Science & Technology
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Denise Lengyel Faculty Science & Mathematics Studies National Technical Institution for the Deaf Rochester Institute of Technology 52 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NY 14623-5604 Phone: 585.475.5604 (V) Fax: 585.475.6500 Email: dlen013@gmail.com |
Mission
My name is Denise Lengyel, and I am your newly elected council member representing the science and technology special interest group. For the last four years, I was the acting high school science teacher and the science and health specialist at the New Mexico School for the Deaf (NMSD) in Santa Fe, NM. Most recently I was hired to teach at the Rochester Institute of Technology at the National Technical Institute of Technology in the Laboratory Science Technology Program. During my tenure at NMSD, I have supported staff of all different grade levels and have provided several workshops to educators and interpreters on science signs, science content, concept map development, and material resources.Purpose for the Science and Technology SIG
To improve the collaboration of science and technology educators and to improve the distribution and availability of educational resources
Goals for the Science and Technology SIG
1. To develop a wiki or web discussion board for collaboration purposes
2. To obtain resources in all areas of science for educators of the deaf
3. To aid in the development of science videos for demonstrations and laboratory purposes
4. To provide links to science videos to aid in instructional purposes
5. To provide book resources for deaf educators
6. To provide information on deaf scientists