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THURSDAY, June 24, 2010

1-6 p.m. REGISTRATION
2 p.m. to 5p.m. Discourse Mapping for Educational Interpreters by Shannon Simon for CEUs

7:00 p.m. ORIENTATION – Meet the presenters!

9 p.m. to 10 p.m. ASL Idol by Trix Bruce for CEUs

10:15 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. ASL Whispering by Jose Granda for CEUs

FRIDAY, June 25, 2010

6:45 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. The Healthy Signer: De-Stressing “On the Job”, Part 1 by Donna Flanders for CEUs
7 a.m. to 10 a.m. REGISTRATION

Fledging

Location

8:00 – 9:00

9:15 - 10:15

10:30 – 11:30

11:45 – 12:45

Lunch

2:00-3:00

3:15 – 4:15

Beginning ASL, Where Do I Put My Hands? by Laura Jacobsen

Starting a Conversation by Patricia Chun

Fingerspelling and Introducing Yourself by Laura Jacobsen

What’s Your Phone Number? Numbers and WH Questions by Laura Jacobsen

How do I Sign “I’m On Cloud Nine”?? by Patricia Chun

Facial Expressions and More Conceptual Accuracy by Laura Jacobsen

Beginners

Location

8:00 – 9:00

9:15 - 10:15

10:30 – 11:30

11:45 – 12:45

Lunch

2:00-3:00

3:15 – 4:15

ASL Expansion: They Don’t Have That in English

by Terra Benton

Creativity and ASL

by Peter Cook

An ASL Storytelling Handbook by Trix Bruce

Whats, Whys & Hows of the Classifiers in ASL by Trix Bruce

Fingerspelling Ackkkkkk!!

by Laurie Harbin

Pictionary Fingerspelling Game by Laurie Harbin

Polish Up on Fingerspelling and Numbers by Jose Granda

Intermediates

Location

8:00 – 9:00

9:15 - 10:15

10:30 – 11:30

11:45 – 12:45

Lunch

2:00-3:00

3:15 – 4:15

ASL Extreme Makeovers: The Art of Personification by Trix Bruce

I Need My Space by Crom Saunders

Improv Games for Users of ASL

by Keith Wann

50 ASL Phrases and Idioms by Jon Barr

Incorporating Expansion Techniques in Your Interpreting

by Bill Ross

English to ASL: Dropping the Form

by Bill Ross

Kid Friendly ASL

By Donna Flanders

Someone Help Me (Mentoring)

by Terra Benton

Advanced

Location

8:00 – 9:00

9:15 - 10:15

10:30 – 11:30

11:45 – 12:45

Lunch

2:00-3:00

3:15 – 4:15

A Preface to Presenting

by Maureen Longo Tuccelli

Credential Maze and Alphabet Soup

by Shannon Simon

But I Don’t Even Know It In English! by Crom Saunders

Music and ASL

by Keith Wann

Construct Language: Stop Telling Me and Show It!
by Francisco Olivera

CUTE MEANS WHAT? 10 Signs With Alternate Meaning

by Francisco Olivera

ASL Semantics: Precision of Expression: RUN

by Trix Bruce

DECIDEÓ: “Master”ing Ethical Decision-Making (& the NIC Interview)

by Lynne Wiesman

Do You See What I See?

Prosody, Pragmatics and Receptive Skills

by Faith Powell

<>A Preface to Presenting

by Maureen Longo Tuccelli

Semantic Clusters, Developing a Powerful Lexicon

by Faith Powell

Medical Interpreting – What Do You Need to Know

to be Effective in These Roles? Part 1

by Mike McKee, MD and Lani Crosby

Electives

Location

8:00 – 9:00

9:15 - 10:15

10:30 – 11:30

11:45 – 12:45

Lunch

2:00-3:00

3:15 – 4:15

Polish Up on Fingerspelling and Numbers for Advanced (CEUs)

by Jose Granda

The Challenge of Classifiers

by Jose Granda for Advanced (CEUs)

(also open to Intermediates)

7 – 8:30 P.M. Discourse in ASL by Peter Cook – CEUs
9:00 – 11:00 p.m. Interpreting Like Deaf People Talk by Bill Ross -- CEUs

SATURDAY, June 26, 2010

6:45 – 7:45 – The Healthy Signer: De-Stressing “On the Job”, Part 2 by Donna Flanders (CEUs)
7:00 – 10:00 – Registration

