Professional Opportunities

Employment opportunity to work at Metro Regional Program's activities, Please visit this link.

Volunteer opportunity to work at Metro Regional Program's activities, please contact Diane L. Meyer

Not all Professional Development opportunities listed are sponsored by Metro Regional Program or Nebraska Regional Program unless stated so.

Professional Development opportunities throughout the year

Online Professional Development Opportunities

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 Diane L. Meyer.



INTERPRETER MENTORING

The Nebraska Dept. of Education through Utah State University is funding a mentoring program for educational interpreters with EIPA scores in the range o 3.0-3.9.  This program requires about 8-10 hours per week during the evening.  Sessions are conducted virtually and alternate between language coaching and mentoring.  Applicants need to apply by August 11, 2024.  Please see the flyer for more details.

Visual Phonics

The MRP will be hosting an in-person Visual Phonics workshop on Saturday, August 3, 2024 from 8:00-5:00.  The workshop will be held at ESU #3 in Omaha.  You can use this link to access the flyer: Visual Phonics 2024 flyer.  To register, use the QR code on the flyer or See the Sound: Visual Phonics 2024.