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Dr. Blane Trautwein

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Blane Trautwein, Ed.D., CED

Program Director and Associate Professor

Deaf Education and Hearing Science Program

Dr. Blane Trautwein is the Program Director of the Deaf Education and Hearing Science (DEHS) Program at the UT Health San Antonio. He was formerly a teacher and later principal at Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children. Dr. Trautwein has an undergraduate degree in deaf education and graduate/doctoral degrees in educational leadership.

Dr. Trautwein is recognized as a national leader in the field of deaf education with an emphasis on listening and spoken language. He has co-presented and co-authored about the topic of reciprocal peer coaching/mentoring in the professional preparation and continuing education of deaf education educational faculty. The DEHS Program was awarded a Department of Education/Office Special Education and Rehabilitative Services personnel preparation grant recognizing research in this area in 2010 and 2013. Dr. Trautwein has served as a national reviewer for the Department of Education and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. In 2012, Dr. Trautwein was awarded a UT Health San Antonio Presidential Teaching Excellence Award.

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 2006 - EdD - Educational Leadership - University of Texas San Antonio
    • 1993 - MA - Educational Leadership - University of Texas San Antonio
    • 1987 - BA - Deaf Education/Elementary Education - Fontbonne College

    Appointments

    • 1/2016 - Associate Professor and Program Director - University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
    • 1/2008-12/2015 - Assistant Professor and Program Director - University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio

  • Instruction & Training

    • 8/2008 - Present, Lang Development/Hearing Ability, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 8/2008 - Present, Teach/Manage Apprenticeship II, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 5/2008 - Present, Foundations of Education of the Hearing Impaired, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 5/2008 - Present, Factors in Child Language Acquisition, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 1/2008 - Present, Teach/Manage Apprenticeship I, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 1/2003 - Present, Curriculum Modifications for Children with Hearing Loss, The University of Texas Health Science Center

  • Research & Grants

    Grants

    Federal

    2010: From Pedagogy to Practice: Mentoring and Peer Coaching for Preparing and Maintaining Certified Personnel to Provide Instruction for Children Who Are D/HH in Texas; $806,544.00

    2013: From Pedagogy to Practice: Mentoring and Peer Coaching for Preparing and Maintaining Certified Personnel to Provide Instruction for Children Who Are D/HH in Texas; $953,408.00

    2017: D.E.E.P. (Deaf Education and Educational Psychology) Learning in Texas; $915,707.00

  • Publications

      Book Chapter

      Jackson, Rebecca W., Ammerman SB, Trautwein B. Infants and Toddlers who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Developmentally Delayed or At Risk for Developmental Delays. In: Caroline Guardino & Joanna Cannon. Deafness and Diversity Volume I. Washington, D.C: In Press; 2019.

      Journal Article

      Jackson, Rebecca L.W., Ammerman, Sarah B., Trautwein, Blane A. Deafness and Diversity : Early Intervention American Annals of the Deaf 2015 Oct;160(4):356-367.

      Ammerman, SB, Trautwein, B. From Pedagogy to Practice: Mentoring and Reciprocal Peer Coaching for Preservice Teachers. Volta Review 2010; 110(2): 191-206.