Share Shop for ASL Educational Interpreter Mentors

Presenter: Melissa Barg    

RID .2 CEUs

Sponsored by Regional Low Incidence Projects - Region 11

April 19, 2017

Workshop/Course Description Participants will build on the information presented in past  mentoring workshops and shareshops.  We will address the weaknesses continuing to be problematic on the EIPA results for the current mentees.  We will identify tools and resources to address those areas and how to best present them to the non-certified staff for continued growth over the summer months.  We will engage in discussion of workshops we could offer next school year and what will be needed to enhance those skills and better prepare for EIPA testing success.  In this workshop we will review the current Minnesota educational interpreter laws and how we need to proceed with the proper paperwork to keep all in compliance as we wait for results from Spring testing.  We will utilize the MDE website and work through a mock extension filing so as to be sure that all mentors and their non-certified staff not only understand what is expected of them but where to find it and how to file in accordance with the law.

Educational Objectives: Describe actions by participants DURING the workshop that will demonstrate comprehension and integration of information presented.

• Identify areas of concern still showing up on EIPA results and how to address them both in individual mentoring sessions as well as a regional perspective.
• Will discuss, identify, and create tools that have shown to be successful for non-certified staff as they try to maintain or improve upon their professional development through the summer months.
• Will leave with a working knowledge of how to navigate the EIPA website, where to find materials in the Judy Wolff library, and on the web to encourage those not yet certified to continue to work on their skills.
• Review the law and access the MDE website to have a working knowledge of where to find the extension paperwork and what is required of each non-certified staff member as well as the mentor.
• Write a “mock” extension request so as to leave with an understanding of MDE expectations to ensure an extension is granted for non-certified staff.

Presenter/Instructor Name and Bio:

Melissa Barg (NIC, CI/CT, and NAD IV) is a 27 year veteran of educational interpreting as well as 8 years in Video Relay.  She has been a mentor for the past 16 years and has been involved in events such as the Minnesota EIPA work group in collaboration with MDE; she was the Minnesota delegate to the National Symposium of Educational Interpreters in 2014 and is passionate about helping the non-certified to become certified.  In her spare time she loves spending time with family and traveling to wherever there is an ocean breeze.

• Evaluation & Assessment

  Participants will be evaluated on their involvement and participating in the discussion as well as the large and small group activities.

   

  Participants will be evaluated and given feedback on their application of presented material in their “filing” of the mock extension paperwork.

   

  Participants will be evaluated and assessed on their involvement and knowledge of the proper EIPA terminology and areas for concern.

  Media/Materials: List the print, audio and visual materials you will use and who is responsible for providing them.

  Presenter will use ECSU laptop and projector for navigation of the MDE website and materials.

  Sponsor will provide LCD projector and projection screen and laptop computer.   

This initiative is funded with a grant from MDE using federal funding, CFDA 84.027A, Special Education - Grants to States. This initiative does not necessarily represent the policy of the federal Department of Education or the state Department of Education. You should not assume endorsement by the federal or state government.

 

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