April 2021 Newsletter
Here comes the sun!
Hopefully you are enjoying it on your Spring Break and taking the well-deserved time to relax and recharge!
There has been a significant outreach, on your behalf, to the PD Team. THANK YOU. We have been grateful to support your goals and skill development! As always--this Newsletter is rich with resources, and can be accessible on the go.
GROW WITH THE EIPA PRACTICE VIDEOS
The Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) Diagnostic Center has launched their new training center! The EIPA Training Center was created to support educational interpreters’ professional growth and skill development.
Courses are created by a group of EIPA assessment raters, educational interpreters, video production professionals, and educational specialists.
Look at this price breakdown to see what would be best for your budget:
BUDDING CHANGES WITH A BILL
Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act
Are you aware of this proposed legislation?
The Cogswell-Macy Act would:
Require states to identify and evaluate children who are visually and hearing impaired so that appropriate services can be delivered to each student, and report instances when they fall short.
Help parents and educators stay informed and up-to-date through written policy guidance released regularly from the Department of Education.
Encourage states to plan for and commit to specialized instruction for all deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired, and deaf-blind students, provided by trained personnel.
Establish the Anne Sullivan Macy Center of Vision Loss and Educational Excellence within the Department of Education to function as a national resource to better support students with visual disabilities.
WANT MORE INFO???
COMING SOON!
ANNUAL REVIEW WEBSITE
We want to make the annual review process as streamlined and accessible as possible. While providing you with adequate time to complete each step of the process.
We will be launching a one-stop-shop for all things review-related.
Look for an email to come!
SHOUT OUTS!
CONGRATULATIONS to Amanda Allard, Anne Eaton, Andrea Kremer and Adriana Vasquez for piloting our Skills Development: Interpreting with Intention 4 week intensive! Your hard work, solid feedback and enthusiasm will support the continuation of this program! THANK YOU!
CONGRATULATIONS to Elizabeth Guerrero, Deanna Paff and Rhonda Walker for taking on Independent PD Modules the past two months! They conquered two of our Math Module series and brought great insight and discussion. THANK YOU!
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS:
SLR Classroom Interpreting Foundations Part 2
Date: April 11th
Time: 10am-1pm (EST)
Fee: FREE
RSVP to jamie@SLRconnect.com (if have yet to do so)
Instructor: Oni Nicolarakis with Candi Harmon observing
SLR DI/HI National Roundtable Discussion*
Date: April 11th
Time: 4:30pm-6:00pm (EST)
Fee: FREE *for SLR DI/HI teams ONLY*
Facilitator: Rosemary Wanis
SLR Sponsored: 2021 Deaf in Healthcare Summit for Interpreters
Dates: April 16th - 18th
CEUS: 0.4 -1.4 PS (Depending on registration of full or partial weekend)
Fee: $85 - $185
Presenters: Nigel Howard, Michael McKee, Trudy Suggs, Christopher Moreland, Tiffany Panko, Natalie Burroughs, Alok Doshi, Debbie Mitre-Smith, MATESOL, Teresa Nold, and MORE
METRO RID's Face the Music: A Practical Guide to Interpreting Music
Date: April 18th
Time: 1pm-4pm (EST)
Fee: $10 members ($20 non-members)
Presenter: Candace Davider
SLR Connect ShareShop!
Date: May?
Time: TBD
Fee: FREE
Presenters: You??? (Reach out to Jamie if interested!)
REMINDER: Access this Newsletter (and previous ones!) on SLR's website!
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