Lunch and Learn, DHHproud, Literacy, and more

Lunch and Learn

E-learning Webinar for Deaf Education Professionals

The next session of the 2024-2025 lineup is coming up on Thursday, February 13th, from 11:45 am to 12:30 pm.

Topic:

  • Team and Program Updates from The Cochlear Implant Program, BC Children’s Hospital, Selma Karsan, MSc RAUD
  • Brief take-away messages from the International Cochlear Implant Conference 2024, Tamara Lister, MSc RSLP

If you haven’t yet, please register: https://forms.gle/ZMvntMNYfM4AeiMf6

ASL interpretation and captioning will be provided.

DHHproud 2025 Update

Showcase:
We are now approaching the deadline for Showcase registration – February 21st. Consent forms for all events, travel funding requests if applicable, as well as digital submissions (DHH Art K-12, ASL Poetry K-7) are due at that time.
The Spotlight category is full. ASL Poetry 8-12 now has 1 spot available.

Friendship Day at Vancouver Aquarium:
Vancouver Aquarium has shared some important rules and policies with us. Please visit our website for details and to register.

Our program was awarded a grant from the Ministry of Education to participate in the provincial K-12 Literacy Supports Initiative (read more about it here).

The POPDHH Literacy Initiative is underway and we are happy to share some updates:

  • The Literacy Team has started updating the ASL Chat Program.  In addition to language comprehension, verbal reasoning and social opportunities, ASL Chat will incorporate elements of phonological awareness in ASL and English grammar.
  • We have refined our existing early literacy framework to focus on developing two streams of literacy interventions for students who are DHH.  Foundations for Literacy will focus on improving background knowledge and vocabulary for students whose ability to use or understand language is still developing. ASL Development and Literacy will leverage fluent visual language skills to focus on word recognition skills (i.e., phonological awareness, decoding and sight words) and English grammar elements.  
  • Resources and materials are being ordered and vetted while we balance the needs of students and the feasibility of implementing in a mainstream classroom.  There are already several excellent literacy interventions in progress in districts across BC and our goal is to provide some additional tools and professional development opportunities that complement the work that is in progress.
  • We have received messages from our district partners with suggestions around training modality, case based learning, resources, materials, etc.  We appreciate hearing from you and we hope you continue to reach out!

Next steps for our district partners: If you have a student registered in ASL Chat, keep an eye out for a message from us about the new content we will be piloting in these online sessions.

Resources we are currently reviewing:

From the Community

Upcoming workshops, information sessions, seminars, career opportunities and more

ACADEMIC COMMUNICATION EQUITY-BC

JOIN NOW: ACE-BC Student Mentorship Program! 

ACE-BC is offering a student mentorship program, starting at the end of February. If you’re a Deaf, hard of hearing, or Deaf-Blind student in college or university, or preparing for your post-secondary studies, you’re not alone!
This program will be your chance to connect with other students who are Deaf, hard of hearing, or Deaf-Blind, to share, learn, and support one another in your college and university experiences.

Register now 

K-12 DHH Education Postings – January 2025

 

SD20 Kootenay-Columbia
American Sign Language Interpreter (ASL)

SD23 Central Okanagan
Sign Language Interpreter

SD35 Langley
Special Education Assistant – Deaf and Hard of Hearing

SD36 Surrey
Educational Visual Language Interpreter

SD41 Burnaby
BC Provincial Outreach Program: Deaf and Hard of Hearing – American Sign Language Specialist (Professional Exempt)
Education Assistant – BCSD (Casual)
Sign Language Interpreter – Casual On-Call / Temporary Full-time
Sign Language Interpreter
Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (BCSD)

SD43 Coquitlam
Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (0.2 FTE)
Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (1.0 FTE)
Visual Language Interpreter

SD44 North Vancouver
Education Assistant with Sign Language Skills

SD 69 Qualicum
Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (0.4 FTE Temporary)

SD71 Comox Valley
Temporary Program Worker – Interpreter – Elementary/Secondary

SD73 Kamloops-Thompson
Registered Sign Language Interpreter (RSLI)

SD84 Vancouver Island West
Language Acquisition Support Worker (LASW)
Sign Language Interpreter

SD91 Nechako Lakes
 ASL Interpreter (FLES) AMENDED

Maaqtusiis Elementary Band School
Special Education Assistant (One-on-One)
Our mailing address is:
Provincial Outreach Program: Deaf and Hard of Hearing
4446 Watling Street Burnaby, BC V5J 5H3
Voice: 604-296-9062 Fax: 604-296-9063
Text: 778-889-5663 Email: office@popdhh.ca
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