The Online Itinerant
The Online Itinerant is an online community and training portal for professionals and families of students with hearing loss.
Secret Hacks to Delivering Rockstar Itinerant Services
Join us Feb. 13 at 7:00 CST with Stefanie Kessen, M.Ed
Being an Itinerant Teacher of the Deaf often leaves you feeling like you are living on the run! With your car as your office and your phone as your primary communication tool, this Meet-Up will show you some secret hacks to help you go paper-less and impact-more.
**This training is available LIVE or available on-demand through your Professional Academy Membership.
THE PROFESSIONAL ACADEMY
Together with Supporting Success, The Online Itinerant and offers high quality professional development – Monthly Meet-Up presentations, and FaceBook ‘micro-learning’ posts. You can pay to view single webcasts, and/or become a member in the Professional Academy.
THE SIGNING ROOM
An Intermediate Level Immersive Sign Program
TRY IT FREE FOR 7 DAYS!
Now you can check out the Professional Academy for FREE for 7 days - no obligation!
This is an intermediate level sign language "class" - but not a class in the normal context! This opportunity is all about bringing your conversational and academic sign communication to the next level. It is formatted in a very natural way by giving you conversational opportunities with others advancing their sign language skills, as well as Deaf adults in a small group and 1:1 setting - all through the internet. Participants meet together through a virtual format for an hour to practice their signing and get feedback from Deaf adults on how to improve their sign abilities. Topics of conversation and conversation starters are provided the week before, allowing you to practice your skills prior to meeting with the group. Although this is not strictly an ASL class, there is an emphasis on increasing use of classifiers and facial expression to improve communication. These skills are useful no matter what form of sign you are using.
TRAININGS FOR PROFESSIONALS AND FAMILIES
Learn more about how to meet the needs of deaf and hard of hearing children! Access trainings online 24/7 and connect with our active community, providing you with new knowledge, resources and support as you meet the needs of students who are deaf and hard of hearing!
What Are People Saying About The Online Itinerant?
"With travel and conference budgets tightening it has been increasingly difficult for teachers of the deaf/hard of hearing to find professional development that will truly help them in their work with their students. Hooray for The Online Itinerant! There is now an option for professional development that not only has many relevant presentations on tap, but a thriving community and live Meet Ups so that teachers can also feel supported by one another. The Online Itinerant helps teachers deal with today’s issues in serving students with hearing loss!"
Karen Anderson, PhD.
Director, Supporting Success for Children With Hearing Loss
"As a third year DHH teacher and one who had my first year of itinerant teaching this past school year, this website is such a great tool! The modules are very helpful, offer great insight, and I love that they can be done on your own time. The monthly meet ups are great as well, as it’s a time for us to share ideas and feedback with each other. I am looking forward to the future of the website!!"
Kearsten Jose
Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Wausau, WI
"This hour was well spent. I got several wonderful new ideas. It is a real community!"
Stephanie Bauer
Teacher for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
"Very informative and great to have all the information in one place. Thank you for the wonderful attachments to use and to help remember things. This is great information and very professionally done. "
Sherri B.
Educational Interpreter, Guttenberg, IA
"I just found the time to complete my first online training with the Online Itinerant and am very happy with the relevance of the information and the supplemental materials. The convenience of being able to watch these any time I want is a great convenience. I look forward to checking out the other available sessions. Thank you!"
Gail Raney
Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
""I am amazed at the vast resources offered by the Online Itinerant. The topics are right on target for information and ideas that could help make our job on the road to serve the students more easily with higher quality time. The site strives to produce quality materials and lessons. And the periodic meetings with other colleagues is quite helpful to share ideas and problem solve. This online site is a Godsend!!!""
Michael Soliday
Itinerant Teacher for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Indianola, IA
"This signing program was awesome! Stefanie was great. We participated in this signing program to be able to communicate with our non-verbal 3 year old. While we had some basic signs, Stefanie was able to help us start having basic conversations. The online training and resources she had us use really helped us gain more confidence in communicating with each other and our son. We would definitely recommend this training! Thanks Stefanie!"
Laura and Alex
Parents, Fontana, CA
""I just have to say I LOVE what you are doing with the Online Itinerant. You and the amazing presenters have helped me tremendously in such a short time. Thank you so much for all you do. You are truly making a big impact in my life and early education/experience in this profession.""
