In-Person Learning Opportunities
In-person learning opportunities provide learners, families, and School-based Education Teams with targeted, individualized support and programming. These learning opportunities occur in a variety of learning environments where specific outcomes related to the ECC-BVI and/or DSI- DHH are addressed. Responsive Teaching & Learning guides this process through the tiered systems of support, supported by comprehensive assessment and progress monitoring. In- person learning opportunities are designed to be inclusive, equitable, accessible, culturally, and linguistically responsive. These opportunities include coaching, co-teaching, collecting comprehensive assessment data and individualized instruction.
Virtual Learning Opportunities
Virtual learning opportunities provide learners, families, and School-based Education Teams with targeted support and programming. These learning opportunities are supported through APSEA’s Zoom Health platform where specific outcomes and content areas related to the ECC- BVI and/or DSI-DHH are addressed. Virtual learning opportunities can be outcome driven and/or support various aspects of social and emotional learning. Through Responsive Teaching & Learning, Teams identify when and which virtual learning opportunities are appropriate, through the tiered systems of support, supported by comprehensive assessment and progress monitoring. Virtual learning opportunities are designed to provide learners with opportunities to connect virtually with peers as well as benefit from accessing the expertise of APSEA EST’s, ESS’s and others. Each virtual learning opportunity is unique in supporting targeted outcomes while encouraging thoughtful dialogue and relevant learning in an online environment to support and enrich real life experiences and experiential learning. Virtual learning opportunities include APSEA’s Virtual Learning Series, APSEA Connect, virtual instruction supported by APSEA EST’s and ESS’s, virtual social gatherings and presentations.
In-Person Gatherings
In-person gatherings provide learners and their families with opportunities to meet one another and share their common experiences. These gatherings occur in a variety of settings where learners and families can meet both regionally and beyond. Shared experiences have a significant impact on social emotional health and in turn enhance each person’s individual experience. Learners who are blind or visually impaired and/or Deaf or hard of hearing have unique experiences. Sharing this lived experience with other learners, families and others can support the formation of social connections and overall well-being. In-person gatherings are designed to be inclusive, equitable, accessible, culturally, and linguistically responsive. These gatherings include regional group gatherings for early learners and their families, learner and family social gatherings, family, and summer camps, and targeted in-person learner group gatherings.