Professional Development

 2023-2024 Professional Development Opportunities 

If you have any questions, please contact Heather WitteProfessional development opportunities include sign language classes, interpreter workshops, and teacher training.  Please contact Heather Witte with any questions

Linsay Darnall, Jr workshops – (2nd Mondays of the month, excluding January) on zoom

Boys Town EIPA workshops – 

• September 23 – STEM – Classifiers in Science

• November 4 – Translating Children’s Literature

• February 3 – Ignorance Isn’t Bliss: Equity Implications for Educ. Interpreter Supervision

• April 6 – Deaf Interpreters in K-12 and Administrator Perspective on Deaf Learners

Statewide Summer Skill Development – TBD

TAESE Trainings – for information about TAESE interpreter trainings (iMet, Modules, Mentoring), please contact your regional coordinator.

ONLINE MODULES

Participating TASK12 Member States have collaborated with the IMET Program to provide access to five different online professional development modules developed for sign language interpreters. Certificates of Completion and RID CEUs are available for successful completion. Modules have been designed to be completed independently online at a self-pace.  For information about how to register for these modules, please reach out to Heather Witte.

ENHANCING ASL COMPREHENSION

COHESION & PROSODY DEVELOPMENT

INTERPRETING LINGUISTICALLY & CULTURALLY INDUCED INFORMATION

OPTIMIZING VISUAL ACCESS FOR DEAF STUDENTS

PREPARING OUR MINDS FOR THE WORK