Monday, May 25, 2009

Deaf Education Teachers

American Society for Deaf Children
http://deafchildren.org
ASDC is a national organization of families and professionals committed to education, empowering, and supporting parents and families to create opportunities for their children who are deaf and hard of hearing in gaining meaningful and full communication access, particularly through the competent use of sign language, in their homes, schools, and communities.

Georgia Teachers of the Deaf
http://education.gsu.edu/gatod/
Lists different resources such as lesson plans, links, FAQs, resources and professional development available in Georgia.

Colorado Department of Education
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/SD-Hearing.asp
Students who are deaf or hard of hearing in Colorado have access to a range of services for educational, communication, and social support. Deaf education teachers collaborate with general education teachers as well as provide direct instruction to support students in their home school environments and center-based programs. Programs are available through local school districts, BOCES, and at the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind. Educational interpreters are available for students with sign language needs. Educational audiology services promote access to communication and instruction through the development of audition and the use of amplification.

ASL Pro
http://www.aslpro.com
ASLPro.com was created to be a free resource for the classroom teacher. Teachers can create accounts and personalize a quiz for their students' use, then take them into a lab and let them practice seeing models other than their own teacher. Because our signs are designed to be used in student quizzes, non-manual signals are purposefully omitted. 

K.I.D.-Kansas Instructors for the Deaf
http://www.kskid.org
Kansas Instructors for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (KID) is a statewide organization of professionals working with children and students, who are deaf and hard of hearing, in early intervention and educational programs. The organization is managed by a slate of officers whom are elected bi-annually.

Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf
http://www.ceasd.org
CEASD provides an opportunity for professional educators to work together for the improvement of schools and educational programs for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. The organization brings together a rich composite of resources and reaches out to both enhance educational programs and influence educational policy makers.

Network of Educators of Children with Cochlear Implants (NECCI)
http://www.childrenshearing.org/custom/necci.html
NECCI is an organization primarily composed of educators, audiologists, and speech-language pathologists. It publishes a newsletter several times a year. NECCI provides a curriculum workshop about cochlear implants for professionals that also includes a special parent component of the program.

John Tracy Clinic
http://www.jtc.org/teachered/index.php
A Master's and Credential Program offering an Education Specialist Credential: Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Master's Degree in Education with a Specialization in Special Education designed for teachers who want to specialize in auditory-oral and auditory-verbal education in partnership with the University of San Diego. The program is offered on-site as well as on-line.

California State University, Northridge
http://www.csun.edu/~speddhh/
CSUN is proud to be the one of only two institutions in the nation that offers a comprehensive undergraduate program in the area of Deaf Studies. It has long been acknowledged as a leader in providing quality education in a broad variety of fields relating to deafness and is unequaled in terms of its exceptionally skilled and dedicated faculty, a special student body, and extensive resources.

Flagler College, Florida
http://www.flagler.edu/academics/de.html
Flagler's deaf education program is nationally know and is a Florida State-approved teacher education program also recognized at the national level by the Council on Education of the Deaf. The program provides students with dual certification in deaf education and either elementary or secondary education. Students gain proficiency in American Sign Language, speech and hearing science, and the use of special instructional materials for teaching deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

Kent State University
http://dept.kent.edu/sped/deaf.htm
The deaf education program is designed to provide students with the coursework and field experiences necessary to be licensed as an Intervention Specialist in the area of Deaf Education. The Deaf Education Intervention Specialist license is valid for teaching learners from ages 3 through 21, and grades pre-kindergarten through 12, who have been identified with a hearing impairment (e.g. deaf, hard of hearing).

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