HV RBERN Update

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We hope this finds you safe and well. We know it has been a difficult time for everyone, and we wanted to reach out to let you know that the Hudson Valley RBERN team is here for ELL education support and guidance.

As a reminder, we'd like to include our region in the conversation taking place with regard to making the Hudson Valley RBERN a virtual CTLE provider. We ask that you please complete and share the following Google Form requesting your feedback.

HV RBERN Workshops

Information and Professional Development Opportunities

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has suspended the shipments of Grades 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA) Tests that were originally scheduled to arrive in schools March 16-18. This action was taken in response to the school and district closures due to COVID-19. The opening of the computer-based testing window for ELA, scheduled for March 23, has been suspended as well. See the press release here.

The 2020 NYSESLAT SAM (School Administrators' Manual) is now available on the Office of State Assessment website. Direct link to the manual is here.

The NYS TESOL Teacher Education SIG is hosting an online book club: Advocating for English Learners: A Guide for Educators with author Diane Staehr Fenner on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, 10-11:30 AM. View event flyer here.

Career Opportunities

Elementary Spanish Zone Dual Language Leave Replacement Teacher
Ossining CSD
View job posting here.

Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity
Eastern Suffolk BOCES
View vacancy announcement here.

Tools For Supporting ELLs Through Virtual Learning

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To better serve our region, we are switching mailing list providers on July 1, 2020. Even if you are already signed up for our current list, we ask that you please visit our website at www.hudsonvalleyrbern.org and fill out the new form on the home page or in the popup.

Signing up for our new mailing list will ensure that you continue to receive HV RBERN updates and news after July 1.

We sincerely hope you are staying safe and healthy during these ever-changing times. 

With many districts quickly transitioning to distance and virtual learning models, we at the Hudson Valley RBERN want you to know that we are dedicated to continuing to offer support for ELLs across our region. In the coming weeks, please be aware that the RBERN will be offering an increased number of virtual courses to our region.

The RBERN staff, in collaboration with various district staff, compiled a spreadsheet of helpful educational tools (many for no cost at all) that may provide assistance to teachers of ELLs in the virtual environment. As always, be sure to check with your district Technology Director to guarantee these technologies are allowed in your district under Ed Law 2D. Please note that there are multiple sheets you can access by clicking on the tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet. We will continue to add to and update this spreadsheet over time. 

Click here to access the resource spreadsheet.

In addition to the above spreadsheet, we'd like to include our region in the conversation taking place with regard to making the HV RBERN a virtual CTLE provider. With that said, we ask that you please complete and share the following Google Form requesting your feedback.

Click here to participate in this feedback form.

Please stay tuned for additional HV RBERN updates as the situation evolves.

HV RBERN Update

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To better serve our region, we are switching mailing list providers on July 1, 2020. Even if you are already signed up for our current list, we ask that you please visit our website at www.hudsonvalleyrbern.org and fill out the new form on the home page or in the popup.

Signing up for our new mailing list will ensure that you continue to receive HV RBERN updates and news after July 1.

News and Events

43rd Annual NYSABE Conference
Fostering Collaborative Instructional Leadership in Bilingual Education: Equity in Action
March 19-21, 2020, Crowne Plaza White Plains, 66 Hale Avenue, White Plains, NY
To obtain additional information about conference registration, events, and speakers, please visit NYSABE's website.

Project THRIVE
Project THRIVE (Targeting Healthy Resiliency in Vested Educators) will work with – and fund the majority of tuition for – 26 master’s degree students in special education or school psychology and provide those students with the latest techniques and information for helping school-age children with high-intensity needs and their families. Applications for the Fall 2020 cohort are due on April 15, 2020. View program flyer here.

The Office of State Assessment has released a memo regarding the June 2020 Regents Exams. For the 2020 Regents Exams, translations will now be available in eight languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, and Spanish.

Call for Proposals: NYSED-OBEWL NYC World Language Conference
June 4, 2020, Long Island City High School, 14-30 Broadway, Astoria, NY
Conference offered at no charge – includes breakfast refreshments, a full lunch and 6 hours of CTLE credit. For more information about the conference click here. If you have an idea for a workshop that you would like to present at this conference, please submit your proposal using the following online link. Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis from 2/23/20 – 3/14/20. Please contact Candace Black (candace.black@nysed.gov; 585-356-0951) for more information.

The Senator José Peralta New York State DREAM Act gives undocumented and other students access to New York State‐administered grants and scholarships that support their higher education costs. For more information and to apply click here.

Career Development

LIU Hudson Online Advanced Certificate in Childhood Education for ESOL Teachers
7th Cohort begins in late June 2020. Here is a fact sheet about the program, an application and a brief checklist of items needed for admission.

Upcoming HV RBERN Workshops

To view all of HV RBERN's scheduled workshops click here.