Janet Caven, M.Ed. is a licensed Minnesota special educator with certifications in Deaf Education and Elementary Education. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. She completed her Master’s Degree at Gallaudet University in Washington D.C., in which she graduated with high honors.

Janet has been working in Deaf Education at the K-12, undergraduate and graduate level for over 15 years in various capacities: leadership and literacy camp, classroom teacher, American Sign Language teacher, family and school liaison as well as university faculty. Janet is proficient in ASL and is grateful to the Deaf community for continually sharing their expertise and partnership. Janet is passionate about educating the whole child as each person has unique traits and strengths. She has experience and training with teaching literacy across multiple subject areas, math, language, building healthy relationships, establishing a positive work ethic and developing strong character. She is an encourager, a lifelong learner, and strives to meet the needs of individual learners in fun and creative ways. Janet lives with her husband and family in MN and home educates her children. When not teaching, Janet can be found reading, outdoors, cooking, playing games or on an adventure with her friends and family.