TWU Deaf Education

🦸‍♂️⚡ POWER UP THIS SUMMER! ⚡🦸‍♀️

Calling all Deaf & Hard of Hearing superheroes entering K–7th grade! Join us for an unforgettable literacy adventure filled with comics, creativity, teamwork, and FUN! 📚💥

At POWER UP! Superhero Literacy Camp, campers will:
✨ Create their own comics & graphic novels
✨ Build reading and comprehension skills
✨ Strengthen communication & self-advocacy
✨ Participate in exciting team missions
✨ Make friends and grow confidence

Whether your child uses sign language, spoken language, or both — this camp is for them! ❤️

📍 Texas Woman’s University
🗓 June 8–18, 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
$300

Spots are limited — don’t miss out on this superhero-sized summer experience! 🦸✨

Have you ever wondered about becoming a Deaf Education teacher or advancing your career as a master teacher in Deaf Education? Join us for a virtual information session to learn more about the Deaf Education program at Texas Woman’s University!

-May 20, 2026
-7:00-8:00PM CST
-Zoom Information Session

Learn about:
✨ Deaf Education certification pathways
✨ Master’s degree options in Deaf Education
✨ Supporting Deaf and hard of hearing students with diverse needs
✨ Coursework, practicum experiences, and career opportunities
✨ Admissions and application information

Whether you are just beginning to explore Deaf Education or looking to grow your expertise in the field, we would love to connect with you!

Register Here-https://welcome.twu.edu/admissionsevents/targetX_eventsb__events #/esr?eid=a12cr000004FjP7AAK

3 more days to order your shirt!!!!!!

Fun Fact: ASL has its own rich tradition of poetry and storytelling—where movement becomes rhythm, facial expressions become emotion, and hands paint stories in the air. 🤟✨

ASL poetry uses visual, three-dimensional imagery, rhythm, movement, and handshapes to create powerful works of literature. Pioneering Deaf artists like Clayton Valli, Ella Mae Lentz, and Patrick Graybill helped shape ASL poetry into a celebrated art form rooted in Deaf culture.

Unlike translated English poems, ASL poetry is created through the natural structure and beauty of ASL itself. ✨

Tonight we celebrate more than degrees—we celebrate perseverance, growth, passion, and the future of our field.

Our graduate students have balanced coursework, research, long nights, full-time jobs, families, and countless challenges to reach this moment. Through it all, they have shown dedication, compassion, and an unwavering commitment to the students and communities they serve.

Watching each of them grow into thoughtful professionals and advocates has been such an honor. We are incredibly proud of all they have accomplished and even more excited for the impact they will make moving forward.

Congratulations to our graduates on your hooding ceremony! Your hard work brought you here, and this is only the beginning. 💙

Today we celebrate the incredible interpreters who help create access, connection, and belonging in classrooms and beyond. 💙

At Texas Woman’s University Deaf Education, we are grateful for the interpreters who support our students, faculty, families, and community every day through their skill, professionalism, advocacy, and heart. Your work makes meaningful communication and learning possible.

Thank you for the countless ways you bridge conversations, support equity, and empower Deaf and hard of hearing individuals to fully participate and thrive.

Happy Interpreter Appreciation Day! 🤟✨

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
You asked for another round of shirt orders- we delivered!

Order your shirts by May 16 to receive it before Statewide (SWCED)! We hope to see you wearing your shirt there! Stop by our table for a treat 🙂

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See you all soon!

We’re excited to bring together the Deaf Education community for a virtual Meet & Mingle! This informal event is a great opportunity for:

🔹 Program coordinators & RDSPD representatives to connect with future educators
🔹 Teachers & job seekers to learn about different programs and opportunities
🔹 Everyone to build meaningful connections in Deaf Education

Supervisors will also share what they look for when hiring—everything from key teaching skills to those all-important “soft skills” that make candidates stand out!

📅 Monday, April 13, 2026
⏰ 7:00–8:00 PM CST
📍 Location: Zoom

👉 Register here: https://twu-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/ClQkP-hxQzuPVCH-lGFEoQ #/registration

Whether you’re representing a program, hiring, or exploring your next step in Deaf Education, we’d love to have you join us!

We are committed to full access for all participants. If you need interpreting services or other accommodations, please indicate that on the RSVP form.

Let’s connect, collaborate, and support the next generation of Deaf educators! 💙