HV RBERN Workshops and Other Events

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Please be informed that the title for the "NYSESLAT Skills" workshop that was previously offered has been changed to "Next Generation Standards, NYSESLAT Skills and ELL Instruction." This change has been made to reflect that the workshop will now include information regarding how NYSESLAT skills and instructional foci relate to the Next Generation Standards. There are still seats available for the following sessions- please click on the links below to register:

Next Generation Standards, NYSESLAT Skills and ELL Instruction (1/2 DAY in PM)
2/12/19, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm, Rockland BOCES
3/19/19, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm, Southern Westchester BOCES

To view all of our current workshops, please click here.

NYSED's Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBE/WL)has several professional development opportunities available to World Language teachers and administrators for 2019. To view the list, please click here.

Pre-Register now for the 40th Annual Applied Linguistics Winter Conference (ALWC 2019):
Saturday, 2/9/19, SUNY Binghamton, NY
Pre-register online here. Access the conference site here.

Save the Date: March 21-23, 2019
NYSABE 2019 Conference
Transforming Language Learners, Their Multiliteracies, and the World through Bilingual Education
Crowne Plaza White Plains, 66 Hale Avenue, White Plains, NY
View the flyer here. Follow this link to see the pricing schedule and to register.

CNR TESOL Certification Program

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The College of New Rochelle is sponsoring a NYS-subsidized Tuition Grant Program: Clinically Rich-Intensive Teacher Institute (CR-ITI). This is a program that is mostly-funded by NYSED and allows teachers to become certified to teach English Language Learners within the public school classroom.

There is an Information Session on Thursday, January 31st at 4:00 PM at Dutchess BOCES, 5 BOCES Road, Salt Point Center Building, Room 137, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603. Please view the flyer here for more information.

Questions? Contact grad@cnr.edu or 914-654-5452.

Several New HV RBERN Workshops Scheduled And Other Information

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Greetings!

We're pleased to announce that the following HV RBERN workshops have been scheduled. Please click on the links below to view more information and to register:

At Sullivan BOCES:
Strategies for Engaging ELLs, 2/25/19, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
ENL Teacher Collegiate Circle, 2/25/19, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Part 154 Overview and Walkthrough Tools, 2/25/19, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Teaching Reading to ELLs: What’s Different?, 3/4/19, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Facilitating Questioning and Discussion with ELLs (K-12), 3/5/19, 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Guided Reading for ELLs (K-5), 3/5/19, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Technology Toolkit for Supporting ELLs – AM "Learn" Session, 3/28/19, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Technology Toolkit for Supporting ELLs – PM "Apply" Session, 3/28/19, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Classrooms as Culturally Responsive Learning Communities, 5/24/19, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Strategies for Teaching Assistants Who Support ELLs, Dutchess County BOCES, 3/8/19, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

A Teacher’s Guide to Migrant Students, Trauma & Social Emotional Learning, Orange-Ulster BOCES, 4/11/19, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

To view all of our current workshop offerings in MLP, please click here.

From our partners at Manhattanville College:
The Changing Suburbs Institute is looking for more workshop presenters for its April 12, 2019 Hispanic Parent Leadership Conference on Special Education. This annual conference, conducted in Spanish, aims to provide information for Hispanic parents on how to best support their children. They are looking for workshops on topics similar to those listed below, from past conferences, but also welcome new ideas and suggestions:

  • Understanding Regulations, Rights, Classifications and Documentation

  • Evaluations: Differences between Medical, Psychological, Educational and Other Evaluations

  • Understanding Your Role as a Parent and CSE Member

  • How to Advocate for Your Child

  • Parenting for Positive Relationship Building

  • Social, Emotional and Physical Health Support for Children and Parents

  • Planning for Your Child’s Life after High School

If you or someone you know might be interested in presenting a workshop at this conference, please fill in and submit the workshop proposal form that can be found on the CSI Hispanic Parent Leadership page.

NYSED recently released a memo titled "Clarification on the Criteria for Earning the New York State Seal of Biliteracy (NYSSB)" which explains a change to the NYS Seal of Bilteracy requirements and the NYSESLAT. Please read it here for additional information.
 
Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.