Fledging

Location

8:00 – 9:00

9:15 - 10:15

10:30 – 11:30

11:45 – 12:45

Lunch

2:00-3:00

3:15 – 4:15

Classifiers…Making ASL So Much Easier Part 1 by Patricia Chun

Classifiers…Making ASL So Much Easier Part 2 by Patricia Chun

More Vocabulary and Grammar by Laura Jacobsen

Conversational Signs .. Signing Without Talking or Mouthing!! by Patricia Chun

Deaf Culture, What You need to Know by Laura Jacobsen

A Beginner’s Look at Signing Music in ASL by Patricia Chun

Beginners

Location

8:00 – 9:00

9:15 - 10:15

10:30 – 11:30

11:45 – 12:45

Lunch

2:00-3:00

3:15 – 4:15

50 ASL Phrases by Jon Barr

Pictionary Fingerspelling Game by Laurie Harbin

Classifiers A thru Z by Jon Barr

Plenary Session

Making Faces

Crom Saunders

Fingerspelling Fun With Scatigories

by Laurie Harbin

Numbers and WH Questions

by Laura Jacobsen

Facial Expressions and More Conceptual Accuracy by Laura Jacobsen

Vocabulary and Grammar by Laura Jacobsen

I Know Some Signs But I’m Too Scared to Have a Conversation by Patricia Chun

There’s No Word for That! Strategies for Finding English Equivalence

by Donna Flanders

Play Your Way to Better Sign Language: Guesstures!

by Francisco Olivera

Intermediates

Location

8:00 – 9:00

9:15 – 10:15

10:30 – 11:30

11:45 – 12:45

Lunch

2:00-3:00

3:15 – 4:15

Signing Categories

by Jose Granda

Deaf Culture

by Jon Barr

ASL “Read Alouds” by Faith Powell

Empowerment Through Signing Skills

by Trix Bruce

Classifiers

A thru Z

by Jon Barr

There’s No Sign For That! Strategies for Finding ASL Equivalence

by Donna Flanders

Fingerspelling: Using Configuration

by Shannon Simon

Signer vs. Interpreter

by Jose Granda

ASL Whispering by Jose Granda

Transliterating-Interpreting: A Practical Comparison

by Bill Ross

Developing Receptive Skills I

by Bill Ross

Advanced

Location	7 8:00 – 9:00	8 9:15 – 10:15	9 10:30 – 11:30	10 11:45 – 12:45	Lunch	11 2:00-3:00		12 3:15 – 4:15
	ASL Classifiers: CLOSE-UP! By Trix Bruce		English Idioms PSST .. How Do You Interpret That? by Trix Bruce				Signs Gone Wrong: ASL Bloopers by Trix Bruce
	Creating Classifiers by Crom Saunders		HA-HA FUNNY WHY Interpreting Stand-Up Comedy by Francisco Olivera			What a Difference a Letter Makes: VRS vs. VRI by Terra Benton
	Personal Experience Narrative in ASL Storytelling by Peter Cook		Third Person in a Deaf Walk: The Implication of Deaf Space in Visual Arts by Peter Cook			DECIDE: Ethical Decision-Making: Legal by Lynne Wiesman
	Two Guys and a Show by George Costa, Jr. and Keith Wann					YouTube by Keith Wann
	Medical Interpreting – What Do You Need to Know to be Effective in These Roles? Part 2 by Mike McKee, MD and Lani Crosby					Multi-Faceted ASL by Faith Powell

Electives

Location

8:00 – 9:00

9:15 - 10:15

10:30 – 11:30

11:45 – 12:45

Lunch

2:00-3:00

3:15 – 4:15

I’m a First Time Mentor, HELP!

by Terra Benton

advanced/interpreters (CEUs)

Getting a Picture in the Mind

by Jose Granda

(intermediates through advanced) CEUs

DECIDE: Language and Interpreting Self Assessment

by Lynne Wiesman for advanced/Interpreting CEUs

SUNDAY, June 27, 2010

Location

8:30 – 9:30

9:45-10:45

11:00 - noon

WOW The Message! – Interpreting Emotional Content

by Jon Barr

for advanced CEUs

Interpreting Difficult Words in the Bible

by Jon Barr

for advanced CEUs

Church Interpreting 101

by Jon Barr

for advanced CEUs

The Wild West: Introduction to Mental Health Interpreting by Terra Benton

for advanced CEUs

Presenters

(highlighted have CEUs applied for)

Jon Barr
50 ASL Phrases for intermediates period 1, 50 ASL Phrases for beginners period 7, Deaf Culture for intermediates period 8, Classifiers A-Z beginners period 9, WOW the Message! – Interpreting Emotional Content for advanced period 13, Interpreting Difficult Words in the Bible for advanced period 14, Church Interpreting 101 for advanced period 15

Terra Benton
ASL Expansion for beginners periods 1-2, Someone Help Me Mentor for intermediates periods 5-6, I’m a First Time Mentor, HELP! for advanced periods 7-8, What a Difference a Letter Makes: VRS vs. VRI for advanced periods 11-12, The Wild West: Introduction to Mental Health Interpreting for advanced periods 13-15

Trix Bruce
ASL Idol Thursday night, ASL Makeover for intermediates periods 1-2, ASL SEMANTICS: Precision of Expression Series : RUN for advanced periods 3-4, Trix Upon a Time for beginners period 5, What, Why & Hows of Classifiers for beginners period 6, ASL Classifiers: CLOSE-UP! for advanced periods 7-8, English Idioms: PSST…How do you Interpret That? for advanced periods 9-10, Empowerment for intermediates period 11, Signs Gone Wrong: ASL Bloopers for advanced period 12.

