Hudson Valley RBE-RN Summer Workshops Interest Survey And More...

The Hudson Valley RBE-RN Team is seeking your assistance on workshop topics and locations you would like to see offered during the summer of 2018 between July 9th - August 10th. If you would like to provide your input, we ask that you please complete the following survey here. Your input is valuable to us and we appreciate your feedback.

In addition, on behalf of our partners at Bank Street College of Education, we'd like to share the following information:
2018 Language Series
Multiple Pathways to Learning in the Age of Accountability
Saturday, 10/27/18
The 19th Annual Language Series will feature keynote speaker, Dr. Nancy Cloud followed by two rounds of workshops. For more information click here.

Summer Workshops And More . . .

Summer is almost here! Come learn with us and register for the following summer workshops:

*NEW WORKSHOPS*
Classrooms as Culturally Responsive Learning Communities
Participants will examine strategies and inclusive practices that foster cultural openness and provide students with healthy experiences of sociocultural integration.The activities included allow students to capitalize on their knowledge and heritage as they engage in the learning process and become members of classroom communities.
Thursday, 6/14/18 at Southern Westchester BOCES
Friday, 6/15/18 at Orange-Ulster BOCES
Tuesday, 6/19/18 at Rockland BOCES

ELL Identification Process and Screening Interview - PARTS 1 and 2
This workshop is for district teams regarding the English Language Learner identification process from registration, to screenings (including the Language Proficiency Team and SIFE identification), through NYSITELL Administration, and student placement. Districts are encouraged to send teams to this workshop. PART 1 will focus on registration regulations related to the HLQ; registrar staff should attend this portion of the workshop. The remainder of the district teams should plan to attend the whole day, including the registration component, in order to ensure a clearly articulated district ELL identification process. During PART 2 of this workshop, district teams will work together to assemble screening interview kits appropriate to the various grade bands.
Monday, 7/9/18 at Rockland BOCES
Thursday, 7/12/18 at Orange-Ulster BOCES
Thursday, 7/26/18 at Southern Westchester BOCES

Please view our website calendar for links to register for all of these workshops.

In addition, we would like to share information that came to us just yesterday from our partners at Hastings-on-Hudson UFSD:

Multicultural Book Fair
5/30/18 - 6/2/18
Hastings-on-Hudson High School Library
27 Farragut Avenue, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY

There will be a number of authors and illustrators visiting to speak with attendees. Please view schedule here.

Partner Events

We'd like to share the following events from our partners.

From NYS TESOL:
Call for Proposals - NYS TESOL 48th Annual Conference Experience: The Heart of Teaching and Learning
Friday and Saturday, November 2nd and 3rd, 2018, Albany, NY
To view more information click here.

From Instituto Cervantes of New York:
XXVII Symposium on Children and Youth Literature
Friday, June 1st, 2018
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Instituto Cervantes New York, 211 E 49th Street, New York, NY
For more details, view the flyer here. To register click here.

From NYU Steinhardt’s Department of Teaching and Learning and the Metro Center NYS Language RBERN:
Two Summer Institutes, free of charge, for Teachers of World Languages
The Institutes will take place during the week of July 9th on from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm at New York University. If you are currently teaching World Languages you are eligible to apply for one of the two Institutes offered:

- Early Career Institute: 0-4 years of teaching (July 10, 11, 12) 
- Continuing Career Institute: 5+ years of teaching (July 12, 13)

• Candidates are required to attend all days of the Institute in order to receive CTLE hours
• Enrollment will be limited to the first 24 applicants who meet program eligibility and requirements
• Lodging is not included. Breakfast will be provided.

To read the Letter to Teachers and to register click here. To view the program flyer with more details click here.

From NYSCATE in collaboration with NYSED:
Personalizing Learning: Technology- Enhanced Instruction & Practices to Meet the Needs of All New York State Students
Thursday, May 24th, 2018
7:30 am - 3:00 pm
Albany Capital Center, 55 Eagle Street, Albany, NY
View flyer here with more information and to register.

NEW - Click here to request HV RBE-RN technical assistance/professional development!