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Annual Spring Sign Language, Interpreter & Deaf Celebration Workshop Information Alexander Graham Bell's Impact on the Deaf Community by John Yingst ASL & the Hispanic Deaf Community by Rolando Ochoa ASL Classifiers by John Yingst ASL Numbering Systems by Sylvia Yingst The Business of Being a Freelance Interpreter - Making it Work! by Marjorie Foster "But I Don't Know You" - A Practical Guide to Gaining Client Trust by Don Potter Educational Interpreting by Ava Barker Fingerspelling and Numbers by Rolando Ochoa Freelancing - Working Successfully in a Multi-Setting Environment by Marjorie Foster How Can I Make This Thing They Call Voicing Easier for Me?” by Annie L. McElroy-Domingo Improv – Can't I Just Make it Up? by Keith Wann The Interpreted Life: Creating a Life You Love and Living that Life with Passion by Antonio Goodwin Interpreting Tools of the Trade by Annie L. McElroy-Domingo Interpreting, Not Just a Job but an Adventure by Antonio Goodwin Metacognitive Analysis: Conceptual Accuracy Voice to Sign by Bonnie Gibson-Brydon Principles for the Effective Educational Interpreter with Practical Application by Jayna Nastally Silencing the Negative Committee by Bonnie Gibson-Brydon Taking Care of Me by Annie L. McElroy-Domingo Teaming: Addressing the Needs Prior to Commencing by Bonnie Gibson-Brydon Team Interpreting by Julie Bradley Test Taking Skills for the NIC Written Exam by Julie Bradley Using ASL to Sign Song by Keith Wann Voicing for Amateurs - by Annie L. McElroy-Domingo Alexander Graham Bell's Impact on the Deaf Community by John Yingst - 2 hour workshop - This workshop explains how Alexander Graham Bell, who is a powerful influential figure in American history, and his philosophy on oralism impacted the Deaf Community. Participants also will need to understand the historical events in Deaf Education and distinguish between the successes and failures of Deaf Education during the early years such as Golden Era and Dark Age. The workshop will discuss the proposals AGB suggested to the legislatures for Deaf Education and his historical opponent figure, Edward Miner Gallaudet, who struggled to save sign language. ASL & the Hispanic Deaf Community by Rolando Ochoa - 3 hour workshop - This workshop will discuss the ASL in the Deaf Hispanic Community. I will share my personal experiences of my Hispanic Culture from my point of view as a Deaf Hispanic. Although ASL and home signs seem similar, they are not. Home sign languages are developed within a family and usually only members of that particular family can understand the deaf individual who uses it. I will also discuss the roles of Deaf Hispanics using ASL in the Deaf Hispanic Community. ASL Classifiers by John Yingst - 2 hour workshop - This workshop will focus on one of the most important aspects of American Sign Language grammar...Classifiers. It will demonstrate eight different areas of classifiers: instrumental, locative, semantic, descriptive (size and shape specifiers), pluralization, elemental, body, and body part. The participants will gain their abilities in both expressive and receptive skills using the classifiers in the workshop. They may give their sign practice using classifiers to explain your descriptives like home map and room arrangements. The presenter also will give his short stories using classifier skills. ASL Numbering Systems by Sylvia Yingst - 2 hour workshop - This workshop will address the various numbering systems in ASL, such as Money, Age, Measurements, Finances, Sports, How Long, When and much more, plus some vocabulary signs related to these money and finance signs. In addition, this workshop will benefit the participants to refresh their memories of using appropriate numerical signs with their palm facing both outward and inward. This workshop also aids the participants to improve their receptive skills on number concepts. Using ASL to Sign Songs by Keith Wann - 3 hour workshop - Discussing the use of ASL and how it applies to sign choices for songs. Discussion and hands on practice to define the meanings of the song and how to portray it as either a character or classifier influenced theme to show meaning and intention of the artist and/or the listener. Many workshops on this subject have talked about singing choices without taking into consideration the cultural impact that is involved or even missed when the song itself is not consider including the artist's intention and his/her story behind it. Popular culture will be also discussed in how the listener expects certain frozen register to help identify the song. The workshop will involve some comedy as performance pieces from the show "My Experience…Different" are analyzed along with other popular songs. ASL Storytelling by Rolando Ochoa - 2 hour workshop - This workshop is a lecture on ASL story structure including facial expressions. It will demonstrate elements such as classifiers and how to expand using details to tell stories. The Business of Being a Freelance Interpreter - Making it Work! by Marjorie Foster - 4 hour workshop - This workshop will give students and beginning interpreters detailed information on the complexities of working as a freelance interpreter. Attendees will improve upon prior knowledge of professionalism and it’s relevance for freelance work, as well as, learn techniques for organization, recordkeeping, best business practices when working with agencies, the “fall on your sword” theory of ethics and tools necessary for the trade. "But I Don't Know You" - A Practical Guide to Gaining Client Trust by Don Potter - 3 hour workshop - Participants will explore the history/reasons behind the love/hate relationship