Presented at the 2024 Summit

K-12 Academic ASL Concepts Related to Social Science: Economics, Political Science, History, And Philosophy

0.3 CEUs, PS

This workshop delves into the intricacies of Academic American Sign Language (ASL) within the context of social science subjects taught in K-12 education, including Economics, Political Science, History, and Philosophy. Participants will explore specialized vocabulary, discourse structures, and cultural concepts unique to these academic disciplines, enhancing their ability to interpret and convey complex social science content accurately.

Workshop Curriculum

  1. 1

    • Welcome

    • Workshop Handout
  2. 2

    • Workshop

    • Quiz

Reviews from The Summit

Average Rating

4.7/5.0The activity provided opportunities to develop skill and/or awareness.

4.6/5.0The learning materials used were effective and complimented the goals of the activity.

4.7/5.0This activity will contribute to my professional growth.

5.0/5.0The instructor interacted with the participants in a professional manner.

  • Summit Attendee

    An essential discussion of all vocabulary related to the subjects. I highly recommend this workshop.

  • Summit Attendee

    Great workshop for educational interpreters!

  • Summit Attendee

    Excellent presentation! This workshop was very informative. I greatly appreciated the academic vocabulary which will be very useful in my interpreting.

Meet Your Presenter

CDI, B.S.

Lamar Ray

Consultant, Instructor, Certified Interpreter, Trainer and Mentor Lamar was born and raised in Buffalo NY. He attended St. Mary's School for the Deaf in Buffalo, NY. He graduated from RIT, witha Bachelor of Science in multidisciplinary degree in Psychology/Sociology/Deaf Studies. He has an Advanced Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from the Canadian Institute of English. Lamar is a Nationally Certified Deaf Interpreter, (CDI) and holds RID certification. For over 20 years Lamar has interpreted and taught in many areas:American Sign Language (ASL) Deaf Studies at SUNY Fredonia NY and SUNY Brockport, NY,Team taught Interpreter Ethics, Medical and Legal Training at Holyoke Community College (HCC), Holyoke, MA. ASL Teacher in Bedford HS, Bedford NH, Interpreter Training & Translation at University of New Hampshire (UNH) Manchester. Lamar co-developed a lecture series from: Deaf in America: Voices from a Culture. His articles on Deaf culture have been published in the national RID Views, and he has been used extensively in many ASL translation projects.
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