The Importance of Art in the Curriculum for Blind and Visually Impaired Children and Young People
Presented on Tuesday 4 March 2008
Course evaluation summary
Number of Participants: 10; Number of Respondents: 10
Overall Assessment:
How would you rate the following: Excellent = 1; Poor = 5
Enhancement to your expertise |
1.11 |
Content and supplementary material |
1 |
How will you use what you have learned today?
Use the newly acquired
techniques – tomorrow!
I will use the practical exercises with my pupils. I will try and
give the pupils more time when working on a particular activity in respect
of how frustrating some of the activities were when doing them blindfolded!
Experiencing practical skills will help me carry out these tasks at my
school.
I will use ideas and suggestions in my own practice and base some future
projects around what I have learned today.
By introducing some of the ideas to the service users. Sharing
the information with colleagues.
To have more patience and understanding where children are carrying out
tasks.
Share my knowledge with work colleagues.
I will have a better understanding.
Share all information and activities from practical sessions with my
colleagues in Vision Support Service to use with our pupils in mainstream
schools and special schools. Also pass on to teaching staff and
classroom assistants.
I will try some of the suggested methods/techniques in class with VI
and blind pupils, and also those who can see.
How would you rate the following: Excellent = 1; Poor = 5
Clarity of presentation |
1.11 |
Pacing of course/event |
1.11 |
What was best about the course/event?
The variety of hands-on activities. Taking
part, not just listening. Very
stimulating surroundings.
Margaret Simpson. Talking about and doing the practical
exercises, what suited most VI pupils.
Hands-on work. Making you think what the VI children have to cope
with.
Practical ideas.
Getting hand-on experience and by gaining info and ideas from others.
Doing activities with blindfolds on to see how the VI child must feel.
The hands-on approach.
A lot of practical activity and an appreciation of difficulties encountered
with VI pupils.
Thoroughly enjoyed all the practical exercises which gave me lots of
inspirational ideas to try out with pupils. Excellent way of learning
especially under sleepshade conditions.
Gaining new ideas for projects. Awareness of materials available
to VI/blind pupils.
What, if anything, could have been improved about the course?
More practical
skills for children with severe and complex learning difficulties.
More info on blind/VI individuals perception and how they learn.
More information on working with individuals with complex needs.
More about adaptation of materials.
2 days instead of 1!!
Any other comments regarding the course?
Good size of group.
The course was informative and provided a wealth of practical ideas.
It was refreshing and very positive.
Very good. Would have liked to keep on going and do more activities.
Everything was worthwhile and carrying out the activities let me see
that art can be a fun and rewarding experience for blind pupils.
Really interesting and informative. Lots of new ideas to take into
the classroom.
Location and Venue
Convenient location for this course: No Response 4; Yes 4 ; No
2
Excellent = 1; Poor = 5
Convenience of venue |
|
2.1 |
Quality of venue |
1.5 |
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Likely to attend if venue was used again: No Response 0; Likely 10; Less Likely 0
What other CPD training would you like the SSC to provide?
More of the
same (2), perhaps how we could introduce more music/sounds into lesson.
MGS training.
Making of resources.
Adaption in Art from the mainstream classroom to the visually impaired
child.
Practical maths for Braille users.
A course specialising in art activities for less able/additional needs
VI and blind pupils.
Outcomes Assessment
Chartered Teacher Standard components:
Very useful = 1; Not useful = 5
your professional values and personal commitment |
1.33 |
your professional knowledge and understanding |
1.33 |
;your professional and personal attributes |
1.33 |