Math & Science Workshop

This workshop is designed to determine vocabulary and concepts common in k-12 and post-secondary math and science classrooms which prove a challenge to visual language interpreters. We will construct resources, materials, skills and techniques for conveying those concepts visually, relying on symbols and visual aids common to those environments. Group discussion, group practice and role playing will assist in putting suggestions and ideas into practice.

Particpants will discuss problem areas, brainstorm solutions and implement suggestions on tackling diverse concepts from the math and science educational settings. Visual aids, textbooks, and web site glossaries will be compiled for future use as resources to determine meaning for visual representation.

The instructor will first give a brief overview of techniques she has found successful in the past. These will include use of classifiers to recreate visual images, studying established symbology to re-create in signed visual form and doing homework. The particpants will then brainstorm given situations and how each of them would approach conveying them visually using the techniques the instructor has shared. Additional suggestions will be elicited from the group, establishing a broader base of experience and resources for all involved. Finally, participants will be given the opportunity to put their new techniques into brief practice, allowing sense memory to aid in retaining the information shared.

Please contact us for workshop rates. Hourly and day rates are available.