NZSL INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLAN

Name: Maria Edmonds

Date: 8.4.16

Email: maria.edmonds.kdec.school.nz

Position: Resource Teacher

Deaf

Review date: Term 4

Skype: maria_clay

Reviewer: To be allocated by NZSL Team

Regional Team: BOP East
Do you have any students on
NZSL@School project? No

How many NZSL students are on your

caseload? None

Your current NZSL Level:

Level 1

Goals

Achievement objectives

Tasks

To sign a commonly known karakia

He Honore

I can sign the karakia He Honore fluently.

To use familiar signs when

communicating with colleagues,
NZSL students and tutors.

I can sign the following conversation information

about myself:
My name, where I live, what I do for work,
fingerspell my family members names and
ages, describe my hobbies and things I like
(favourite food, place, drink, TV programme,
recent movies).

I can sign numbers, colours and common towns

and cities in NZ in conversational language.

Learning Outcomes/Evidence
To be achieved by working
through the Thumbs Up
modules and supporting
worksheets.
Complete Beginner NZSL
exercises and quizzes Volumes 1 & 2.
Practice with peers
Communicate with NZSL
students and colleagues at
every opportunity e.g. KIT
Days, intensives and call
back days
Use NZSL Dictionary to
learn new signs.
Obtain a copy of the
Karakia and signs
Film myself signing the
Karakia and introducing
myself.
Teach my CI students, who
are keen to learn NZSL,
Level 1 signs.

Achieve level 1 NZSL

Use of correct sign for
numbers and the names of
major towns and cities in
New Zealand.
Ask and give personal
information
Use and respond
appropriately to questions
(facial expressions and
correct dialogue format)
Use NZSL Ready to Read
resources in lessons where
appropriate
Video recordings in my
blog.

Deaf Studies
To become familiar with assistive
technology available for Deaf
students and the application and
replacement processes involved.

To recognise and understand the

uses of different assistive
technologies to support student
access to the NZ curriculum
To understand the application
process for assistive technology
through ASSIST or AoDC and also
how equipment is replaced when
lost.

Resources:
http:nzsl.tki.org.nz/Units
https://www.victoria.ac.nz/llc/llc
NZSL Tutor and colleagues
http://www.deafquip.co.nz/
http://inclusive.tki.org.nz/guides/digital-technology/
Deaf Studies; Kelston Deaf Education Centre pgs 61-81

Gather information about

different assistive
technology available to
students and for what
circumstances they are
best utilised or
recommended.
Record the application
and replacement
processes for assistive
technology.

I can discuss assistive

technology options with
students, teachers,
SENCO and whanau
I can confidently explain
how equipment is applied
for and replaced.

Term 1&2 Reflection:

These past two terms and my move to BOP have provided me with many learning opportunities! I have completed the Thumbs Up! Units 1-4. These
were really useful for reminding myself of signs Id previously learnt and forgotten along with new signs. Id like to continue working through these
units as the extra practise has helped develop my sign vocabulary. Making up vocabulary sheets with NZSL signs for introducing myself and my family
has been really helpful in developing the skills required to achieve my second NZSL goal. I feel much more confident conversing with Deaf colleagues
and students who use NZSL as their main mode of communication as a result. Ive also spent term 2 teaching NZSL to one of my students and her
class. Her teachers have been really enthusiastic about it and all the children in her class have thoroughly enjoyed learning sign language. Ive used
the Thumbs Up! units of work along with resources from the KDEC website and NZ Sign Language Exercises to do this. My student and I have made
video clips and a scrap book of signs the class are learning, so that the teachers and students can continue to learn them while Im not there. This
term the class teachers asked us to make a video signing the song Happy by Pharrell Williams, so that their class could perform it at an assembly.
They are also planning to teach their buddy class. This has really helped to develop my sign language as well as raise awareness of NZSL in the
school. My students self-esteem has grown - she has a real sense of pride about her CIs and sign language now. We recently visited all the learning
communities in her school, along with the deputy principal, to explain what cochlear implants are and what they mean to my student. This has been a
really great experience for both of us. With regards to my first NZSL goal - I have attempted to learn the Karakia but still have some work to do in this
area! It has been quite hard to memorise the Karakia because Im also need to learn the words in Te Reo. I will need to continue working on this goal
in the next two terms. With regards to my Deaf studies goal, Ive learnt a great deal about assistive technology available to students and the application
process. Ive worked with a number of students and the AoDC/ASSIST team to gain access to DM technology. Ive also had a student who required a
replacement of their receiver. This involved a school insurance claim and I feel much more able to support schools through this process. All in all, its
been a very busy first two terms with lots of terrific personal development.
Term 3&4 Reflection:
I am still learning to sign the Karakia but my Te Reo pronunciation has improved a lot since our team started practising together. I have learnt to sign
the waiata Te Aroha and feel confident about singing and signing it in front of an audience. I have continued to practise signing my own mihimihi and
also continue to teach NZSL to one of my students classes. Having this NZSL IEP has improved my signing. Im looking forward to setting new goals
next year.