1. DeafTEC is supported by the National Science Foundation under award number DUE -1104229 Teaching Mathematics to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students: A Few Best Practices at the Secondary Level

2. Agenda Introduction Purpose Strategies & Resources Questions Forms

3. Introduction: Presenter Paul Bernella Adjunct Professor, ASL-ESOL at ACC Tutor for Riverside Learning Lab (ACC) Former middle school math teacher B.S. and M.S. in Deaf Education

4. Introduction: Participants Name Where you work and what you do What you would like to gain from this workshop

5. Forms PPT notes Problem Solving Participant Post-Workshop Evaluation Participant Information and Plan for Change

6. Under DUE – Division of Undergraduate EducationDivision of Undergraduate Education One of 14 DUE programs Emphasis on two-year colleges and STEM education Improves technological education at the undergraduate and secondary school levels by: – Producing more technicians to meet workforce demands – Improving the technical skills and content preparation of these technicians as well as that of the educators who prepare/teach them Focuses on education of technicians for high-technology (STEM) fields National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education

7. To effectively integrate more deaf and hard-of hearing individuals into the workplace in highly skilled technician jobs where these individuals are currently underrepresented and underutilized. Technological Center for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students

8. Objectives Interacting with and teaching Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH) student(s) in your mathematics classes Different effective strategies in teaching mathematics concepts that apply to all students including DHH students Instructor resources to help with Deaf and Hard of Hearing students

9. Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students Who are they? How do we make mathematics more accessible to Deaf students? What do you (teachers, administrators, tutors, etc.) believe would make mathematics more accessible and lead students into STEM?

10. Universal Design Strategies and resources that benefit not only Deaf and Hard of Hearing students but all students.

11. Effective Strategies and Resources Cooperative Learning Groups Word Problem Analysis Template Voice Thread ASL Math Dictionaries Illustrated Math Dictionaries Math Video Resources (online instructional modules) Last but not Least

12. Cooperative Learning Groups Ideas for mixed groups of hearing and Deaf/HH students in a college math course http://deaftec.org/resources/math/cooperativ e-learning-groups http://deaftec.org/resources/math/cooperativ e-learning-groups

13. The Cooperative Learning Group Discussion Pros? Cons? Can you see a use for this in your classroom? Why? Why not? Will this help achieve our goal? How? Why? Why not?

14. Instructor Resources: Word Problem Analysis The “Form” http://deaftec.org/resources/math/links

15. Sample problem A delivery truck is carrying 80 televisions in individual boxes. Each box weighs between 26 and 37 pounds. Which of the following is a reasonable estimate of the total weight of the boxes? A. 2,500 pounds B. 880 pounds C. 3,400 pounds D. 5,000 pounds STAAR Grade 5 mathematics: 2011 release

16. The “Form” Discussion Pros? Cons? Can you see a use for this in your classroom? Why? Why not? Will this help achieve our goal? How? Why? Why not?

17. Voice Thread Web-based application that allows you to have group conversations around images, documents, and videos http://www.voicethread.com

18. Voice Thread Discussion Pros? Cons? Can you see a use for this in your classroom? Why? Why not? Will this help achieve our goal? How? Why? Why not?

19. Dictionaries ASL Math dictionaries http://www.tsdvideo.org/ Illustrated Math dictionaries https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/18588361/Misc/Illustrated% 20Maths%20Dictionary%204th.pdf https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/18588361/Misc/Illustrated% 20Maths%20Dictionary%204th.pdf Vocabulary A-Z http://www.vocabularya-z.com

20. Dictionaries Discussion Pros? Cons? Can you see a use for this in your classroom? Why? Why not? Will this help achieve our goal? How? Why? Why not?

21. Math Video Resources Mathematical procedures written out numerically and explained in ASL (captioned) http://deaftec.org/resources/math/self- instruction http://deaftec.org/resources/math/self- instruction

22. Math Video Resources Discussion Pros? Cons? Can you see a use for this in your classroom? Why? Why not? Will this help achieve our goal? How? Why? Why not?

23. Last but not the least… Document Camera (ELMO or Ladibug) Notes (Powerpoint) Blackboard (Canvas) Interactive board (SMARTBoard or E-Beam) Laptops (LanSchool) Apps (Explain Everything) Whiteboard (Wall sized or pocket size) Others??

24. Last but not the Least Discussion Pros? Cons? Can you see a use for this in your classroom? Why? Why not? Will this help achieve our goal? How? Why? Why not?

25. DeafTEC website http://deaftec.org/resources/math Updates- http://edeafmath.blogspot.com/

26. Questions?

27. Forms Please fill out both and turn in before you leave Paul.Bernella@austincc.edu

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