FINAL PROJECT: Deaf Awareness Resource

 

OVERVIEW:

As a teacher of the deaf, it is quite likely you will have peers that will not have a background in what it means to be D/deaf, nor an understanding of the policies and trends affecting K-12 students who are deaf/hard of hearing. As the classroom teacher or the campus expert, you may be called upon to train the paraprofessional or new adult working with your deaf/hard of hearing students. This project requires that you create a digital resource for such an individual that includes elements of history, policies and trends that would be needed for the person to have a well-rounded understanding of what it means to be D/deaf or hard of hearing. 

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

You are to create a digital resource (electronic, non-paper-based) that you can use with a new paraprofessional or adult working with students who are deaf/hard of hearing. The resource may be web-based or a stand-alone presentation. Whichever format is selected, the resource must have a variety of multimedia resources to support it. Such resources include links to videos, resources, websites, etc. If you are able to find ways to seemlessly integrate work product that you have created this semester into your resource, you may do so. 

The resource must be written on a level that someone without a background in deaf education would be able to understand. Do not assume the individual has any fundamental knowledge of the topic but has a strong desire to work with kids who are deaf/hard of hearing. 

 Deaf Awareness Rubric for the Professional ManualCriteriaRatingsPts

Deaf Awareness Resource

15 pts
Full Marks
An accessible, meaningul digital resource for an individual new to deaf education.
0 pts
No Marks
NEITHER an accessible NOR meaningul digital resource for an individual new to deaf education was created.

/ 15 pts

Target audience(s) identified

15 pts
Full Marks
Target audience for the resource is identified
0 pts
No Marks
Target audience for the resource is NOT identified

/ 15 pts

History, Policies & Trends in Deaf Education Content Areas

15 pts
Full Marks
Explanations with multimedia and web-based elements supporting history, policies, and trends in deaf education included throughout the digital resource.
0 pts
No Marks
Explanations with multimedia and web-based elements supporting history, policies, and trends in deaf education NOT included throughout the digital resource.

/ 15 pts

Audience-appropriate & Interesting

15 pts
Full Marks
Resources are interesting, audience-appropriate learning experiences that can be used by teachers, parents, or other professionals working with students who are deaf/hard of hearing.
0 pts
No Marks
Activities are boring, and/or are not age-appropriate learning experiences that cannot be led by teachers, parents, or deaf students. Resources are uninteresting, and/or audience-inappropriate learning experiences that cannot be used by teachers, parents, nor other professionals working with students who are deaf/hard of hearing.

/ 15 pts

Structured & Organized Learning

15 pts
Full Marks
Learning content is interesting and logically-structured to build upon content presented in an organized manner.
0 pts
No Marks
Learning content is uninteresting and not logically-structured to build upon content or is presented in an unorganized manner.

/ 15 pts

Professional presentation

25 pts
Full Marks
Presentation is organized, professional, and contains supporting multimedia to enhance the experience.
0 pts
No Marks
Presentation is unorganized, not professional, and / or does not contain supporting multimedia to enhance the experience.

/ 25 pts

Total Points: 0