A Career in Teaching Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

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A Career in Teaching Students who are Deaf or
Hard of Hearing
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Teachers of Students Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing

• Advocate for Deaf/Hard of Hearing students

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Teachers of Students Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing

• Work with students of all ages

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Teachers of Students Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing

• Teach speech, auditory skills, writing, reading
  and language within the appropriate academic
  goals of the curriculum

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Teachers of Children Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing

• Teach a variety of subjects

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Teachers of Students Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing

• Use a variety of communication methodologies as
  appropriate to the needs of the students, such as
  American Sign Language (ASL) and Auditory Verbal
  Therapy (AVT)

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Teachers of Students Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing

• Work with technology including hearing aids,
  cochlear implants and FM systems

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Teachers of Students Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing

• Assist in the development of the Individual
  Education Plan

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Teachers of Students Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing

• Support the social and academic integration of
  students

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Teachers of Children Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing

• Work with newly diagnosed children and their
  families

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Teachers of Students Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing

• Provide families and school staff with
  information and support

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Teachers of Students Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing

• Provide in-service regarding educational
  implications of hearing loss to professionals and
  to hearing peers

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You may work in any of the following roles

• Itinerant teacher

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Teacher in a Provincial School for the Deaf
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Early Intervention Specialist
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Classroom Teacher - Congregated Class
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Educational Consultant
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Where are the Teacher -Training Universities?
University of British Columbia
University of Alberta
Mount St Vincent
York
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Professional Preparation Programs

• The University of British Columbia

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University of Alberta
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York University
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Mount St. Vincent University
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What do I need to get into a program?

• You should have
• A B.Ed. or equivalent
• Several years teaching experience

UBC
U of A
MSV
York
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Thank-you!