Deaf Mentor Training
The Deaf Mentor Training is an eight day experience where Deaf individuals gain and apply knowledge of language mentoring.
The first three days focus on training Deaf individuals. The Deaf individuals will attend classes where they learn about topics related to mentoring. These topics include using technology, providing feedback to students, writing educational objectives and setting up a mentoring business.
The last five days the mentors will apply mentoring skills with ASL students who are attending an ASL Immersion event. Mentors will attend morning seminars where they will see what the Immersion participants are learning. Then mentors will find ways to weave skill improvement into afternoon fieldtrips and non-classroom activities. Evenings are open to continue the learning process during fun activities that allow all to socialize.
Everything is focused towards putting mentoring knowledge and skills into action, while the group is together and has access to the Master Deaf Language Mentors who will be teaching the program; national renowned ASL teachers Jimmy Beldon and Betti Bonni.
The Deaf Mentor Training event is co-hosted by the MARIE Center and the CATIE Center (sister educational center). The training is alternately hosted at either St. Catherine University in St. Paul, MN or the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, CO in early June.
If you live in the MARIE region (AR, CO, LA, MT, NM, ND, OK, SD, TX, UT and WY), apply through the MARIE Center and are selected, MARIE will cover a portion of the total cost to attend.
For the 2012 Deaf Mentor Training event, MARIE covered the cost for:
- Registration,
- Dorm accommodations,
- Transportation and entrance fees associated with outings, and
- Breakfast and lunch for eight days.
Selected individuals are responsible for all other costs; including but not limited to: travel to and from the Mentor Training event, one meal a day and incidentals.
Applications are accepted on an on-going bases. Please keep the following information in mind when applying. Specific dates and hosting campus are pending unless otherwise noted. Applications are due at midnight of the day identified:
Deadline |
ASL Immersion Event |
Date of Notification |
|---|---|---|
|
June 8-15, 2012 - St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN |
Not Accepting Applications |
1/31/2013 |
June 2013 |
3/1/2013 |
1/31/2014 |
June 2014 |
3/1/2014 |
1/31/2015 |
June 2015 |
3/1/2015 |
Steps to Participating in the Deaf Mentor Training event:
- Submit application and resume for the training
- Be selected to attend the training
- Submit travel plans for attending the training
- Attend and successfully complete the training
Click here to give feedback on these Deaf Mentor Training webpages.