Certified Deaf Education Teacher with Interpreting Experience (Curriculum: Signing Naturally)
Unterrichtet
Amerikanische Gebärdensprache (ASL)
Spricht
Englisch
Muttersprache
Spanisch
Italienisch
Französisch
Portugiesisch
Japanisch
Certified Deaf Education Teacher with Interpreting Experience (Curriculum: Signing Naturally)
Über mich
Ich als Lehrkraft
Meine Stunden und mein Unterrichtsstil
Lebenslauf und Zeugnisse
Aus EcuadorLebt in New York, USA (09:53 UTC-04:00)
Über mich
italki-Lehrkraft seit 12. Mar 2021
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Hello!
I'm a certified Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and I have also worked as an interpreter. Recently, I completed a TEFL Certification as well. Languages and teaching are my passions and I am so excited to share them with you! At the end of the 2020 school year, I left my job as a teacher/interpreter and am now working as a dancer in NYC.
Ich als Lehrkraft
My caseload as an itinerant teacher of the Deaf included an incredibly diverse group of students which developed a strong set of teaching skills in me. Additionally, my own experience of studying languages allows me to provide you with some of the best instruction. I am confident you will make great improvements!
I strongly urge students of ASL to seek out instruction from and connections with the Deaf Community. The ultimate goal is for you to thrive in those environments and I would be honored to be a stepping stone in that journey! The exposure to a wide range of native signers is the best way support your ASL acquisition.
Meine Stunden und mein Unterrichtsstil
I use selections from the Signing Naturally curriculum as well as my own lessons and activities. I love providing authentic learning experiences rooted in real-world context. My goal is for you to "think" in ASL and feel confident in using the language fluently.
In our sessions, we will emphasize back-and-forth conversation, expansion of your vocabulary, command of grammar, fingerspelling mastery, and much more!
Zeugnisse
Level 5 Diploma in TEFL - The TEFL Academy - 2022Qualifi Level 5 Diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (168 hours)
Zertifikat verifiziert
Classroom TEFL Course - The TEFL Academy - 2021In-person classroom portion of a full TEFL certification
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Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, EC-12 - Texas Educators Association - 2017Completion of a teacher preparation program and 3 certification tests. Permits me to teach EC-12 students in the mainstream and Deaf Education classroom settings.
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Ausbildung
2013 - 2017
Bachelor - Communication Sciences and Disorders, Deaf EducationBaylor UniversityMinor in ASL/Eng Interpreting
Arbeitserfahrung
2017 - 2020
Itinerant Deaf Education TeacherWaco ISD - Waco, USAProvided Deaf Education services to Pre-K through 12th grade students across multiple districts.
Kevin is a amazing teacher, always well prepared and his classes are very fun. Learned many new signs and how to use everything that I’ve learned so far. Highly recommend his classes
Kevin's the best. He's good at filling the class time with activities that are interactive, but also very flexible if you have something you want to learn that week. He really knows how to cater the class to his students.
Today was our first class without using voice. It was a challenging and fun exploration of both receptive and expressive sign within the context of our daily schedules as well material that Kevin had prepared on the same topic. As always he created a really informative, helpful, and engaging class.