TAER 2025 Conference: Full Schedule

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2:45pm CDT

Job Wars: Exploring Disclosure in the Job Market LIMITED

Thursday March 20, 2025 2:45pm - 4:00pm CDT

Join us for a fun, role-playing activity designed to help students with visual impairments assess their readiness for the job market. This activity simulates employer-employee interactions, allowing students to gain insight into the conversations employers have when meeting job applicants.

Speakers

Andrew Bernet

COMS, TSBVI

Andrew is a blind O&M Instructor at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired with 9 years of experience as a COMS. He studied O&M at SFA and Adapted Physical Education at Texas Women’s University. A fitness enthusiast, he is also passionate about the intersection of... Read More →

Thursday March 20, 2025 2:45pm - 4:00pm CDT
Corpus Ballroom A - Breakout 900 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78401

ECC, Independent living

2:45pm CDT

Making it Easier: Abacus Instruction for All LIMITED

Thursday March 20, 2025 2:45pm - 4:00pm CDT

Laguna Madre

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Are you tired of math manipulatives falling off your desk? Are you wondering how to introduce the abacus to students with complex needs? Would you like to teach multiplication and division in an accessible and student-focused format? Come learn how to make the abacus work for your students.

Speakers

Helen Benton

TSVI, TSBVI

Helen Benton has worked at the Texas School for the Blind for nine years. After studying Special Education at the University of Texas, she worked as a high school self contained classroom teacher and attended the Texas Tech University VI certification program. Helen has primarily... Read More →

Thursday March 20, 2025 2:45pm - 4:00pm CDT
Laguna Madre 900 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78401

ECC, Math

4:15pm CDT

Math Mayhem LIMITED

Thursday March 20, 2025 4:15pm - 5:30pm CDT

Laguna Madre

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Join us for this exciting session where we’ll dive into using concrete objects to bring math concepts to life for students with visual impairments.

Speakers

Shannah Blankenship

TSVI COMS, Region 11 ESC

My name is Shannah Blankenship. I have been a TVI for 10 years and a COMS for 3 years. I am currently the Special Education Specialist for ESC Region 11. I have a Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction from Midwestern State University and completed my TVI at Stephen F Austin and... Read More →

Rebekka Berry

TSVI, West Wichita Coop

My name is Rebekka Berry. I have been a TVI for 7 years. I am currently a TVI for West Wichita Coop. I have a Master's in Special Education with a focus on Visual Impairment from Stephen F. Austin. I have been married for 25 years to my husband, Wes. We have four children and one... Read More →

Thursday March 20, 2025 4:15pm - 5:30pm CDT
Laguna Madre 900 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78401

ECC, Math

4:15pm CDT

The Why? For ECC; Not Just Now but Future Why? LIMITED

Thursday March 20, 2025 4:15pm - 5:30pm CDT

Corpus Ballroom A - Breakout

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The “now” why is important but it is the “future” why that is the real motivation for why the ECC is so crucial for individuals who are blind or visually impaired so they can become self-sufficient, independent, and thrive in life.

Speakers

Cori Andrews

Education Mentor/Retired Itinerant TVI, Thriving Blind Academy

I have a BA in Elementary Education with minor in Psychology, and a master’s degree in Special Education & Rehabilitation in area of Visual Impairment from the University of Arizona. I worked as an Itinerant TVI in a school district in the Houston area for 28 years. After I took... Read More →

Thursday March 20, 2025 4:15pm - 5:30pm CDT
Corpus Ballroom A - Breakout 900 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78401

ECC