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Past Professional Development and Conferences

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June 17-18, 2000 ASL Weekend, Orlando
Teacher by Trade Observations - Maureen Longo, Jeff Davis, Mike Ernest, Alysse Rasmussen (FASLTA members), Marianne Sasseen, Angela Roth, Marietta Patchin, Renee Jackson - teachers were observed while conducting immersion workshops for students by FASLTA participants.

October 23, 1999 FRID, Jacksonville
Curriculum Development - Glenna Ashton
Fingerspelling Teaching Methods - Babs Coulston
Material Resources - Alysse Rasmussen
special presentation by Concordia Programs on their picture books

September 25, 1999 MDCC-sponsored Workshop
ASL Linguistics - Jeff Davis
FASLTA Networking Social Host - Glenna Ashton

June 12, 1999 Coconut Creek
BCC Deafness collection - Debbie the Librarian
Internet Sites - Alysse Rasmussen
Using the Resources - Glenna Ashton
Group discussion moderator - Glenna Ashton

February 5-6, 1999 St. Augustine "Florida Past and Present" cancelled

October 2 -4, 1998
Keynote Speaker - Leslie Greer
Game Resources - Glenna Ashton
Metalinguistics - Leslie Greer
Teaching Classifiers - Betti Bonni
Second Language Teaching Methods - Alysse Rasmussen
ASLTA Certification - Glenna Ashton
Movie Night Out - "Beyond Silence"

May 9, 1998 Palm Bay - Spring Mini-Workshop
ASLTA Certification - Glenna Ashton
Basic Linguistics - Alysse Rasmussen
Classroom Activities - Mary Bramblett
Best Teaching Practices - Louise Moore

Jan, 2-4, 1998 FASLTA 10th Anniversary, Tampa
Hearing vs. Deaf ASL - Steve Collins
Deaf Trivia - Glenna Ashton
Keynote Presentation - Susan Mather
ASL Storytelling Techniques for Teachers - Pat Stivland
Teaching ASL to Deaf children - Mary Beth Miller
Space and Grammar in ASL - Mike Ernest
Grammatical Aspects of ASL - Keith Cagle
ASL Literacy - Susan Mather
What Every Teacher Needs to Know - Alysse Rasmussen
Do's and Don'ts in Teaching Second Language - Ann Reifel
Assessing Student's Expressive Skills - Kim Lucas Smith
Panel of Local Teachers Moderator - Babs Coulston

June 11-14, 1997   FAD, Daytona Beach
ASLTA, FASLTA, and Certification - Kim Smith and Glenna Ashton

Sept. 6-8, 1996 Ocoee
How to use the "Signing Naturally" materials - Betti Bonni
Hot Issues in ASL Teaching - Sam Holcomb
Deaf Culture: Our Way - Sam Holcomb
Drills in the Classroom - Sam Holcomb
Hearing & Deaf Cultures: A Comparative Study - Keith Cagle
ASLTA Certification - Keith Cagle
Movie - In the Land of the Deaf - Alysse Rasmussen

April 13, 1996 DeaFest, Tampa
"How to Become an ASL Teacher But Were Afraid to Try!" E. Lynn Jacobowitz

June 17, 1995 Workshop Clearwater (piggyback to FAD Convention)
Shareshop - all participants esp. Alysse Rasmussen
Jan. 12-14 , 1996 Jacksonville "The True Colors of ASL"
ASLTA - Isabelle Calvacca (replaced Lynn Jacobowitz due to snowstorms)
The Ultimate Knowledge-Based Product -You: Developing Qualities to Drive Your Own Career - Cindy Decker-Pickell
ASL Evaluation of Students - Isabelle Calvacca
Current Trends in Foreign Language: Education and Research - Mike Ernest

Jan. 20-22, 1995 Lakeland "Step by Step: Getting Closer to Certification"
ASLTA: The Organization and Certification - Bill Newell
Teaching ASL - Keith Cagle
ASL Facial Expression - Keith Cagle
ASL Wars - Keith Cagle
also 25 individual appointments with Bill Newell on certification concerns during meeting.

Nov. 19, 1994 Workshop - canceled

August 13, 1994 Workshop Daytona Beach(piggyback to FRID Conference)
Testing and NAD-ASLTA '94 Conference Report - Mike Ernest
Shareshop - Len Roberson, Alysse Rasmussen and participants

Jan. 28-30, 1994 Fort Lauderdale "Nuts and Bolts of Teaching ASL"
Curriculum and Testing Development - Debra Raynes
Building Your Own Tool Kit - Debra Raynes
Certification Issues - Alysse Rasmussen

May 21-23, 1993 Workshop - canceled

Jan. 8-9, 1993 Tampa
Non-Verbal Communication - Betti Bonni
Student/Teacher Expectations - Alysse Rasmussen
Contact Variations in ASL: Implications for ASL Instructors - Clayton Valli
How to Teach Affect in ASL (Emotion,Body Lang &Facial Expression) - Paula Sargent
How Do We Teach ASL Syntax to Students? - Mike Ernest
ASL Poetry - Clayton Valli

1992 - canceled

1991 - canceled

Nov. 9-10, 1990 Tampa
Methods and Goals of Foreign Language Teaching - Dr. Luz Paredes Loro
Classroom Activities and Fingerspelling in Beginning ASL Classes - Betti Bonni
The Dawn Sign Press "Signing Naturally" Curriculum - Cheri Smith
History of SIGN and the Importance of ASL to Deaf Culture - Keith Cagle

1988-1989 - no records

 

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