Signs of Development has a long-standing history of providing quality professional development activities both via distance technologies via Video WWWorkshops, CD WWWorkshops, mentoring, and via on-site workshops. Signs has over 50 nationally known and respected presenters and can provide your organization with a valuable experience tailored to meet your unique and individual professional development needs.
Any of the CD WWWorkshop topics or presenters are available such as:
|
Presenters
|
Presentations
|
- Dr. Cynthia Roy
- Keith M Cagle
- Thomas Riggs
- Lynne Wiesman (Eighinger)
- Peter Cook
- Carole & Andy Lazorisak
|
- Business Practices
- Ethics
- Non Manual Markers
- Use of Space
- Classifiers
|
Signs also can develop a presentation or recommend an existing one. Some of our most sought after on-site workshops are:
- Language & Interpreting Self Assessment: This presentation explores the challenges of professional development within the specialized discipline of interpreting in educational settings. Frequently, interpreters in education seeking out professional development deal with isolation, time constraints, limited expertise, limited resources, etc. These factors are exacerbated by the dearth of training opportunities assisting interpreters in advancing their skills, knowledge, credentials, etc. Even when training is provided, it frequently does not address the unique and particular skill development "gaps" identified. Compounding this problem is the need for many to become certified at higher levels or licensed in order to obtain or maintain employment. Providing interpreters with a tool that allows them to self-assess both their language (Sign Language and English) and interpreting skills (Sign Language to English and English to Sign Language) allows them to capitalize on the very things that are considered challenging.
- Effective Mentoring Practices: This presentation explores the power of the mentorship relationship and discusses the fundamental nature of a successful mentoring (including peer mentoring) partnership. Focus will be on a team of mentors to address the interpreters' needs holistically utilizing the Vgotsky approach to feedback-language use and interpreting as well as business/professional/ethical practices. An emphasis will be placed on guiding interpreters on self-assessment and skill development activities via the practice of effective questioning.
- Certification Preparation: This workshop addresses the psychological (mental and emotional) and physical preparation required for accessing certification processes. Strategies will be provided to embrace the process as a tool, not a test thereby minimizing the fear and test anxiety that many experience. Information on written and performance tests and how best to prepare for these will be provided.
Click here to see what a few participants of Signs' on-site workshops have to say about us. For more information on Signs' on-site presentations including availability of presenters, topics, fees, etc., contact
wwworkshops@signs-of-development.org.
Click Here to Request an On Site Workshop
 Return to the previous page.
|
