American Sign Language teachers know that learning never stops. Language evolves, teaching strategies improve, and students’ needs change from year to year. Continuing education is not just a requirement for many educators—it is essential to staying effective, confident, and inspired in the classroom.
This is where ASLdeafined plays a vital role in supporting ASL teachers at every stage of their professional journey.
ASL educators are responsible for far more than teaching vocabulary. They teach grammar, culture, history, linguistics, and real-world communication skills. Ongoing professional development helps teachers:
High-quality continuing education ensures that teachers are not just meeting requirements, but growing as language professionals.
ASLdeafined offers a comprehensive, flexible platform that allows teachers to build skills at their own pace while gaining practical resources they can immediately use with students.
Teachers can access ASLdeafined anytime, anywhere. Whether reviewing foundational concepts or exploring advanced grammar, educators can learn on their own schedule without the pressure of fixed class times.
ASLdeafined’s five-level curriculum allows teachers to deepen their own ASL proficiency or explore how language is scaffolded from beginner through advanced levels. This insight strengthens lesson planning, pacing, and differentiation.
All instruction on ASLdeafined features Deaf signers using natural, authentic ASL. This ensures teachers are learning and reinforcing accurate language use rather than relying on oversimplified or outdated models.
Continuing education goes beyond vocabulary lists. ASLdeafined provides in-depth exposure to ASL grammar, sentence structure, classifiers, non-manual markers, and signer’s perspective—critical areas for teacher mastery.
Cultural competence is a core component of effective ASL instruction. ASLdeafined integrates Deaf history, values, norms, and perspectives throughout the curriculum, supporting culturally respectful teaching.
ASLdeafined is not just a learning platform—it is also a professional teaching resource. Teachers gain access to:
Many educators use ASLdeafined both for their own professional growth and as a classroom curriculum, creating consistency between what they learn and what they teach.
One of the biggest barriers to continuing education is cost. ASLdeafined is designed to be affordable and accessible, making it realistic for teachers, departments, and districts to support long-term professional development without excessive fees or travel.
Because the platform is fully online, it works well for:
ASL continuing education should empower teachers, not overwhelm them. ASLdeafined provides a trusted, research-informed, and classroom-connected approach to professional growth—one that respects both the language and the educators who teach it.
For ASL teachers committed to lifelong learning and excellence in instruction, ASLdeafined offers continuing education that truly supports the classroom, the students, and the Deaf community.