Project Team (2014)

This TeachSign website has been made possible by the TAB Book Project Committee.

This website consists of created materials and content to support NZSL teachers to teach Level One in community education. The TAB Book Project Committee and New Zealand Sign Language Teachers Association supported the development of these projects. Special acknowledgement goes to Shona McGhie and Lynette Pivac on behalf of the TAB Book Project Committee for their key role in the initiation of TeachSign projects.

Sara Pivac Alexander was the Project Leader for this overall project. Have a look at the list below which acknowledges all people involved with this work.

TeachSign Logo

Graphic Artist
Victoria Lessing

Advisors
Lynette Pivac, Sara Pivac Alexander

TeachSign Website

Web Content Developer
Sara Pivac Alexander

Web Designer/Developer
Kirsten Morgan, SUTHERLANDesign

Advisors
Lynette Pivac, Victoria Lessing, James Pole

Copy Editor
Rohani Alexander

Video Editors
Keethan Sundar, Mark Berry

Graphics
EK Photography, Deafradio

Special Thanks
MTG RM, AUT University, Victoria University of Wellington

Learning Outcomes

Project Leader and Writer
Sara Pivac Alexander

Advisors
Rachel McKee, Lynette Pivac, Victoria Lessing, Shona McGhie, Susie Ovens, Darryl Alexander

Tutor's Guides (Units 1 & 2)

Resource Developer
Susie Ovens

Special Thanks
Sara Pivac Alexander, Shona McGhie, NZSLTA Executive Committee, Maureen Green, Catherine Greenwood, Kaye Bird

Copy Editor
Rohani Alexander

PowerPoint

Resource Developers
Susie Ovens (units 1-2, 4), Sara Pivac Alexander (units 3-9)

Illustrations
Shaun Fahey

Graphics
Victoria Lessing, Karishma Mohan, Hinal Keshav

Activity Sheets

Resource Developers
Victoria Lessing, Susie Ovens

Illustrations
Shaun Fahey

Advisors
Sara Pivac Alexander, Lynette Pivac, Shona McGhie

Copy Editor
Rohani Alexander

Special Thanks

Special acknowledgement and thanks go to all NZSL teachers who have contributed their materials, ideas and feedback on the development of these projects. Much gratitude and appreciation to Lynette Pivac for allowing us to adapt contents from the Handbook Guide for NZSL Tutors (TAB, first edition, 2005; NZSLTA, second edition, 2008) for the TeachSign website.

Also, special thanks to Darryl Alexander for his assistance with various TeachSign projects.

Drawings Project (2018)

TeachSign Website Drawings

Project Leader
Susie Ovens

Website Developer
Kirsten Sutherland, SUTHERLANDesign

Assistants
Nicki Morrison, Lynette Pivac, Sarah Mason Burrell

Website Restructure Project (2019)

TeachSign Website Restructure

Project Manager
Sara Pivac Alexander, CreateNZSL

Web Designer/Developer
Kirsten Morgan, SUTHERLANDesign

Web Content Writer
Sara Pivac Alexander, Lynette Pivac (history)

Filming/Editors
Victoria Lessing & Jaime Brown, Merge NZ; Daniel Harborne, Signability

Signing models
Julie-Anne Taylor, Rachel Walker, James Pole, Marianne Spencer, Victoria Lessing, Lynette Pivac

Copy Editor
Catherine Greenwood

Special Thanks

Theresa Cooper, NZSLTA Communications Coordinator; Rachel Noble, Ennoble; Sonia Pivac

Funder: NZSL Board

Last updated: 11/3/2019