Jane Hatch is a CODA and a Teacher of the Deaf from Queensland. She is a Paraprofessional Auslan Interpreter and was a member of the curriculum writing team for The Australian Curriculum: Languages – Auslan. Jane has taught Deaf and hard of hearing (H0H) students at primary and secondary schools in both Queensland and London and in 2008 established Auslan as a language option for hearing and Deaf/HoH students at Kedron State High School, including the Certificate II in Auslan for Year 10 students. Jane currently divides her time between working as a Project Officer for the Queensland Department of Education and Training’s Auslan Project and raising twin boys with another boy due in June.
Upcoming Events
Imaginative play – a Platform for Learning in Young Children with Hearing Loss
- July 17, 2018 - July 18, 2018
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Do you work with young children with hearing loss and their families? Do you support young children with hearing loss in a childcare. Preschool or kindergarten? Are you interested to know what you can do to include more purposeful play as a basis for learning?
- July 17, 2018 - July 18, 2018
A11yPub - inclusive digital publishing symposium
- A11ypub
July 23, 2018
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Ensuring everyone can actively engage and enjoy digital publishing content (ePUB, audiobooks and book apps) is the right decision from an ethical, legal and business perspective.
- A11ypub
Teaching and Learning Strategies for Students Who Are Blind/Visually Impaired in the Sensorimotor Stage of Development
- July 26, 2018 - July 27, 2018
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Participants will demonstrate an understanding of the unique needs of the students with visual impairments and multiple disabilities at the sensorimotor level of development and how these students can be taught meaningful routines which become a foundation for learning new concepts.
- July 26, 2018 - July 27, 2018
Positive Strategies to develop the mental health of children and adolescents who are deaf or hard of hearing
- August 3, 2018
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
This course is targeted to teachers and professionals that are working with students that are deaf or hard of hearing in both primary and secondary schooling. If you are looking to develop strategies for working with their students who are at risk of developing mental health issues this course will provide you with a variety of positive psychology tips and practical ideas to implement in your classroom/setting.
- August 3, 2018
Living and learning with Assistive technology
- August 15, 2018 - August 16, 2018
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
This two day course will provide participants with the opportunity to hear from keynote presenters as well as break off into streams that focus on deaf hard of hearing students/clients, blind and low vision students/clients as well as those that switch users.
- August 15, 2018 - August 16, 2018