"By profession, I am an American Sign Language Interpreter. For the last 25+ years of my life, I have spent the majority of my time working in the classroom with K-12 and post-secondary students. I have also worked in other settings in the community. Initially, over 40 years ago, I learned ASL through association with the Deaf Community. Later, I returned to the classroom and obtained an Associates Degree in Interpreter Training. I am a member of RID and NAIE and have an EIPA certificate, which verifies I have the skills required to work in the classroom.

I have taught ASL to Continuing Education students at community colleges, local high schools, hospitals and work places (e.g., FedEx). In my lesson plan, I incorporate all the features of ASL so students can gain a comfortable grasp of the language and also teach the importance of Deaf culture.

In addition, I excel at math concepts up to the level of Algebra. My knowledge of these subjects has been checked by Wyzant through skills tests. Although it is not my area of expertise, as is ASL, I have tutored Deaf students who need to improve their comprehension of math and so have an excellent grasp of the concepts required to understand this daunting subject." less...