Monthly: Interpreter Network Lunch hour

Bridging Voices-Uniendo Voces hosts a free monthly networking lunch hour where participants can meet other staff or freelance interpreters/translators/language justice practitioners and share their experiences, find new resources, connect and learn together.

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RSVP: 805 420-8409 or info@bridgingvoices.net

Resumes August 2022

Interpretation in Educational Settings

Interested in learning or refining the skills needed to support schools and districts through interpretation during: Back to School Nights, Conferences, Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) and other school events? Join us for this introductory workshop! 

Topics covered:
 

• Protocols

• Ethics and Standards

• Best practices

• Consecutive and Simultaneous interpretation

• Terminology

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Date: October 15, 2022

Register by October 12, 2022
Time: 9am-3:00pm PST
Location: Over Zoom
Cost: $100

Interpreting for Schools and Families: IEP Settings

This five hour workshop is intended for school and school district multilingual staff tasked with interpretation in special education settings.

Participants will learn or refine the skills needed for interpretation in Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) settings

Topics covered:

• Protocols

• Best Practices

• Skills

• Acquiring vocabulary and terminology

• Tips for remote interpretation (video/phone)

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Fall 2022

Introduction to Translation

This 5 hour workshop is intended for bilingual employees working in educational settings who are tasked with translation. Participants will put theory into practice and translate and receive feedback on flyers, documents, letters, and other materials commonly translated. Glossaries, resources and tools provided.

Topics covered are

• Translation techniques 

• Terminology research

• Best practices