Patricia Chun
Starting a Conversation for fledgings period 2, How do I sign “I’m On Cloud Nine”? for fledgings period 5, Classifiers Part 1 for fledgings period 7, Classifiers Part 2 for fledgings period 8, I Know Some Signs but I’m Too Scared to Have a Conversation for beginners period 9, Conversational Signs for fledgings period 10, A Beginner’s Look at Signing Music in ASL for fledgings period 12

Peter Cook
Creativity in ASL for beginners periods 3-4, Discourse in ASL for advanced/all 7-8:30 p.m. Friday for all, Personal Experience Narrative in ASL Storytelling for advanced periods 7-8, Third Person in Deaf Walk: The Implication of Deaf Space in Visual Arts for advanced periods 9-10.

George Costa, Jr.

Two Guys and a Show for advanced periods 7-10

Melani Crosby

Medical Interpreting – What Do You Need to Know to be Effective in These Roles? Part 1 for advanced periods 1-4 and Medical Interpreting – What Do You Need to Know to be Effective in These Roles? Part 2 for advanced 7-10

Donna Flanders
The Healthy Signer: De-Stressing “On the Job” for all early bird Friday, Kid Friendly ASL for intermediates periods 1-4, The Healthy Signer: De-Stress with Yoga and Stretches for all early bird Saturday, There’s No Sign for That! for intermediates periods 7-8, There’s No Word for That! for beginners periods 11-12,

Jose Granda
ASL Whispering for advanced TH night, Polish Up on Fingerspelling/Numbers for advanced periods 1-2, The Challenge of Classifiers for advanced periods 3-4, Polish Up on Fingerspelling/Numbers for beginners period 6, Signing Categories for intermediates period 7, Getting a Picture in the Mind for advanced/intermediates periods 9-10

Laurie Harbin
Fingerspelling Aaack!! for beginners periods 1-2, Fingerspelling Scatigories for beginners period 5, Pictionary for beginners period 8, Fingerspelling Scatigories for beginners period 11

Laura Jacobsen
Beginning ASL for fledgings period 1, Fingerspelling and Introducing Yourself for fledgings period 3, What’s Your Phone Number? for fledgings period 4, Facial Expressions and More Conceptual Accuracy for fledgings period 6, Facial Expressions for beginners period 7, Vocabulary and Grammar for beginners period 8, More Vocabulary and Grammar for fledgings period 9, Deaf Culture for fledgings period 11, Numbers for beginners period 12

Mike McKee
Medical Interpreting – What Do You Need to Know to be Effective in These Roles? Part 1 for advanced periods 1-4 and Medical Interpreting – What Do You Need to Know to be Effective in These Roles? Part 2 for advanced 7-10

Frank Olivera
CUTE MEAN WHAT? 10 Signs with Alternate Meaning for advanced periods 1-2, Construct Language: Stop Telling me and Show It for advanced periods 5-6, #HA-HA. FUNNY, WHY? Interpreting Stand-Up Comedy for advanced periods 9-10, Play Your Way to Better Sign Language for beginners and intermediates periods 11-12

Faith Powell
Do You See What I See? Prosody, Pragmatics and Receptive Skills for advanced periods 2-4, Semantic Clusters, Developing a Powerful Lexicon for advanced periods 5-6, ASL “Read Alouds” for intermediates periods 9-10, Multi-Faceted ASL for advanced periods 11-12

Bill Ross
Incorporating Expansion Techniques for intermediates periods 2-4, English to ASL: Dropping the Form for intermediates periods 5-6, Interpreting Like Deaf People Talk Friday night for two hours for advanced, Transliterating vs. Interpreting for intermediates periods 8-10, Developing Receptive Skills for intermediates periods 11-12

Crom Saunders
I Need My Space for intermediates periods 3-4, But I Don’t Know Even Know it in English for advanced periods 5-6, Creative Classifiers for advanced periods 7-8, Making Faces for beginners period 10

Shannon Simon
Discourse Mapping for advanced 3 hours TH preconference, NIC, EIE, QA, EIPA – What’s It All About? for advanced periods 2-4, Fingerspelling: Using Configuration for intermediates periods 9-10

Maureen Tuccelli
A Preface to Presenting for advanced period 1 and repeated period 4

Keith Wann
Music and ASL for advanced periods 1-4, Improv Games for intermediates periods 5-6, Two Guys and a Show for advanced periods 7-10, YouTube for advanced period 11

Lynne Wiesman
DECIDE: “Master”ing Ethical Decision-Making (& the NIC Interview) for advanced periods 5-6, Language & Interpreting Self Assessment for advanced periods 7-10, DECIDE: Legal - Ethical Decision-Making for advanced periods 11-12

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