Creating language and cultural bridges,
one training at a time!
For over a decade, SeSo, Inc. and its team of experienced multilingual and multicultural facilitators have supported the efforts of school districts to build and strengthen bridges with linguistically diverse families and communities. As a social enterprise, SeSo, Inc. exists to invest in the career advancement of bilingual and multilingual professionals, offer quality skill-building trainings for translators and interpreters in education, and support language access in early childhood and K-12 settings.
Learn more about our professional development opportunities for educational translators and spoken language interpreters, resources for educators working with linguistically diverse families, cultural humility workshops for interpreters/translators and educators, and our quality interpretation and translation services.
University of GA Professional Interpreter in Education Certificate
Format: Online (30 hours/3.0 CEUs), cohort-based, with asynchronous activities and live online classes. Live online classroom sessions with the instructor will be held on alternate Wednesday evenings from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. ET.
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July 29 - Sept. 2024 (Next session: January 6 – February 24, 2025)
This foundation course is a highly acclaimed, online instructor-led class that allows you to interact with peers from all over the United States (and the world!), increase your professional knowledge of educational terminology in your target and source languages, enhance your career path, and better serve linguistically diverse students and their families in your school community. There is no textbook to buy, and students are given a downloadable digital manual that is theirs to keep. Certificates are awarded to those who meet the course prerequisites for language proficiency, complete the program, and pass a final assessment.
For additional information and to register securely, please visit: https://www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/courses/teaching-and-education/languages/professional-interpreters-edu
University of GA Professional Interpreter in Special Education Certificate
Format: Online (30 hours/3.0 CEUs), cohort-based, with asynchronous activities and live online classes. Live online classroom sessions with the instructor will be held on alternate Tuesday evenings from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. ET.
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Oct. 21 - Dec. 9, 2024 (Next session: February 24, 2025 – April 14, 2025)
The Professional Interpreter in Special Education Certificate Course is an advanced-level class that prepares seasoned interpreters to navigate complex regulatory, ethical and cultural issues involved in how school systems deliver special education services. You will learn the educational interpreter’s role in discussions of psychological evaluations, eligibility, Individualized Education Plans, reevaluations, and post-high school transition plans. Through interactive discussions with students from all over the United States, practice and vocabulary-building exercises, you will also learn:
Concepts, components, and terminology of special education, special education legislation, applying the Interpreter’s Standards of Practice to promote trust and communication among families and schools, consecutive and sight translation strategies, and much more! For additional information and to register securely, please visit: https://www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/courses/teaching-and-education/professional-interpreter-special-education
University of GA Professional Translator in Education Certificate (Spanish Focus)
Format: Online (30 hours/3.0 CEUs), cohort-based, with asynchronous activities and live online classes. Live online classroom sessions with the instructor will be held on alternate Monday evenings from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. ET.
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Sep. 30 – Nov. 18, 2024 (Next session: September 29, 2025 – November 17, 2025)
The Professional Translator in Education Certificate Program provides a comprehensive overview of the field of translation as it applies to the American school system. This course is tailored for Spanish translators and teaches educational terminology, translation methods, effective online translation tools, cultural competence, and translation skills with special populations and situations. This synchronous online course, through its learning content, which includes videos and lesson presentations, discussions, written assignments, and live meetings, provides the foundation and principles required for individuals to collaborate as professional Spanish translators in education. You will learn:
- Special skills needed to translate documents effectively
and accurately
- Translation methods
- Translating for diverse audiences
- Regional and cultural differences
- Using online translation tools
- Common pitfalls in educational translations
- Succeeding as a professional translator
For additional information and to register securely, please visit: https://www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/courses/languages/professional-translator-education-certificate