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 

CLICK HERE


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...

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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

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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.

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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!

CLICK HERE


UPCOMING WORKSHOPS:

 

  • 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! 

WEBSITE LINK

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