Hudson Valley RBERN Update

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HV RBERN Professional Learning Opportunities

Current HV RBERN Workshops

4/9/24 NYSESLAT Administration Training - at OU BOCES

4/9/24 Introduction to the Multilingual Literacy SIFE (MLS) Screener - via Zoom

4/10/24 NYSITELL Administration Training - at Rockland BOCES

4/11/24 NYSESLAT Administration Training - at Rockland BOCES

4/17/24 NYSESLAT Administration Training - at PNW BOCES

4/25/24 Pre-Referral Considerations for ELLs - at PNW BOCES

4/26/24 Connecting With Our Diverse Students: Trauma and Culturally Responsive Education - at PNW BOCES

5/7/24 Teaching Reading and Vocabulary to ELLs: What's Different? - at OU BOCES

5/9/24 Raising Awareness: Immigration, Unaccompanied Minors & A Few Things You Need to Know - at Rockland BOCES

5/10/24 Integrated ENL Co-Teaching for School and District Leaders - at Dutchess BOCES

Join the HV RBERN for a Co-Planning Focus Group

Please consider joining us for a focus group that will bring together teachers and school and district leaders engaged in integrated ENL co-teaching to discuss how they have approached common planning time. It is our intention to compile the information that we gather and share it with the region so that all districts can benefit from seeing how our region is creatively addressing this challenge.

4/15/24 Integrated ENL Co-Planning Focus Group - via Zoom

5/3/24 Integrated ENL Co-Planning Focus Group - via Zoom

5/7/24 Integrated ENL Co-Planning Focus Group - via Zoom

5/20/24 Integrated ENL Co-Planning Focus Group - via Zoom

Self-Guided HV RBERN Workshops

Experience RBERN workshops at your own pace and earn CTLE certificates when it's convenient for you. Registration is not required.

ENL Co-Teaching Models

ENL Collaboration and Co-Teaching Foundations

Linguistically Diverse Learners and Advanced Literacy Instruction: Elevating the Instructional Core for All Students

NYSESLAT Administration Training

NYSITELL Administration Training

Other Professional Learning Opportunities

CUNY-Initiative on Immigration and Education

Embracing Joy: Navigating College as a Black Undocumented Immigrant Student - A Conversation and Film Screening

Tuesday, April 16, 5:00-7:00 PM
Shepard Hall, Room SH-350, The City College of New York, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10027

Register Here

Strategies for Supporting Immigrant Students: Translanguaging

  • Tuesday, May 7, 6:00-8:30 PM (Virtual)

  • Tuesday, May 14, 6:00-8:30 PM (Virtual)

  • Tuesday, May 21, 6:00-8:30 PM (Virtual)

Through this CTLE course, participants will understand the significance of translanguaging in the education of immigrant-origin multilingual students. The course also presents actionable methods to seamlessly integrate translanguaging pedagogy into educators' teaching practices across grade levels and content areas.

Educators will earn a total of fifteen (15) CTLE credits upon successful completion of the module.

The deadline for registration is Friday, April 19, 2024, 11:59 pm EDT.

Register Here

Strategies for Supporting Immigrant Students: Trauma-Informed Practice

This module will focus on best practices for supporting students of immigrant origin in K-12 classrooms. Participants will learn how to identify possible trauma indicators in our learning communities, explore trauma-informed pedagogical practices, and come up with plans to support students and their families.

Educators will earn a total of fifteen (15) CTLE credits upon successful completion of the module. The sessions will be held on:

  • Wednesday, May 8, 6:00-8:30 PM (Virtual)

  • Wednesday, May 15, 6:00-8:30 PM (Virtual)

  • Wednesday, May 22, 6:00-8:30 PM (Virtual)

The deadline for registration is Friday, April 19, 2024, 11:59 pm EDT.

All educators are encouraged to apply: social workers, paraprofessionals, teachers, school leaders, and others are welcome!

