T-I-Ps for Work with IEPs Dale Boam, CI, Attorney at Law Years ago in my role as an attorney, a school district hired me to observe and evaluate its mainstreaming services for students who are Deaf... (I can tell this story because I produced a public document). The district was huge, covering [...]
Diversity in Higher Education: Starting the Discussion* *We’re excited to announce that the author of this feature article will be presenting a supplemental webinar! The Webinar will be presented live on Thursday, December 6, 2018 from 6-8 pm ET. Click here to register now Royce Carpenter, M.A., NIC Master It is my hope [...]
Caring For Ourselves Within a Community Breana Hall, CI and CT, CTACC Self-care is the ability to recognize needs and the willingness to meet those needs in a kind and loving way. In a perfect world, we could recognize a need, meet it, feel satisfied and fulfilled, and use this process to be [...]
Indexing the First Few Decades of the RID VIEWS Marc D. Holmes, MEd:IP, CI, CT, NIC, SC:L, coreCHI Like any good member with hoarding tendencies, I saved almost every issue of the RID VIEWS from the time I became a member until paper publication ceased. I moved several file boxes of VIEWS [...]
Articulating Your WHY Adding motivational values to the discussion How often have you been asked about your reasons for becoming an interpreter? I know I have responded to this inquiry countless times since I first decided to pursue this path and apply [...]
Mobbing in the Workplace: Addressing Professionalism Among Professionals Working in Schools Serving Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students and How School Counselors and ASL Interpreters Can Advocate in Promoting a Culture of Zero Tolerance Introduction Everyone has the right to a workplace [...]
Mastery in Mentoring: Lifelong Learning Contributors: Betty Colonomos and Kelly Decker Outlined below is an English version of the video article Mastery & Mentoring: Lifelong Learning. We suggest that you view the article in its original intended format, ASL, with this version as a supplement. KD: Betty [...]
Two Heads Are Better Than One: Collegiality and Supervision as Reflective Practice The growth of any craft depends on shared practice and honest dialogue among the people who do it. Palmer, 2007 p. 144 In today’s world practitioners in every field are researching and promoting communities of practice [...]
My Experience in Mentorship: Encouraging Potential to Accelerate Performance I'd like to share a story of my own, about mentorship and mastery. I remember a situation many years ago when I was already an experienced interpreter. However, I had very little experience with conference interpreting – either standing on [...]
Ted Baran: Law Enforcement Officer, Interpreter, CODA, Advocate Ted Baran, NIC, Gallaudet DPS Director Julia Wardle: Can you tell us about your upbringing, your exposure to the Deaf community? Ted Baran: My exposure to the Deaf community started in 1988, when I started working at the American School [...]
