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Regina Daniels is currently Full time Assistant Professor at the North Central University in Minn.

After years of dancing, Regina took a break and started to study in Performance Arts Management at the Columbia College in Chicago, IL. She began her teaching American Sign Language (ASL) at the Columbia College in Chicago, IL in 2010. Her peers recognized her talent as a deaf instructor and welcome her to join ASL-English Interpretation Department. She taught American Sign Language (ASL) Department for three years. Prior her teaching, she was a graduate student at Columbia College and obtained her MA in Performance Arts Management. She is currently taking online courses for her doctoral degree at Northeastern University in Boston, Mass. Her concentration is Curriculum, Teaching, Learning, and Leadership. The ASL-English Interpretation draws her attention and decided to teach ASL after graduated from Columbia College. It was a career change for her. Passionate about dance, theater and teaching ASL. She is always available to speak with her students and her peers about the work and always happy to meet bright people with great ideas.

Work

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Academic Credentials

Masters of Arts: Performance Arts Management, Columbia College 2007

Chicago, Illinois

Bachelor of Arts: Dance, University of Maryland 2004

College Park, Maryland

Professional Experience

Program Director/Assistant Professor – North Central University, Minneapolis, MN

September 2018 – Present

 Teaching American Sign Language (ASL) 1 – 4 using TrueWayASL Unit 1-4

 Teaching Deaf Literature and the Arts, Deaf Theater, and Topics in ASL.

 Developing curriculum for the upcoming years and mentoring seniors for their internship students.

 Providing Language Proficiency Assessment Placement test for transfer students or taken credits for language requirements.

Lecturer, ASL Instructor – California State University, Monterey Bay, CA.

September 2013 – June 2018

 Taught American Sign Language 1-3

 Developing curriculum for foreign language requirements

 Provided language assessment placement test for transfer students.

 Prepared course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.

Adjunct American Sign Language Instructor – Columbia College, Chicago, IL

September 2010 – August 2013

 Initiated, facilitated, and moderated classroom discussions, including participation in campus and community events within the deaf community;

 Kept abreast of developments in the field of ASL instruction and professional interpreting by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences;

 Developed stronger communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills while working under pressure in a task-oriented environment;

 Assisted interpreting students with skills related to linguistic analysis and inter-lingual interpreting;

 Evaluated and graded students' class work, assignments, and papers

Education

Columbia College, Chicago, IL

M.A. - Performance Arts Management 2005-2007

University of Maryland, College Park, MD

B.A. - Dance 2002-2004