Hudson Valley RBERN Update
/HV RBERN Professional Learning Opportunities
HV RBERN Workshops
11/6/25, 12/4/25, 1/15/26 Integrated ENL Co-Teaching - 3-Part Series - at Rockland BOCES
11/18/25 Pre-referral Considerations for ELLs - at Southern Westchester BOCES
12/3/25 Pre-referral Considerations for ELLs - at Ulster BOCES
1/6/26 Countering AI Bias: Strategies to Center ELLs and All Students - via Zoom
1/8/26 Pre-referral Considerations for ELLs - at Duchess BOCES
1/8/26 A Tale of Two Regulations: Special Education and Part 154 - at Dutchess BOCES
HV RBERN Needs Assessment 2025-2026 & Satisfaction Survey 2024-2025
If you haven’t had a chance to complete our HV RBERN survey yet, here’s your opportunity!
In order to better serve our region, the NYS Hudson Valley Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (HV RBERN) is gathering data to inform our grant-funded professional development initiatives as well as other supports. In addition, if applicable, we are seeking qualitative input with regard to our provided services.
Please feel free to forward this survey to other educators in your district.
Your assistance is greatly appreciated!
Click here to access our survey.
Other Professional Learning Opportunities
LIU Hudson Graduate Center School of Education
Explore the Most in-demand Jobs in Schools (Virtual)
Free info session: Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 4:00 PM
Attend this free info session to learn about the Master’s degrees and Advanced Certificates that can lead you to the positions that local school districts say they will need most in the coming years.
TA to Teacher Programs (Virtual)
Free info session: Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 4:00 PM
LIU Hudson’s TA to Teacher program offers the MS.Ed. in the following areas:
Childhood Education (Grades 1-6)
TESOL (All Grades)
Students with Disabilities – All Grades
LOTE (Grades 5-9 and 7-12)
NYSUT Education & Learning Trust
ELL Funding and Policy Updates for New York State Educators Webinar
October 28, 2025, 4:00-5:00 PM
A 60-minute webinar for NYS educators on how ELL funding and policies work at federal, state, and local levels—and what it means for your job. Learn practical ways to advocate for the future of multilingual learner programs.
NYC Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network
ENL 101 with Shannon Smith - SupportED (Virtual)
October 29, 2025, 2:45-4:45 PM
Gain practical strategies to create a welcoming classroom climate and scaffold content instruction.
CUNY Initiative on Immigration and Education
Teaching Immigration with PreK–5th Grade Children’s Literature
In person at The City College of New York, 160 Convent Avenue, NAC 6/204 (North Academic Center), New York, NY 10031
Session Dates:
Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 6:00-8:30 PM
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 6:00-8:30 PM
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 6:00-8:30 PM
The course includes an additional 6.5 hours of asynchronous group and independent work.
This professional learning opportunity invites educators to explore how children’s books can serve as powerful tools for teaching about immigration, identity, and belonging in early childhood and elementary classrooms.
You can register for this free in-person course here. The deadline for registration is October 27th. Confirmation emails will be sent on October 29th. Educators will earn a total of fifteen (15) CTLE credits upon successful completion of the course.
Resources
New York State Education Department
WIDA Consortium
New York will join the WIDA Consortium to assess ELLs’ English Language proficiency. The first administration of this new assessment will be in the Spring of 2027 and the transition from NYSITELL to the WIDA Screener will begin in the Fall of 2027. Please see the Board of Regents presentation and OBEWL memo, both linked below, for additional information.
Updated Spanish Edition of the Earth and Space Sciences Reference Table
An updated Spanish Edition of the Earth and Space Sciences Reference Table has been posted on the Office of State Assessments Earth and Space Sciences webpage.
This version provides updated Spanish translations for several terms and should be used in the classroom as well as on the Regents Examination.
No changes were made to the English edition of the reference table.
Questions can be directed to the Office of State Assessment at emscassessinfo@nysed.gov.
CUNY Initiative on Immigration and Education
Newly Updated Guide: PreK-12 Immigration Literature Guide with Teaching Strategies
CUNY-IIE is excited to release the updated PreK-12 Immigration Literature Guide: Stories for Visibility, Understanding, and Transformation, now enhanced with multimodal teaching strategies to support classroom implementation.
Career Opportunities
Ossining UFSD
Southern Westchester BOCES
Please contact the HV RBERN for support or with any questions you may have.