HV RBERN Update

The first sessions of ELL Connection Fridays have been well received. Over 80 educators participated in each of the Zoom conference calls sharing ideas and resources that they are using during home instruction. The series continues this Friday with a focus on educators of secondary grades. Click on the link below to register.

Secondary Series: April 10 and April 24, 2020, 1:00 – 2:30 PM

Registered participants will receive an email with the Zoom conference call information prior to the conference call. Upon completion of the call, registered participants will receive a link to a feedback form; completion of the feedback form will confirm attendance.

All ELL Connection Friday sessions and associated chats will be recorded and available in the ELL Connection Zoom Meetings folder through our website.

Events and Resources
Virtual Conversation: Family Engagement During COVID-19 
April 16, 2020, 1:00 - 2:15 PM via Webex (login information will be provided upon registration)
Presented by the NYS Eastern Region Technical Assistance Center for Community Schools (ETAC) with partners from the Central/Western and NYC Technical Assistance Centers for Community Schools. To register click here.

Participants will learn:

• Strategies to engage and support families during COVID-19

• Best practices and strategies for promoting systemic alignment while leveraging engagement to advance equity

• To develop solutions to obstacles encountered while engaging families

From NYSTESOL:
A recorded webinar for Spanish-speaking parents on how to use Google tools.

Google Classroom Tutorial Videos: 
English I Spanish I Wolof

Google Classroom Guide for Parents in Multiple Languages: 
Albanian I Arabic I Bengali I Chinese I English I French I Haitian-Creole I Russian I Spanish I Korean I Urdu

Resources for World Languages (LOTE) Teachers: This is intended to be a living, dynamic resource guide. Please send any suggestions/updates to Rosa Pietanza and Jill Schimmel.

Webinar for Spanish-Speaking Parents on Saturday

Please see the invitation from NYS TESOL for Spanish Speaking Parents below.

NYS TESOL – Webinar para padres hispanohablantes: Uso de Google Classroom y apoyo a sus hijos en el aprendizaje en línea 
Saturday, April 4, 4:00 PM
Yanira Stoker y Adriana Discipio

Queridos padres:
Este sábado, el 4 de abril, a las 4:00 PM (hora de Nueva York), lo invitamos a participar en un taller gratuito para padres sobre cómo ayudar a sus hijos a navegar en Google Classroom y apoyar a su hijo en el aprendizaje en línea. La sesión será ofrecida en español por dos maestros altamente experimentados. Puedes participar en una computadora o por teléfono.

1. Para unirse a la reunión Zoom:
https://zoom.us/j/8985889046
ID de reunión: 898588 9046

2. Móvil con un toque
+ 19292056099, 8985889046 # Estados Unidos de América (Nueva York), o por teléfono Marcar según su ubicación
        +1929205 6099 Estados Unidos de América (Nueva York)
ID de reunión: 898588 9046

Únase antes de las 3:45 PM para asegurarse de tener un espacio en la sesión en línea y para asegurarse de que su video y audio funcionen, ya que comenzaremos a las 4:00 PM en punto.

Si no puede hacerlo, grabaremos la sesión y la publicaremos en YouTube.

Please contact us with any questions or concerns.

ELL Connection Fridays (Series)

Greetings,

The first HV RBERN ELL Connection Friday Virtual Meetup was well-received by educators of ELLs. On Friday, March 27, 2020, 70 educators participated in a Zoom Conference call during which several educators shared ideas and resources that they are using during home instruction. The chat feed was a beehive of activity as participants continued to share resources and ask questions of each other. The 90-minute session and chat can be found through the link Workshop Presentations on our website; then go to subfolder: "ELL Connection Zoom Meetings". Here is an example of the feedback received:

“I appreciated this very much. I learned so many new ideas, as I have been 'stuck' trying to connect with my students online. I am so excited to try out some of these new ideas. It was great to see so many friendly faces and share experiences. Thank you!” – Jennifer Bartimole, Mid-Hudson Migrant Education

This event will continue to be held on Friday afternoons from 1:00 – 2:30 PM. The focus of the sessions will alternate between elementary and secondary grades.

For more information and to register for ELL Connection Fridays, please use the links below.

ELL Connection Fridays (Series)

Elementary Series: April 3 and April 17, 2020, 1:00 – 2:30 PM

Secondary Series: April 10 and April 24, 2020, 1:00 – 2:30 PM

ELL Connection Fridays will provide educators of ELLs the opportunity to connect while adjusting to distance instruction. During a Zoom Conference Call, educators of ELLs will share ideas and resources that they are using that are supportive of ELLs during home instruction. As a result of participation in this session, educators will learn about what others are doing in support of ELLs as well as connect with educators from across the Hudson Valley region.

This session and the associated chat will be recorded and will be made available in the ELL Connection Zoom Meetings folder accessed through our website.

Registered participants will receive an email with the Zoom conference call information prior to the conference call. Upon completion of the call, registered participants will receive a link to a feedback form; completion of the feedback form will confirm attendance.

Participants: ENL teachers and coordinators, classroom teachers, administrators, and support staff who support students who are ELLs.

Note: Participants can register for both the elementary and secondary series.

Resources

NYS TESOL has shared the following list of webinars currently available.

Teach from Home Google Site

Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.