Quick Bio

     My name is April T Giauque. I am a teacher, published author, speaker, coach, and consultant who prompts puzzled parents, teachers, and administrators find supports, social skills and social & emotional inclusion for all, so that they thrive in school, social settings, and in life! 

  I am a Teacher for the ACCESS Program. I am entering my fifth year with TSD and my 13th year teaching overall. Prior to coming to TSD I was a founding parent, and board member of a charter school in Utah called Spectrum Academy.  I received my BS in English with a minor in PE from Weber State University. While teaching Spectrum Academy, I received my MS in Special Education from University of Phoenix.

Teaching is all about building relationships, trust, and connections with your students. The work you do is not the subject you teach, it’s the people you build. Building relationships takes time, and you have nine months together--take that time to make the connections that will build a student for life.

   I am a mother of nine children, four of which have autism and two who are deaf. I took the challenge of learning ASL (and still continuing to learn) for two of her deaf children one bite at a time while juggling full time teaching, and being a wife and mom.

      I was born in Ogden Utah and lived in North Salt Lake Utah prior to moving to Texas in 2015. I love my mountain home, however, learning about the many educational needs of my family brought us to Austin Texas. I love teaching at Texas School for the Deaf and look forward to many years here.