HV RBERN Update

The Hudson Valley RBERN is thankful for all of our partners and friends. We want to give a special "thank you" to the keynote speakers, presenters, and educators who participated in our first Sustaining Multilingualism in the Hudson Valley Conference held on November 5th. One participant provided this feedback:

"Extremely impressed with the innovations and insights provided by the presenters. The conference opened my eyes to the ongoing needs of ELLs/MLLs and the commitment by these dynamic educators towards ensuring the delivery of an education that supports bilingualism and biliteracy."

Read more about this conference at this link.

Upcoming HV RBERN Workshops

• 11/22/19 Pre-Referral Considerations for ELLs (AM SESSION) at ULSTER BOCES

• 11/22/19 Universal Design for Language Learners (PM SESSION) at Ulster BOCES

• 11/22/19 An Educator's Guide to Migrant Students, Trauma & Social Emotional Learning (AM SESSION) at Sullivan BOCES

• 12/13/19 Classrooms as CR-S Learning Communities at Rockland BOCES

• 12/13/19 ELL Identification & NYSITELL (AM SESSION) at Clarkstown CSD

• 12/18/19 Next Generation Standards - What Educators of ELLs Need to Know (AM SESSION) at Southern Westchester BOCES

• 12/19/19 Rebooted: The New Tech Toolkit for Supporting ELLs- "Learn" Workshop (AM SESSION) at OU BOCES

• 12/19/19 Rebooted: The New Tech Toolkit for Supporting ELLs- "Apply" Workshop (PM SESSION) (*for AM "Learn" participants only) at OU BOCES

NYSED released the following:
The New York State Education Department (NYSED)-Office of State Assessment is pleased to inform educators about the release of the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT) Test Samplers.

• NYSESLAT test samplers, or practice tests, are available for educators, students, and parents to show the types of directions and questions students will encounter when they take the NYSESLAT. It is also an opportunity for educators to clarify directions or answer any questions that students may have. The NYSESLAT Test Sampler may be used to help students become familiar with marking their answers in the test booklet. These samplers are not the full length of the actual tests. Please visit the Office of State Assessment website for more information and updates regarding the NYSESLAT: New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test.

• Questions about the NYSESLAT or the NYSESLAT Test Samplers may be directed to the Office of State Assessment at (518) 474-5902 or emscassessinfo@nysed.gov.

• Questions regarding bilingual and English as a New Language services may be directed to the Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBEWL) at 518‑474‑8775 or obewl@nysed.gov.

From the Carey Institute for Global Good:
The Center for Learning in Practice invites educators to join cohort two of the Refugee Educator Foundations of Practice learning community. Cohort members are comprised of 120 teachers from across the nation. Participate in a 12-week online course and offer feedback on their learning design, dialog with colleagues from various states, schools, grade levels, content areas, and enjoy the support of a refugee educator facilitator/coach in the spring, summer, and fall terms of 2020. View flyer with more details here.

Career Opportunities

K-12 ENL/Bilingual Instructional Specialist
North Rockland CSD
Please view job posting on OLAS. For more information, contact Miggy Lopez at mlopez@northrockland.org.

Enjoy the Thanksgiving recess with family and friends.

HV RBERN Update

We'd like to share important Information about the NYSESLAT:

This memorandum provides important information concerning procedures for requesting, shipping, and storing materials for the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT) for Spring 2020. For the 2019-20 school year, all NYSESLAT test materials will be requested through the online ordering system of the NYSESLAT vendor, MetriTech, Inc.

All information in this e-mail and subsequent e-mailings pertaining to these tests will be available on the Department’s website.

Please be advised that the NYSESLAT Speaking test window has been extended by one week. Districts may begin administering the Speaking assessment on Monday April 6, 2020. The revised Elementary/Intermediate Testing schedule memo outlines the changes, including the dates for field testing. Please share with colleagues as appropriate.

From NYSED:
The New York State Education Department’s Office of Curriculum & Instruction has developed an email notification service to directly provide educators important information relevant to their area of certification and assignment. Information shared through this service will include content area standards updates, resources, professional development opportunities, regulatory or requirement changes, etc. To subscribe to this service click here.

