Classroom Roles

Mr. Lee-Teacher, ASL Club Sponsor

Mrs. Young-Certified Interpreter

Mrs. Lira-Anderson- Teacher, ASL Club Sponsor

Mrs. Johnson- Interpreter ( Pending Certification Interpreter)

•Be sure that you have a spiral notebook and a pen or pencil with you daily. (If you forget yours, do not ask

your friends or Mr. Lee or Mrs. Lira-Anderson for paper and pencil! We will call your parents to bring them for

you. )

•Books, bags, purses, etc. under your designed chair.

•We’ll sign the pledges of allegiance.

•(If this is against your religion, see me after class. I’ll give you an alternative.)

•Daily journals at the end of class.

•LEAVE YOUR SPIRAL IN CLASS!

This is my third years here at Atascocita. Before this I taught at

various High Schools and community college.

In the hearing world I’m calledMr. Lee.

In the Deaf world my name is “KrazieLee.” (or Tyran Lee)

Since you’re in here to learn about my language and my culture, you

can call me Tyran or Krazielee.

In the Deaf world we give each other name-signs (much like your

parents give you a name).

Name-signs are “names” in the Deaf world. Some name-signs are

descriptive (such as mine) that represent something about you – physical appearance, personality,

etc.

As the school year progresses, you’ll understand why I have that name-sign. Basically I’m a crazy

kinda guy. I drive my friends CRAZY!

Like any other class, I have rules you will follow. I cover them in-depth on my teacher’s website and on your

syllabus, but for now I’ll just mention the

FOUR CAB RULES.

CAB means Culturally Appropriate Behavior.They’re important in this class because you need to learn how to show proper respect for the

people and culture that use ASL.

There’s only four of them:

• Voices off• Eye contact with who is signing• Participation• Respect

In your other classes you’re used to being able to talk (even while the teacher is

teaching).

However, in this class you use your eyes instead of your

ears to learn.

That’s not something most of you are used to. So when someone

talks (or you’re talking) it isVERY distracting!!

Please, be respectful andturn your voices off in class.

In your other classes, you’re used to using your ears to learn.

In here, we use our eyes for ALL learning situations.

So, get used to paying attention (using your

eyes) at all times.

At first this might be tiring, but you’ll get

used to it.

How do you (and I) know you’re learning things

correctly?

By participating of course!

Get in the habit of SIGNING EVERYTHING back to me.

By doing this, you reinforce what you learn and I can observe you

and correct any mistakes.

The MOST IMPORTANT rule.

I require that you respect yourself, each other, and me.

Respect is part of life. RESPECT is RESPECT is NOT a GIFT. YOU HAVE to EARN NOT a GIFT. YOU HAVE to EARN

IT!IT!

Respect includes being mindful of others, obeying rules, and basically treat others the same way you

want to be treated.

It’s quite simple – Follow CAB.

If don’t follow CAB, then you’re not going to learn and

I’ll get on your case for disrupting my class.

It’s quite simple – Disrespect CAB.

If don’t follow CAB, then you’re disrespecting me, my

culture, and this class.

These four rules are also very important in the Deaf world

for cultural reasons.

Why? Well, we will cover this on the ASL Video Journal as

part of your homework.

Yep. We use ASL Video Journal instead of writing in class. We will set you’re your account as soon as we get the Ipad cart.

This is where all homework, assignments, reviews, discussions, etc.

are all posted.

We’ll create accounts in a little bit and I want you guys to check it out often!

Because cell phones are against school rules and also against CAB rule #2, if I

even SEE your phone (using it or not) I’ll take it.

You will only use your phone when I request you to use it for class

instruction/video.

If you’re tempted to use your phone or are worried I might see it and take it, you can put it in the Safe Zone Box at the beginning of

class.

If I catch students hiding their phones and/or using them during

class instead of putting them in the Safe Zone Box then it will go

into my RED box and you will have to pay a $15 fine to get it back.

This rule applies to:• cell phones• iPods• cameras• calculators• any other electrical devices

If I even SEE your phone, iPod, camera, calculator, or any other type of electronic

device, I will take it. (It does not matter if you are using

it or not.)

Let’s take a moment and walk through it together…

4 – Did not talk AT ALL3 – Talked maybe once or twice2 – Talked some of the time1 – Talked often 0 – Talked all the time

4 – Paid FULL attention at all times3 – Paid attention most the time2 – Paid attention sometimes1 – Paid attention rarely0 – Did not pay attention

4 – Signed EVERYTHING3 – Signed most everything2 – Signed often1 – Signed a little bit0 – Didn’t sign at all

This is calculated based on the other THREE rules.

This may also drop further if there are “incidences” in class.

Voices Off 3Eye Contact 3Participation +__4__Total 10

(Your name and today's Date ) Self-ratingToday in class we learned about 1- 3how to introduce ourselves to a 2- 3Deaf person. I kept getting the signs 3- 4 mixed up at first but after we practiced for abit I think I did pretty good! I'm not too sureabout how to do the eyebrows though. Can wego over that again in class? Hey! GuessWhat?! I made the soccer team. Woo Hoo!

Formative homework that is graded:

On time: full credit 1 day late: max of 75 2 days late: max of 60 3 days late: max of 50

4 days late: 0

Summative Projects/Major Papers and Essays/Major Labs:

On time: full credit 1 day late: max of 75 2 days late: max of 60 3 days late: max of 50

4 days late: 0