Teachers
Susan Elliott, Colorado Teacher of the Year
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008Susan Elliott rocks.
The Colorado teacher who teaches Social Studies at Highland Ranch High School has won the Teacher of the Year Award. Susan is deaf and teaches in a center-based program for deaf and hard of hearing students. Susan previously served on the board of Gallaudet University and currently serves on the board of Hands & [...]
Mary Martone—A Career in Deaf Education
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008Mary Martone is the Director of Early Childhood Education at the Hearing, Speech and Deafness Center in Seattle. Mary and I met this summer at the Hands & Voices Leadership Workshop where we sat together along with a few other deaf and hard of hearing participants. I asked Mary to share about her career and [...]
Patti Phadke–Motherhood as a Calling
Thursday, March 6th, 2008For Pattie Phadke, motherhood was a calling that didn’t come easily at first. When her oldest child was born, Patti was thrilled to be a mom. Then she soon discovered that all of her time was devoted to the usual tasks of tending to babies, especially endless diaper changes.
“Changing diapers [...]