between interpreters and their Deaf clients. Techniques will be presented which are designed to overcome this occasional lack of trust and foster a positive working relationship. Participants will engage in group discussions revolving around specific scenarios presented. Deaf Idioms by Bill Rennie - 2 hour workshop - In this workshop, you will learn signs that are particular to the Deaf community that you don't normally learn in a classroom situation. They are signs the Deaf use but are sometimes difficult to put English to. Educational Interpreting: Middle School and High School by Ava Barker - 2 hour workshop - This workshop will look at the requirements needed to work in the k-12 setting pursuant to the Department of Education mandate for Interpreters and the No Child Left Behind Act. Discussions will focus on the positive and negative aspects of working in the public school arena and the advantages of membership in the California School Education Association (CSEA). Group work will include various "what should I do if..." scenarios k-12 interpreters face while remaining within the parameters of the Code of professional conduct. Subject matter, terminology and the corresponding signs connected with middle and high school will also be explored. Time permitting we will touch on working with students with multiple disabilities. Ethics and Interpreting: Setting Yourself up for Long Term Success by Mary D'Ettorre & Gloria Williams - 4 hour workshop - This workshop will address ethical challenges that Interpreters face in their work. Participants will explore how the RID Code of Professional Conduct correlates with the field of interpreting and its impact on the Deaf community. Vignettes and exercises will allow optimal participation and help participants develop strategies to address ethical dilemmas. Fingerspelling and Numbers by Rolando Ochoa - 2 hour workshop - This workshop focuses on fingerspelling and numbers. Beginning signers will participate in the workshop by learning proper letter formation and usage of fingerspelling and numbers. Freelancing - Working Successfully in a Multi-Setting Environment by Marjorie Foster - 4 hour workshop - This workshop will delve into aspects of freelance interpreting in medical, business and social services assignments. Attendees will acquire knowledge of specialized sign vocabulary, will become aware of typical environments and dynamics and will be exposed to the demeanor expected in medical, business and social services assignments. Participants will be able to apply vocabulary, environment set up, dynamics and demeanor learned in small group exercises provided by the presenter. How Can I Make This Thing They Call Voicing Easier for Me?” by Annie L. McElroy-Domingo - 2 hour workshop - Voicing does not come easy for the average interpreter. It takes many hours of training and hands on experience to master. It is also a skill that is relied upon heavily in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. This presentation will focus on voicing as a whole, not only looking at the signs that come from the hands but incorporating the entire body. We will concentrate on body shift, facial expression, non manual markers etc. The participant will receive information on relaxation techniques to use before and during a voicing assignment. This presentation will give the novice interpreter tools to improve their test taking skills for future performance examinations. Improv – Can't I Just Make it Up? by Keith Wann - 2 hour workshop. Interactive Improv games to improve your confidence in using everything you have to be understood by the other person. Hands, Arms, Legs, and those faces…just make it up..interpreters do! Often we are faced with the problem of running out of signs while we interpret. This workshop will help the participants feel comfortable making up classifiers during improv games. The Interpreted Life: Creating a Life You Love and Living that Life with Passion by Antonio Goodwin - 4 hour workshop - This workshop is designed to address what it means to have a life you love and live that life passionately. It addresses the how-to’s of how to make that happen. This workshop will show attendees how to discern, define, and declare both their passions and their individual life purposes. Through a discussion of terms and the underlying philosophy of The Interpreted Life,™ attendees will learn about three foundational principles on which The Interpreted Life™ is based: 1) The power to own one’s life – Responsibility, 2) The power to create – Creativity, 3) The power to be self-empowered – Empowerment. From these principles, attendees will engage in dialogues and activities that will assist in uncovering what their particular “Interpreted Life” looks like. Ultimately, through a series of discussions and activities, attendees will create a reason for being statement that will be the root of creating a life they love. These same principles will be demonstrated to work on an organizational level as well such that attendees will be able to use recently applied skills in both their personal and professional life. Interpreting, Not Just a Job but an Adventure by Antonio Goodwin - 3 hour workshop - This workshop is designed to address particular elements of working as a traveling interpreter. At the outset, we will look at the variety of options that exist for interpreters currently. Then, we will focus on working vacations, being a traveling interpreter; mainly, how to become a successful traveling interpreter. We will discuss “negotiating” what it looks like and how to do it successfully. Employing role plays, attendees will be able to apply negotiating skills learned during the workshop.
