Spring Social - March 7, 2026
Welcome to ASL Teacher Collective Educational Consulting!
Are you interested in a get-together without the workshop stress? We’d love for you to join us for our Inaugural Social Event—a chance to relax, connect, and have fun together outside of a professional learning setting.
📍Cidercade – Arlington
📅 March 7, 2026
⏰ 2:00–6:00 PM
This is a come-as-you-are social afternoon filled with arcade games and community connection. There’s no agenda, no sessions—just time to unwind and enjoy being together.
Important details:
Entry fee: $12 at the door (paid directly to Cidercade)
Food and drinks are available for purchase on your own
Open to anyone connected to or supportive of the ASL Teaching/Interpreting community
Please see the attached flyer for event details and feel free to share with colleagues who may be interested. We hope this will be the first of many opportunities to build community beyond workshops and trainings.
We can’t wait to see you there!
Winter Workshop - January 10th, 2026
Immersion that Inspires
Emotional Engagement in ASL
Emotional Engagement in ASL
This session explores practical strategies for American Sign Language teachers to build an engaging, fully immersive ASL environment without relying on auditory cues. Participants will learn how to establish strong visual norms, implement high-energy instructional routines that limit side conversations, and use nonverbal classroom management techniques that promote accountability and attention. The workshop also highlights sustainable practices that support teacher well-being, including student-led structures, reusable visual tools, and low-prep differentiation. Attendees will leave with a clear 5-point plan for increasing engagement, reducing off-task behavior, and strengthening immersion in the ASL classroom, making it a valuable experience for those dedicated to ASL for teachers. - Bethany Davis & Pamela Farley
Emotional Engagement in ASL
Emotional Engagement in ASL
Emotional Engagement in ASL
This session explores the powerful intersection of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and American Sign Language to strengthen student–teacher relationships and enhance campus-wide understanding of ASL instruction. Participants will learn strategies for embedding emotional engagement into ASL lessons, creating more responsive and connected classroom environments for American Sign Language teachers. In addition, this session provides ways to advocate with administrators, offering valuable insight into the linguistic and cultural components of ASL, which are essential for effective ASL for teachers. Attendees will leave with practical tools for fostering meaningful connections through intentional, SEL-driven ASL instruction. - Jennifer Bennett & Rebekah Witt
Healing Through Habits
Healing Through Habits
Healing Through Habits
This session focuses on teacher well-being through sustainable, approachable self-care practices tailored for the American Sign Language teacher. Participants will examine how small, intentional changes to daily or weekly routines can significantly improve their emotional resilience, energy, and job satisfaction. Through guided reflection and practical examples, attendees will identify habits that nurture their personal and professional needs while reducing burnout. The session emphasizes proactive, manageable strategies that empower ASL for teachers to care for themselves consistently—ultimately strengthening their capacity to care for others. - ASL Teacher Collective Team
Interactive Activities
Healing Through Habits
Healing Through Habits
This collaborative jigsaw session brings educators together, including American Sign Language teachers, to share, explore, and refine effective practices that support strong teaching and healthy professional relationships. Participants will rotate through focused discussions on teaching ASL for teachers in the target language, using SEL to enhance interactions with colleagues, and adopting time-saving systems that protect mental health. By learning from peers and contributing their own expertise, attendees will gain a diverse set of actionable strategies they can implement immediately. This session prioritizes practical exchange, professional connection, and sustainable teaching solutions.
