Transcript Itinerary teacher – coordinator in inclusive classroom

INSTITUTE FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED
CHILDREN (ZSSM), LJUBLJANA
(November 2013)
The law
1. Parnets hand in a application form to The
National Education Institute of the Republic
of Slovenia.
2. A commission tests a child – in a decision it is
set: school, special equipment, hours of
special help (school, Institue), ways of
testing, adaptations needed ...
3. School contacts Institue for blind and
partially sighted, if a child is not accepted at
our school.
OUR WORK
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Kindergarten,
Elementary school,
Secondary school,
Inclusion.
Itinerary teacher – coordinator in
inclusive classroom
Children (aged 0 to 19) from:
• Ljubljana,
• Gorenjska,
• Koroška,
• Primorska,
• Štajerska ,
• Prekmurje,
• Dolenjska.
IN THE SCHOOL WE GO TO
• Advising the teachers, school counsellors,
headmasters;
• Class – observations;
IN THE SCHOOL WE GO TO
• Test of the sight;
• Giving information about novelties (books,
laws, new instruments ...);
• Helping to get special
equipment (computers,
magnifiers ...);
IN THE SCHOOL WE GO TO
• Lectures for the teachers – test of the sight,
• Lectures for the students,
• Workshops for the students and the teachers,
IN THE SCHOOL WE GO TO
• Individual work with a child;
• Monitoring child`s progress (school, special
education, as personality);
IN THE SCHOOL WE GO TO
• Preparing teachers for the blind and visually
impaired student (class);
• Preparing the kindergartens, schools, parents,
child for the change (level).
• Helping with decisions for
elementary, secondary school;
IN THE SCHOOL WE GO TO
• Organizing special learning hours (orientation,
computer skills, typing, self-help);
IN THE SCHOOL WE GO TO
• School meetings for setting an individual
program for the child (3-times a year – ip,
evaluation of ip, evaluation of ip and new
goals);
• Other:
- help at home,
- counseling to other after school teachers
(sports, music ...),
- ...
IN THE SCHOOL and AT HOME
• Working with parents (e-mail);
• Writing reports for national tests (at the end
of 2nd, 3rd triad and at end of secondary
school);
IN THE SCHOOL and AT HOME
• Invitations to workshops, meetings, lectures,
camps organized by ZSSM or other
institutions;
AT OUR INTITUTE
We take care of:
• KINDERGARTEN,
• SCHOOL,
• ACTIVITIES
FOR INCLUSION,
• DORMITORY.
AT OUR INSTITUTE
• Organizing workshops and lectures for parents
and children (pre-school – high-school);
AT OUR INSTITUTE
• Working on different projects, conferences
(OPTIC – an Inclusive classroom, ESS – Early
language teaching, A creative and effective
learning environment for the blind and
visually impaired, Early intervention ...).
+ in this job
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A great deal of variety.
You respond when needed.
You stay in the classrom as long as you want.
A real environment (more than 3 hours).
Instant advice.
Constant contact with a child, parents, teachers.
Children: “Itinerary teacher = my friend”.
You can help other children too.
- In this job
• Teachers can get you wrong (a burden, control,
inspection).
• School`s will of cooperation (to much work,
responsibility).
• Parents` will of cooperation (school,
environment, facing their own fears).
• School: “Itinerary teacher = we have to work”.
• A lot of traveling (20 – 400 km / day, up to 5
hours in a car, up to 12 hours away from home).
How to get the best of it?
• Cooperation: child, parents, school, itinerary
teacher.
• Environment (schoolmates, class
organisation).
• Doing your job, homework, reaching the goals.
• Feel, understand the other person.
• Working for life not for one lesson.
• Learn!