Since its inception in 1994, the Department of American
Sign Language and Interpreter Training has developed into an Exemplary
Status Program, as ranked by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board, under the inspired direction of Department Chairperson Lauri
Metcalf.
Lauri, the oldest child of Deaf parents, grew up in Denver, Colorado
and is a graduate of Colorado State University. She majored in Deaf
Education as a graduate student at the University of Northern Colorado
and is certified at the State and National level.
Her enthusiastic leadership and innovative prowess was noticeably
evident when in 1973, in Denver, Colorado, she established the first
multi-handicapped deaf program as well as a bilingual/bi-cultural
preschool program serving both Deaf and hearing children of Deaf
parents. Her dedication to the Deaf community and culture persevered
and followed her to Seattle, Washington, in 1983, when Lauri moved
there with family and took on the position of Coordinator of a Parent
Infant Program for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children.
Lauri’s quest to promote awareness and understanding of the
culture and language of persons who are Deaf led her to Albuquerque,
New Mexico in 1985 where she worked as an interpreter at Los Alamos
National Labs coupled with private practice interpreting. She continued
her mission between 1990 and 1993, first to Dallas, Texas, where
she continued her private practice interpreter profession and teaching
at the Plano Regional Day School Program. In 1993, she moved to
Atlanta, Georgia where she taught at the Atlanta Area School for
the Deaf.
Before coming to San Antonio College, Lauri taught at the University
of Denver, Metropolitan State University, Texas Womans University
and DeKalb College. She has served as Chairperson for more than
11 years and has been a member of the Texas Board for Evaluation
of Interpreters since 1995. She is a member of the panel of experts
for the new test development for the certification of interpreters
in Texas and has traveled throughout Texas presenting workshops
and training for Interpreters. For more information, contact via
email: lmetcalf@alamo.edu
CURRICULUM VITAE |
Laura E. Metcalf |
EDUCATION |
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1973 |
Colorado State University , Bachelor of Science in Child Development |
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GRADUATE WORK |
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University of Northern Colorado
Forty hours in Deaf Education to obtain Colorado Certificate for the Acoustically Handicapped.
Twenty hours in related areas of Special Education. |
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Gallaudet University
five hours in How To Teach Interpreting Series |
EMPLOYMENT |
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1993-Present |
Chairperson
San Antonio College
Department of ASL/IT
San Antonio , Texas |
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1993 |
Teacher
Atlanta Area School for the Deaf
Atlanta , Georgia |
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1992-1993 |
Adjunct Instructor
American Sign Language/Interpreter Training
DeKalb College
Clarkson , Georgia |
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1990 |
Teacher of the Deaf
Atlanta Area School for the Deaf
Atlanta , Georgia |
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1990 |
Adjunct Instructor
Texas Women’s University
Denton , Texas |
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1988-1990 |
Teacher of the Deaf
Plano Independent School District
Plano , Texas |
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1983-1984 |
Teacher/Coordinator Parent Infant Program
Hearing Speech & Deafness Center
Seattle , Washington |
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1982-1983 |
Adjunct Instructor
American Sign Language
University of Denver
Denver , Colorado |
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1974-1983 |
Teacher of the Deaf
Jefferson City Schools , Fletcher Miller
Lockwood , Colorado |
BOARD AFFILIATIONS |
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1995-2004 |
Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services formerly the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of
Hearing, Board for Evaluation of Interpreters |
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1997 – 2004
2006-2008 |
Chairperson |
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2007- present |
Methodist Mission Home Advisory Board Member |
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2001 -2006 |
CSD of Texas Advisory Board Member |
CERTIFICATIONS |
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Texas Board for Evaluation of Interpreters Master Certification, Level V, Court Certification |
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Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf; Certificate of Transliteration |
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP |
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San Antonio Registry of Interpreter for the Deaf |
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Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf |
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Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf |
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National Association of the Deaf |
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Texas Association of the Deaf |
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Conference of Interpreter Trainers |
INTERPRETING |
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1985-Present |
Freelance Interpreter, San Antonio, TX |
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Provide interpreting services for a variety of clients in educational, legal, medical and vocational
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CONFERENCE INTERPRETING |
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2006 |
Statewide Conference on Deaf Education,
Austin Texas
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2004 |
Statewide Conference on Deaf Education,
Fort Worth, Texas |
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2004 |
Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf,
San Antonio, Texas |
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2003 |
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Pre-Conference HIDP,
Chicago, Illinois |
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2003 |
Texas Association of the Deaf, Biennial Conference,
Galveston, Texas
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2003 |
Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf,
Dallas, Texas
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2003 |
Conference of College Educators of the Deaf,
San Antonio, Texas |
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2002 |
National Educational Interpreters Conference,
San Antonio, Texas |
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2002 |
Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf,
Houston, Texas |
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2002 |
Statewide Conference on Deaf Education,
Corpus Christi, Texas
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2000 |
Statewide Conference on Deaf Education,
Houston, Texas
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1999 |
Texas Association of the Deaf, Biennial Conference,
Corpus Christi, Texas |
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1998 |
National Association of the Deaf Conference,
San Antonio, Texas |
WORKSHOPS PRESENTED |
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March 2008 |
