Charlotte Corbett, Brian Gibson, Jeremiah Ford and Thomas Lally

The team’s innovative teaching idea, “Deaf Makerspace,” is focused on converting an existing computer lab into an interactive makerspace where deaf students create and demonstrate 21st century skills. The progressive program, called the Creative Learning Commons (CLC), will use math, information technology, and engineering to help break down barriers for deaf students to succeed and prepare for future careers. Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing already uses various advanced technologies such as robotics and 3D printers in classrooms, and plans to continue their unique, forward-thinking curriculum by adding on the CLC.