A Work in Progress: Establishing, Growing, and Maintaining Working Relationships with Educational Interpreters and their Administrators

NAIE Members Only

CEUs:  .2 RID PS

Workshop Description:

Kallie Rank, MA shares her research results from her thesis related to the working relationships between educational interpreters and their administrators. The results of her research serve as a foundation to building conversation on creating and maintaining working relationships with administrations to ensure success for both educational interpreters and the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing children they serve. Join Kallie and learn more about recent research happening in the field of educational interpreting as well as different strategies to approach administrators about the work. Participants will examine current trends in the field and other professional fields to enhance dialogue with administrative colleagues.

Presenter Bio:

Kallie Rank graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a Bachelors of Science in Education; ASL Interpreting and ASL Studies. She recently obtained her Masters of Arts in Interpreting Studies: Teaching Interpreting from Western Oregon University with a certificate in Educational Interpreting. Kallie interprets in a variety of settings, including K-12, post secondary, VRS, and freelances as time allows. However, Kallie’s full-time interpreting work in K-12 is where her passion for raising the standards and respect for K-12 Educational Interpreters has sprung from.