Partner Events

From Bank Street College of Education:
Language Series 2019
Reading, Writing and Talk: Inclusive Teaching for Diverse Learners
10/26/19, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Bank Street College of Education, 610 West 112th Street, New York, NY
For more details and to register click here.

Upcoming HV RBERN Workshops

We are really excited about our line up of workshops!

These four are scheduled for next week and still have a few seats available:

• 10/22: Incorporating Vocabulary Routines for ELLs in Grades 3-12 at Southern Westchester BOCES

• 10/24, 11/22 and 12/20: Writing Is Thinking (WIT) for Science (3-DAY SERIES) at Southern Westchester BOCES

• 10/24: Pre-Referral Considerations for ELLs at Orange-Ulster BOCES

• 10/24: Questioning and Discussion Techniques for ELLs (and All Students) (AM SESSION) at Dutchess BOCES

Also coming up soon:

• 11/1: Pre-Referral Considerations for ELLs (AM SESSION) at Sullivan BOCES

• 11/1: Universal Design for Language Learners (PM SESSION) at Sullivan BOCES

• 11/7: Integrated Co-Teaching for ELLs at Ulster BOCES

• 11/7: An Educator's Guide to Migrant Students, Trauma & Social Emotional Learning (AM SESSION) at Dutchess BOCES

• 11/7: An Educator's Guide to Migrant Students, Trauma & Social Emotional Learning (PM SESSION) at Dutchess BOCES

• 11/12: Pre-Referral Considerations for ELLs at Southern Westchester BOCES

• 11/21: Guided Reading Instruction for ELLs: Assessment, Design and Delivery at Orange-Ulster BOCES

• 11/22: An Educator's Guide to Migrant Students, Trauma & Social Emotional Learning (AM SESSION) at Sullivan BOCES

• 11/22: Pre-Referral Considerations for ELLs (AM SESSION) at ULSTER BOCES

• 11/22: Universal Design for Language Learners (PM SESSION) at Ulster BOCES

• 12/2: Integrated Co-Teaching for English Language Learners at Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES

• 12/4, 12/5 and 12/17: Writing Is Thinking (WIT) 101-Sentences to Parallel Revision (3-DAY SERIES) at Hyde Park Elementary School, Hyde Park, NY for Dutchess BOCES

To view all upcoming RBERN workshops, please click here.

REGISTER NOW: Hudson Valley Bilingual Educators’ Conference

The Hudson Valley RBERN is pleased to invite educators to our Bilingual Educators’ Conference! Local educators will highlight the educational expertise happening in their schools and experts in the field will reinforce the value of multilingualism.

Hudson Valley Bilingual Educators’ Conference: Sustaining Multilingualism in the Hudson Valley
Tuesday, 11/5/19, 9:00 – 3:15 pm, Crestview Conference Center, 440 West Nyack Road, West Nyack, NY

We welcome our Keynote speakers:

AM Keynote: "I Like to Use My Bilingual Brain": Translanguaging Away from Raciolinguistic Ideologies in Bilingual Education, Nelson Flores, Ph.D., Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania

PM Keynote: Deficits, Discourse, and Doing, Mario Palma, Vice President of Multilingual Teaching and Learning, American Reading Company

In addition to the Keynote speakers, we will also have several AM and PM breakout sessions/workshops provided by leaders in bilingual education around New York State. To view the breakout session descriptions please click here.

You will be able to register for the breakout sessions in the Frontline (MLP) link at the end of this email.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Conference Schedule:
Breakfast & Registration: 7:45 - 9:00 am
Morning Keynote: 9:00 - 10:30 am
Morning Breakout Session: 10:45 - 12:00 pm
Lunch: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Afternoon Keynote: 1:05 - 2:05 pm
Afternoon Breakout Session: 2:15 - 3:15 pm

Cost: Free

We have a limited number of seats available for participants and strongly recommend that you register for this event as soon as possible.

Register for this conference and choose your breakout sessions on Frontline here.

CEEP Reminder:
The due date for this year’s district submission of the Comprehensive ELL Education Plan (CEEP) is today, October 15th. Information about this year’s CEEP can be found at this link. Copies of the CEEP must be maintained in the district office and in each school's main office and be made available upon request.

If you have any questions, please email the RBERN team at rbern@swboces.org.