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Graduates of the Deaf Education program in 2018

Program in the Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

A comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to teacher preparation for pre-professionals aspiring to teach children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing.

A Deaf Education graduate student teaches in a classroom.

Program in the Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

A comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to teacher preparation for pre-professionals aspiring to teach children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing.

Students in front of the Lexington School for the Deaf

Program in the Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

A comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to teacher preparation for pre-professionals aspiring to teach children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing.

Welcome to the Program in the Education of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing

The Program in the Education of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing provides an intensive study of the educational issues of individuals who are d/Deaf and hard of hearing from the perspectives of psychology, anthropology, linguistics, child development, and pedagogy with the aim of preparing teachers who will address the educational and literacy needs of these children and youth. We prepare candidates for work with individuals who possess a wide range of hearing losses in classroom settings using diverse communication systems.

Choose Your Degree

Our master's degrees have certification and non-certification options.

Our master's degrees provide an intensive study of the educational issues of individuals who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing from the perspectives of psychology, anthropology, linguistics, child development, pedagogy, and regular education with the aim of preparing teachers who will address the educational and literacy needs of these children and youth.

Master of Arts (2-tracks)

Our master's degree provides an intensive study of the educational issues of individuals who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing from the perspectives of psychology, anthropology, linguistics, child development, pedagogy, and regular education with the aim of preparing teachers who will address the educational and literacy needs of these children and youth.

Master of Education with Dual Certification (4-tracks)

Admission to general education programs is dependent upon program requirements and subject to program approval.

 

The Ph.D. program covers several areas of study including: advanced study in general special education, in research paradigms, in the education of the d/Deaf and hard of hearing, in linguistics, psycholinguistics, and developmental psycholinguistics and a professional specialization.

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Feel the Beat

TC Deaf Ed grad Jari Majewsky (class of 2013) recently founded ‘Feel the Beat’, a nonprofit dance program and studio for children who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing and with Special Needs! See the full story here.

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Gary Wellbrock

I graduated from TC in 1996, and currently work at the American Sign Language and English School in New York City where I teach deaf and hard of hearing children from diverse backgrounds.

Gary Wellbrock
Michelle Tang

Michelle is a teacher of the deaf and hard-of-hearing in the San Francisco Unified School District. Before receiving her teaching credential, she obtained her Ed.M/MA in Deaf Education and Elementary Education from Teachers College, Columbia University in 2012.

Deborah

Deborah graduated from the TC Deaf Education Program in 2001 and taught at the Murray Bergtraum HS in NYC for ten years. Since 2010 she has been an itinerant teacher for a diverse group of deaf, hard of hearing and deaf-blind students from elementary through high school across NYC.

DaeShawn

DaeShawn graduated from the Deaf Ed/Elementary Education program in May 2013. Since then he has been working in the Bronx as a Hearing Education Related Service Provider within the New York City Department of Education.

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Program Director: Dr. Angel (Ye) Wang

Phone: (212) 678-8407   

Email: yw2195@columbia.edu

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