Register Here

BELC États-Unis 2024

This year’s BELC (Bureau d’études des langues et des cultures) professional development training, conducted by France Education International (FEI), will be conducted at San Diego State University (SDSU) from July 10-14, 2024.

 The BELC professional development is an immersive learning experience, providing 30 hours of intensive training split into two 15-hour modules, all conducted in French. This comprehensive training initiative is designed specifically for individuals teaching French. This program is crafted to enhance teaching methodologies and broaden the skill set of educators, promoting both structured learning and engaging interactions.

This year's program is graciously supported by the Embassy of France in the United States, covering expenses related to training, accommodation, and meals. Please note that travel arrangements to San Diego are the responsibility of the participants. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, April 30, 2024.

For more information and to apply, please visit: BELC États-Unis 2024 – French Culture.

Resources

Southern Westchester BOCES

New Service: Certified ESOL Teachers

The purpose of this CoSer is to support partnering school districts in meeting required testing and service provision hours for ENL students.

If this is a service you anticipate requesting for your district, please view the flyer below.

Certified ESOL Teachers

New York State Education Department

NYSESLAT Grade 1 Exam Training Materials

The NYSESLAT Grade 1 Training Webinar recordings have been posted to the NYSED website at the following location: NYSESLAT Training Materials.

Public Release of 2022-23 English Language Learners Data Report

The 2022-23 English Language Learners Data Report is publicly available. As a reminder, the 2022-23 English Language Learners Data are collected as part of NYSED's Student Information Repository System (SIRS). These counts are as of "BEDS Day" which is typically the first Wednesday in October. Available are enrollment counts for public and charter school students by various demographics for the 2022-23 school year. Data used to generate the Home Languages, English Language Learners Breakdown, and the English Language Learners Programs tables differs from the rest of the report. Students included in the Home Languages, English Language Learners Breakdown, and the English Language Learners Programs were those students who were identified as ELL during the school year.

For additional information about English language Learners please see the 2022-23 SIRS Manual Program Service Codes and Descriptions and additional enrollment (beginning and ending codes and descriptions).

Data Disclaimer

Although the greatest care has been taken to ensure that our data are up to date and accurate, New York State Education Department (NYSED) is providing these data as is. These data are what we believe to be the best available data based on data submitted to the NYSED by public school districts and charter schools throughout the school year and available for verification by districts until the close of the state data warehouse in late August. School district superintendents certify data is accurate in September. NYSED is not liable for any inaccurate data.

Additional Information

If you have questions about data contained in the Student Information Repository System (SIRS) or data verification, please contact your Regional Information Center or Big 5 city school district data coordinator.

New York State Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages

Spring Webinars:

They will also be offering summer workshops on Checkpoint A Benchmark Proficiency Assessment Guidance and Item Writing. Click on the link to find the workshop nearest you. These are offered free of charge and participants can earn 8 hours of CTLE for attending.

NYS Seal of Biliteracy

If your school doesn’t currently offer the NYS Seal of Biliteracy, now is the perfect time to start exploring this possibility for next year. OBEWL will offer a series of webinars this spring catered to three different types of schools:

Each webinar will be offered from 3:30-4:30 PM. Attendees will learn how to start a Seal of Biliteracy program at their school and will earn a certificate documenting their attendance (CTLE available). These webinars will also be recorded for your convenience so that you can access them via their NYSSB professional learning website at a later date. Take advantage of the momentum of the end of the school year to consider starting a Seal of Biliteracy program in the upcoming school year. There’s no better way to celebrate your students and build enrollment in your upper-level world language programs than offering the Seal. 

For more information, please click on the links above or visit their professional learning website for World Languages and the NYS Seal of Biliteracy.

March Newsletter

The March edition of the NYS OBEWL newsletter has been released. This newsletter is posted on their website along with an archive of previous issues.

Please contact the HV RBERN for support or with any questions you may have.