|  | Susan 
								Rose is Associate Professor at the  
								Educational Psychology department, University of 
								Minnesota. Her research has focused on 
								information access for students who are deaf or 
								hard of hearing, with an emphasis on language 
								development, reading, and modality of coding 
								language input. A second area of training is the 
								preparation of teachers of the deaf so that they 
								can serve students with additional learning 
								needs, including cultural adaptations and 
								disabilities. Research in the development of 
								communication skills including ASL, English 
								reading, and writing skills is an ongoing 
								process. | 
				
								|  | Dr. 
								Stanley Deno, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, 
								University of Minnesota. is Professor 
								Emeritus at the University of Minnesota where he 
								has served the national and international 
								special education communities for four decades. 
								Grounded in the field of educational psychology, 
								the name ‘Stan Deno’ has become synonymous with 
								the development of new concepts, research, and 
								approaches that has had a sustained impact on 
								teaching, learning, and opportunities for 
								children with disabilities. His pragmatic 
								approach to the development of strategies to 
								improve the educational success of children with 
								disabilities has placed Dr. Deno in a position 
								of national and international prominence. He is 
								the most frequently cited researcher in the 
								field of special education today. 
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 | Dr. 
								Susan Outlaw is currently an assistant 
								professor at the Rochester Institute of 
								Technology in Rochester , New York. At the time 
								of the interview, Dr. Outlaw was the Curriculum 
								Specialist at the Metro School for the Deaf in 
								St. Paul, Minnesota. | 
				
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 | Ms. 
								Susan Meredith, Teacher, Ann Sullivan 
								Communications Center, 
								Minneapolis | 
				
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 | Ms. 
								Kathy Arnoldi, Deaf and 
								Hard of Hearing Team Leader, St. Paul Public 
								Schools | 
				
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 | Ms. 
								Kari Pofahl, Teacher, Minnesota state Academy 
								for the Deaf | 
				
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 | Ms. 
								Marin Hadley, Itinerant Teacher, St. Paul Public 
								Schools | 
				
								|  | Ms. 
								Lauren Barkmeier is a graduate research 
								assistant in School Psychology at the University 
								of Minnesota and an intern in the Minneapolis 
								Public Schools. She is a co-author of the 
								webinars on Progress Monitoring. |