Code of Ethics Region XX ]
San Antonio Texas
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January 2008 |
Big Spring Texas Skill Building |
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October 2007 |
Test of English Proficiency and Sight Translation
Region IV Houston Texas
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August 2007 |
Advanced Summer Institute
Region 20, Sorenson Communications, SAC
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July 2007 |
Trilingual Summer Institute
Big Spring Texas
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July 2007 |
Summer Institute Region XX
McAllen Texas
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June 2007 |
Educational Interpreters Institute
Colorado Springs Colorado
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November 2006 |
Sight Translation Region XI
Fort Worth Texas
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October 2006 |
BEI Certification Overview
Texas State Technical College
Waco Texas
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August 2006 |
Advanced Summer Institute Region XX
San Antonio Texas
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August 2006 |
DARS Summer Institute
Big Spring Texas
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July 2006 |
BEI Certification Overview
Statewide Conference
Fort Worth Texas
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July 2006 |
Summer Institute Region XX
McAllen Texas
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June 2006 |
Advanced Voicing Workshop Region XI
Fort Worth Texas
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May 2006 |
BEI Certification Overview
San Antonio Texas
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May 2006 |
BEI Certification Overview
Houston Texas
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April 2006 |
BEI Certification Overview
Corpus Christi Texas
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April 2006 |
BEI Certification Overview
Tyler Texas
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March 2006 |
Intralingual Skills Region X
Richardson Texas
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February 2006 |
Sight Translation Region XX
San Antonio, Texas
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January 2006 |
Region X Receptive Interpreting
Waco Texas
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July 2005 |
Summer Institute DARS
Big Spring Texas
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January 2005 |
Ethics for Educational Interpreters
Plano Texas
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October 2004 |
Receptive Interpreting
Region XX
San Antonio, Texas
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August 2004 |
Receptive Interpreting
Region XX Educational Services
San Antonio, Texas
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August 2004 |
Code of Ethics and Professionalism for Interpreters
Regional Day School for the Deaf
Conroe,
Texas
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August 2004 |
Code of Ethics and Professionalism for Interpreters
Texas Woman’s University
Denton, Texas
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July 2004 |
Soft Skills for Interpreters
Statewide Conference on Deaf Education
Fort Worth, Texas
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uly 2004 |
J State Certification Overview
Statewide Conference on Deaf Education
Fort Worth, Texas
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June 2004 |
Receptive Interpreting
Region XI
Lubbock, Texas
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February 2004 |
Fingerspelling
Region XI
Fort Worth, Texas
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October 2003 |
Self Directed Learning and Assessment
Region XX
San Antonio, Texas
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October 2003 |
Receptive Interpreting Skills
Region XI
Fort Worth, Texas
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April 2003 |
Increasing Vocabulary
Region X
Richardson, Texas
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April 2003 |
Code of Ethics and Interpreting
Galveston / Brazos School District
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January 2003 |
Lead Interpreting Workshop
Region XX
San Antonio, Texas
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January 2003 |
Intra-Lingual Skills
Las Vegas Independent School Districts
Las Vegas, Nevada
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October 2002 |
Vocabulary Building
San Marcos, Texas
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February 2002 |
How To Give and Receive Feedback
San Antonio, Texas
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January 2002 |
Intra-Lingual Skills
Cypress Fairbanks School District
Houston, Texas
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January 2002 |
Transliteration
Northside Independent School District
San Antonio, Texas
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November 2001 |
Transliteration: It’s Not As Easy As We Think
Amarillo, Texas
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October 2001 |
Skillbuilding for Educational Interpreters
Region XI
Fort Worth, Texas
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September 2001 |
Spoken English to ASL
Tyler Community College
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August 2001 |
Advanced Interpreter Skillbuilding
Region XX
San Antonio, Texas
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August 2001 |
Interactive Interpreting
San Antonio Independent School District
San Antonio, Texas
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June 2001 |
Interactive Interpreting Skills
Edinburg, Texas
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February 2001 |
Interactive Interpreting
Austin, Texas
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January 2001 |
Team Interpreting
Northside Independent School District
San Antonio, Texas
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January 2001 |
Deaf People, Their History and Culture
Region XX
San Antonio, Texas
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December 2000 |
Transliterating
Brownsville, Texas
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November 2000 |
Code of Ethics for Intermediary Interpreters
San Antonio, Texas
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October 2000 |
Deaf Culture
San Antonio, Texas
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September 2000 |
Self Directed Learner
Lubbock, Texas
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September 2000 |
Interactive Interpreting
Laredo, Texas
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July 2000 |
ASL to Spoken English
Statewide Conference on Deaf Education
Houston, Texas
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April 2000 |
Working Together: Allies not Enemies
Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf Conference
Austin , Texas
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March 2000 |
English to ASL Interpreting
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January 2000 |
Lead Interpreting Overview
San Antonio, Texas
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January 1999 |
Mentoring Educational Interpreters
Region XX
San Antonio, Texas
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August 1998 |
Code of Ethics for Educational Interpreters
Region XX
San Antonio, Texas
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October 1997 |
Classroom Signing Strategies
Waco, Texas
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