Gallaudet Hosts 7th Annual Enhancing Deaf Education Seminar

Key educational leaders and administrators representing schools from eight states and the District of Columbia (Arizona School for the Deaf, Delaware School for the Deaf, Gallaudet University’s Clerc Center, Indiana School for the Deaf, Kansas School for the Deaf, New Mexico School for the Deaf, Penny Road Elementary in North Carolina, Utah School for the Deaf and Blind, and Wisconsin Educational Services Program-Deaf and Hard of Hearing) gathered at Gallaudet July 11 to 16 for the 7th Annual Enhancing Deaf Education: Language Planning and Leadership seminar.

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CAEBER Summer Institute enhances ASL/English teaching practices

Educators from across the country were on Kendall Green from June 19 to July 2 to participate in the College of Professional Studies and Outreach’s Center for ASL/English Bilingual Education and Research’s (CAEBER) Summer Institute. The Institute, which provides four courses over two summers, trains participants to be on-site ASL/English Bilingual Professional Development (AEBPD) mentors at their respective schools/programs serving students who are deaf or hard of hearing, including students with cochlear implants.

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Register Now for Fall 2009 Courses

Gallaudet University’s College of Professional Studies and Outreach has a wide variety of courses being offered in Fall 2009.

For more information about these courses, go to CPSO online.

Summer 2009 at Gallaudet Offers Something for Everyone!

A message from College of Professional Studies and Outreach (CPSO) interim dean Joseph J. Innes:

With a broad array of academic and enrichment programs that include challenging courses for graduate or professional studies credit, leadership development, and youth programs, the College of Professional Studies and Outreach (CPSO) at Gallaudet University has something for everyone.

Located in the heart of our nation’s capital city, the University is just a few city blocks from the U.S. Capitol and some of the world’s finest museums. Gallaudet is a special place with over a century of experience providing education and enrichment programs to deaf people and individuals interested in working in deaf-owned or deaf-centric corporations, agencies, and organizations.

As you pursue your personal and/or professional goals, you will also be able to immerse yourself in the tremendous range of cultural diversity and diversity of thought that permeates our environment. In CPSO, we design and offer programs that are intended to have an impact and can be life-changing, programs that are challenging and engaging, and which are offered in a variety of formats including face-to-face, online, experiential, and hybrid. Join us in Summer 2009.

We look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to our community. Once you’ve been here, we are confident you will agree that Gallaudet is a special place with talented and caring faculty and staff who are ready to serve you.

Visit Summer at Gallaudet now!

ASL/English Bilingual Mentor Training

From June 17-July 2, 2009, the Center for ASL/English Bilingual Education and Research (CAEBER) will conduct the Summer Institute on ASL/English Bilingual Mentor Training. This event will provide 120 hours of training in the theory and methodology of bilingual education using ASL and English as the languages of instruction, in addition to 20 hours of instruction in technology and mentoring over two summers. Mentors will be trained to:

* Establish and facilitate the two-year ASL /English Bilingual Professional Development (AEBPD) in-service at their school or program;

* Use classroom technology to enhance ASL/English bilingual instruction; and

* Perform the role and responsibilities of an ASL/English bilingual in-service mentor.

Each school for the deaf and each mentor who participates must make a two-year commitment to the program and participate in two consecutive summer training sessions. Mentors undergo Levels 1 and 2 of the AEBPD program during their first summer session and Levels 3 and 4 during their second summer session. Using the critical pedagogy process, participants will survey and reflect upon current research in bilingual education/second language learning that supports acquisition, development and use of both ASL and English for academic purposes. General topics covered at each level of training include:

Level 1: The seven principles of effective language and literacy learning within a bilingual environment

Level 2: Bilingualism and second language acquisition and learning

Level 3: Bilingual methodology for the classroom and assessment

Level 4: Bilingual instructional techniques, assessing the languages of ASL and English, and using assessment to guide bilingual instruction

For for more information, including application information, download the trifold brochure (PDF) by clicking here. Or, contact Pia Marie Paulone, AEBPD Project Coordinator, by clicking here.