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Low Incidence Disabilities- Teacher Preparation Initiative (LID-TPI)
The Michigan Consortium for Teacher Endorsement For Visual Impairment
5/14/2013
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Two students learning in their classrooms.
One is reading braille.
The other is using the iPad.
Educator Shortage Areas
• Michigan critical shortage areas for populations in low incidence include:–Visual Impairment
–Orientation & Mobility Specialist
–Deaf and Hard of Hearing
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Current Status of Programs
• Programs for Visual Impairment in Michigan
– EMU offers an undergraduate program
• Only university with a VI program in the state
– WMU offers a blindness and low-vision studies program
• It is not an approved teacher preparation program
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Low Incidence Disabilities
• Challenges for VI :–Require intensive, very specialized
instruction and supports
–Higher associated costs for educational services
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Low Incidence Disabilities
• Teacher Preparation Programs for low incidence disabilities:–More specialized; more costly
–Qualified faculty difficult to recruit
–Lack of programs
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I.D.E.A. Requirements
States are to ensure an adequate supply of appropriately trained personnel, including:
– preparation
– recruitment
– retention
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Michigan’s response
•Diverse stakeholder group–Over 70 members represented
•Universities
•Agencies
•School districts
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The Michigan Consortium
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Results of Collaboration
Visual Impairment Consortium for Teacher Preparation
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The Michigan Consortium
• Multi-state-includes schools partnerships with universities nationally, and in Michigan,
Creates a unique opportunity to prepare teachers to educate students who are BVI.
– An on-line endorsement program for certified teachers to obtain an additional Michigan teaching endorsement• Visual Impairment
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The Program Structure
•Michigan host university•Western Michigan University
•Classes combinations• on-line
• web conferencing
• video conferencing, and
• face-to-face meetings
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Endorsement for VI
Out-of-State
• University of Massachusetts-Boston
• University of Arizona
• University of Kentucky
Michigan
• Western Michigan University (Host)
• Eastern Michigan University
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Participating Teacher Preparation Insitutions
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The Role of MDE
The OSE will:• Complete a final audit
– Application packet
– Student transcripts
– Completion of the Plan of Study
– Successful Practicum completion
The OPPS will:• Check the Michigan Online
Educator Certification System(MOECS)
• Check that Michigan Test of Teacher Certification (MTTC) test was complete
• Check that application has been paid through MOECS
• Add the endorsement to the teaching certificate
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Timeline and Data
• Fall 2013– Program was launched
– 5 students
• Summer 2014– 7 students
• Fall 2014– Anticipated total of 10-12 students
participating in program
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Contact
Collette Bauman
Director Michigan Department of Education-Low Incidence Outreach
Roxanne Balfour
Departmental Specialist
Program Accountability, Michigan Department of Education
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