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Great Cup Stack Challenge - Captioned and Described

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Channel: Described and Captioned Media Program · 2011 · Education

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The following lesson is titled the "Great Cup Stack Challenge." Each week our school partners with a local Montessori school for part of the school day. Three or four students from Heritage Montessori School visit each of the elementary school classes and actively participate in assignments and classroom activities. Mrs. Kathleen Vaughn, social worker, teaches a weekly social skills group during the time the students from the Montessori school are visiting. Each week the goal is to provide an interactive, hands-on game or challenge which enhances the students' social skills with their typical peers. Teamwork and communication challenges have been the focus of this school year. Providing our students with visual impairments the opportunity to interact with their typical peers has been a remarkable experience for everyone. Students from The Maryland School for the Blind have learned assertive communication strategies, self-advocacy skills, and friendships skills in its truest form. Students from the Heritage Montessori School have seen firsthand what it can be like living with a disability, and how to look past the obvious differences to develop personal relationships. Our group truly does put the cool in social skills!  (Produced/written by Kathleen Vaughn)

In May 2011, The Texas Advisory Committee for the Education of Students with Visual Impairments offered teachers, parents, and students with visual impairments across the United States and Canada an opportunity to submit a short video on the theme, "Social Skills: Putting the C in Cool." The contest provided a perfect opportunity to highlight a favorite lesson to teach social skills at home, school, or in the community. 

For each winning video, you will find a short description, lesson plan, and the video lesson. 

We are pleased to say the Described Caption Media Program (DCMP) partnered with The Texas Advisory Committee for the Education of Students with Visual Impairments  to provide captions and description for each video.

View Lesson Guide: http://www.dcmp.org/guides/GreatCupStackChallenge.pdf

In 2012, the contest was continued with the theme, "Lessons for the Real World."  To view the 2012 contest winning videos, please visit: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL16bVG04hYm3D7FpLn-WePYdSrCmi-gQZ

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