Future Reflections Fall 1991
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR OF BLIND CHILDREN AWARD
1992 APPLICATION
Name:
Home address:
City: State: Zip:
Day phone: Evening phone:
School:
Address:
City: State: Zip:
List your degrees, the institutions from which they were received, and your
major area or areas of study.
How long and in what programs have you taught blind children?
In what setting do you teach? Itinerant program [] Residential school
classroom [] Special education classroom [] Other [] Please explain
How many students do you teach regularly this year?
What subjects do you teach?
How many of your students read and write primarily using: Braille [] large
print [] closed circuit television [] recorded materials [] small print [].
Please complete this application and attach your letter of nomination, one
additional recommendation, written by someone who knows your work and philosophy
of teaching, and a personal letter discussing your beliefs and approach to
teaching blind students. You may wish to include such topics as the following:
* What are your views on the importance to your students of Braille, large
print, and magnification devices, and what issues do you consider when making
recommendations about learning media for your students?
* When do you recommend that your students begin the following: reading Braille,
writing with a slate and stylus, using a Braille writer, learning to travel
independently with a white cane?
* How should one determine which children should learn cane travel and which
should not?
* When should typing be introduced and when should a child be expected to hand
in typed assignments?
Send all material by April 15, 1992, to Sharon Maneki, Chairman, Teacher
Award Committee, 9736 Basket Ring Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045; telephone:
(301) 992-9608.