Orientation to School Interpreting (Tier 1) - Foundational Skills

Are you a bilingual school employee/community member who is called upon to interpret for families? Join us to learn the basics!

By NAETISL

Select date and time

Wednesday, March 19 · 12 - 2pm PDT

Location

Online

Refund Policy

No Refunds

About this event

Approved for 6 American Translators Association CEPs!

This 2-hour workshop is part of our Grow Your Own Interpreters Program for school districts seeking to build capacity and training for their bilingual/multilingual staff members who collaborate as spoken language interpreters. Join us for a live presentation that will highlight the basics of interpreting:

Interpreter Qualifications

Roles and Responsibilities

Code of Ethics for School Interpreters

Glossary Building Strategies

Modes of Interpreting

Collaborating with School Teams

Presenter:

Mauricio Dangond - a full-time interpreter for the Newport-Mesa School District in Orange County, California, and course instructor for the National Association of Educational Interpreters and Translators of Spoken Languages. He will share his many years of practical experience interpreting in general and special education to provide an overview of the field and skills required for effective interpreting.

Select your preferred date (all from 3 pm to 5 pm, Eastern Time)

January 25, 2025

March 19, 2025

May 21, 2025

$45 for non-NAETISL Members (not a member yet? Visit: https://naetisl.org/membership)

$25 for NAETISL Members

Sessions are not recorded. Want more information about our Grow Your Own Interpreters Program for your school district? Contact naetislcourses@gmail.com.

Organized by

NAETISL

National Association of Educational Translators and Interpreters of Spoken Languages (NAETISL): Strengthening family engagement by connecting emergent bilingual families, school administrators and faculty, and educational translators and interpreters of spoken languages with research-based information about language access and language justice in early childhood and K-12 settings.

Our Mission: To establish a collective understanding of the standards, qualifications and certification requirements for educational translators and interpreters of spoken languages to enhance emergent bilingual family engagement, student achievement, and meaningful home-school connections.Our Vision: To support language access and language justice in early childhood and K-12 educational settings through highly qualified and nationally certified educational translators and interpreters of spoken languages.