K-12 Interpreter Intensive

June 10 - 13, 2013

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K-12 Interpreter Intensive is a 4-day professional development opportunity for working K-12 interpreters, community interpreters interested in K-12 topics, and students currently attending an interpreter training program. The event focuses on theory, ethics, and interpreting skills practice.  Participants leave this intensive with improved skills, an understanding of their strengths and weaknesses, and a vision of what they need to do to achieve their professional goals. RID CEUs are available.

EIPA

June 13 - 14, 2013

Dates for the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) will be offered June 13 - 14, 2013 on the NMSD campus in Santa Fe.

NMSD only provides space for the testing. 

To register or to inquire about the testing, visit: TAESE - EIPA Registration

Family to Family Weekend

June 15 & 16, 2013

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Familia a Familia fin de semana

15 y 16 de junio, 2013

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Family to Family Weekend is packed with family-relevant workshops and ASL learning activities for children and family members. NMSD families and NMSD Outreach families mingle and learn in an informal environment, learning from energetic instructors.

Workshop topics are chosen to address family-specific communication. Family to Family Weekend provides vocabulary and instruction that enhances their communication immediately! While parents attend workshops, deaf and hearing siblings have a chance to play and learn together in a comfortable learning environment. Families also benefit from sharing their own stories with each other!

ASL Immersion 2013

Due to increased participation, two sessions will be offered:

Session 1: July 23 - 26, 2013

(Registration on the evening of July 22nd)

Session 2: July 30 - August 2, 2013

(Registration on the evening of July 29th)

ASL Immersion Brochure

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Release Forms

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Inmersión en ASL

Evento 1: 23 – 26 Julio (Inscripción en la noche del 22 de julio)
Evento 2: 30 Julio – 2 Agosto (Inscripción en la noche del 29 de julio)

Folleto Inmersión ASL

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Formas de Liberación

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ASL Immersion is an immersion program in American Sign Language (ASL) that allows participants to understand how it feels to depend on one’s eyes rather than one’s ears to communicate and interact with the world. There are periods of instruction, including modeling, creative invention, mime, vocabulary, and of course, sentence structure. Students practice with each other, their teachers, members of the NMSD staff, and visiting members of the Deaf Community. On field trips, they try their skills on the Santa Fe population. Participants leave with a more complete understanding of Deafness and an improved ability to communicate in ASL.

Sign Language Classes

(Please check again for the dates of ASL classes offered in the fall of the 2013-2014 academic year.)

NMSD's Sign Language Classes are provided in order to increase opportunities for access to communication for children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Classes are interactive, challenging and fun. Parents, grandparents, siblings, and other family members benefit from sign instruction. Also welcome are school personnel and other educational stakeholders working with students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Instructors work hard to make learning ASL an enjoyable and beneficial experience.

CASA - Biennial Conference

CASA 2012 was held April 21, 2012

NMSD’s next CASA conference will be held November 14-15, 2014 on NMSD’s campus in Santa Fe. Expect more information late spring 2014.

SAVE THE DATE!

CASA is a must-attend biennial conference for parents, educators, support personnel, early interventionists, K-12 interpreters and community members involved in the education of children and/or students who are deaf, hard of hearing and deaf-blind. Pertinent and current information in the field of deaf education is shared with the specific need of New Mexico in mind. The gathering provides social and professional interactions to long-time members of the field and to those entering the conversation for the first time.

CASA 2012

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CASA 2010 Agenda & Presentations

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CASA 2008

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Institutes

Since 2005, NMSD has hosted institutes for educational teams statewide. These content-rich events have been held on NMSD's Santa Fe campus and in locations around the state. Each institute features new and timely topics.

     • Communication Considerations

     • Amplification and Hearing Loss

     • Reading and Literacy

     • The Interpreted Education

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