Braille Teacher of the Year Short Featured in Braille Institute Video

As was mentioned in the June HeartBeat, Chris Short, itinerant vision teacher, was recently named the Braille Institute’s 2013 Teacher of the Year.

The Institute produced a video (below) which features Chris, the teachers and students she works with and Misty Christensen, regional director. Through a partnership with the Iowa Educational Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Chris provides services to students in Heartland’s Region 2 who are blind or visually impaired.

Chris also noted, “To top it all off, my student, Lauren Thomson, who will be a freshman at Earlham High School this fall, won first place in her age group (at the National Braille Challenge). This was her eighth trip to the nationals in eight tries and her fourth time to place among the top three competitors! Lauren is also featured in the video. I am so proud of her!”