ODYSSEY
New Directions in Deaf Education
WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2023 ISSUE OF ODYSSEY ON THE TOPIC OF “ACCESS AND EQUITY IN DEAF EDUCATION.”
The Future of Deaf Education: Practices Impacting Positive Change
The 2018 issue of Odyssey takes a look at the future of deaf education and explores how teaching practices, programs, and ongoing professional development activities are changing to reflect the diverse characteristics of today’s deaf and hard of hearing students. A recurring theme throughout the issue is the importance of collaboration, of allyship, as we go forward in meeting student needs. This issue includes 18 articles written by a total of 28 professional and parent authors on such topics as:
- Building communities of practice
- Strategies for itinerant teachers in general education settings
- Teacher preparation programs (including how to incorporate the needs of students who are deaf-blind)
- Mentoring deaf and hard of hearing students of color
- Language Development Planning Meetings
- Multicultural education
- Cued Speech
- Preventing child abuse
- Parent perspective on “the language wars of deaf education”
- Guidelines for educational program planning for teaches of students with cochlear implants
We invite you to share with us on Twitter and Facebook with the hashtags of #ClercCenter and #DeafEd how these articles may have contributed to your future in deaf education!
Issues
- A Shift to the Middle: Redefining the Community of Practice for Deaf Educators by Michella Maiorana-Basas
- A Positive Perspective: Preparing Professionals to Work with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infants, Toddlers, and Their Families by Julie Mitchiner and Linda Risser Lytle
- Meeting Consulting Needs in General Education Settings: Five Strategies for Itinerant Teachers of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students by Brittany Dorn
- A Community of Practice: Partnership Prospers Between Providers and Parent Leaders in Washington State by Kris Rydecki Ching and Christine Griffin
- Exploring Feedback Mechanisms for Preservice Teachers' Lesson Plans by Dana Kan and Uma Soman
- Passing It On: Counseling, Advising, and Mentoring Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students of Color by Tim Albert