Rachel is going into her junior year at the College of Wooster. She is pursuing a double major in French and Spanish with a double minor in Russian and German. On top of that, Rachel speaks Hebrew and knows how to communicate in American Sign Language. She has many experiences teaching languages to children because in 2019 she started her own language program. She helped children learn American Sign Language, French, Spanish and Russian. 

Rachel recently studied abroad in France and had the opportunity to teach English as a second language to middle school students. While she was there she also practiced her translation skills. 

She has a passion for foreign languages because she enjoys being able to communicate with people. She grew up surrounded by different languages, which increased her curiosity in language learning. She brings that curiosity and passion to the classroom. Rachel adores working with children because she loves seeing them excited to learn! She is kind, engaging and a very good listener so she is able to cater to different learning styles and make students comfortable.

Stephanie Braman is Hard-of-Hearing and uses both English and American Sign Language (ASL) in her daily life. She has her Bachelor’s in ASL Interpretation and Masters in Sign Language Education at Gallaudet University, the only Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) university in the world! She has known ASL for 18 years and is involved in the Deaf community. She has been teaching ASL for 10 years so far. She has taught ASL to hearing students for 7 years in high school and currently teaches K-5 DHH students, in all subject areas, in elementary school.

She is passionate when it comes to teaching ASL incorporating creative strategies of lessons being taught and promoting the importance and knowledge of Deaf culture. She accommodates all students' needs with differentiated instruction while making learning fun, visual, and engaging. Her goal is to have students excited and motivated to come to class and learn something new every time. She is kind and patient and looks forward to having you in her class.

Stephanie is from West Palm Beach, FL
M.A. in Sign Language Education, B.A. in ASL Interpretation
Fluent in American Sign Language
Teaching since 2014