SIFE Workshop Series

The Hudson Valley RBE-RN, in partnership with SupportEd, LLC, is excited to be offering the SIFE workshop series again this year. This series of five workshops is designed to help districts in planning and programming in support of Students with Interrupted Formal Education (SIFE). All five sessions will be offered at Rockland BOCES. Districts are encouraged to send a team to all 5 workshop sessions; teams may include, for example, ENL coordinators and educators, administrators, and guidance counselors and other support staff. Integral to these workshops is an online professional learning community in which series’ participants will collaborate with each other and the trainers as they develop district plans and supports. Please view the series flyer with more information here.

The first of the five workshop series starts on November 13th, 2017. Space is limited; please use the links below for details about each session and to register.

The workshop series are as follows:

SIFE Session 1 – November 13, 2017: Supporting Students with Interrupted/Inconsistent Formal Education (SIFE): Program Development
 
SIFE Session 2 – December 15, 2017: Supporting Students with Interrupted/Inconsistent Formal Education (SIFE): Socio-Emotional Strengths and Needs
 
SIFE Session 3 – January 29, 2018: Engaging Students with Interrupted/Inconsistent Formal Education (SIFE) in All Classrooms
 
SIFE Session 4 – March 20, 2018: Supporting Students with Interrupted/Inconsistent Formal Education (SIFE): Strengthening Early Literacy Skills
 
SIFE Session 5 – March 21, 2018: Supporting Students with Interrupted/Inconsistent Formal Education (SIFE): Strategies for Fostering Engagement and Achievement in Math

Last year, we offered these workshops and received a lot of positive feedback. You can view the evaluations here.

Please do not hesitate to us with any questions regarding this series of workshops.

Literature "In Action" in the Spanish Classroom: A Seminar Based on the Works of Alejandro Palomas

Saturday, October 28th and November 4th at Instituto Cervantes in New York. 211 East 49th Street. New York, NY, 10017.

Please, register here

This Seminar is organized by Instituto Cervantes of New York and the New York State Department of Education Office of Bilingual Education through the NYS Language RBERN at NYU STEINHARDT METRO CENTER in collaboration with the Spanish Education Office in New York.
 
Description
Development of four workshops on two days during which the teachers will prepare several didactic units based on literary texts of Alejandro Palomas, winner of the Premio Nacional de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil of Spain for 2016. 

After a theoretical introduction the teachers will work in groups writing lesson plans which they will have a chance to discuss with the author during  the last session. The seminar will end with a talk with Alejandro Palomas.
 
First session: Saturday, October 28th, 9 am - 3 pm
Second session: Saturday, November 4th, 9 am - 3 pm
 
Speakers: Marlenys Villamar and Gustavo Jiménez
 
Program available here
 
Available spots: 150
 
Biography Alejandro Palomas
Alejandro Palomas (Barcelona, 967) holds a degree in English Philology and a Master in Poetics from the New College of California in San Francisco. He has combined his forays in the world of journalism with the translation of authors such as Katherine Mansfield, George Gissing, Willa Cather, Oscar Wilde, Jack London, Gertrude Stein and François Sagan. He is the author of several novels, among them: El tiempo del corazón, Tanta vida y El secreto de los Hoffman (finalist of the VII  Premio de Novela Ciudad de Torrevieja 2008 and adapted for the theater in 2009). His work has been translated into eight languages. He won the Premio Nacional de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil in 2016 for his novel Un hijo.
 
*Seminar in Spanish
 
Te esperamos los sábados 28 de octubre y 4 de noviembre en el Instituto Cervantes de Nueva York. 211 East 49th Street. New York, NY, 10017.
 
Regístrate aquí

Este seminario está organizado por el Instituto Cervantes de Nueva York y la oficina de Educación Bilingüe del Departamento de Educación del Estado de Nueva York Departamento de Educación a través de NYS Language RBERN en el NYU STEINHARDT METRO CENTER con la colaboración de la Oficina de Educación de España en Nueva York.
 
Descripción
Desarrollo de cuatro talleres en dos jornadas para el estudio y elaboración de unidades didácticas basadas en textos literarios de Alejandro Palomas, ganador del premio de literatura juvenil en España del 2016.

Los profesores, después de una introducción teórica, elaborarán por grupos diversas unidades didácticas que tendrán oportunidad de exponer al autor en la última sesión.
El encuentro terminará con una tertulia con Alejandro Palomas.
 
Primera sesión: sábado 28 de octubre, 9 am - 3 pm
Segunda sesión: sábado 4 de noviembre, 9 am - 3 pm
 
Ponentes: Marlenys Villamar y Gustavo Jiménez
 
Programa disponible aquí
 
Plazas limitadas: 150
 
Biografía Alejandro Palomas
Alejandro Palomas (Barcelona, 1967) es licenciado en Filología Inglesa y Master in Poetics por el New College de California, en San Francisco. Ha compaginado sus incursiones en el mundo del periodismo con la traducción de autores como Katherine Mansfield, George Gissing, Willa Cather, Oscar Wilde, Jack London, Gertrude Stein o François Sagan. Es autor de varias novelas, entre ellas destacan El tiempo del corazón, Tanta vida y El secreto de los Hoffman (finalista del VII Premio de Novela Ciudad de Torrevieja 2008 y adaptada al teatro en 2009). Su obra ha sido traducida a ocho lenguas. Premio Nacional de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil en su edición 2016 por su novela Un hijo.
 
*Seminario impartido en español.

HV RBE-RN Update

We'd like to share the following opportunities with you from our partners:

Transition Planning (Middle School and Beyond) for English Language Learners Who Have IEPs

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES 200 BOCES Drive, School Services Bldg, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
Cost: Free
 

This Lower Hudson RSE-TASC sponsored workshop focuses on transition planning for students who are both English Language Learners (ELLs) and who also have Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). Please view flyer with more details here.
 

TELLs (Transition for English Language Learners) Consortium and Book Study Group (4-Day)

Monday, November 20, 2017; Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES
Tuesday, December 19, 2017; Southern Westchester BOCES
Monday, January 29, 2018; Rockland BOCES
Monday, February 26, 2018; Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES

8:30 am to 11:00 am

Cost: Free

During this four-part Lower Hudson RSE-TASC sponsored series, facilitated by a bilingual family specialist and a transition specialist, you will explore strategies for supporting students in terms of identifying educational and vocational goals, accessing programs and services, as well as developing family and community connections. Please view flyer with more details here.

The 18th Annual Language Series: November 11, 2017
Multiliteracies: Exploring Multimodal Pedagogies for Academic Success

Bank Street College of Education's Language Series offers an annual event to help educators understand the critical role that language plays in the social and academic success of all students. Featured is a keynote presentation by Dr. Detra Price-Dennis from Teachers College with two rounds of hands-on workshops. Workshop topics include: The classroom as a learning laboratory, Fostering student agency and voice, The many languages of block building, and more. Visit bankstreet.edu/ls for more information and to register. Graduate and CEU credits may be earned. Register by October 16 for the early bird discount!