Access & Inclusion Newsletter
Backpack? Pencils? Pens? Notepad? Water? Bilingual Dictionaries? Positive Attitude? Check x 7. At NAETISL, we are READY and back to school!

NAETISL is an organization that consists of members who work collectively. Language access and language justice in education are at the core of what we do and the foundation of our mission to establish a collective understanding of the standards, qualifications and certification requirements for educational translators and interpreters of spoken languages to enhance emergent bilingual family engagement, student achievement, and meaningful home-school connections. The September 2022 newsletter has lots of great information. Make sure to grab your favorite autumn hot drink and read along! Feel free to share YOUR NAETISL newsletter with your network and reach out with story ideas or questions. 
Let's Celebrate!
CONGRATULATIONS NAETISL!
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has awarded NAETISL a contract to develop courses to train bilingual individuals as interpreters statewide. The coursework will include an assessment of knowledge and skills which will serve as a foundation to certify individuals to provide interpretation in the education setting. NAETISL will develop and pilot these training courses by June 30, 2023. Thank you to our NAETISL grant writing team, our curriculum developers, and our NAETISL Members for your support and guidance. The knowledge and experience of our team will continue to shine, as we establish a collective understanding of the standards, qualifications and certification requirements for educational translators and interpreters of spoken languages nationwide, one state at a time! 
Thank you for Celebrating our Two Years!
Thank you for joining us during our Happy Hour as we continue to celebrate two years of accomplished goals! This note from a NAETISL Member says it all!
It was so much fun to have a virtual gathering to celebrate NAETISL with you and our fellow interpreters! I wish to express my sincere gratitude to you and our colleagues for the gigantic work and effort that NAETISL is dedicating for the benefit of interpreters and translators in the educational field, as well as for the non-English speaking communities in the United States. I am so impressed at the great accomplishments NAETISL has made in creating content, resources, training courses, and toolkits for language professionals and the community in general. Angela Mills.
 
THANK YOU NAETISL Members and supporters. Your energy and passion guide our path!
NAETISL and ProZ.com/TV Celebrate International Translation Day 2022
Interpreters and translators make communication happen across languages and cultures. Join NAETISL and ProZ.com/TV for a free webinar to celebrate International Translation Day 2022. NAETISL’s Chairperson, Ana Soler, and NAETISL Members, Grecia Cruz and Romina Espinosa will be sharing cultural humility concepts with national and international interpreters and translators. There are many skills required to excel as interpreters and translators, and one of them is a lifelong commitment to understand our biases. Join our session on September 28, 2022 to learn more! 
Professional Development
Learning Through Practice Series
Consecutive Interpreting Intervention Skills 
Thank you to NAETISL member and distinguished trainer and speaker, Diana Sanchez-Vega, for an amazing first session of the two-part webinar series, Consecutive Interpreting Intervention Skills. We cannot wait to continue learning practical strategies for consecutive interpreting during our second and final session on October 3rd.   
Practice, Practice and More Practice!
Join us on Tuesday, October 19, 2022 at 4 pm PT/5 pm MT 6 pm CT/ 7 pm ET for a free practice session with NAETISL’s experienced interpreters in education. We will bring sight translation exercises with general and special education terminology; consecutive interpretation role plays, note-taking, and translation challenges. Practice your skills in a safe learning environment with opportunities to receive immediate peer feedback. This session will not be recorded. Want to review terminology prior to this session? Visit our IEP Series for Spoken Language Interpreters with tips to practice your skills and expand your vocabulary. 
Interpreting Spoken Languages in Education Settings

CONGRATULATIONS to our graduates!! You did it! Our first cohort of the Interpreting Spoken Languages in Education Settings course successfully completed five weeks of work. The 100% online course included hands-on practice, synchronous and asynchronous material, networking, and more. Registration is now open for our upcoming sessions:

October 10 to November 13, 2022
January 9 to February 12, 2023
March 20 to April 23, 2023
 
NAETISL Members receive 25% off on this five-week, language-neutral course (synchronous and asynchronous learning). Space is limited to allow for student interaction and mentorship opportunities. Click here to register and learn more.
Resources and Best Practices
Have you seen our Interpreter Toolkit?
Our NAETISL Committees are hard at work! This new resource includes an updated version of our national Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice for Educational Translators and Interpreters of Spoken Languages, a practical set of Best Practices for interpreters, translators and educators, and so much more! Your membership supports the development of resources for emergent bilingual families, interpreters, translators and educators. Click here for membership options.
More Resources and Fun Facts
Our Brains and Languages
Is there a relationship between switching languages and pronunciation when interpreting? In other words, have you ever read a word in your first or second language with the wrong intonation or accent? Being able to speak more than one language has its benefits, but there is also so much work going on in our brains. The following BBC article by Nicole Chang explores scientific studies about the bilingual brain.  
 
The IEP Process
Navigating the IEP Process is no easy task. There are several steps that need to happen before an IEP is implemented. Expand your terminology using the series of videos in our YouTube Channel. We also found this article by psychologist Nicole Connolly with a great visual that explains the IEP process step by step. Having the context on a topic helps build confidence and prepares us for optimal renditions and translations. 
Handling Stress 
Interpretation and translation—whether as freelancers or in-house school staff—comes with challenges. IEP’s running longer than expected, emotions involved during all types of school meetings, fast-paced speakers, arriving right on time at a new school… You name it. We hear you! How do you handle stress? NAETISL came across this insightful video about our relationship with stress by Stanford University lecturer and health psychologist Kelly McGonigal. She walks us through the science behind stress, including the beneficial body chemicals that are released. Enjoy McGonigal’s TedTalk. 
Diverse Voices Interview Series
NAETISL is honored to use the Diverse Voices Interview Series space to highlight the work of those who share our passion for language access and language justice in early childhood and K-12 settings. In this issue, we share the story of Darinka Mangino, a distinguished and experienced national and international conference and court interpreter for Spanish, English and French. Read more.
Not a NAETISL Member yet? Ready to Make a Difference?
Participate in the solution and become part of an active network of professionals who are taking concrete steps to develop and disseminate the academic and professional credentials required to attain and maintain a national certification in the field of interpreting and translating in education. Your memberships support the professional development of interpreters and translators in education, the implementation of events to strengthen collaboration among educators and interpreters, and the creation of innovative tools to empower multilingual families with children in early childhood and K-12 settings.