Professional Development

Conference information:
Conference calendar: (Times may vary. All times are Central Standard Time.)

Friday, January 19 - 5:00pm-7:00pm- Conference Reception & networking
Light refreshments will be served. This is an opportunity to network and build connections
with Tennessee’s families of deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing children, the professionals
who serve them, and the Deaf community!

Saturday, January 20 - 7:00am-3:30pm- Conference open

Virtual Workshop 
Presented in English
February 24, 2024
10am - 4:30pm CENTRAL TIME 
0.6 PS CEUs 
$70 

About this workshop: 

$35 for 0.3 PS CEUs

January 19th from 5pm - 8:30m pm CENTRAL
AND
January 20th from 10am - 1:30pm CENTRAL

**MUST ATTEND BOTH DAYS & COMPLETE 1 HOUR OF PRE-WORK TO EARN CEUS**

January 19th from 5pm - 8:30m pm CENTRAL
AND
January 20th from 10am - 1:30pm CENTRAL

**MUST ATTEND BOTH DAYS & COMPLETE 1 HOUR OF PRE-WORK TO EARN CEUS**

Presented in English

January 13, 2024, 12-4pm CENTRAL Time

0.4 PPO CEUS for $50

Are you looking to enhance your skills and knowledge of presentation in the field of interpreting? How about identify your own and/or other’s communication style(s)?

Intro to Legal Interpreting: Staffing Legal Assignments

Presented in English

December 9, 2023, 12-4pm CT via Zoom

0.4 PS CEUs for $45

Are you interested in legal interpreting but don’t know where to start? Are you an assignment coordinator but not sure who and how many interpreters to send to court? Join this workshop!

Intro to Legal Interpreting: The Arraignment Process

**Presented in English**

December 2 from 12-4pm CT via Zoom

0.4 PS CEUs for $45

The arraignment is the most common legal proceeding you will encounter as a legal interpreter. Arraignment quite often means interpreting the Guilty Plea Litany - a highly complex linguistic hurtle for Deaf litigants. Interpreters planning to do legal work must have a strong understanding of the Guilty Plea Litany and have many strategies to customize their interpretation to best suit each client.

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

12-1 PM Eastern/11AM-12 PM Central/10 AM-11 AM Mountain/9 AM-10 AM Pacific

1 hour, Online via Zoom

Add some American Sign Language to your storytime toolbox! In this interactive session, we’ll focus on basic ASL vocabulary for food and mealtime. Learn how to incorporate ASL into storytime songs, rhymes, and stories in a respectful and effective way.

Certificate of completion available upon request with successful completion of post-test.

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