Masters in Sign Language Education

Alumus Spotlight: Brittney Staffieri

Community News Service » ‘Interact, don't be afraid’: Brittney Staffieri, a Deaf woman who speaks out - Community News Service ASL and Deaf Studies lecturer Brittney Staffieri. Photo courtesy Brittney Staffieri Alivia Sanderson is a student at Saint Michael’s College. This article is published through a collaboration between The Winooski News and a journalism course at Saint Michael’s College. WINOOSKI — When you walk...

Alumus Spotlight:

Our very own MASLED alumna, Desirée Delbert, has been selected to present at the upcoming Promising Practices Annual Virtual Conference! 🌟

Desirée, a state-licensed ASL instructor with Virginia Virtual Academy and a local community college, will be presenting on a critical topic for online educators: "Student Visibility and Engagement in Live Classes." Her session explores the cultural and wellness aspects of why students keep cameras off and offers promising practices to strengthen connections.

Lend a hand! 👋 Desirée is collecting data from fellow virtual ASL teachers to support her research. If you teach ASL online, please take 5-10 minutes to complete her anonymous survey.

🔗 Take the Survey Here: https://shorturl.at/CdLLi

We are now accepting applicants. Apply today and become , the 🫱 future awaits in your 🤲 hands!

Alumus Spotlight:

Bev Buchanan, Deanne Bray, and Kaitie Garland are the founding members and officers of the Sign Language Special Interest Group (SIG) at ACTFL. They are entering their 2nd year as an official SIG.

They would love to discuss their mission, purpose, and the successes they have achieved so far. Detailed information requires an ACTFL membership to log in; however, they can share more information with you. Please reach out to them at: [email protected]

This picture is from the ACTFL 2024 Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where 76 ASL teachers attended and were incredibly visible to the 6,000 teachers in attendance!

Alumnus Spotlight: Joseph "JoJo" Lopez III

Alumni Joseph “JoJo” Lopez III builds community in New Mexico | Alumni Relations | Gallaudet University Joseph “JoJo” Lopez III, ’10 & G-’17, had some free time during a high school class trip to Washington, D.C., so he decided to visit Gallaudet

Alumnus Spotlight: Colin Denny

Alumnus Colin Denny fosters language access and belonging in Arizona | M.A. in Sign Language Education | Gallaudet University Colin Denny, ’19 & G-’23 was born in Shiprock, a small town in northwestern New Mexico. He grew up 150 miles to the southwest in Pinon, an even

Who says Graduate School cannot be fun? Check out our students exploring Critical Pedagogy with art! Come and join the fun, our 2025-2026 application cycle opens on September 30th!

The American Sign Language Teachers Association successfully hosted its 50th National Professional Development Conference right here at Gallaudet University this Summer. Over 100 Alumni, Faculty, and Students attended to workshops, presentations, social events, etc. It was an amazing week(end). We look forward to the next event, and we hope to see you there!

❗️❕ATTENTION🫸😺🫷❗️❕

We are thrilled to share that MASLED students will receive complimentary registration to the 13th Biennial National Professional Development Conference right here at Gallaudet University this Summer, 2025. Also, it will be the 15th anniversary of MASLED and the 50th anniversary of ASLTA. We have many exciting plans happening this Summer for our students.

We only have a FEW spots left for the 2025 Cohort, if you've been on the fence, don't delay and join us for a FUN Summer program!

While I have your attention, take a peek at one of our many students' incredible work created during the MASLED program.

DST 710: If I am in the world of Pokemon GO

MASLED is 🤜CHAMP🤛. Don't take our word for it, see what our Alumni has to say! Come and join the 2025 Cohort. 🫰

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tPCi7m0qmmzYxUaa3XyfynY2UnWJO-PD/view?usp=sharing

The MASLED 2011 - 2023 cohorts (yes, we brought our students, too!) at the 12th Biennial ASLTA National Professional Development Conference in Columbus, Ohio, today! 🤩