National Standards for ASL Instruction
Posted on June 10, 2010
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UW-Eau Claire, with the cooperation of WisASLTA and MinnLoonASLTA, is offering a course for ASL Teachers by Kim Brown-Kurz, co-author of Learning Outcomes for ASL Levels 1-4, on Aug. 9-12.
Signing Naturally Workshop Registration
Posted on April 12, 2010
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Training in Madison, Wisconsin with co-authors Ken Mikos and Cheri Smith to focus on the new Signing Naturally Curriculum of Units 1-6 on June 18-19. RID CEUs, ASLTA hours, and college credit are offered.
Early Bird deadline: May 15 (save $25), Click on SN Training June 2010 form and follow mailing instructions.
Scholarship Deadline Extended
Posted on April 1, 2010
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Sorry for the inconvenience of our website crashing for a few days. Due to this interference, we have postponed the scholarship application deadline to April 16th.
Scholarships for Signing Naturally!
Posted on March 1, 2010
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What? The Executive Board of the Wisconsin American Sign Language Teacher Association is pleased to offer 5 Signing Naturally scholarships.
Who? Deaf/Hard of Hearing ASL Teachers who are not ASLTA certified
How? Recruit D/HH WI residents living in rural areas in the state of Wisconsin to attend the Signing Naturally Introductory workshop curriculum and materials (newly revised Units 1-6).
When? June 18-19, 2010
Where? UW-Madison Waismann Center, 122 E Olin Ave, Ste 100, Madison, WI
Application: Click SN scholarship form for instructions and to print the form.
NOTE: Applications MUST BE received via email no later than April 9th.
Awards Recognized!!
Posted on March 1, 2010
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Congratulations to these 10th anniversary WisASLTA award recipients!!!
Tom Harbison - Excellence in Teaching Award
Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Outreach (WESP-DHH Outreach) - Excellence in Collaboration & Service Award
10th Anniversary Update
Posted on January 4, 2010
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WisASLTA workshop, awards banquet, and entertainment will be at Lake Lawn Resort in Delavan on Feb. 20 (rescheduled from Nov. 21). Go to 10th Anniversary for details & registration form to be mailed by Feb. 5.
Volunteer for ASL Weekend?
Posted on January 4, 2010
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Click on ASL Weekend Volunteer Form, complete, and mail by Feb. 16th. For more info, email Scott Baughman at scottbaugh@charter.net.
Review of 2009: Goals of 2010
Posted on January 4, 2010
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As 2010 begins, let’s take a moment to reflect on the main things that have been accomplished in 2009:
*We met the author of Master ASL!, Jason Zinza, on February 21, to get a brief overview of National Standards and Professionalism.
*WisASLTA members volunteered and presented for ASL weekend on May 1-3.
*Jason Zinza returned on August 10 - 13 for a Master ASL! curriculum training. This was the first time WisASLTA offered scholarships for new ASL teachers.
*WisASLTA President Stefanie Saltern and Professional Development Chair Kristin Scheibe attended Chapter Luncheon at the ASLTA conference on October 30.
As Jason Zinza taught us, “A professional educator is one who looks for opportunities to connect with other professionals”, WisASLTA provides you this opportunity statewide, we encourage you to take advantage of it in 2010 and beyond. Listed are suggested goals for 2010:
*Write letters of request to your legislators to call a Senate committee hearing session on the interpreter licensure bill. For more information and sample letters, contact Joel Mankowski at mankowj@uwm.edu.
*Attend Professional Development workshops through the year. Current Winter schedule: WAFLT workshop at UW-Milwaukee on Feb. 13 (see http://www.waflt.org/), WisASLTA workshop at Delavan on Feb. 20 (rescheduled from Nov. 21), and FLESFest on March 13.
*Obtain ASLTA certification, for application at different levels see http://www.aslta.org/.
*Volunteer several hours of your time to organizations in the Deaf community.
*Support ASL Weekend on April 30 - May 2, http://www.wisdeaf.org/wp/2009/11/24/asl-weekend-save-the-date/.
*Inform members of your community about WisASLTA and our events.
Let’s be unified to make 2010 the best year ever!!
Respectfully,
Stefanie Saltern,
WisASLTA President 2007-2011
Events Fall 2009
Posted on September 27, 2009
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Future Teacher Scholarship
Posted on September 12, 2009
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The WisASLTA Board and scholarship committee CONGRATULATE three members who have satisfied their COMMITMENT and criteria for Master ASL funds. They are Laura Jean Davis of Embarass, Matt Furseth of Prescott, and Jean Laux of Menasha. Please give them a round of APPLAUSE for taking the challenge to be Future ASL Teachers. We are currently planning the next Future Teacher scholarship for the Signing Naturally Teacher Training to be offered JUNE 2010. Please watch for our announcements.
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