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BMC Facilitators Roundtable

March 2, 2021

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Target Audience

The audience for this series: BMC Facilitators

Language of Seminar

This seminar series is conducted in ASL with no interpretation

BMC Facilitators Roundtable

This BMC Facilitators Roundtable meets Tuesday, March 2, 2021 7:30-9:30pm Eastern time

We will meet in ASL

About BMC Facilitators Roundtable meetings: Many of us who work with the IMI are using the IMI and Vygotskyan pedagogy in our own work as mentors, presenters, and teachers. Many of us have also worked with Betty as assistants in her seminars. We use the Exploring Assisting meetings to explore our own understanding of the IMI and Vygotskyan pedagogy, and to identify core principles, which will support other people in learning these principles as well. You do not have to have assisted Betty recently to attend this seminar.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, contact Nathan.

Seminar Details

Start Date	03-02-2021 7:30 pm
End Date	03-02-2021 9:30 pm
Capacity	22
Registrations Completed	17
Price	$25.00

Coordinator: Nathan Fowler

Please contact Nathan with any questions.

About the BMC Facilitators Roundtable

We will be using Zoom for this meeting. This seminar is designed for IMI practitioners (Deaf, Coda, and hearing) engaged in formal and informal mentoring, using the IMI as their framework for exploration. This series will be presented in ASL without interpretation.

We will be meeting March 2, 2021 from 7:30-9:30PM Eastern time

CEUs (through MassRID)

All CEUs are approved through RID's Certification Maintenance Program and Associate Continuing Education Tracking Program. This Professional Studies program is offered at 0.2 PS CEUs/ACETs at Some, Intensive, and Teaching Content Levels.

MassRID is an approved RID CMP sponsor for Continuing Education Activities.

Policy on Non-discrimination and a Respectful Environment

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.

Scholarships

Scholarships offered to Deaf and BIPOC interpreters.
- Self-identify as Deaf or BIPOC to waive registration fee!

Cancellations/Refunds/Accommodations

Cancellations and refund requests must be made in writing (email, text) to the coordinator before February 26th, 2021, in order to receive a full refund. After February 26th, no refunds are available.
If the BMC cancels this training, it will be rescheduled.
Please contact the coordinator to request reasonable accommodations before February 26, 2021, or with any questions about this series.

Registration Deadline

Registration for this seminar will remain open until March 1st at 5pm Eastern time.

Betty M. Colonomos Bio

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 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.

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. Click here for more information on the series as well as a schedule of current seminars being offered.

Link to the Foundations of Interpreting page on Facebook!