Michael A.

Cooper

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ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
M.A., Sign Language Education, Gallaudet University B.S., Political Science (Professional), East Carolina University July 2014 July 1996

RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Adjunct ASL/ESL Faculty, Edmonds Community College Face-to-Face class Taught Advanced ASL class to Deaf students Educated Adult Basic Education (English) Conducted ASL/English Assessment Designed Adult Basic Education Curriculum Adjunct ASL Faculty, North Seattle Community College Face-to-Face class Taught ASL I, II, III classes to hearing students Designed ASL Curriculum Developed ASL Assessment Mentored ASL Club Officers August 2013- present

August 2013-present

ASL Instructor, Gallaudet University (Internship) June 2013-July 2013 Face-to-Face class Taught Intermediate ASL Class to Hard-of-Hearing students Helped mentor the students in guiding Deaf Culture Assisted students in their Discovery Day Assessed students ASL skills ASL Teacher, Skyline High School Face-to-Face class Taught ASL I, II, III, IV classes Developed Student Learning Outcomes for ASL classes Established ASL Club Jan. 2004-June 2004

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Acted as a liaison between H.S. ASL teacher and College through articulation credit agreement

Adjunct ASL Faculty, Bellevue College Face-to-Face class Taught ASL I, II, III, VI classes Assisted in developing ASL vocabulary DVD Mentored ASL Adjunct Faculty and ASL Club Officers Interviewed ASL Adjunct Faculty Private ASL Tutor Provided ASL tutoring services to all ASL levels Advised clients on Deaf/Hearing miscommunication Taught clients the emphasis on respect of Deaf Culture Utilized many different sign language materials

Jan.2003-June 2013

August 1996-present

CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSURES

American Sign Language Teachers Association Provisional Certification Canvas Learning Management System Training Certification American Sign Language Proficiency Interview: Rating: 4 Teaching Tips of ASL Classifiers Certificate (NWASLTA) Signing Naturally Training Level 1: Units 1-6 Training Certificate 2014 2013 2013 2006 2004

PRESENTATIONS
Cooper, M. (2008, July). Introduction to ASL Parameters. Survey of Linguistics Theory and Method, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Cooper, M. (2009, July). Introduction to ASL learning using Applied Second Language Acquisition Theories. Second Language Acquisition, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

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Cooper, M (2006, April). Introduction to Deaf Culture. Language, Culture, and Society, Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA.

COURSES TAUGHT
Courses taught at Bellevue College

American Sign Language 121: ASL 1 American Sign Language 122: ASL 2 American Sign Language 123: ASL 3 American Sign Language 222: ASL 6
Courses taught at North Seattle Community College

American Sign Language 121: ASL 1 American Sign Language 122: ASL 2 American Sign Language 123: ASL 3
Courses taught at Edmonds Community College

Adult Basic Education Level 4 (English)/Advanced ASL COURSES TAKEN

GRADUATE COURSES: Gallaudet University ASL 709: Sign Language Media Production ASL 724: Sign Language Linguistics for Sign Language Instructors ASL 741: Methods of Sign Language Teaching ASL 743: Curriculum Development for Sign Language Instruction ASL 745: Sign Language Teaching, Culture and History ASL 750: Assessing Sign Language Skills ASL 752: Sign Language Practicum ASL 762: Seminar in Sign Language Teaching ASL 760: Connecting Sign Language to Practice ASL 770: Sign Language Planning and Advocacy ASL 790: Sign Language Internship ASL 795: Digital Pedagogy in the Sign Language Field DST 710: Literary Traditions in the Sign Language Field DST 714: Critical Pedagogy LIN 510: Introduction to First and Second Language Acquisition

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UNDERGRADUATE COURSES: East Carolina University ENGL 1100: Composition ENGL 1200: Composition/Research Paper MATH 3228 Elementary Statistics PHIL 1110 Introduction to Philosophy POLS 2000- Computer Applications for Political Science Majors PSYC 1000- Introduction to Psychology PSYC 3221 Social Psychology PSYC 4375 Abnormal Psychology SOCI 1110 Introduction to Sociology SPCH 2000 Introduction to Public Speaking SPCH 2520 Business/Professional English

