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Susan Osterhaus

Susan Osterhaus is the Statewide Mathematics Consultant with the Outreach Program at Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI). She shares her experience freely with colleagues at TSBVI, throughout Texas, nationally, and internationally through presentations, workshops, videos, publications, and curriculum development, and she is also involved in technological research and development as a consultant, field tester, and net worker. In addition, she is a long-time member of the BANA Nemeth and Tactile Graphics Committees.

Susan has created numerous resources for the field, including several written and video tutorials on the Orion TI-84+ Talking Graphing Calculator. Susan is a co-author of Nemeth at a Glance, the Nemeth Braille Code Curriculum, one of the creators of Project INSPIRE and an author of Learning and Teaching the Nemeth Code within UEB Contexts: A Step-by-Step Guide. See also her webcast from Perkins School for the Blind on Teaching Math to Students Who are Blind or Visually Impaired.

Videos

• Math Videos and Associated Documents from TSBVI

Articles on Paths to Literacy

• Arithmetic Calculation Using the Braillewriter
• The Audio Graphing Calculator (AGC) from ViewPlus Technologies, Inc.
• Braille/Large Print Protractor Teacher’s Guide
• Early Childhood: Where Learning Mathematics Begins
• Math education and Nemeth code: Nemeth & adventitiously blind high school students
• Nemeth Reference Sheets
• Prime Factorization on the Abacus
• Standardized Braille Number Lines
• Teaching a blind student how to graph on a coordinate plane: No tech, low tech, and high tech tools
• Teaching Strategies: Geometric Constructions
• Teaching Strategies: Linear Measure, Perimeter, and Area
• Teaching Strategies: Transformations, Line Symmetry, and Tessellations

