TAI GRUVER ASL Teacher
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
CONTACT
taigruverasl@gmail.com
+1-636-695-8182 (Videophone)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Dardenne Prairie, MO
taigruverasl.com
SKILLS
Digital Presentations: PowerPoint,
Google Slides, Keynote, Nearpod,
Kahoot. Learning Management
System (LMS): Canvas, Blackboard,
Google Classroom
Video Conferencing: Zoom
Applications: Microsoft Office
software, One Drive, Google Drive,
Canva, Final Cut Pro X, QuickTime,
iMovie, and YouTube.
M.A., Sign Language Education
Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C., expected 2024
B.A., Deaf Studies
Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C., 2023
A.A., General Education
St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, MO, 2013
American Sign Langauge Adjunct Faculty | Sept 2020-
Present St. Louis Community College, Deaf Communication
Studies, St.
Louis, MO
Teach American Sign Language as a foreign language and
related courses in the ASL certificate for college students.
American Sign Langauge Teacher | May 2023-Present
Proximity Learning, Virtual School for K-12 Districts, Austin, TX
Teach American Sign Language as a foreign language
for students in high school.
Professional Tutor | Jan 2020-May 2020
St. Louis Community College, Deaf Communication Studies, St.
Louis, MO
Tutor American Sign Language as a foreign language and
related courses in the ASL certificate for college students.
American Sign Langauge Instructor | Sept 2015-May
2020 Homelink, St. Louis, MO
Teach American Sign Language as a foreign language for
homeschooled students in high school.
I used StartASL for 3years to switch to Lifeprint for the curriculum
for 2 years.
American Sign Langauge Instructor | July 2019-Aug
2021 Deaf Inc, St. Louis, MO
Teach American Sign Language to the community so they can
communicate with Deaf people at work, in the community, or with
Deaf family members.
American Sign Langauge Instructor | Sept 2018-May
2019 Berea Academy, St. Louis, MO

Teach American Sign Language as a foreign language

for homeschooled students in high school.

I used Lifeprint for the curriculum.

Awards:
Florissant Valley Service Awards-Fall 2023
Dean’s List, Gallaudet University-Spring 2022
Dean’s List, Gallaudet University-Fall 2021
Certified of Recognition for Academic Achievement, STLCC-2013

Teaching & Curricular Work:

- STLCC 2023-2024
Deaf Culture: DCS 115-350 | Fall
ASL I: DCS 104-301 | Fall
ASL I: DCS 104-S01 | Fall
ASL II: DCS 105-350 | Spring
Fingerspelling & Numbers: DCS 107-301 | Spring
STLCC 2022-2023
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ASL I: DCS 104-502 I Fall
Substitute I Fall
Honors 202230 I Fall
Semantics: DCS 116-301 I Spring
Fingerspelling & Numbers: DCS 107-501 I Spring
STLCC 2021-2022
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ASL I: DCS 104-501 I Fall
ASL I: DCS 104-302 I Fall
Semantics: DCS 116-301 I Spring
ASL II: DCS 105-351 202210 I Spring
STLCC 2020-2021
- ·ASL I: DCS 104-301 I Fall
Fingerspelling & Numbers: DCS 107-301 I Spring
· Semantics: DCS 116-301 I Spring
Substitute I Spring

Professional Development
- American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA) Conference, Columbus,
OH June, 2023
“The Secret Ingredients for a Happy ASL Classroom” Workshop
“The Do’s and Don’ts of ASL Teaching” Workshop
“Language Assessment Practice” Workshop

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 “Grade Inflation in ASL Courses Among ASL Instructors”
Workshop
“Exploring the TPACK and SAMR Frameworks” Workshop

Training Certifications
- STLCC, 2022-2023
Adjunct Faculty Expectations-Orientation: Custom
Discrimination Awareness in the Workplace: Full Course
Drug-Free Workplace: Full Course
Equal Opportunity for Individuals with Disabilities at STLCC: Custom
Online Education 101-Adjunct Orientation: Custom
Responsible Use of Information and Technology: Custom
St. Louis Community College Board Policy and Administrative
Procedures: Custom · STLCC Active Shooter Training: Run, Hide, Fight:
Custom
STLCC Adjunct-Pay Scale Training: Custom
STLCC Adjunct Orientation-Attendance Process: Custom
STLCC Adjunct Training-SYL-Syllabus Repository: Custom
STLCC Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Guidelines
Review: Custom
Teaching Dual Enrollment Students: Custom
Title IX and Sexual Harassment Prevention for Employees: Full Course
-STLCC, 2021-2022
Discrimination Awareness in the Workplace: Full Course
Equal Opportunity for Individuals with Disabilities at STLCC: Custom
Implicit Bias and Microaggression Awareness: Full Course
Implicit Bias and Microaggression Awareness-Including Unconscious
Bias in Hiring: Custom
Responsible Use of Information and Technology: Custom
Sexual Harassment: Staff-to-Staff: Refresher
St. Louis Community College Board Policy and Administrative
Procedures: Custom · STLCC Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA) Guidelines Review: Custom
Teaching Dual Enrollment Students: Custom
Title IX and Sexual Harassment Prevention for Employees: Full Course
-STLCC, 2020-2021
Social Distancing no Social Isolation (Custom)
STLCC Temporary Work From Home Guidelines
(Custom)
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Service Deaf Inc, St. Louis Deaf Visual Art Festival Volunteer-September 2022
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Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority, NTID Co-Chairperson-Fall 1998

Certifications & Membership

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Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority, NTID Spring 1998–Spring
1999 Member of American Chemical Society,
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STLCC Spring 2012
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Relevant Courses
Graduate Courses
ASL 745: Sign Language Teaching, Culture, and History Summer 2024
ASL 777: Digital Pedagogy Summer 2024
DST 710: Literary Traditions in the Deaf Community Summer 2024
DST 714: Critical Pedagogy Summer 2024
ASL 762: Seminar in Sign Language Education - ePortfolio Spring 2024
ASL 770: Sign Language Planning and Advocacy Spring 2024
ASL 790: Sign Language Internship Spring 2024
LIN 510: Introduction to First and Second Language Acquisition Fall 2023
ASL 752: Sign Language Practicum Fall 2023
ASL 761: Seminar Sign Language Education-Professional Preparation Fall 2023
ASL 709: Sign Media Production Summer 2023
ASL 724: Sign Language Linguistics for Sign Language Instructors Summer 2023
ASL 741: Methods of Sign Language Teaching Summer 2023
ASL 750: Assessing Sign Language Skills Summer 2023
ASL 743: Curriculum Development for Sign Language Education Summer 2023

Undergraduate Courses
DST 497 Deaf Studies Senior Thesis I Spring 2023
DST 498 Deaf Studies Senior Thesis II Spring 2023
DST 316 Disability Studies Fall 2022
DST 410 Multicultural Deaf Lives (Tpc) Fall 2022
ASL 270 ASL & English: Comparative Analysis Summer 2022
Summer 2022
DST 401 Black Deaf People's Studies
Summer 2022
DST 402 Deaf Women's Studies
Summer 2022
HIS 331 History of American Deaf Community
Spring 2022
DST 204 Deaf Culture
Spring 2022
DST 311 Dynamics of Oppression Spring 2022
DST 314 Oral Traditions Deaf Community Spring 2022
GSR 103 ASL Composition Fall 2021
DST 101 Intro to Deaf Studies Fall 2021
DST 203 Intro to Cultural Studies Fall 2021
LIN 101 Sign Lang & Sign Systems Fall 2021
LIN 263 Intro to the Struct of ASL

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