Foundations Framework A Weekend (February)

 

Foundations Framework A Weekend Online

Five sessions in one weekend in February, 2024

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BMC recognizes the challenges of the current economy.

We have reduced registration rates until further notice.

 

 

BMC allows you to pay for your registration in installments.

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This offering of Foundations Framework A (formerly Foundations I) online follows a full weekend schedule, Friday night through Sunday evening.

By offering an online weekend immersion to Foundations, our aim is to reach those who have not been able to commit to the 5-week online schedule (one evening a week for 5 weeks).

 

 This is an online seminar on Zoom! 

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Financial Assistance through SIGN

  

C/DI, BIPOC, Coda/hearing interpreters living in AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX: you may be eligible to receive financial assistance from the Southeastern Interpreter Guidance Network (SIGN) for registration in Foundations and other BMC seminars.

Fill out this form to apply first, before you register for this seminar. When you register, choose the Pre-approved Payment Plan instead of PayPal. In the comments section of your registration, let us know in which of these states you reside: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX.

BMC will hold your seat and SIGN will contact you for more information.

Foundations Framework A Weekend (February)

 
Early-bird registration is $190, and closes on January 26, 2024 at 5pm Eastern. The registration process will automatically discount you to the $190 early-bird rate if your registration is submitted before the early-bird deadline.

Regular registration is $215 starting January 26, 2024 after 5pm Eastern.

Schedule and Cost

Start Date 02-09-2024 6:00 pm
End Date 02-11-2024 6:00 pm
Registrations Completed 9
Regular Price $215.00
Early-bird Rate $190.00 (Until 01-26-2024 17:00)

IMPORTANT

Emails with links, handouts

You will receive a confirmation email from seminars@visitbmc.com when you register. You should also receive confirmation from PayPal. Together, these 2 emails confirm your registration has been completed. Additional emails are sent to all registered participants about 4 or 5 days before the first session. That email includes a Zoom link as well as a link to handouts that we will be using the first week. It is suggested that you print these or download them to another device to use as reference during our sessions.

Betty M. Colonomos Bio

Betty Colonomos head shotBetty 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 study of the IMI with a Vygotskian 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 agents for change in the field of interpreting.

 

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

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