TAER 2025 Conference: Full Schedule

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9:00am MDT

Essential Tools of the Trade

Friday March 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am MDT

The co-authors of Essential Tools of the Trade 2nd Edition: A Guide for Completing Functional Vision, Non-Visual Skills, Learning Media, and Expanded Core Curriculum Evaluations will provide an overview of the publication and introduce the newly-developed Non-Visual Skills Assessment for school-aged students who are blind, deafblind, or have low vision.

Speakers

Shanna Hamilton

Friday March 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am MDT
Corpus Ballroom B - Breakout 900 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78401

Job Tools, Evaluation/Assessment

9:00am MDT

Teacher Hacks

Friday March 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am MDT

Nueces B - Breakout

Together we can enhance our effectiveness by sharing strategies for student engagement, preparing materials efficiently, and our car storage methods. Be ready to share your own hacks as by learning from each other we become stronger and more effective!

Speakers

Liz Eagan

Friday March 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am MDT
Nueces B - Breakout 900 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78401, USA

Job Tools, Teaching

9:00am MDT

TSBVI: Programs Now and into the Future LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am MDT

Nueces A - Breakout

This presentation will highlight current TSBVI programs and services and provide an opportunity for others to give feedback regarding the needs of Texas students and ways we can better support the 11,000 students across the state.

Speakers

Emily Coleman

Friday March 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am MDT
Nueces A - Breakout 900 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78401, USA

Job Tools, Support

10:45am MDT

Active Learning in Public Schools: How It Can Work LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

Nueces B - Breakout

Students in the public school setting can learn at a pre-academic level through Active Learning, developed by Lilli Nielsen. This presentation will share data and results of my research study of Active Learning strategies and its influence on student growth.

Speakers

Cheryl Schulik

Texas Tech University (TTU)

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT
Nueces B - Breakout 900 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78401, USA

Job Tools, Teaching

10:45am MDT

State of the Association LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

Corpus Ballroom A - Breakout

Lee Sonnenberg, Executive Director of AERBVI, will provide an update on the AER 2023-2026 Strategic Plan. He will cover international programs and services, opportunities for member professional and leadership development, and partnerships with chapters, divisions, and other organizations to enhance collaboration and engagement.

Speakers

Lee Sonnenberg

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT
Corpus Ballroom A - Breakout 900 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78401

Job Tools, Support

10:45am MDT

From Assessment to Meaningful Instruction, and Everything In-Between! LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT

Corpus Ballroom B - Breakout

This session will touch on how traditional assessment protocols fall short for complex learners and explore a simple, meaningful tool that guides goal writing and functional instruction. We’ll also focus on identifying prerequisite skills that are developmentally appropriate for this group of students, ensuring more effective and personalized educational strategies.

Speakers

Rachel Collins

TSVI/TDHH/TDB, Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI)

Deafblind Education Consultant, Texas Deafblind Project

Friday March 21, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm MDT
Corpus Ballroom B - Breakout 900 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78401

Job Tools, Evaluation/Assessment

2:15pm MDT

Launch of the VISSPA Workload Analysis Tool LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 2:15pm - 3:30pm MDT

Nueces B - Breakout

Come learn about the development of the workload analysis tool for vision professionals, the VISSPA; its validity and reliability; how to use the VISSPA; and what the results of the tool's use can do for you and/or your team. The new VISSPA website will also be shared.

Speakers

Rona Pogrund

Friday March 21, 2025 2:15pm - 3:30pm MDT
Nueces B - Breakout 900 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78401, USA

Job Tools, Support

2:15pm MDT

NAVEG: CVI Early Screening Tool in Texas LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 2:15pm - 3:30pm MDT

Corpus Ballroom A - Breakout

A CVI screening tool has been developed for infants and young children called the Neonatal Assessment Vision European Grid (NAVEG). Ocular, motor, and perceptual visual components are screened. The resulting score will determine if an eye care professional should be contacted.

Speakers

Diane Sheline

Friday March 21, 2025 2:15pm - 3:30pm MDT
Corpus Ballroom A - Breakout 900 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78401

Job Tools, Evaluation/Assessment

2:15pm MDT

Potty Talk: Practical Approaches for Toilet Training Success LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 2:15pm - 3:30pm MDT

Laguna Madre

"Potty Talk: Practical Approaches for Toilet Training Success" explores effective, developmentally appropriate strategies for guiding children through the toilet training process. This session covers common obstacles, behavior management tips, and how to create a supportive environment for both children and caregivers. Perfect for educators and parents seeking practical solutions.

Speakers

Sarah Mossberger

Friday March 21, 2025 2:15pm - 3:30pm MDT
Laguna Madre 900 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78401

Job Tools, Teaching

3:45pm MDT

Tactile Materials made easier with crafting tools LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 3:45pm - 5:00pm MDT

Nueces A - Breakout

Are you looking for a way to make tactile materials that can save you time? Come learn how to use popular crafting machines to design and cut materials for your tactile books including designs to run through the Piaf machine.

Speakers

Roxanne Ayres

Friday March 21, 2025 3:45pm - 5:00pm MDT
Nueces A - Breakout 900 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78401, USA

Job Tools

3:45pm MDT

Innovating Evaluation for the ECC LIMITED

Friday March 21, 2025 3:45pm - 5:00pm MDT

Corpus Ballroom A - Breakout

TSBVI is working with stakeholders across the state to develop a valid and reliable evaluation for the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC). This workshop will allow participants to provide input about key skills and standards to be incorporated and the features to be included in the evaluation tool.

Speakers

Angela Wolf

Friday March 21, 2025 3:45pm - 5:00pm MDT
Corpus Ballroom A - Breakout 900 N Shoreline Blvd, Corpus Christi, TX 78401

Job Tools, Evaluation/Assessment