Project Preparation about Collaborative Teaching (PACT) MEd and teaching licensure students—along with faculty from the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH), academic behavior strategist (ABS), and American Sign Language (ASL) programs—recently attended and presented at the Collaborative Experience Conference (CEC) from November 7-9 in Brainerd, Minnesota.

Project PACT scholars Aaron Waheed, Robin Johnson, Scott Symes, Caroline Steur, Sarah Weise, Christina Skahen, and Kaytee Warren presented “Building Collaborations and Allies: Reflections from UMN Second Year DHH and ABS PACT Scholars” at the conference (with special education faculty Janet Caven and Kathy Seifert).

Jonathan Penny, coordinator and instructor for the American Sign Language (ASL) program, presented and led workshops with other ASL instructors.

Associate Professor Debbie Golos and Brynn Roemen, a special education PhD student, presented “Promoting a Positive you!: Facilitating Identity Development in DHH Children.”

“It was a great opportunity for all to connect, learn, and build new collaborations for the future”,” Golos said.