses
· Show examples of work produced across the age ranges
· Consider some of the practical implications of teaching art to children and young people with a visual impairment
IT
· Spontaneous/informal IT “clinic” with advice/solutions where possible
· Hands-on screen reader software
· Teaching tips & strategies for efficient keyboard shortcuts
· Braillenote overview leading to discussion
· Introduction to Duxbury Braille Translator and Embossing
Mobility
· Delegates choosing this session will be contacted individually to understand what they would like to cover
· Sessions can either be a practical session covering basic mobility guidance techniques or a discussion based covering individual cases and concerns