It's a leap year and the month known for lovey dovey Valentines. Let's use it as a time for advancement and self-care.

The following resources are not a one-stop-shop. They take some effort and time to be fully beneficial. We realize you are BEYOND BUSY!! So maybe consider saving this newsletter and revisiting the activities during Mid-Winter break. OR pace yourself by taking on bits of this throughout the month.

SELF REFLECTION TOOL

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has developed a two-part self-reflection tool specifically for educational interpreters. The first section focuses on skills aligned with the EIPA, while the second incorporates a modified set of standards for teachers, which are relevant to the expectations of educational interpreters. The opinion-based rating scales (from very confident to very uncertain) distinguish this as a self-reflective tool rather than a diagnostic one, but guidance is provided for utilizing the results in a professional development plan.

~Document courtesy of the NAIE

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LET'S GET PHYSICAL,
MENTAL & SPIRITUAL

PHYSICAL: It's 2020 and whether you are struggling with a new year's resolution or you don't make those--maybe you want to be more active? How can a simple physical activity be part of your routine?

MENTAL: As interpreters we, at times, experience extreme stress, mental exhaustion and emotional demand. How often do we just take a minute to breathe?

SPIRITUAL: We take on a lot working as an interpreter, and often our own fulfillment can be pushed to the side. How do you make space for that?

Want something you can do at home, for FREE and take some of those practices into your daily work? Have you tried
Yoga With Adriene on Youtube?

Just under 20mins (before school? on a break? after work?) with SOLID CC!!

This home yogi teacher was featured on Today. Check out the short article below:

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LEAPING AHEAD

Whether you are looking to take the EIPA in the near future or searching for resources to enhance the skills you use in the classroom, here is a great set of modules to watch on the following topics:

Prosody
Eye/Head Engagement while Interpreting
Use of Mouthing for Adjectives and Adverbs in English
Using Cadence in Sign Language: Cause, Clause, Pause
Nothing Worse than Unreasonable Verbs
Use of Space for Categorization and Sequencing
Use of Fingerspelling
Creating Active Discourse with Classifiers - Real Space
Classifiers - Model Space
Discourse Marking and Cohesion

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SHOUTOUTS!

We'd like to congratulate Chelsee Masucci, Jason Wong, Kerrie Ellen Lovercheck and Perrine Iannacchione for their completion of Skills Development: Road to Certification!
This 12 week intensive was piloted with these 4 patient, motivated and dedicated individuals. Thank you! We look forward to welcoming the next cycle of participants!

APPLICATION HERE

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS:

SLR Skills Development: Road to Certification Application Deadline
- Deadline: February 10th
- Dates: March 9th - June 8th, 2020
- Requirements: Ask Jamie for details if cannot find email ;)
- Fee: $60 for GoReact membership
- Advisors: Debbie Olsen and Rachel Nekoukar-Grudberg

DoE Workshop--Topic TBD
- Date: February 15th
- Time: 9am-3pm
- Location: 400 1st Ave., 8th FL Conference Room
- CEUS: 0.5 PS
- Fee: FREE
- Presenter: Cathy Markland

SLR Connect
- Date: February 19th
- Time: 5pm-7pm
- Location: Your home! Connect on Zoom
- Fee: FREE
- Facilitator: Charles Reaves

DoE Workshop--Topic TBD
- Date: March 7th
- Time: 9am-3pm
- Location: 400 1st Ave., 8th FL Conference Room
- CEUS: 0.5 PS
- Fee: FREE
- Presenter: Rachel Nekoukar-Grudberg