NorthWest ASL Teachers Association

Upcoming events to mark on your calendar:

General Meeting

October 11th, 1:15pm - 2:45pm

@ WSD (After Lunch @ the Conference)

We need a quorum to help us vote on a new Treasurer.

Please make an effort to attend!

Fall 2008
NW ASL Teacher Mini-Convention III
Friday, October 10 and Saturday, October 11
Various presenters
At Washington School for the Deaf
Free for Consortium members
Fees for non-members

The Washington American Sign Language Teachers Association (WA-ASLTA), NorthWest American Sign Language Teachers Association (NWASLTA), and the Washington State High School ASL Teachers Consortium will be hosting a Mini-Convention sponsored by the Washington School for the Deaf (WSD) in Vancouver, Washington on October 10th and 11th 2008.

The first mini-convention was held seven years ago at WSD. This year, the keynote speakers and the highly qualified guest lecturers will be addressing contemporary issues in ASL teaching.

Welcome to our web site!

NorthWest ASL Teachers Association, NWASLTA, is a regional chapter of American Sign Language Teachers Association, ASLTA, the national certification organization of teachers of American Sign Language. NWASLTA serves as a professional development and networking organization for ASL teachers in Oregon and southwestern Washington State.

NWASLTA was founded as NWSIGN, a chapter of the national Sign Language Instructors Guidance Network, in 1989. NWSIGN changed its name to NWASLTA in 1996, when the national SIGN reorganization and changed its name to American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA).

There are so many reasons ASL teachers should work together. We hope to be a resource, a place to collaborate and learn, and an organization committed to making ASL a respected language in all edcuational settings. Please join us and share your unique knowledge and perspective so we can continue to grow.

http://nwaslta.tripod.com/discussion/Our NEW Blog enables You ALL to post comments or questions to NWASLTA or other teachers. You can share lesson plans or just cool information surrounding the topics taught in the ASL Classroom that you recently learned. Click here to go to the Blog page.

http://nwaslta.tripod.com/discussion/

We are All connected...

promoting and Preserving ASL-PAH!

If you would like to submit a photo of you working or signing for this page, email it to ynicolay@egreen.wednet.edu.

We invite you to visit us or attend an event. Our members are more than happy to answer any questions you may have about the organization and how you can join.

Please contact Lori Ann Whalen deafeddukator@hotmail.com

(NWASTLA Secretary) to be put on our email list.

Click below for Member application form.

click here to download file