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Read How This Teacher is Using Technology to Teach Her Deaf Students
Not so good at technology herself, Jennifer Hines is honing her tech skills to teach her deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
Jennifer Hines is a 6th-grade teacher at Eissler Elementary in Bakersfield, California, who is going beyond measures for her students. Not so good at technology herself, Hines is honing her tech skills to teach her deaf and hard-of-hearing students. She didn’t want the children to be left behind because of the pandemic and so, she has moved her classes online to help them read more effectively.
Hines, along with her colleagues, has created an academic material that includes spelling and mathematics instruction in American Sign Language (ASL). They have also posted for students’ families teaching them how to use signs.
While a lot of innovations have happened online since the lockdown in terms of children’s education, there are very few that are designed for her students. Hines shared, "The audio and video books are not in ASL. So we've taken on that challenge to make the videos.”
Today, Hines goes online, grappling with technology, to tell stories to her students in sign language. "People are helping me learn new technology, and then I can help other people," said Hines.
Teachers like Hines are taking troubles but ensuring their students receive the knowledge they deserve. You have our respect!
Source: Bakersfield
Pic source: Jennifer Hines' Twitter