MAY 2025 NEWSLETTER
This month is all about changes in temps, new blooms and fresh starts after a long winter.
Let's explore themes around spring cleaning.
"CLEANING" TIPS
The Newsletter Committee elicited suggestions, reflections and personal goals from your colleagues. Check out their tips!
HOLDING YOURSELF BACK?
Whether you're on the fence about screening for community work, taking the NIC Performance Exam or looking to start with the CASLI Generalist Knowledge Exam (Fundamentals & Ethical Decision Making), check out these FREE and discounted resources!
CATIE Center
Details: Prepping for Performance Exams
Commitment: 15 hours (asynchronous)
Cost: FREE!
CEUs: 1.5 PS (PINRA form - SLR can assist!)
Sign Language Studios LLC
Workshop: Exam Readiness - Navigating CASLI GKE & Case Studies
Date: August 9th 10am-2pm EST
Cost: $50 (Code NOCEUS for 50% discount)
CEUs: 0.4 GS
Sign Language Studios LLC
Workshop: From Skill Development to Exam Readiness - Preparing for the Performance Assessment
Date: August 16th 10am-12pm EST
Cost: $30 (Code NOCEUS for 50% discount)
CEUs: 0.2 GS
K-12 INTERPRETING & ETHICS
Need more insights on this topic?
SIU offers a self-paced course addressing developmental milestones in different age groups and how that affects interpreting. An ethical issue will be presented and discussed each week through an online discussion board.
Educational Interpreting & Ethics
May 19 - June 22 (self-paced)
CEUs: 2.0 PS
COST: $100
ENDING THE SCHOOL YEAR STRONG
Thank you to who joined us for our two workshops in the Sticky Series!
Your perspectives, discussion and role play were so vital to learn and grow from in this challenging role!
Next up in the series:
Effective Strategies for Working in an Imperfect System
June 12th 5-8pm EST
CEUs: 0.3 PS
FREE
Limited seating: Priority to full time & part time K-12 interpreters.
Details to come!
SHOUT-OUTS
MASSIVE THANK YOU to Deanna Brown, Gina Maresca, Maureen Armstrong and Sandra Blum for working with interns the past several months! We appreciate your commitment to future generations of interpreters!
Your support, efforts and additional responsibilities do not go unnoticed by us.
THANK YOU!!
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS:
ASLIS-- A To be Disabled or Not to be Disabled, That is the Question
Date: May 7th
Time: 7-9pm EST
CEUS: 0.2 PPO
COST: $20
Presenter: Ben Jarashow
RID-- Trauma Informed Interpreting in Educational Settings
Date: May 15th
Time: 6pm-9:30pm EST
CEUS: 0.35 PS
COST: $85 (member) | $110 (non-member)
ASLIS-- There's No Sign for That! & There's No Word for That!
Date: May 17th
Time: 10am-2pm EST
CEUS: 0.4 PS
COST: $40
Presenter: Donna Flanders (MS, CI, & CT)
NAIE-- Comparative Ethics for Educational & Community Interpreters
Date: May 17th
Time: 9:30am-1:30pm EST
CEUS: 0.3 PS
COST: Free (member) | $25 (non-member)
Presenters: Kalen Beck (CI & CT), Dr. Deborah Cates
ASLIS-- Boundaries: Forming Healthy Connections
Date: May 22nd
Time: 7-9pm EST
CEUS: 0.2 PS
COST: $20
Presenter: Julia Marincel (NIC, BEI, CHI Spanish)
SLS-- Thanks for the Feedback
Date: May 23rd
Time: 7pm-10pm EST
CEUS: 0.3 PS
COST: $35
Presenter: Kayla Geide
RID -- Managing Secondary Stress for Educational Interpreters
Date: May 29th
Time: 6-9:30pm EST
CEUS: 0.35
COST: $70 (member) | $95 (non-member)
BMC -- Prepping for Success [not stress]
Date: June 16th
Time: 6-9pm EST
CEUS: 0.3
COST: $75 | $65 (early bird before 5/23)
Additional $10 discount for Deaf, BIPOC or students
Presenter: Betty Colonomos
NAIE-- Working as a BIPOC Educational Interpreter: From the BIPOC Interpreter Educator Perspective
Date: July 12th
Time: 9am-11am EST
CEUS: 0.2 PPO
COST: Free (member) | $25 (non-member)
Presenter: Ms. LaToya Childs
NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE:
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