Welcome to ASL! This class consists of vocabulary, grammar, and culture. You will discover that ASL is similar to spoken Chinese rather than spoken English, and you will have hands-on activities to practice your signing skills. We are going to have a great year!

 

My Background...

I have been signing American Sign Language since I was five years old. I was a certified sign language interpreter (NAD) Level 3, and I have interpreted in almost every setting imaginable (Boeing Industries, Hewlett Packard, schools, churches, hospitals, court, etc.) since 1989. I graduated from San Diego State University with a Bachelor's degree in Linguistics in 1991, and from The University of Texas at Arlington with my Ph.D. in Linguistics in 2008. I am a certified American Sign Language teacher, and a certified Spanish teacher (6-12), with over thirteen years of teaching experience between the university and high school settings.

 

I founded the first ASL program in BISD at Richland High School years ago, and then resigned to have my children. My husband and I have been married for 15 years, and we have three beautiful children ages 7, 9 and 11. When I decided to return to my career, for two years I taught as an Assistant Professor at Lamar University in Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, where I trained ASL interpreters and taught future ASL teachers. In 2010,  we relocated to the Fort Worth area and I was so excited to return to BISD! This is now my third year at BHS, and I am also teaching as Adjunct Faculty one night per week, in the graduate linguistics program at The University of Texas at Arlington.

 

I am looking forward to a great year at Birdville High School- go Hawks!!!

 

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This website will help you find class information. To your left are links to ASL pages that hold class handouts, PowerPoints with class notes, and helpful ASL links on the internet. If you are absent, remember to do your 25 minutes of signing time, check the class Facebook page, and look for the day's PowerPoint. I am looking forward to a great year!

 

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