Other Publications

• Rosenblum, L.P., Herzberg, T.S., Larkin, S.K., Osterhaus, S.A., and Wild, T. (in press). Mission INSPIRE: A Virtual STEM Event for Students Ages 11-16 Who Use Braille. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness.
• Herzberg, T.S., Rosenblum, L.P., Osterhaus, S.A., Larkin, S.K., and McBride, C.R. (2024). Synchronous professional development to support teachers of students with visual impairments in learning Nemeth Code within Unified English Braille Contexts. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 117(6), 440-452. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145482X231216956
• Herzberg, T.S., Larkin, S.K., and Osterhaus, S.A. (2023). Teaching Students the Nemeth Code for Mathematics and Science Notation, Division of Visual Impairment and Deafblind Education Quarterly, 68(2), 72-79. http://dvi.uberflip.com/i/1498153-vidbeq-68-2-spring-2023/71
• Herzberg, T.S., Osterhaus, S.A., Larkin, S.K., and Rosenblum, L.P. (2022). Learning and Teaching the Nemeth Code within UEB Contexts: A Step-by-Step Guide, https://www.pathstoliteracy.org/resource/learning-and-teaching-the-nemeth-code.
• Osterhaus, S.A. (1996 – 2022). Teaching Math to Visually Impaired Students (TSBVI Math Website on the Internet), Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Austin, Texas.
• Herzberg, T.S., Osterhaus, S.A., and Larkin, S.K. (2020). Nemeth Braille Code Curriculum, National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and Pearson’s Accessibility Team for Assessments. https://www.pathstoliteracy.org/nemeth-curriculum/.
• Herzberg, T., Larkin, S. and Osterhaus, S.A. (2018). Teaching Students the Nemeth Braille Code: Making it Fun, Easy, and Meaningful, Division of Visual Impairment and Deafblind Education Quarterly, 63(2), 39-44. http://dvi.uberflip.com/i/954144-vidbe-q-63-2-spring-2018/37?
• Cleveland, J., Bean, J., Bird M., Kelley, S., O’Brien, S., Osterhaus, S.A., Sewell,D., and Torrence, G. (2017). Nemeth at a Glance: A Math Resource, Grade-Level Chart, and Evaluation Tool, Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI), Austin, Texas. https://www.tsbvi.edu/product/nemeth-at-a-glance-a-math-resource-grade-level-chart-and-evaluation-tool
• Osterhaus, S.A. (2010). Susan’s math technology corner: The Audio Graphing Calculator (AGC) From ViewPlus Technologies, Inc. Division on Visual Impairments Quarterly, 55(4), 25-27.
• Osterhaus, S.A. (2006). Book Review: Mathematics Made Easy for Children with Visual Impairment. M. N. G. Mani, Aree Plernchaivanich, G. R. Ramesh, and Larry Campbell. Philadelphia, PA: Towers Press, Overbrook School for the Blind, 2005, 354 pp., $35. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 100(8), 495-496. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0145482X0610000808
• Osterhaus, S.A. (2004). Susan’s math technology corner: Secondary Mathematics Education: The Years of Growth and Challenge. Division on Visual Impairments Quarterly, 50(1), 17-20. 
• Osterhaus, S.A. (2004). Susan’s math technology corner: Early Childhood: Where Learning Mathematics Begins. Division on Visual Impairments Quarterly, 49(3), 41-47.
• Osterhaus, S.A. (2003). Susan’s math technology corner: The versatile Scientific Notebook. Division on Visual Impairments Quarterly, 49(2), 39-43.
• Osterhaus, S.A. (2003). Susan’s math technology corner: Back-2-school: What’s new and what’s improved. Division on Visual Impairments Quarterly, 49(1), 5-8.
• Osterhaus, S.A. (2003). Susan’s math technology corner: Scientific Notebook + DBT WIN = Nemeth Code. Division on Visual Impairments Quarterly, 48(3), 23-28.
• Osterhaus, S.A. (2003). Susan’s Math Technology Corner Standardized Braille Number Lines. Division on Visual Impairments Quarterly, 48(2), 9-11.
• Osterhaus, S.A. (2003). Teaching a blind student how to graph on a coordinate plane: No tech, low tech, and high tech tools. VISIONS in Indiana, 11(2), 13-15.
• Osterhaus, S.A. (2003). Teaching a blind student how to graph on a coordinate plane: No tech, low tech, and high tech tools. SEE/HEAR, 8(1),19-21.
• Osterhaus, S.A. (2002) Susan’s math technology corner: Back-2-school: What’s fun and/or new for little ones. Division on Visual Impairments Quarterly, 48(1), 23-25.
• Osterhaus, S.A. (2002). Susan’s math technology corner: Teaching a blind student how to graph on a coordinate plane: No tech, low tech, and high tech tools. Division on Visual Impairments Quarterly, 47(3), 23-26.
• Osterhaus, S.A. (2002). Susan’s math technology corner: The Accessible Graphing Calculator (AGC) from ViewPlus Software. Division on Visual Impairments Quarterly, 47(2), 55-58.
• Osterhaus, S.A. (2002). Math technology for visually impaired students. SEE/HEAR, 7(1), 16-19.
• Osterhaus, S.A. (2001). Susan’s math technology corner: Back-2-school shopping list for Algebra and Geometry. Division on Visual Impairments Quarterly, 47(1), 23-25.
• Osterhaus, S.A. (2001). Susan’s math technology corner: The Orion TI-34 talking scientific calculator from Orbit Research. Division on Visual Impairments Quarterly, 46(3), 37-41.
• Osterhaus, S.A., Weaver, C., Amerson, M., & Siller, M.A. (2001). More accessibility for math students: AFB Solutions Forum stakeholders and their pursuit of braille conversion software. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 95(3), 184-188.
• Osterhaus, S.A. (2001). Susan’s math technology corner. Division on Visual Impairments Quarterly, 46(2), 19-22.
• Osterhaus, S.A. (1998) Braille/Print Protractor teacher’s guide. Louisville, KY: American Printing House.
• Osterhaus, S.A. (1997). Math education and Nemeth code: Nemeth & adventitiously blind high school students. SEE/HEAR, 2.