PURPOSE OF WORKSHOP
Language Planning is a nation-wide movement in which schools for the Deaf, including CSDR, discuss and plan how to balance ASL and English in and out of the classroom. It involves using and helping students develop both languages effectively. Parents, school staff, teachers, school administration, alumni, and community members are critical contributors in this school-wide plan.
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY INFORMATION ON THE PRESENTERS
Dr. Stephen M. Nover, a graduate of Gallaudet University, he holds a Master’s degree in education administration and supervision from California State University, Northridge, and received a Ph.D. in Language, Reading, and Culture at the University of Arizona at Tucson. Since 1997, as the Director of the Center for ASL/English Bilingual Education and Research (CAEBER), he is now with the Graduate School and Professional Programs at Gallaudet University. He is also the Research-to-Practice Director (RTP) for Gallaudet University’s new NSF funded “The Science of Learning Center on Visual Language and Visual Learning” (VL2). Dr. Nover is actively outreaching to schools and the public on the importance of ASL/English bilingual education for deaf children, and utilizing appropriate school-based language planning in deaf education.
Dr. Eddy F. Laird, former Superintendent of the Indiana School for the Deaf, he teaches ASL/English bilingualism at McDaniel College where he also coordinates the ASL Specialist program. He is noted for his expertise and advocacy in the use of American Sign Language Proficiency Interview (ASLPI). A graduate of Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf and Gallaudet University, he holds a Master’s degree in special education from the University of Tennessee and a second Master’s in educational administration and supervision from California State University, Northridge. He completed his doctoral work in Deaf Studies/Deaf Education at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas.
Dr. Jay Innes, Special Assistant to the Gallaudet President, Director of the Gallaudet Leadership Institute, and Professor in the Department of Education, Jay is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Education, and from Gallaudet University where he earned a doctorate in Educational Administration and Supervision. He is highly sought as a keynote speaker, presenter, and consultant on topics ranging from educational policies, leadership, and programming to the teaching of mathematics and use of technology in education, Dr. Innes remains committed, first and foremost, to consumerism and community advocacy.
Hosted by the CSDR Language Planning Committee and the Community Advisory Committee (CAC)
