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Lori Earls

Kansas City,MO

Summary


Education professional, prepared for responsibilities of ASL teaching role. Extensive experience creating interactive curricula and promoting language acquisition. Focuses on team collaboration and consistently achieves results in dynamic educational settings. Skilled in classroom management and adapting to diverse learning needs.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

American Sign Language (ASL) Teacher

American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC)
01.2023 - Current
  • Boosted ASL vocabulary retention through consistent reinforcement of learned signs and phrases in online classes. and two-days ASL learning opportunities.
  • Developed few topics ASL related workshops for online events.
  • Committed to empowering all families with deaf and hard of hearing children by embracing full language and communication access in inclusive environment though mentoring, advocacy resources and collaborative network.


Support Service Provider

Missouri Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH)
01.2023 - Current
  • Provided safe, efficient, effective access to community by serving as a human guide while navigating with DeafBlind clients.
  • Relayed a visual, situational, environmental information.
  • Complied with practices, ethics, and professionalism to this field.
  • Interpreted in providing assess to communication exchanges.

Deaf Mentor and ASL Lecture

The Holley Institute-Community Health and Literacy Program and Carl’s Family Village
01.2022 - Current
  • Developed and delivered lectures to family and professionals of deaf and hard of hearing children.
  • Developed individualized learning plans for enhanced skill development.
  • Conducted regular one-on-one coaching sessions to address individual development needs, improving overall performance.
  • Acted as liaison between mentees and industry professionals, enriching mentorship experience with real-world insights.

School Deaf Mentor

Muskegon Area ISD
01.2022 - 01.2023
  • Served as a role model for professionalism, integrity, and dedication within the mentorship program environment.
  • Used curriculum from research-based SKI-HI for families who have deaf or hard of hearing from ages birth to 21.
  • Assist high quality of life for deaf children new perspective to understand child different not broken

Teacher (part-time/Substitute)

Kansas School for the Deaf
01.2012 - 01.2020

▪ Instruct students and facilitate their learning in the absence of the regular teacher.

▪ Provide tutoring and counseling; effectively lead and manage the classroom.

▪ Skilled in assessing and adapting learning strategies for special needs students.

▪ Create and implement lesson plans for ASL immersion and Community Resource Skills.

ASL Adjunct Professor

Johnson County Community College
01.2004 - 01.2012
  • Created various interactive instructional mediums to enhance learning experience.
  • Monitored student progress; provided tutoring and mentoring as needed.
  • Developed and managed syllabus materials.
  • Responsible for selecting and compiling tests, assignments, class discussions and presentations, exercises that permit measure of performance.

Case Manager/Group Leader

Johnson County Mental Health
01.2001 - 01.2003

▪ Managed a caseload of 10+ mentally challenged individuals needing social/mental support.

▪ Facilitated community groups to provide psychosocial therapy and motivational guidance.

▪ Assessed needs and coordinated care to improve independent living skills for clients.

Dean of Elementary Dormitory

Kansas School for the Deaf
08.1998 - 11.2001

▪ Key in developing student-led after-school programs for students.

▪ Assured the health, safety, and well-being of students in the residential setting

▪ Supervised Head/Dorm Teachers and assured they followed KSD code of conduct.

▪ Provided appropriate positive discipline for students

▪ Developed SPICE curriculum for assessment and educating students development.

Education

Master of Science - Deaf Education

Western Maryland College (McDaniel College)

Bachelor of Arts - Communication Arts

Gallaudet University

Skills

  • Empathy and patience
  • Parent-teacher communication
  • Special education collaboration
  • Student engagement
  • Language modeling
  • Deaf culture awareness
  • Visual communication

Timeline

American Sign Language (ASL) Teacher

American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC)
01.2023 - Current

Support Service Provider

Missouri Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (MCDHH)
01.2023 - Current

Deaf Mentor and ASL Lecture

The Holley Institute-Community Health and Literacy Program and Carl’s Family Village
01.2022 - Current

School Deaf Mentor

Muskegon Area ISD
01.2022 - 01.2023

Teacher (part-time/Substitute)

Kansas School for the Deaf
01.2012 - 01.2020

ASL Adjunct Professor

Johnson County Community College
01.2004 - 01.2012

Case Manager/Group Leader

Johnson County Mental Health
01.2001 - 01.2003

Dean of Elementary Dormitory

Kansas School for the Deaf
08.1998 - 11.2001

Bachelor of Arts - Communication Arts

Gallaudet University

Master of Science - Deaf Education

Western Maryland College (McDaniel College)
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