March Madness is no longer just reserved for sports – unless your sport is professional development. In the month of March, we had the pleasure of hosting two amazing Edu-Workshops: Tips for Board Meetings, presented by Mary Hernandez Castellanos, and Glossary Building for IEPs, presented by Gloria M. Rivera and Dr. Holly Silvestri.
Denver, Colorado, March 22, 2023 — The American Association of Interpreters and Translators in Education (AAITE) is proud to announce the completion and publication of the first-ever nationwide analysis of job descriptions for interpreters and translators in K–12 educational settings.
Liaison/Interpreter, Secretary/Translator, Translator/Interpreter, but a few examples of the types of job titles many language professionals encounter in the area of education, not forgetting, of course, the impromptu interpreting requests for any other bilingual staff member.
Dr. Holly Silvestri, led the conversation by highlighting that dual roles in interpreting is a “unique American problem since many interpreters in other countries may not be multicultural or have the bilingual pay established as part of their job components, but in the field of community interpreting”, she explains, “dual roles positions are nothing new”.
By Mireya Pérez
AAITE concluded their EduTalks for 2022 with a very hot topic for interpreters in education: Simultaneous or Consecutive for IEPs?
By Katharine Allen
Interpreters and translators in education want to professionalize. The school districts that hire them want proof of their competence. The most understood and accepted way for any professional to prove their skill set is to be able to say, "I am certified."
With great joy we announce that the group formally known as the Interpreters and Translators in Education (ITE) Workgroup, is now officially the American Association of Interpreters and Translators in Education.
Internally, a dedicated group has been meeting regularly for months to create our vision and mission statements, write bylaws for incorporation and create a structure to elect our first Board of Directors. And throughout it all, our core committees have continued to advanced our work to create a comprehensive national code of ethics, standards of practice and to identify desperately-needed best practices in our rapidly-evolving field.
