ClearSky

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shel90

Go to college and major in Deaf education.

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Secretblend

Sounds easy enough!

Bottesini

Short and to the point!

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shel90

In writing, yes it looks easy, but in action, not as easy!

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ClearSky

You have to attend a college that has a major in Deaf Education?

shel90

Yes, most of the Deaf ed majors are for Master's Degree. If you do find one that offers a BA program in Deaf Ed, great..if not, then go for a BA degree in elementary, special, or secondary education and then go for your master's in Deaf Ed.

Deaf Education

Deaf Education Teacher Preparation Programs
National Directory of CED-endorsed Deaf Education Teacher Preparation Programs
College and university Deaf Education programs accredited by the Council on Education of the Deaf



Gallaudet University
The Graduate Teacher Education Program leading to the MA Degree prepares students to become teachers of deaf and hard of hearing children and youth in both mainstream programs and center schools. All of the MA programs are NCATE-accredited, NASDTEC-approved, and accredited by the Council on Education of the Deaf.



California State University, Northridge
The College of Education is composed of the departments of Deaf Studies, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Educational Psychology and Counseling, Elementary Education, Secondary Education, and Special Education, and offers 27 credential programs. All programs are accredited.



Flagler College
Flagler's deaf education program is nationally-known and is a Florida State-approved teacher education program also recognized at the national level by the Council on Education of the Deaf. The program provides students with dual certification in deaf education and either elementary education deaf education/mental retardation or secondary English or secondary social studies.



Western Oregon University
The mission of Western's Regional Resource Center on Deafness is to prepare professionals in the Northwest to be qualified to serve the unique communication, rehabilitation, and educational needs of deaf and hard of hearing children and adults.



Kent State University
The deaf education program is designed to provide students with the coursework and field experiences necessary to be licensed as an Intervention Specialist in the area of Deaf Education. The Deaf Education Intervention Specialist license is valid for teaching learners from ages 3 through 21, and grades pre-kindergarten through 12, who have been identified with a hearing impairment (e.g. deaf, hard-of-hearing.)



The list didnt include

Boston University
McDaniel's College
University of Arizona
Michigan State..

I am sure there are many more. You have to research on the programs to see if it fits your needs.

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ClearSky

Thank you for the list.

So, if there is no Deaf Education, you can take Elementary Education, Secondary Education or Special Education, then go for the Master...how long will the Master take if you take the others that are not Deaf Education?

What if I want to work with oral education? I'd like to teach all deaf children, but I support oral education as well---does that have anything to do with Deaf Education?

I ask because some teachers for the hearing impaired that I had didn't know sign language.

Another school I went to, the teachers knew sign language, but it wasn't the focus in the class.

inochi

Didn't NTID at RIT offers this program as well?

shel90

With my degree from Gallaudet, I could teach oral deaf ed but because I dont support it, I will never do it.

As long as you have a degree in Deaf education, you should be able to teach in whatever Deaf ed programs.

Yes, u can take elementary, special or secondary ed for your Bachelor's and then go for Deaf Ed for your Master's. Graduate programs are about 1 to 2 years depending on how many credits you take each semester.

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web730

Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana offers that kind of program, too.

deafdyke

ClearSky, I'd opt for maybe going to Gally as an undergrad to get deaf ed B.A. The trouble with doing special ed first, is that most of special ed, consists of either learning disabilities or emotional disabilites. There's really not too much about deaf ed, or blind ed, or physically disabled ed.
Another thing............you could concentrate on oral, but be more "alternative methodology" friendly then most oral programs are. We really need more teachers of the deaf who aren't totally audist.

shel90

Gallaudet doesnt offer a BA in Deaf Ed..only a master's but students can do a dual degree/accelerated program combining the BA program (special, elementary, or secondary ed) and the MA program (Deaf ed) to make it into a 5 year program for both degrees rather than 4 years for a BA and then 2 years for a MA.

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inochi

I believe NTID/RIT offers deaf education as well as deaf studies. One can get a BA in deaf studies with concentration of something else and then enter the master's program to become a teacher for the deaf.

Interpretrator

I was working as an interpreter and getting my master's in teaching ESL. At the college where I worked my boss asked me to head up the writing division of our new deaf studies program since we are using ESL techniques while teaching in sign. So I began developing the entire writing curriculum and teaching writing and grammar to underprepared deaf students.

You never know what's going to happen...

web730

ESL = English Sign Language?

ClearSky

English as a Second Language

web730

hmm.. , clearsky!

scottw

No, this is not NTID/RIT no! There is no Education program. Sorry! But only Gallaudet have ed programs.

NTID/RIT for all who technology program.

inochi

You MIGHT want to recheck. Here is the website that you can look it over and it's program that allows you to teach post secondary level with a concentration of deaf education.

Master of Science Program in Secondary Education of Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

VamPyroX

Actually, NTID does have an education program. I have a lot of friends who have graduated from this program.

Just because RIT means "Rochester Institute of Technology" and NTID means "National Technical Institute for the Deaf"... doesn't literally mean that both are only for technology.

NTID is actually one of the 8 colleges within RIT. RIT offers computer sciences, liberal arts, math, business, applied science & technology, etc.

I had a co-worker who was majoring in medicine so she could become a physician's assistant.

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deafdyke

that's interesting ....so it's not totally non libral arts?

web730

So is Gallaudet not a totally liberal arts university, too!

RedFox

Yeah, the College of Applied Science & Technology there has a major for hotel and restaurant management. The Henry's restaurant on the 4th floor of Eastman building is run by those students on Tuesdays and Thursdays and is available to those who make reservations.

frogsign

Also Bloomsburg University in PA

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Eastern Kentucky University

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