Interpreting Tools of the Trade by
Annie L. McElroy-Domingo -
2 hour workshop
- Ever wonder what the
interpreting field was all about? This presentation will focus on the Metacognitive Analysis: Conceptual Accuracy Voice to Sign by Bonnie Gibson-Brydon - 2 hour workshop - This workshop will focus on analyzing interpreting techniques that focus on conceptual accuracy. The participant will come to a greater understanding of non-manual and language options, while creating a more conceptually accurate interpretation. Participants will work in both a large forum and in small groups to develop techniques that can be used to produce a clearer interpretation for the Deaf audience. This workshop will incorporate the use of handouts, videotapes, and group discussion with hands-on practice in specific techniques. Additionally this workshop helps to define the rhythm of ASL, including stress and intonation, or the study of these patterns. Techniques learned and practiced in break-out groups will clarify and demonstrate for interpreters examples of simple prosodic skills, giving tools for the interpreter to break out of the ‘English’ mold and enhance their signing into a more conceptually accurate rendition. Principles for the Effective Educational Interpreter with Practical Application by Jayna Nastally - 4 hour workshop - Are you a quiet K-12 interpreter ant just doing your job Monday to Friday? Are you a queen bee interpreter out to rule the schoolyard with the way things ought to be? Do you live for Friday and dread Monday morning? Learn how to bring about positive changes within yourself that spill over into your professional life. This is an interactive workshop designed to send you out to make positive changes in yourself and our profession. You will leave with tools to use immediately and to perfect over time. Silencing the Negative Committee by Bonnie Gibson-Brydon - 3 hour workshop - This is a humorous time of reflecting together. How often are we our own worst enemy!!?? Common to all is the Self-Talk demise dance that we all too often dance alone or partner in the destructive already waning confidence. We will move the group into a closer pod and talk heart to heart. We work on extremely hard to understand videos simply to “push the envelope” and “listen” to the self-chatter. This workshop is for the bold ready to accept unconditionally. Taking Care of Me by Annie L. McElroy-Domingo - 2 hour workshop - Have you ever felt STRESSED OUT? If the answer to that question is YES! , then this is the workshop for you. Come learn how to de-stress. This workshop will focus on YOU. Have you ever gone to an assignment and been overwhelmed with the content. Come find out how to debrief without divulging confidential information. This is a fun workshop so bring a mat or beach towel and let your hair down and get ready to RELAX. Teaming: Addressing the Needs Prior to Commencing by Bonnie Gibson-Brydon - 2 hour workshop - Teaming is a common occurrence in our profession, strange how it is also dreaded oftentimes with having to guess who the team will be and what styles they use to team. During this workshop we discuss the various types of teaming needed. We discuss ways to communicate with the Teammate PRIOR to the assignment starting. This workshop often has the audience laughing and then quiet as we examine our own techniques and “filters” that we bring with us to the “table of teaming.” Team Interpreting by Julie Bradley - 4 hour workshop. This workshop will help you develop effective teaming practices. Topics will include standard teaming practices, conflict resolution, effectively giving and receiving feeds from your team, and team notetaking. Test Taking Skills for the NIC Written Exam by Julie Bradley - 4 hour workshop - This workshop will focus on the skills needed to take the NIC Knowledge Exam. A few of the topics to be discussed are preparation techniques, study skills, time management, and test anxiety. This workshop is in response to requests for help from interpreters struggling to pass the NIC Knowledge Exam. We will simulate testing situations with practice tests. We will look at the structure of the test questions to analyze what the question is asking and what the potential answers really mean in order to select the correct answer. Voicing for Amateurs - by Annie L. McElroy-Domingo - 2 hour workshop - Voicing does not come easy for the average interpreter. It takes many hours of training and hands on experience to master. It is also a skill that is relied upon heavily in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. This presentation will focus on voicing as a whole, not only looking at the signs that come from the hands but incorporating the entire body. We will concentrate on body shift, facial expression, non manual markers etc. The participant will receive information on relaxation techniques to use before and during a voicing assignment. This presentation will give the amateur interpreter tools to improve their test taking skills for future performance examinations. Voicing to be Understood – Separating the Myths from the Realities of Voice Interpreting by Don Potter - 8 hour workshop* - This workshop will examine interpreters’ fears of performing voice interpretation work. We will identify and separate the myths from the realities of voicing. This will be accomplished through lecture, group discussion and hands-on practice. Participants will be encouraged to assess their own skill levels pertaining to many aspects of language use, both ASL and spoken English. We will learn how to ask, and what to ask for, in order to better do our jobs. Concrete strategies will be developed for self-improvement. Finally, participants will learn how to give and receive specific feedback for their skills development. (*Participants must attend the morning sessions to attend the afternoon sessions)
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