Rachel Hirshman

photo <>            Rachel M. Hirshman, M.Ed., NIC was born and raised in South Florida. She completed her post secondary education at Florida Community College at Jacksonville (FCCJ), now known as Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ), and the University of North Florida (UNF). Rachel holds a Sign Language Interpreting A.S. degree from FCCJ, a B.A. degree in Deaf Education from UNF, and a M.Ed. in Special Education with an ASL/English Interpretation concentration from UNF.

       She hopes to one day continue her studies and enroll in a doctoral program. Currently, Rachel is the North Region Representative of FRID and works on Sign Language related projects such as the ASL Aesthetics: A Collection of Sign Language Stories and Poems DVD, www.SignLife.org, and interprets in various settings in Northeast Florida. In her spare time, Rachel enjoys spending quality time with her beautiful two year old son, Eden.


Do Not Pass Go Yet!
      This workshop will focus on examining BIG money and economy signed vocabulary. BIG money refers to the thousands and millions!  Some of the economy vocabulary includes signs such as NEGOTIATE, VALUE, and RESIDENCE. To ensure comprehension retention, we will play a custom-made game of "So You Want To Be A Bingo Millionaire". This Bingo game will allow for an extensive review of all money and value signs needed to play a full fledged game of the new u-build Monopoly.

Ethics of Interpreting for Real: I don’t think we are in Kansas anymore -- 2 hours for advanced/interpreters
        Interpreting students learn great textbook ethics. The textbook ethics do not necessarily outline what can really happen in the Sign Language interpreting realm. This workshop will provide the beginning interpreting student with real life and actual experiences. The personal spin provided by this workshop will provide insight about ethical issues that may never have been discussed in your classes or among your classmates. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss these issues with their peers to gain various perspectives and better prepare them for the real world of Interpreting.

<>  <>Invest in Your Future:  Numbers, Money and More .. Let's Play Monopoly!
   Participants with be in groups of 2-6 and play a SILENT game if Monopoly. Numbers, colors, money, and economical vocabulary will be used to play the new u-build Monopoly game. Join in the fun of playing Monopoly with bills ranging from 10,000 to 5,000,000!          

"U-Pick"
     This workshop will focus on examining color and BIG number signed vocabulary. BIG number refers to the thousands and millions! To ensure comprehension retention, we will play a custom-made game of “u-pick”. u-pick is similar to playing Go Fish. Playing u-pick will guarantee that each participant masters all of the color and number signs at the end of this workshop. The new signs that you learn will be required to play a full fledged game of the new u-build Monopoly.