Hudson Valley RBERN Update

HV RBERN Professional Learning Opportunities

• 11/13/26, 1/22/27, 3/19/27 Integrated ENL Co-Teaching - 3-Part Series - at Southern Westchester BOCES

• 11/13/26 Hudson Valley Learning Exchange Visits - Peekskill CSD - Co-Teaching ENL/ELA Intervisitation Visit - Oakside Elementary School

• 11/17/26, 1/7/27, 3/11/27 A Dynamic Duo: Teachers & School Librarians - Series of 3 Sessions - at Orange-Ulster BOCES

• 11/19/26 Making the Portrait Accessible: How the Six Attributes Show Up for English Language Learners - at Ulster BOCES

• 12/3/26 Making the Portrait Accessible: How the Six Attributes Show Up for English Language Learners - at Orange-Ulster BOCES

• 12/3/26 Strategies for Instruction and Assessment of ELLs - at Rockland BOCES

• 12/4/26 Adapting Text for MLs/ELLs Using AI Tools - at Southern Westchester BOCES

• 12/8/26, 2/4/27, 4/20/27 Integrated ENL Co-Teaching - 3-Part Series - at Orange-Ulster BOCES

• 12/8/26 Two Regulations, One Child: Part 154 Meets Part 200 - at Ulster BOCES

• 12/10/26 Making the Portrait Accessible: How the Six Attributes Show Up for English Language Learners - at Sullivan BOCES

• 12/10/26, 2/26/27, 5/4/27 Integrated ENL Co-Teaching - 3-Part Series - at Ulster BOCES

• 1/8/27 Writing Strategies for Teachers of ELLs - at Southern Westchester BOCES

• 1/13/27 Making the Portrait Accessible: How the Six Attributes Show Up for English Language Learners - at Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES

Other Professional Learning Opportunities

SupportEd

Advancing Literacy Access for Multilingual Learners: Essential Conditions and Examples for Elementary Instruction

Thursday, November 12, 2026, 4:00-5:00 PM

Join SupportEd for a free webinar to explore how their Eight Essential Conditions for Literacy Instruction for Multilingual Learners (MLs) can help advance literacy access and strengthen equitable literacy instruction in elementary classrooms. Participants will leave with practical insights and strategies they can apply in their classrooms.

Participants will also earn a certificate for 1 hour of professional development.

CUNY-IIE

Trauma-Informed Practice in Elementary Schools (Virtual CTLE Course)

• Wednesday, December 2, 2026 from 6:00-8:30 PM 

• Wednesday, December 9, 2026 from 6:00-8:30 PM 

• Wednesday, December 16, 2026 from 6:00-8:30 PM

This virtual module will focus on best practices for supporting students of immigrant origin in elementary classrooms. You 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) hours of CTLE credits upon successful completion of the module. The course includes an additional 6.5 hours of asynchronous group and independent work. 

The deadline for registration is Monday, November 23, 2026, 11:59 PM. Confirmation emails will be sent on Wednesday, November 25, 2026. 

Events

Mid-State RBERN

Virtual Symposium on Multilingual Learners

Seeds of the Portrait: Nurturing Multilingual Learners from PreK to 3rd Grade

SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday, March 10, 2027

Join educators, specialists, leaders, and support staff to explore how play-based inquiry, asset-driven translanguaging, and Portrait of a Graduate competencies can nurture multilingual learners in the earliest grades.

Call for Proposals
Deadline: Monday, November 30, 2026

Resources

Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages

October 2026 Newsletter Now Available 

The Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBEWL) has released its October 2026 newsletter. This issue includes information on: 

• The OBEWL Voices United Conference on December 1, 2026, in Albany, NY 

• Hispanic Heritage Month 

• WIDA-facilitated trainings  

• World Language fall 2026 webinars 

• European Day of Languages 

• New York State Seal of Biliteracy 

Subscribe here for future OBEWL newsletters. Please reach out to the Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages with any questions at OBEWL@nysed.gov.

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