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES: University of Washington LING 400 - Survey of Linguistic Method and Theory LING 449 Second-Language Learning LING 454 - Methods of Comparative Linguistics LING 507 - Syntactic Theory I UNDERGRADUATE COURSES: Bellevue College ANTH 200 Language, Culture & Society ETHN 130 Ethnic Identity of Deafness SPCH 230 Intercultural Communication UNDERGRADUATE COURSE: Seattle Community College LAN 110 - Comparative Linguistics: ASL and English

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
American Sign Language Teachers Association 7th Biennial National Professional Development Conference July 2-7, 2013 Charlotte, N.C. ASL Vocabulary: What Second Language Learners Need to Know by Jody H. Cripps, et. al Creating Utopia: A New Focus on Signing Community by Exploring the Roots of ASL: Lexical Borrowing from Cistercian Sign Language by Keith Cagle Focus Shifting in ASL Discourse by Maiko Rankin Technology in Teaching ASL by Ben Lewis Technology in the Classroom by Ben Lewis

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Learning to be a Sage Workshop September 2012- June 2013 Bellevue, WA Learning to be a Sage Book Discussion Group held bimonthly Discussed many educational philosophical topics Had the responsibility to assign new educational philosophy in teaching ASL Sat in the Discussion Panel in detailing his experiences in teaching new methods outlined from this book ASL Literature Workshop by Jerry Quiroga Deaf Spotlight April 26, 2013 Seattle, WA Learned how to develop ABC stories Created ASL number stories Developed ASL poetries Participated in creating an story for an ASL play Behind the Scenes: Interview with Ella Mae Lentz Deaf Spotlight May 15, 2013 Seattle, WA Attended Ella Mae Lentzs presentation Learned about her life history Witnessed one of her most famous ASL poetry: Star-Spangled Banner Discovered the fascinating history of how Signing Naturally workbook was created

5TH Fall Northwest Regional ASL Teachers Conference Northwest American Sign Language Association October 5, 2012 ASL Verb Morphology by Lance Forshay Critical Lens: Exploring the power of framing by Ryan Commerson Depicting Verbs: New Classifiers by Katie Roberts & Kristi Winters Deafhood and Deaf Pedagogy by Dr. Paddy Ladd Hearing, Speech and Deafness Center September 25, 2012 Bellingham, WA Learned how Deafhood is applied in Deaf Culture Empowered to use Deafhood Pedagogy to educate the community

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Teaching Tips with ASL Classifiers Northwest American Sign Language Association Portland, WA April 28-29, 2006 Learned how to develop ASL classifiers Utilized techniques in teaching students how to use ASL classifiers Enjoyed her ASL classifier stories and how those stories can be applied in the classroom Third National Professional Development Conference American Sign Language Teachers Association Las Vegas, Nevada Classroom Management: a Survival Guide by Adele M. Polk and Susan J. Lane Discourse Features in ASL by E. Lynn Jacobowitz Effective Instruction in an Interactive Classroom in ASL/Interpreting by Suzanne Ehrlich-Martin How do we construct events in ASL by Christian Rathmann Talking with Your hands, Listening with Your Eyes by Gabriel Grayson Teaching ASL as a Second Language in College by Kimberly Kuhns and Jennifer Briggs Poetry as a Plot Device by Alysse Rasmussen Signing Naturally Training Workshops for Units 1-6 (32 hours) by Ken Mikos Portland Community College Portland, Oregon October 28-31, 2004 Intensive Training Workshop on how to teach ASL using Signing Naturally workbook Learned Second-Language Acquisition Application by being forced to create an artificial language within an half-ho

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Sign Language Teachers Association National Association of the Deaf Northwest American Sign Language Teachers Association Washington State American Sign Language Teachers Association

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REFERENCES Catherine Berkenfield, English Professor Bellevue College (Bellevue, WA) cberkenfield@bellevuecollege.edu Katie Roberts, ASL Program Coordinator Seattle Community College (Seattle, WA) kroberts@seattlecolleges.edu Paul Glaser, ABE Math Education Instructor Edmonds Community College (Edmonds, WA) pglaser@email.edcc.edu Shayne Hamilton, Deaf Education Teacher Tacoma School District (Tacoma, WA) shamilt@tacoma.k12.wa.us

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