Mrs. Adeola Ojeleye

Mrs. Adeola Ojeleye

Presentation Title: Rethinking Deaf Education: Identify, literacy, And Community in Lagos: A Case Study of Sign-Language-First Pedagogy at Wesley School

Teacher Aid Initiative, Nigeria

Past Speaker

Adeola Ojeleye is an educator, researcher, and founder of the Teacher Aid Initiative, where she leads innovative programs that strengthen teacher capacity and expand access to inclusive, technology-supported learning. She is dedicated to advancing learning opportunities for hard-of-hearing teachers and children, and created her organization’s first-ever project-based teacher training program, now used across multiple learning communities.
Adeola has led large-scale teacher development efforts, built digital professional communities, and contributed to foundational numeracy research used to improve instruction in low-resource settings. A graduate of Cornell University’s entrepreneurship program, she is currently pursuing a PhD in Educational Leadership at High Point University, North Carolina.
She is passionate about inclusive education, innovative EdTech, and designing learning solutions that truly reach every child. She has received recognition for her work in teacher development, community leadership, and creative program design.