Interpreting Info & Resources

 


ECSTC - Educational Cued Speech Transliterators Coalition  - To subscribe to this list send a message to listserv@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU. In the body of the message write: subscribe ECSTC your name.

TERPSNSCHOOL - This group is for sign language interpreters who interpret in educational settings, elementary through post secondary. Our purpose is to have an open,supportive and friendly professional atmosphere in which to discuss issues related to the profession of interpreting. We also welcome interested members of the Deaf community to join and post messages and participate in discussions. We welcome any postings of job positions, workshops and announcements related to this profession.nterested persons can subscribe to the email listserve by sending a blank email to terpsnschool-subscribe@egroups.com or visit http://www.egroups.com/group/terpsnschool. The archives for this group are public.

K-12TERPS - The list is for K through 12 Interpreters. To Subscribe go to: http://www.coollist.com. At the bottom of the page is a place to subscribe. The list name is: k-12terps (all lower case) And then plug in your e-mail address in the appropriate place. That's all! You will be sent an automatic response confirming subscription.

USTerps - This group is for sign language interpreters from all over our country (and beyond) to have a "spam-free" place to develop their knowledge by asking questions and receiving feedback from list members. Members who "flame", or "spam" other members will be removed. We want to be interpreter, CODA, CDI, and student friendly! subscribe to the email listserve by sending a blank email to usterps-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/usterps/.


Educational Interpreting: A Practical Approach – Consumer Awareness, Rights, and Responsibilities Video Series

Summary
This series of video programs offers a practical and comprehensive approach to all aspects of educational interpreting, emphasizing information and strategies that are necessary to provide deaf students with optimal communication access to education. The videos underscore the need for hiring trained and qualified interpreters. Issues raised in the videos are reviewed in greater detail in companion booklets that offer tips, guidelines, and other valuable resource information. Seven video/booklet packages are planned in this series, and five are available now. They are:

#1 Educational Interpreters:  An Introduction.
Interpreting   in  Grades K-12 ;  roles and responsibilities, qualifications, professional  ethics.
Target Audience : all adults who come in contact with educational interpreters in the   K-12 setting

#2 Working  with  Educational  Interpreters.
Strategies  for  classroom  teachers  and  school  personnel
Target Audience:  regular classroom teachers

#3 Employing  Educational Interpreters.
Hiring, managing, scheduling educational interpreters
Target Audience:  administrators

#4 Evaluating Educational Interpreting Services.
Strategies, resources, existing  evaluation  models.
Target Audience:  administrators

#5 Students  Working  with  Educational Interpreters: Part I & II.
Part I: Kid Report,  Strategies for young students  Grades K-5.
Part II: Journalism  J502 -  The Interpreter  Project,  Strategies for older students    Grades 6-12.

Programs and Booklets Currently in Development:
#6 Educational Interpreters: Advocacy Information
Consumer information about educational and community interpreters & strategies for securing services
Target Audience : parents

#7 Community and Postsecondary Interpreters
Transition  information for older high school students; roles, laws, consumer rights, and strategies for securing services
Target Audience:  high school students and college students


Cost: 
Each video/booklet package  is  $65.00, in VHS format, color, approximately 20-30 minutes, and open-captioned. Additional booklets can be purchased for
$8.00 each from the Rochester Institute of Technology campus bookstore Campus Connections.

The home page for  the RIT Bookstore  is: 
http://rit.bncollege.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/BNCBHomePage?storeId=35554&catalogId=10001&langId=-1

 

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