MD: Foundations II

 Foundations II

 

 Blue Mountain Retreat Center in Knoxville, MD

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Foundations of Interpreting II Seminar

About Betty M. Colonomos

Betty M. Colonomos, currently serving as Director of the Bilingual Mediation Center, is a fluent ASL/ English bilingual. Her academic background is in Deaf Education/Speech Pathology (B.S.), Counseling (M.A.) Linguistics (Doctoral program). Betty holds the Masters Comprehensive Skills Certificate (MCSC) from RID. She was the second recipient of the Mary Stotler Award for excellence in Interpreter Education from CIT. Betty has chaired and served on many national committees on standards and evaluation of interpreters and served as President of the Conference of Interpreter Trainers (CIT). Ms. Colonomos has authored and appeared in video materials on interpreting and she co-authored (with MJ Bienvenu) videos on Deaf Culture, ASL Facial Grammar, and ASL Numbers. She worked as an International Sign interpreter for numerous conferences worldwide.

Betty also consults with schools and the legal system as an expert on linguistic and cultural issues impacting the Deaf Community. Betty is the developer of the Integrated Model of Interpreting (IMI), which is the most widely used model in the U.S. for teaching cognitive processes in interpreting. She teaches the Foundations of Interpreting Series for hearing, coda (Deaf-parented), and Deaf interpreters that combines the IMI with a Vygotskyan approach to learning. Betty is the creator of the Etna Project (2002–present) held in New Hampshire and Maryland. The project is a series of retreats supporting a Community of Reflective Practitioners who are interpreters committed to their own growth as they seek to become change agents in the field of interpreting.

 Along with MJ Bienvenu, Betty collaborated on the TBC News from 1988-1993. In addition to the history contained in these pages, you will find topics relevant to the field today. Additional references to Betty's contributions to the field can be found here: BMC History

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Knoxville, MD: Foundations II

Knoxville, MD: Foundations II
Schedule

Friday, March 27, 2020, 6:00p–9:00p

Saturday, March 28, 2020, 9:00a–5:30p

Sunday, March 29, 2020, 9:00a–12:00p

Attendance at all dates and times is required.

For more information, click here.

Lunch will be 1.5 hours on Saturday and the food is provided as part of your registration. There will also be breaks and snacks Saturday morning and afternoon.

This seminar is limited to 27 participants, with a capacity for lodgers at 24. For more information, contact the coordinator using the contact form on this page.

Foundations II prerequisite: You should have taken Foundations I within the last several years, or have permission from the presenter. Practice texts are presented in English.

Presenters, coordinators, and participants of this educational opportunity agree to promote an environment of mutual respect, free from bias and discrimination. 

Please note, this statement does not preclude "difficult conversations" and aims to create environments where learning and honest dialogue can happen.

CEUs

Participants will be awarded 1.3 CEUs in the Professional Studies category.

CEUs will be processed through PCRID. All CEUs are approved through the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Certification Maintenance Program and Associate Continuing Education Tracking Program.

Registration

Registration for commuters- $310 This includes registration fee, CEUs, snacks, and lunch on Saturday.

  • $270 early-bird commuter rate: Save $40 using the early-bird rate offered now through January 24th, 2020!
  • Stay for dinner Saturday night? When you register as a commuter, you will have the option to add Saturday night dinner with the group for an additional $20.

Registration including lodging and meals (at Blue Mountain Retreat Center)- $425. Lodging accommodations are encouraged and add an additional cost of $115 per person (shared rooms of 2-3 beds, a couple single rooms). The $425 price tag includes your registration fee, 2 nights lodging (Friday and Saturday nights), organic meals (includes lunch and dinner on Saturday, breakfast on Saturday and Sunday), and snacks.

  • $385 early-bird lodger rate: Save $40 using the early-bird rate offered now through January 24th, 2020!

All cancellations must be received in writing by February 7th, 2020. 

ADA accommodation requests must be sent to the coordinator by February 7th, 2020.

Seminar Details

Start Date 03-27-2020 6:00 pm
End Date 03-29-2020 12:00 pm
Capacity 27
Registrations Completed 28
Remaining Seats -1
Price Registration $310. Lodging and meals, add $115. Early-bird rate reduces total cost by $40.
Commuter Package $310 includes registration & CEUs & Saturday lunch & snacks
Lodger Package $425 includes registration & CEUs & lodging & meals & snacks
Location Blue Mountain Retreat Center

*Pre-approved Alternate Payment Plans through PayPal

Please read below if registering using a pre-approved alternate payment plan

In our effort to be fully inclusive, we recognize that some interpreters may benefit from a payment plan when they register for Foundations of Interpreting seminars. If you would like to register for a seminar but wish to make alternate payment arrangements, contact the coordinator to request that a plan be established specifically for you before you register. Depending how close your registration is to the seminar date, your registration's cost may be divided into 2 or 3 equal payments automatically deducted from your PayPal account using PayPals subscription service. The intervals between payments will also depend on the amount of time between your registration and the seminar date. Payment in full should be completed 1-2 weeks prior to the seminar.

Contact the coordinator to arrange for your personalized payment plan before registering.

Regarding Levels of Participant's Prior Knowledge

RID requires presenters to identify a single level of participants' prior knowledge necessary when attending a workshop, presentation, or seminar from these categories:

Little/None
Some
Extensive
Teaching

The reality is that individual participants from all of these levels of prior knowledge have the opportunity to learn together in the Foundations series. Historically, participants have attended the Foundations of Interpreting Seminar Series at all of these Prior Knowledge levels.

The Foundations of Interpreting Seminar Series is designed to engage each individual from their own place of learning framed within the Integrated Model of Interpreting (IMI).

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Deaf Foundations Fund


The Deaf Foundations of Interpreting Seminar Series is offered for Deaf Interpreters. This specialized series is for Deaf Interpreters only.

Donations from the larger interpreting community and elsewhere help to defray the cost of providing these seminars to our Deaf Interpreter colleagues.

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Foundations of Interpreting


The Foundations of Interpreting Seminar Series provides insights into The Integrated Model of Interpreting and the processes we engage in while interpreting. More information on the series as well as a schedule of current seminars being offered: click here.

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