A Career in Teaching

Students who are

Deaf or Hard of
Hearing

Teachers of Students
Who are Deaf/Hard of
Hearing
Advocate for
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
students

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Teachers of Students
Who are Deaf/Hard of
Hearing
Work with students of
all ages

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Teachers of Students
Who are Deaf/Hard of
Hearing
Teach speech,
auditory skills,
writing, reading and
language within the
appropriate
academic goals of
the curriculum
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Teachers of Children
Who are Deaf/Hard of
Hearing
Teach a variety of
subjects

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Teachers of Students
Who are Deaf/Hard of
Hearing
Use a variety of
communication
methodologies as
appropriate to the
needs of the
students, such as
American Sign
Language (ASL) and
Auditory Verbal
Therapy (AVT)

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Teachers of Students
Who are Deaf/Hard of
Hearing

Work with technology including hearing aids,

cochlear implants and FM systems
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Teachers of Students
Who are Deaf/Hard of
Hearing
Assist in the
development of the
Individual Education
Plan

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Teachers of Students
Who are Deaf/Hard of
Hearing
Support the social
and academic
integration of
students

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Teachers of Children
Who are Deaf/Hard of
Hearing
Work with newly
diagnosed children
and their families

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Teachers of Students
Who are Deaf/Hard of
Hearing
Provide families and
school staff with
information and
support

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Teachers of Students
Who are Deaf/Hard of
Hearing
Provide in-service
regarding
educational
implications of
hearing loss to
professionals and to
hearing peers
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You may work in any of

the following roles:

Itinerant teacher

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Teacher in a Provincial
School for the Deaf

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Early Intervention
Specialist

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Classroom Teacher Congregated Class

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Educational Consultant

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Where are the Teacher

-Training Universities?

University of
British Columbia
University of
Alberta

York

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Mount St Vincent

Professional Preparation
Programs:
The University of British Columbia

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University of Alberta

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York University

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Mount St. Vincent

University

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What do I need to get

into a program?
You should have:
A B.Ed. or equivalent
Several years
teaching experience
UBC
U of A

York

MSV

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Thank-you!

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