Professional support for the teachers of visually impaired pupils in a mainstream schools Erasmus Project

Project Title

Professional support for the teachers of visually impaired pupils in a mainstream schools

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for school education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Inclusion – equity; Pedagogy and didactics

Project Summary

Project Title:
“Professional support for the teachers of visually impaired pupils in a mainstream schools”

“Veljko Ramadanovic” School of Visually Impaired Students, Belgrade has one hundred years of experience working with blind and visually impaired pupils.

We recognized the necessity to provide training to teachers in an inclusive setting for using assistive technology, various tiflodidactic tools and Braille.

We are building collaboration with the following partner organizations in order to
exchange experiences and strengthen knowledge in this field:

1. Center IRIS- Center za izobrazevanje, rehabilitacijo, inkluzijo in svetovanje za slepe in slabovidne, Slovenia;
2. ISTITUTO REGIONALE RITTMEYER PER I CIECHI DI TRIESTE, Italy;
3. Drzavno uciliste za deca i mladi so osteten vid ,,Dimitar Vlahov“, The Republic of North Macedonia.

Goals:
Our goals:
– To strengthen the professional competencies of teachers in working with blind and visually impaired pupils in inclusive education settings
– To encourage social inclusion of pupils with visual impairment in mainstream schools
– To improve the teaching quality by using assistive technologies in inclusive education.

Activities:
1. Provide a professional training course for the subject teachers (two-day training course)
2. Design a handbook for teachers in inclusive education as a practical guide for working with blind and partially sighted students;
3. Exchange of good practices at the meetings, via Skype, Viber and a Web Site formed during the duration of the Erasmus + project.

Results:
– A new, published Manual as a practical guide to teachers in inclusive education, which provides information on the use of assistive technologies, and on Braille notation in subjects of natural sciences (math, physics, chemistry);
– A training program of teachers in working with blind and visually impaired pupils in inclusive education settings;
– Website – created during the duration of the Erasmus + project will serve as a platform for the exchange of good practices between partners and teachers in mainstream schools.
The project activities will include about 40 teachers from the mainstream schools (per participating organizations). The project will greatly contribute to increasing the competencies of teachers engaged in the education of pupils with visual impairment.

Project Website

https://equalsims.blogspot.com/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 85742 Eur

Project Coordinator

School for visualy impaired pupils Veljko Ramadanovic & Country: RS

Project Partners

• ISTITUTO REGIONALE RITTMEYER PER I CIECHI DI TRIESTE
• Center IRIS- Center za izobrazevanje, rehabilitacijo, inkluzijo in svetovanje za slepe in slabovidne
• drzavno uciliste za deca i mladi so osteten vid ,,Dimitar Vlahov,,