DEAN A.

PAPALIA
dean.papalia@gmail.com
[925] 526-4370 [phone]
[925] 949-3148 [text]
http://asldeanpapalia.weebly.com/

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION
Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.
Master of Arts – Sign Language Education – July 2018
Computer Career Center, Garden City, NY
Certificate: MCP – Networking Technology – October 1999
Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.
Bachelor of Science – Business Administration – June 1990
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Associate Degree, Applied Science – Applied Computer Technology – March 1986

TEACHING EXPEREINCE
Los Medanos College, Pittsburg, California
Adjunct Professor, American Sign Language, January 2020 – Present
• Teach one American Sign Language I class to 25 hearing students.
• Supervise ASL Lab where students complete assigned signing videos.
University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Adjunct Professor, American Sign Language, August 2019 – Present
• Teach one American Sign Language III class to 22 hearing students.
• Develop ASL curriculum’s lesson plan to utilize students with two different unit workbooks.
Ohlone College, Fremont, California
Substitute Teacher, American Sign Language, August 2019 – Present
• Teach one American Sign Language I class to 15 hearing students.
• Supervise ASL Lab where students completed assigned signing videos.
Berkeley City College, Berkeley, California
Intern, American Sign Language Teacher, September 2017 – December 2017
• Taught one American Sign Language I class to 25 hearing students.
• Supervised ASL Lab where students completed assigned signing videos.
Carondelet High School, Concord, California
American Sign Language Teacher, August 2016 – Present
• Teach one level of ASL class to 25 hearing students.
• Created and Sponsor the ASL Club and facilitate a cross-sectional program about ASL.
De La Salle High School, Concord, California
American Sign Language Teacher, January 2016 – Present
• Teach three levels of ASL classes to 100 hearing students.
• Created and Sponsor the American Sign Language Club and facilitate cross-sectional program about
ASL.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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California School for the Deaf, Fremont, California
Residential Counselor, September 2009 – October 2016
• Supervised and instructed 22 residential high school boys in academic progression.
• Worked with academic staff to ensure that the educational needs of students were met.
Hands On VRS, Rocklin, California
National School Account Representative, May 2005 – June 2006
• Managed more than 50 nationwide accounts for Hands on VRS, a video relay service.
• Responsible for collaborating on and submitting account reports to upper management.
Fiorentino Foundation, Wantagh, New York
Program Director, November 1997 – August 2000
• Promoted and implemented community projects
• Worked to further the foundation’s goal of changing the perceptions of deafness through Deaf
Awareness programs.

CERTIFICATIONS
• ASLTA, Certification of Attendance (2019)
• California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET), Designated Subject Credentials, ASL Subtest #3
(2019)
• True Way ASL
• ACTFL, Certification of Attendance (2018).
• Signing Naturally, Units 7-12. Completed Full-Day Training (2017).
• Adult Education, Designated Subject Credentials, Preliminary. State of California, Office of Education
(2002 – 2004).

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
President, Bay Area - American Sign Language Teachers Association (BA-ASLTA), 2019 – Present
Oversee more than 200 ASL Teachers from Fresno to Eureka.
10th Biennial American Sign Language Teachers Association National Conference,
San Diego, CA, June 30th – July 3rd, 2019.
Gehman, B. (2019). Unpacking Sexuality: Bringing Unconscious Bias to the Forefront. ASLTA Conference,
San Diego, CA.
Garcia, J. (2019). Chicanx Deaf People in Barrio: Cultural and Language Barriers in the Dominant U.S. Society.
ASLTA Conference, San Diego, CA.
2018 American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Annual Convention and
World Languages Expo, New Orleans, LA, November 16-18, 2018.
Bryant, R. (2018). True Way ASL, Level 1 to Level 6: Digital Teacher’s & Student’s Curriculum Training.
California State University - East Bay, Hayward, CA.
Lentz, E. & Mikos, K. (2018). Signing Naturally, UNITS 1-6 & 7-12. Teacher’s Curriculum Training.
Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.
9th Biennial American Sign Language Teachers Association National Conference,
Salt Lake City, UT, June 28th – July 3rd, 2017.
Johnson, D. (2017). Flexing Students out: A Personalized Learning Approach in Second Language
Instruction in High School Settings. ASLTA Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.
Di Pietro, G. & Trotto, T. (2017). Interactive Class Activities. ASLTA Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.
Lentz, E., Patterson, M., & Smario, J. (2017). Let’s Bring ASL into the Future.
Bay Area ASL Teachers Association. Convo Communications, Pleasanton, CA.
Rowley, Amy June. (2016). Gatekeeping Between ASL Students and the Deaf Community.
Bay Area ASL Teachers Association. California State University, East Bay, Hayward, CA.

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RELATED EXPERIENCE
Support Service Provider/Deaf Interpreter, National Black Deaf Convention, Oakland, CA – 2019
Support Service Provider – Pro-Tactile ASL, San Francisco, Alameda & Contra Costa Counties, 2008 – Present
Legalized Deaf Interpreter – Court Systems, Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin &
Solano Counties, 2000 – 2016

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