ASL Teacher Sign: A Community of Signers, A World of Possibilities
Fall Workshop - September 13th, 2025
Strategy Board: Executive Disfunction at Play
Strategy Board: Executive Disfunction at Play
Strategy Board: Executive Disfunction at Play
This session explores practical strategies for American Sign Language teachers to build an engaging, fully immersive ASL environment without relying on auditory cues. Participants will learn how to establish strong visual norms, implement high-energy instructional routines that limit side conversations, and use nonverbal classroom management techniques that promote accountability and attention. The workshop also highlights sustainable practices that support teacher well-being, including student-led structures, reusable visual tools, and low-prep differentiation. Attendees will leave with a clear 5-point plan for increasing engagement, reducing off-task behavior, and strengthening immersion in the ASL classroom, making it a valuable experience for those dedicated to ASL for teachers. - Bethany Davis & Pamela Farley
Rubrics: Getting Your Squares in Order
Strategy Board: Executive Disfunction at Play
Strategy Board: Executive Disfunction at Play
This session explores the powerful intersection of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and American Sign Language to strengthen student–teacher relationships and enhance campus-wide understanding of ASL instruction. Participants will learn strategies for embedding emotional engagement into ASL lessons, creating more responsive and connected classroom environments for American Sign Language teachers. In addition, this session provides ways to advocate with administrators, offering valuable insight into the linguistic and cultural components of ASL, which are essential for effective ASL for teachers. Attendees will leave with practical tools for fostering meaningful connections through intentional, SEL-driven ASL instruction. - Jennifer Bennett & Rebekah Witt
AI: Your New Player 2
Choose Your Own Adventure: Creating Choice Boards
Choose Your Own Adventure: Creating Choice Boards
This session focuses on teacher well-being through sustainable, approachable self-care practices tailored for the American Sign Language teacher. Participants will examine how small, intentional changes to daily or weekly routines can significantly improve their emotional resilience, energy, and job satisfaction. Through guided reflection and practical examples, attendees will identify habits that nurture their personal and professional needs while reducing burnout. The session emphasizes proactive, manageable strategies that empower ASL for teachers to care for themselves consistently—ultimately strengthening their capacity to care for others. - ASL Teacher Collective Team
Choose Your Own Adventure: Creating Choice Boards
Choose Your Own Adventure: Creating Choice Boards
Choose Your Own Adventure: Creating Choice Boards
This collaborative jigsaw session brings educators together, including American Sign Language teachers, to share, explore, and refine effective practices that support strong teaching and healthy professional relationships. Participants will rotate through focused discussions on teaching ASL for teachers in the target language, using SEL to enhance interactions with colleagues, and adopting time-saving systems that protect mental health. By learning from peers and contributing their own expertise, attendees will gain a diverse set of actionable strategies they can implement immediately. This session prioritizes practical exchange, professional connection, and sustainable teaching solutions.
Fall Workshop Images
Inaugural Workshop - July 18, 2025
Immersion Techniques
Creating Student-Centered Expressive Projects
Creating Student-Centered Expressive Projects
This session explores practical strategies for American Sign Language teachers to build an engaging, fully immersive ASL environment without relying on auditory cues. Participants will learn how to establish strong visual norms, implement high-energy instructional routines that limit side conversations, and use nonverbal classroom management techniques that promote accountability and attention. The workshop also highlights sustainable practices that support teacher well-being, including student-led structures, reusable visual tools, and low-prep differentiation. Attendees will leave with a clear 5-point plan for increasing engagement, reducing off-task behavior, and strengthening immersion in the ASL classroom, making it a valuable experience for those dedicated to ASL for teachers. - Bethany Davis & Pamela Farley
Creating Student-Centered Expressive Projects
Creating Student-Centered Expressive Projects
Creating Student-Centered Expressive Projects
This session explores the powerful intersection of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and American Sign Language to strengthen student–teacher relationships and enhance campus-wide understanding of ASL instruction. Participants will learn strategies for embedding emotional engagement into ASL lessons, creating more responsive and connected classroom environments for American Sign Language teachers. In addition, this session provides ways to advocate with administrators, offering valuable insight into the linguistic and cultural components of ASL, which are essential for effective ASL for teachers. Attendees will leave with practical tools for fostering meaningful connections through intentional, SEL-driven ASL instruction. - Jennifer Bennett & Rebekah Witt
Accommodations, Intervention, & Extension
Creating Student-Centered Expressive Projects
Accommodations, Intervention, & Extension
This session focuses on teacher well-being through sustainable, approachable self-care practices tailored for the American Sign Language teacher. Participants will examine how small, intentional changes to daily or weekly routines can significantly improve their emotional resilience, energy, and job satisfaction. Through guided reflection and practical examples, attendees will identify habits that nurture their personal and professional needs while reducing burnout. The session emphasizes proactive, manageable strategies that empower ASL for teachers to care for themselves consistently—ultimately strengthening their capacity to care for others. - ASL Teacher Collective Team
Inaugural Workshop Images
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