Ways to Start A Lesson

1. Clink on the title above to access this minute and a half video.  (You'll then need to click the play button on the next screen/video)
2. Choose ONE of the methods the teacher used to start the lesson.  
3. Explain why this would be an effective way to begin a lesson for students who are deaf and hard of hearing.  

BONUS -- How does the way you chose stimulate students thinking skills.  In what way could meta-cognition be included?

Once a method has been chosen by one of your classmates you must choose a different method!!

Story Telling

Watch the three stories posted here on the blog.  Consider the different visual modes of communication and the approaches to reading. 

1. Compare and contrast the different types of signing you see in each of the stories.  
2. How do you think this could impact students' comprehension of the story?
3. How do you think it could impact students' understanding of the printed text?

If you are not the first to post feel free to expand on the answers that others have shared.  Make sure your post and answers add new information to the comments.

Click, Clack, Moo - in SEE

ASL Storytelling - Is Your Mama a Llama?

The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Rochester School for the Deaf

This video has shed light to a lot of Thomas Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc. I never heard much of their story. I knew that Gallaudet University was named after Thomas Gallaudet by his son, but that’s the extent of the story that I know. Throughout my ASL classes my professors have told me about Alice, Laurent, and Thomas, but never really how their stories collided. I never knew that Thomas’s wife was deaf either.

1) I never realized how much Thomas accomplished before teaching Alice. I always knew he had done a bunch of little things, but I never put two and two together. I knew he had gone to school, but I didn’t know all the things that he had done before ever meeting Alice.

2) I didn’t know Laurent Clerc leaving France was a huge deal. In the video, it shows that when he was trying to leave, he was receiving a lot of backlash. I thought it was a one and done decision. I never knew he had doubts on coming to America. I also didn’t know that he only had a plan to be in America for three years, and ended up staying much longer.

3) I didn’t know Thomas Gallaudet had health issues. In the very beginning of the, they touched on Gallaudet having issues with his health. They touched on it every now and then throughout the video, but never quite explained beyond a cough.

America's Founders: Friends of the Deaf

This video offered minor details about the story of Laurent Clerc and Thomas Galluadet that made a major difference. Throughout my background in American Sign Langugae classes, I had always heard the story. It is one of the most popular stories- although, after watching this video, it may be one of the most misconstrued stories in Deaf history; I am curious to know why. After viewing this video I had grasped a much deeper understanding regarding their story, for example (1), I was completely unaware of Alice Cogswell and her family until this project, and then I learned even more details of her life after this video. Also, Thomas was a flighty fellow. He jumped from career to career, which is something I didn't know prior to this video. (2) He was a lawyer, a messenger, etc. and finally became an educator of the Deaf, which is what I thought he first began with. Although, being an educator is the career that he sticks with because, in my personal opinion, he felt that he was doing the most good for people in this profession. As he continued to grow he did as any people do, he created a family. (3) It is portrayed in the video that his wife was Deaf. Although, his son signed too. I am not completely sure if his wife was Deaf but it is absolutely something to research in more depth.

The video offered clarity and further developed my understanding of the story of Laurent Clerc and Thomas Gallaudet.

America's Founders: Friends of the Deaf

I feel as if from watching this video, I have a deeper and fuller understanding of how education for the Deaf was brought to America. I learned multiple new facts but three in particular are:

1) It wasn't just Alice Cogswell's father, Dr. Cogswell, who funded Gallaudet’s trip. He gathered around some of his wealthy friends and they debated on if they would help fund based on the myth, "Deaf children are unable to learn." However, they all ended helping Gallaudet.

2) Laurent Clerc wasn't all aboard on the idea of coming to America, like I assumed. Gallaudet wrote a letter to Abbe Sicard, asking for permission to Clerc to leave and come help America's Deaf children. After Sicard, contemplated and agreed, then Clerc was more than happy to come teach the beautiful sign language to the children.

3) Gallaudet’s son went into other careers before following in his father's footsteps. He went into banking first, to be a rich man instead of a "poor man" like his father.

America's Founders: Friends of the Deaf

After watching this video I feel like I have a better understanding of how the first Deaf school in America was founded. This video clarified many confusions and misunderstandings from past teachings. Three new facts I have learned from watching the video are:

1. Before watching this video I have never read about a man named Abbe Sicard. He was an educator at the school for the Deaf in France. He was the man that Clerc asked permission from for approval to go to America for 3 years. 

2. By watching the video I had also learned about a man by the name Dr. Cogswell. He is Alice Cogswell's father. After Thomas Galaudet and Laurent Clerc come to America he helped fundraise and find the perfect location for the new school for the Deaf. 

