SAGAR P.

KOTHARI
sagar.p.kothari@gmail.com | 301-637-2927 (VP)

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

M.A. in Sign Language Education (MA-SLED)

Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, 2017

B.A. in Biology
Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, 1998

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ASL Adjunct Lecturer I May 2015 - Present

Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD

Teaching ASL 1 and ASL 2 courses by using Signing Naturally curriculum.

Assessing students signing skills by developing tests and rubrics.

ASL Teacher Aide September 2016 December 2016

Walkersville High School, Walkersville, MD

Observed and assisted ASL teacher by passing out the activity cards to
students.
Assisted ASL teacher by grading students tests.

ASL Substitute Instructor (on-call basis) February 2015 - Present

Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville, MD

Taught all levels of ASL, fingerspelling & Numbers, and Visual Gestural
Communication courses.
Recorded class attendances and emailed to ASL faculty.

ASL Adjunct Faculty August 2014 May 2016

Towson University, Towson, MD

Taught ASL 1 by using old Signing Naturally curriculum.

Assessed students progress through summative and formative means.

ASL Adjunct Lecturer January 2005 March 2005

Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY

Co-taught ASL 2 by using old Signing Naturally curriculum.

Assisted ASL faculty by distributing activities cards.
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ASL Freelance Tutor 2001 - 2004

New York City Metropolitan Areas, NY

COURSES TAUGHT

Towson University
DFST 104 American Sign Language I

Anne Arundel Community College

ASL 111 American Sign Language I
ASL 112 American Sign Language II

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Visual Gestural Communication

Sign Language Media Production
Curriculum Development for Sign Language Education
Sign Language Linguistics for Sign Language Professionals
Methods of Sign Language Teaching
Sign Language Practicum
Sign Language Teaching Internship
Sign Language Planning and Advocacy
Assessing Sign Language Skills
Sign Language Teaching, Culture and History
Seminar in Sign Language Education ePortfolio
Literary Traditions in the Deaf Community
Critical Pedagogy

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Assessing ASL 1 by Maryland ASLTA June 11, 2017

Frederick Community College, Frederick, MD

Everything You Wanted to Know @!#X#!@ Signs But Were Afraid to AskProfanity in ASL by
Ricky Rose November 18, 2015
Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville, MD

4th Maryland ASLTA Statewide Conference November 15, 2014

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McDaniel College, Westminister, MD

Use and Mastery of Fingerspelling & Numbers in ASL by Dr. MJ Bienvenu October 18, 2014
Gallaudet University, Washington, DC

42nd Biennial Maryland Association of the Deaf Conference November 11 12, 2011
Maryland School for the Deaf Columbia Campus, Columbia, MD

2nd Annual NAD Leadership Training Conference October 29 31, 2009

Hyatt Hotel, Columbus, OH

Differences Between Deaf & Hearing Cultures by Dr. Thomas K. Holcomb March 2004
New York University, New York, NY

Provisional ASLTA Six-Day Workshop by Marina Fanshteyn November 2002

New York Theater of the Deaf, Brooklyn, NY

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

MASLED Scholarship (2016 2017 Academic Year)

ASLTAs People of Color Scholarship (ASTA National Conference 2017)
MASLED Scholarship (2017 2018 Academic Year)

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite, Windows, Mac, Linux, and Internet

Learning Management System (LMS) tools: Blackboard and Canvas
YouTube for uploading video and adding closed-captioning
Final Cut Pro X for video editings

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Sign Language Teachers Association (National ASLTA)

Maryland American Sign Language Teachers Association (MD-ASLTA)

CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT

Graduate Assistant - ASL Immersion Day May 2017

Gallaudet University, Washington, DC

Developed materials such as color cards for lottery and made a list to match T-shirt
sizes with names.

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Created signs with workshop topics and facilitator names to post on classroom doors
and made photocopies of schedule for participants.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Board Member June 2009 - Present

Metro South Asian Deaf Association (MSADA), Greater DC Metropolitan Area, DC

Fundraising/Sponsor Coordinator: 2017 - Present

o Authored sponsor letter of requests for cultural and educational fundraisers.
o Chaired a cultural festivity and annual summer picnic to raise the fund for
MSADAs 1st Conference.

Public Relations Coordinator: 2009 2016

o Coordinated social media such as Facebook and Twitter for advertising flyers
and announcements for upcoming events.
o Created flyers and banners for upcoming events.

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