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STEM Education

CSD Learns has created a series of STEM teacher’s toolkits bringing the everyday lives of intersectional deaf and hard of hearing STEM role models to deaf/hh learners at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Via the toolkits, STEM teachers will find ready-made and deaf-made instructional resources focused on a wide range of exciting STEM careers and STEM skills.

Cover of All About Immunology with a Dr. Alicia Wooten, a deaf role model

"Day 1: Meet Dr. Alicia Wooten, an Immunologist" A cartoon version of Alicia in a lab coat and holding a beaker

Image of Dr. Alicia Wooten, a deaf educator with text reading "What is the immune system and how does it work?"

A cartoon of Dr. Alicia Wooten with her hands on her cheeks looking, shocked, in front of a photo of viruses and a second of bacteria on teeth

All About STEM

Level: Elementary
Duration: 4 Weeks
Deaf Role Models: Dr. Alicia Wooten, Kimberly Harvey, Adam Munder, and Song Hoa Choi

Topic Covers:

Immunology
Nanotechnology
Programming
Statistics

Week 1
Immunology

Week 2
Nanotechnology

Week 3
Programming

Week 4
Statistics

Cover of the toolkit "Immersion in Programming" with Kimberly Harvey.

"Day 1: Meet Kimberly, A Programmer" On the right is a cartoon of Kimberly typing on a lap top.

Photo of Kimberly, with text reading "How did Kimberly become interested in programming?"

"To open a file... Writing in three different program languages:" with three screenshots of code in Java, Python, and C++

"Never stop learning - If you continue to learn different coding languages, you could become a jack-of-all-trades programmer. Companies love to see this when hiring employees!"

Immersion in STEM

Level: High School
Duration: 4 Weeks
Deaf Role Models: Dr. Alicia Wooten, Kimberly Harvey, Adam Munder, and Song Hoa Choi

Topic Covers:

Immunology
Nanotechnology
Programming
Statistics

Week 1
Immunology

Week 2
Nanotechnology

Week 3
Programming

Week 4
Statistics

Cover of the Embrace the Earth STEM toolkit

"Understanding the Greenhouse Effect" over a video play screen of a male deaf educator with a caption reading "You should know about the "Greenhouse Effect." What is that?"

"What do STEMists do to learn more about a topic?" Over a cartoon of a male deaf role model in a sun hat with a walking stick leading two children with backpacks on a walk

"Activity, What is your Carbon Footprint? Once everyone has identified their carbon footprints, create a line graph to chart this data. Each point on the y-axis should be in increments of 250. Observe where your carbon footprint is. Median: This is the 'middle' value where an equal number of data points fall above and below. What isthe median value for your class? Does yours fall above or below it? As a class, discuss how you could reduce your carbon footprint at home and school."

Illustration of the suns rays traveling to Earth and through the atmosphere

Text reading "Amie Sankoh, Plant Biologist 1. Amie is working on her doctorate at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville 2. She also works at Gallaudet University as a tutor." Photo of Amie looking at plants.

Embrace the Earth

Level: Middle School
Duration: 1 Week
Deaf Role Models: Dr. Alicia Wooten, Amie Sankoh, Barbara Spiecker, and Song Hoa Choi

Topic Covers:

Earth Day History
TBA (4 more topics coming fall 2020!)

Week 1
Earth Day

Week 2
Coming Soon!

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Week 3
Coming Soon!

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Week 4
Coming Soon!

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Cover of the Developing your Cybersense Week Three Lesson

Text reading "Let's Meet Amanda Whyrick" above a photo of a video play screen and Amanda smiling

A cartoon of Amanda thinking, next to text reading "What are the differences between information technology and cybersecurity?"

A header reading "Which area does Amanda work in?" Below is a picture of Amanda pointing at an image labeled "Information Technology" - next to that image is a picture labeled Cybersecurity

A header reading "How did you get interested in STEM and your Career" Beneath are Images of four different video play screens, each featuring one role model - Mon Ching, Amanda, Kyle, and Pamela.

Six Cyber Concepts - 1. Defense in Depth, 2. Confidentiality, 3. Think like and Adversary, 4. Keep it Simple 5. [left blank], the number 6 is placed on a drawing of a hand.

Developing Your Cybersense

Level: Middle School
Duration: 4 Week
Deaf Role Models: Pamela Siebert, Kyle Murbach, Amanda Whyrick, Mon Ching Ng

Topic Covers:

Become Your Own Guardian
Strengthen Your Privacy
Cover Your Digital Footprint
Future-Proof Your Safety

Week 1
Become Your Own Guardian

Week 2
Strengthen Your Privacy

Week 3
Cover Your Digital Footprint

Week 4
Future-Proof Your Safety

Cover for The World of Conservation STEM toolkit

Snapshot of the overview page from a STEM toolkit with timestamps of topics discussed throughout the video

"Say hello to Sachiko Flores" overlayed a photo of Sachiko, a deaf role model

"How did Sachiko become interested in that field?" above a video play screen of Sachiko Flores

"What is air pollution? Pollution: something introduced to the environment that is unclean or has a harmful effect."

"Activity, Talk about exploring technology to help" With three screenshots. Two videos, one labeled "Recycling Robot" another "renewable energy" and a file labeled "Drones"

The World of STEM

Level: Middle School
Duration: 4 Week
Deaf Role Models: Sachiko Flores, Steven Forney, Johanna Lucht, and Jo Bempong

Topic Covers:

The World of Conservation
The World of Drones
The World of Electronics Engineering
The World of Software Engineering

Week 1
Conservation

Week 2
Drones

Week 3
Electronics Engineering

Week 4
Software Engineering

Financial Education

CSD Learns has crafted financial education courses and built teacher’s toolkits around them, ready for use in instruction of high school learners. Via the toolkits, deaf educators will discover rich resources to support instruction on a number of personal finance topics, from debt to setting up a business. The courses’ video modules, focusing on deaf adults using American Sign Language, show how they navigated the world of finances to reach security, and with them, you can show students pathways to financial wellness.

Snapshot of the cover page for Dealing with Debt Teacher's Toolkit

Snapshot of "Week One" Dealing with Debt Page - showing learning objectives, a glossary, and links to resources

Snapshot from the Dealing With Debt Toolkit - showing a range of credit scores

Snapshot of a fill in the blank activity from the Declaring Bankruptcy lesson from Dealing with Debt

Dealing with Debt

Level: High School, Young Adult
Duration: 4 Week
Deaf Role Models: Dawn, a fictional deaf/hh woman

Topic Covers:

You’re In Debt
How Do I Get Out of Debt?
Understanding Credit and Debt
Declaring Bankruptcy

Snapshot of the front page of Beginning Your Business Toolkit

Snapshot of the introduction page of Beginning a Business Toolkit - This page shows a map of decisions and steps to take to start a business

Snapshot of "Week Two" Business Basics main page, with a glossary of terms, learning objectives, and links to resources

One Page Business Plan Visual Worksheet

Beginning your Business

Level: High School, Young Adult
Duration: 6 Week
Deaf Role Models: Brad, Thomas, and Lisa, three fictional deaf/hh adults

Topic Covers:

What Does It Mean To Own A Business?
Business Basics – Getting Started
Introducing The New Entrepreneur Project
Business Plan Week – Writing Your Plan
Marketing Week – Preparing Your Pitch
Pitch Week – Whose Business Will Win?