american sign language appoquinimink high school rob kogut b224
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American Sign Language
Appoquinimink High School
Rob Kogut
B224
Welcome to American Sign Language
Ready for a wonderful journey Able to communicate with Deaf Better understanding of American Sign Language
and Deaf community Can lead to a beginning of a career working with
Deaf community such as: Deaf educators Interpreters for the Deaf Much more…
About me
Born Deaf- have 2 Deaf sisters and 1 hearing sister and parents
Mainstreamed- was only Deaf student in public schoolDid not have interpreter ‘full time’
Have Deaf wife and 4 hearing children Moved here from Florida in 2013 Moved to Florida from Pennsylvania in 2002
Education background…
National Technology Institute for the Deaf, Photo
Lehigh Carbon Community College, Automotive mechanic
Bucks County Community College, General education
St. Johns River State College, Liberal Arts
Flagler College, History
Grand Canyon University, Special Education
University of West Florida, Middle School Science
Valencia College, American Sign Language
Daytona State College, American Sign Language
Next college ?
I am pretty tired of school but
never stop learning…
Jobs that I have…
Delaware School for the Deaf
Newark, Delaware
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
Saint Augustine, Florida
New Jersey School for the Deaf, aka Marie Katzenbach School for the Deaf
Trenton, New Jersey
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
What I have done…
Early childhood teacher
Job coach
K-12 classroom teacher
All subjects except English
Assistant football coach
Career education teacher
Tutoring
Volunteering
American Sign Language teacher
And…
Taught American Sign Language since 1990 in K-12 grade level, community, and college for hearing students plus Deaf students
Used to own landscaping business Truck driver (best job- why? Long lunch break) Held ‘million’ jobs…
Will tell you ‘stories’
Rules in classroom
Respect each other No voices- leave your voice at the door Please only one signer at time- it’s distracting when
more than two ‘talk’/ sign at same time Please have your electronic devices turned off
including:* Pagers * Boom box * Tablets
* Phones * TV’s * Walkman
* Laptops * Mircowave * Hair curlers/ flat iron (it happened !)
No bathroom/ water for 1st and last 15 minutes of class (per se to Admin) Try grab before you arrive to class- you have 5 minutes to do it
Remain seated till end of class bell- no standing by the door (per se to Admin) No leaving class early, no loitering, no opening door to ‘chat’
Absolutely no FOOD permitted in class (per se to Admin) Eat before you enter class
No horseplaying, juggling, dancing, running, rolling on floor (it happened) You are old enough to know this…
Not following will result in: Written up and contact parents Affect your grades Missed out important lesson/ instruction Harm your and others’ abilities in learning ASL
Bottom line:
Be responsible and do your best in class and respect EVERYONE
EARS not needed, EYES required ! !
To be a successful signer
PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE What can I say. . .
Show up in class Late means marked tardy = TROUBLE
Be responsible for your own work Monitor on appohigh.org, whiteboard, daily messages
Be open-minded Every one is unique
To be a successful signer
Be brave- no one is perfect Overcome your shyness and I’m here to help ya
Accept mistakes How can you learn ?
Encourage each other Be positive
Contact informatione-mail: [email protected]
videophone: (302) 261-2538
Contact me if you: Have questions about American Sign Language and its
related topic such as Deaf Culture, history, and etc.
Can check on appohigh.org (under my webpage) to find more information & links