3. Based on my confusion with my Historical Activity about who founded Gallaudet University it is clear that learning about Thomas Gallaudet's son Edward Gallaudet is new for me. Edward was hired as superintendent at the Columbia institution in Washington DC. In 1864 Abraham Lincoln passed a bill stating that the institution was able to hand out college degrees. Edward was an educator just like Thomas and Clerc, and also worked at the University in Washington DC as the principal for 46 years. 

America's Founders: Friends of the Deaf - Fall 2016

Historical Figures Project

Students will be studying the following individuals for the Historical Figures Project

Skye	Laurent Clerc	CJ Jones
Samantha	Juliette Gordon Low	Nyle DiMarco
Allison	Thomas Gallaudet	Marlee Matlin
Katie	Alice Cogswell	Heather Whitestone

Chapter 3 Learning Outcomes in Relation to the Video

Washington School for the Deaf: A Bilingual Approach is a school that exposes the educational capacity that children who are D/deaf. There is no difference in a student who is D/deaf compared to one who isn't. The way in which they are viewed and educated is what changes. The largest outcome of chapter three that this video speaks on is "I can describe how deaf education settings have changed over the last fifty years", although, that absolutely isn't the only one. Understanding the profession I intend on pursuing, the last outcome "I can list three laws that have influenced Deaf Education" is the most relevant to me. Although it isn't specifically spoken on in the video, it is vital in the success of the Washington School for the Deaf. Without specific legislation from people who care about the education of all students regardless of abilities, we would still be stuck where we were fifty years ago and then there would be no use in describing how deaf education settings have changed over the years.

I think after watching this video it relates to the learning outcome of describing two modes of communication. This school is a place where english and ASL are taught equally making it both a visual and oral learning experience. What surprised me most is that Randall, a student at WSD, came 8 hours just to attend this school. He tried to convince his mom that this was the best choice for him, and I think that is pretty cool. 

Washington School for the Deaf: A Bilingual Approach

After watching this video about the Washington School for the Deaf and learning more about the bilingual approach. It connected well with learning outcome 2, describe how deaf education settings have changed over the past 50 years. In the past there was never a school offered with these kinds of resources available and opportunities. Another outcome it connected with is learning outcome 1, explain the impact PL 94-142 had on Deaf Education. This law talks about how students should be in the least restrictive environment. Being at a school where communication is very easily accessible and learning is taught at a level where it challenges the children's minds. Something that I learned from this video is that as long as you are exposed to the right resources and have a good support system anything is possible.

Washington School for the Deaf: A Bilingual Approach

Watch this entire video clip we previewed in class.  Explain how it connects to at least one of the learning outcomes for chapter 3.  Share something new or surprising that you learned from watching this video.

Chapter 1 Blog Post

•  I can list three main goals parents and educators have for a deaf child. 
• Socialization 
• Equality 
• Academic preparation 
• I can list options that are successful in deaf education 
• Residential schools
• Education through interpreters 
• Resource classrooms
• Direct instruction 
• Interventions 

8/23 Blog Post

I can explain the goal of deaf education.

     Deaf education allows D/HH to have access to the same education as their hearing peers while accommodating a student's individual need.

I can list options that are successful in Deaf education.

     Manual method and speaking & listening method.

Tonight's Learning Outcomes 8/23/18

I can explain the goal of deaf education:
The goal of deaf education is to educate deaf people to the fullest extent that a hearing person can be educated to as well.

I can list three main goals parents and educators have for deaf children:
. To be educated like any other student
. To be challenged like any other student
. To have the same opportunities as every student

Learning Outcomes

1.) I can list three main goals parents and educators have for a deaf child.

• For them to be able to communicate with others.
• For them to be able to socialize and make friends.
• For them to be able to be academically prepared.

2.) I can list options that are successful in Deaf education. 

• Residental Schools
• Resource Classrooms and interventions
• Instruction via interpreter 

Learning Outcomes

1. The goal of a parent or educator is to ensure that the student is able to communicate, have a means of socialization, and that they are academically prepared.

2. Some options that are successful in Deaf Education are direct instruction, resource classrooms, and interventions.

Welcome!

Welcome to the course, Educating the Deaf!  This blog is a place for you to share your questions, ideas and what you are learning in class each week.  You'll be able to use it during class to provide feedback on activities as well as at the end of class to submit your exit slips.  There may be times you'll be asked to share your ideas or to find a resource to share with the class and place it here as well as to extend classroom conversations.

This also an excellent place for you to discuss questions you may have about how to approach or complete assignment or our class trip in October for a literacy activity at the Kentucky School for the Deaf (pictured here.)  Another example, discuss with your classmates ideas about where to complete the site visit, rides or the report.  This is an excellent way to share ideas here that can benefit everyone.


You may add a comment to this post and share any questions you have about the course.

To get started I would like to know what are 2 things you most hope to learn more about in this course and what is 1 thing you are most curious about this course.  Please start a new post and share your answers to these questions. 

Looking forward to our semester together!!
Mrs. White