deaf culture & science instruction: a web site and a wiki dr. chad e. smith
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Deaf Culture & Science Instruction: A Web Site and a Wiki
Dr. Chad E. Smith
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Agenda
Introduction
Basis for the Web Site & Wiki
Deaf Scientist Corner: A Web Site & Wiki
Video-based Science Experiences
Oliver Heaviside
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Need for Deaf Culture in ScienceWork of Dr. Harry Lang, et. al through publications
such as
COMETS
Silence of the Spheres
Deaf Persons in the Arts & SciencesEach of these references is readily available to those with
college-level reading abilities.
Sir John Warcup Cornforth
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Basis for the Web Site & Wiki
Deaf Persons in the Arts & SciencesBy Harry Lang & Bonnie Meath-Lang
Biographies of 151 Deaf / Hard of Hearing Adults Written on a college reading grade level
Limited numbers of images Appropriate for post-high school population
Ruth Benedict
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Cultural Issues in ScienceA variety of cultural issues can be addressed with science
courses:
Most of the scientists were not culturally Deaf
Each scientist had a personal perspective on his/her
hearing status as related to his/her work
Some viewed being deaf as a positive,
and others as a negative
Annie Jump Cannon
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Cultural Issues in Science (cont.)
Many faced discrimination because of their deafness and/or gender [Benedict, Leavitt]
First deaf president of two hearing universities came from the pool of scientists [Barnard]
Some were homeschooled due to being labeled ‘dumb’ or ‘unable’ at school [Edison, Tsiolkovsky]
Two have earned the Nobel Prize [Nicolle, Cornforth]
Harold Conn
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Educational Issues in Science
A variety of educational issues can be addressed with science courses:
Remind students that many of the scientists worked without teachers of the deaf or interpreters
Web site provides links to schools for the deaf and colleges / universities worldwide that scientists attended
Scientific fields are not limited to 2 or 3 subject areas
Robert Weitbrecht
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Deaf Scientist Corner Web Site
What is it?• A collection of interactive biographies of famous Deaf
scientists
Why was it created?• Teach multiple science content areas
• Emphasize that Deaf students can obtain careers in science
• Motivate student to pursue science endeavors
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
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Why a need for such a site?
Currently no accessible, credible detailed
biographies available online for K-12 students
Most biographies written on a grade reading level
above where our students read
Little to no multimedia content available to clarify
content
© Nobelprize.org
Henri Nicolle
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Web Site Features Themed icons to indicate subject area
Search by subject or scientist 35 scientists
3rd to 6th grade reading level
Frederick Barnard
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Reading Grade Level
Scientists were impressed by him. However, he was poor so he decided to get a job. He started teaching math. He had a lot of ideas for creating a flying machine but he didn’t have the money to make it. He dreamed about flying into space. He dreamed that people would live on other planets. He wrote about his dreams in books. He would even put bugs in little boxes and attach them to kites so they could fly.
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Henrietta Swan Leavitt
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Web site features (cont.)Visual Support Elements Throughout:
Pictures
Sign Videos
Content Videos
Hyperlinks
Charles Bonnet
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Visual Support ExamplesVisual support was used to enhance the experience and try
to help students better understand each scientist.
Pictures Schools for the DeafUniversities
Example: Frederick Barnard
Sign VideosDifficult Words
Science VocabularySign Vocabulary
Example: microscope
HyperlinksEducational Experiences
Elaboration on topicsCiting electronic property
Example: Tsiolkovsky
George Dougherty
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The Experience
Students will be able to activelyexperience the discoveries of the Deaf scientists
found within the Web site.
Gideon Moore: BrushiteTilly Edinger: Dinosaurs & elements of her youthHenrietta Swan Leavitt: Brightness of starsHenri Nicolle: Lice & TyphusThomas Edison: One of his original light bulbs
Tilly Edinger
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Suggestions for Using the Site
In science courses to correspond with subject content
In Deaf Culture courses as educational & scientific role models
In reading courses, as low reading level / high-interest level content
Use with the wiki to get additional teaching ideas & video experiments
Thomas Edison
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Deaf Scientist Corner Wiki
What is it?• A collection of interactive resources by and for teachers
of students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Why was it created?• Provide teachers resources for math & science
instruction• Allow teachers to communicate and share resources
• Motivational tool for teachers
Gustaf Ekeberg
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The Wiki Homepage
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Why a need for such a wiki? Currently no online resources available to
educators for teaching such content.
Biographies correlated to Texas Science Standards
Video science experiences tied to scientists
Teachers can post suggestions & ideas for teaching
the content
Leo Lesquereux
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What should be posted?
Resource Web sites Interactive Web sites
Videos demonstrating experiments TEKS objectives that relate to the scientist
Lesson Plans STEM content (Science, Technology, Engineering,
Math) Cross curricular units that incorporate the
scientists and the science
Charlotte Angas Scott
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Example Resources Available
PowerPoint presentation on earthquakes & plate tectonics How-to Video on creating invisible ink messages
Applet demonstrating lunar & solar eclipses Links to science experiment directions
Kid-friendly science concepts explanations Lesson plan links for teachers
Graphic organizers
Gerald McCarthy
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Making a Science Experiment Video
Keep it simple Identify the file type
Can create videos without students’ faces
Sign and/or caption videos
Harry Lang
or
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Example Video
Here is an example video of an experiment that could be done from the wiki:
Temperature changes and chemical reactions
Olaf Hassel
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Where to go from here?
Teachers are needed to:
Create additional videos
Join wiki and post resources
Encourage others to join & post
Use the sites and make recommendations
Robert Aitken
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Web Access
Deaf Scientist Cornerhttp://www.twu.edu/dsc
Deaf Scientist Corner Wikihttp://deafscientistcorner.pbworks.com
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Additional Web Resources
Wikishttp://webideasfordeafed.pbworks.com
Signs for school Wiki:
We’re currently looking for teachers to participate in a wiki tool that focuses on content-area signs.
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Contact Information
Dr. Chad E. SmithDirector of Deaf EducationTexas Woman’s University
P.O. Box 425737Denton, Texas 76204
Contact Information:
http://www.twu.edu/communication-sciences/deaf-ed-grad.asp