December 2023 Newsletter
DECEMBER NEWSLETTER
As 2023 is coming to a close, and a much needed break is on the horizon...
Let's explore themes around light.
SPOTLIGHT ACCESS
It's that time of year when teachers love to pop on a movie, but are you struggling to provide access?
Did you know about SignUp Captions? They are in ASL!
GREENLIGHT CHANGE
As part of the Interpreter as an Accomplice series, Jonathan Webb provides a brief, but deep, dive into engaging in accomplice thinking and behaving in the context of living in systems of dominance, marginalization, and oppression.
DETAILS:
Asynchronous
CEUs: 0.15 PPO
COST: $30
SHED LIGHT
Preparing to take the CASLI Exams?
Fellow K-12 interpreters, Kristy Steiner and Cara Biuso, highly recommend Shonna Magee's courses!
CASLI Generalist Knowledge Exam
This is a 12 week intensive starting in January 2024 covering:
Linguistic and Cultural Mediation
Working with Team Interpreters
Language Mode & Register
Expansion Techniques
Working with Diverse Populations
Psychology of Oppression
Logistics of Interpreting Assignments
and more...
CASLI Performance Exam (NIC)
This is a 12 week intensive starting in January 2024:
Jan 6- Fingerspelling & Numbers
Jan 13- Classifiers
Jan 20- Prepositions
Jan 27- Non-Manual Features
Feb 3- Role Shifting
Feb 10-Use of Space
Feb 17- Register
Feb 24- Direct vs. Indirect Language
March 2- Powerful & Powerless Speech
March 9- Expansion
March16- Grammar Structure
March 23- Interpreting vs. Transliterating
LIGHTEN YOUR LOAD
Feeling financially limited on your credentialing path?
SLR supports employees that complete an application, and meet guidelines for reimbursement, to receive up to $250 towards CDI, NIC and EIPA exams/assessments.
For more details on the guidelines and the application, follow the link below.
FINDING MORE STARS
Thank you to those who have so graciously made recommendations for new K-12 interpreters to SLR.!!!
These new employees are shining a light of access in classrooms where Deaf and hard of hearing students were going without.
We WELCOME your recommendations for Deaf and hearing interpreters that you think would be a good fit for this vital field.
Please direct them to the website and to contact Mary@SLRconnect.com if they are interested!
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS:
OSLIS -- The What, Where and Why of Classroom Interpreting (You are the Who and the How)
Date: December 6th
Time: 6pm-8pm EST
CEUS: 0.2
COST: Free
Presenter: Philip Wilson
ASLIS-- Audism and Linguicism
Date: December 6th
Time: 7pm-9pm EST
CEUS: 0.2
COST: $20
Presenter: Ben Jarashow
BMC-- Navigating the Switch from R1 to R2
Date: December 12th
Time: 6pm-9pm EST
CEUS: 0.3 PS
COST: $75 ($65 by 12/1/2023 TODAY) Additional $10 DISCOUNT for Deaf and BIPOC
Presenter: Betty M. Colonomos
NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE:
Special thanks to a fellow K-12 interpreter who made this Newsletter possible. . .
INTERESTED IN JOINING?
Tag team with Gina and Jamie by reaching out to Jamie@SLRconnect.com for more details.
REMINDER: Access this Newsletter (and previous ones!) on SLR's website!