The Interpreter's Tapestry

Heather R Lawson, CI/CT, Ed:K-12
	TerpTap@natureofascension.org contact@terptap.org	photo by Hope Marie
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Education & Certification
^ top	BA, Sign Language Interpreting, Maryville College, TN, May 1999 MS, Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, concentration in Educational Interpreting, University of Tennessee, in progress CT, Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, December 2000 CI, Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, August 2008 EIPA 4.5, Secondary - PSE, Boys Town National Research Hospital, October 2008 EIPA Written Test passed, Boys Town National Research Hospital, October 2009 Ed:K-12, Registry of Intperpreters for the Deaf, December 2009
Workshops & Presentations
^ top	August 2005-2011 - Working witha Sign Language Interpreter and a Deaf Studentin Your Classroom July 2011 - Integrating Technology with SIWI March 2011 - ELAN: Making Evaluations Easier November 2010 - StarBoard Skills Part II September 2010 - StarBoard Skills Part I July 2010 - Integrating Technology with SIWI April 2010 - Interactive WhiteBoards:What & How? June 2009 - IEP Overview: What an Educational Interpreter Should Know June 2009 - Interpreter's Tapestry: Online Resources for the Educational Interpreter October 2008 - Intro to Trigger Points: You Be the Expert
Publications
^ top	Lawson, H. R. (2011). Inclusion of a deaf student: Collaborating with an interpreter in your classroom. Manuscript submitted for publication. Lawson, H. R. (2011). Inclusion of a deaf student: Collaborating with educators. Manuscript submitted for publication. Lawson, H. R. (2011). The art of down time:40 things to do for educational interpreters. VIEWS, 28(3), 40-41.