National Association of Educational Translators and
Interpreters of Spoken Languages
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Access & Inclusion Newsletter
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Save the Date!!
Our Second Annual Virtual Conference will take place on June 16-June 18, 2022. We are so excited about our guest speakers because they represent who we are as an organization: Bilingual/Multilingual Families, School Leaders, Teachers, Interpreters, Translators, and Language Access Advocates! Stay connected on social media to learn more about our speakers including:
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Our Keynote Speakers: Angela Rush, Director of the Office of Translation & Interpretation Services, Charleston County School District and Marifer Sager who leads the Language Access Services Department at Portland Public Schools
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Leigh Ann Feily and Nancy A. Thul, School Psychologist and School Language Pathologist, instructors who teach how to best collaborate with education interpreters at Alexandria Technical and Community College
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Carol Velandia, CEO of Equal Access Language Services who will share with us a presentation on interpretation through a cultural competency lens
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Gail Price-Wise, President of the Florida Center for Cultural Competence joining us to teach us about cultural biases and make us reflect on our own biases
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Mamen Delgado, a Voice and Public Communication Mentor who will connect from Madrid, Spain to share information about protecting our voice as interpreters
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Multicultural Family Panelists who will share their experiences in several languages navigating the U.S. education system with the help of educators, advocates, interpreters and more! Simultaneous interpretation service into English provided for the live event
Interested in being a sponsor of the NAETISL Second Annual Virtual Conference? Click here.
Our Language Access and Language Justice Champions Nominations form is now available.
Help us recognize bilingual/multilingual family leaders, school administrators, teachers, interpreters and translators who support language access and language justice in early childhood and K-12 settings.
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Professional Development Scholarships
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Thanks to our Conference Sponsors (HIT Services, Houchens Interpretations and Translations, and Arizona Translators and Interpreters, Inc.) we were able to provide professional development scholarships and cover the Annual Membership fees of 21 bilingual professionals across the nation.
Thank you to our sponsors and donors for supporting our community of interpreters! Click here for Sponsorship Opportunities.
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Learning Through Practice Series
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We are honored to have two fantastic professionals, Melissa Duquette and Tamara Alsace for our August 2022 Learning through Practice Series! They will be sharing resources and structures to work effectively in education interpreting and translation settings pertaining to special education. Come join us virtually to learn about key terminology, understanding of various evaluations, a breakdown of the IEP (Individualized Education Plan), and lots more! Click here to register as a non-member and here as a member with 40% off!
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A big shout out to Marifer Sager, one of NAETISL’s Board Members, for an engaging presentation at our April Learning Through Practice Series. She shared essential structures on how to improve interpreting and translation efficiency in K-12 setting with language access and equity at the core. We are grateful to see you serving our mission, Marifer!
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Sharing Best Practices
Did you know we have free resources available? We have a Best Practices section on our NAETISL website where we highlight how interpreters work best along with school psychologists, speech pathologists, professional guidelines, and so much more!
Are you new at your school district and want to learn how to work with a professional interpreter in education? Here is an article with items to keep in mind when working with interpreters.
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El Súper Radio Latino
This past April 2022, Talia Palacios and Romina Espinosa, two NAETISL members, were invited to a radio show in Minnesota, El Súper Radio Latino, which focuses on reaching the Spanish-speaking community. Our members talked about NAETISL’s work on language access and language justice, and shared information about the work of education interpreters. Check it out!
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Are you a new interpreter and/or translator in the education field and need more information about eligibility categories? Here is an article from Understood.org explaining the 13 categories under U.S. federal law that qualifies a student for special education services.
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Meet our Access & Inclusion Newsletter Featured Authors
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In the spirit of the National Interpreter Appreciation Day on the first Wednesday of May, NAETISL is proud to highlight three talented interpreters who practice the profession following ethics and reminding us of the best practices. Thank you for serving our diverse school communities nationwide Maria, Anita and Luan! Whether you are an aspiring or seasoned interpreter, we hope their voices inspire you on this National Interpreter Appreciation Day and beyond this month!
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