WINNETKA, Ill. — A teacher at the Oklahoma School for the Blind in Muskogee received a prestigious award for her studies with The Hadley School for the Blind.
Faye Miller of Haskell received the Dean W. Tuttle Professional Education Award from The Hadley School for the Blind, a distance education school based in Winnetka, Ill. The award recognizes an individual who works professionally in the blindness field and excels in his or her studies at Hadley.
Miller began working at OSB as a math teacher 10 years ago. She felt overwhelmed by the challenges of teaching students with a variety of needs. As she progressed through the curriculum for the first time, she searched for resources to help her stay ahead of her students. She found Hadley's Abacus courses and enrolled.
“In every Hadley course I've taken I have learned skills specific to teaching students with visual impairments,” says Miller. “The information I learned from Hadley kept me two steps ahead of my students. Paraprofessionals, special education teachers and others can all benefit from the increased knowledge offered through Hadley.”
In addition to her teaching duties, Miller co-coaches the OSB academic team, giving students the opportunity to compete against their non-disabled peers. Last year, her school placed 7th of 95 class A schools.
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