New HV RBERN Workshops and NYSABE Conference Volunteer Opportunity

Several new HV RBERN workshops have been scheduled. Please click on the links below for more information and to register.

At Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES:
Teaching Reading to English Language Learners: What’s Different?
3/25/19, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

The NYS Next Generation Standards and ELL/MLL Instruction: What Educators Need to Know
4/1/19, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Incorporating Vocabulary Routines for Adolescent English Language Learners
5/3/19, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Classrooms as Culturally Responsive Learning Communities
5/23/19, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

At Rockland BOCES: 
Writing Is Thinking (WIT) 101 for ENL - 4-DAY INTRODUCTORY SERIES
3/29/19, 4/29/19, 5/7/19, 5/14/19 (Participation in this series requires a commitment to all four dates.)

Part 154 Overview and Walkthrough Tools
5/9/19, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

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

NYSABE invites college students to volunteer at the 42nd annual conference on March 21-23, 2019 to support a major event focused on bilingual education and to learn more about the organization. This is a unique, first hand opportunity to see the work NYSABE accomplishes on behalf of ELL students in New York State. For more information or to apply, please view the volunteer survey here or contact Denise Gonez-Santos.

Partner Events

We'd like to share the following information from our partners.

NYS TESOL is offering Webinars given by experts across New York State's TESOL Community:
February 25, 2019
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Please register here. 

Are you passionate about the field of TESOL?
Are you adept with social media?
Are you interested in making a difference?
Would you like to gain valuable experience and help your community?

If so, NYS TESOL is currently looking for a volunteer for the position of
Director of Online Communications/Social Media Chair (2-year appointed position). Send inquiries and questions to Leo Schmitt, Vice President of Communications at vpcommunications@nystesol.org.

NYSABE 2019 Conference
Transforming Language Learners, Their Multiliteracies, and the World Through Bilingual Education
March 21 - 23, 2019
Crowne Plaza Hotel
66 Hale Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601

NYSABE has announced major speakers and highlighted sessions for the 2019 Conference; view more about them here. The itinerary for the conference can be viewed here. To take advantage of pre-registration prices, register here by March 15th.

New HV RBERN Workshops Scheduled and Other Information

The following new HV RBERN workshops have been scheduled. Please click on the links below for more information and to register:

Strategies for Teaching Assistants Who Support ELLs
2/19/19, 8:00 am - 11:00 am, Pawling High School
4/26/19, 8:30 am - 11:30 am, Orange-Ulster BOCES
5/29/19, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, Southern Westchester BOCES

NYS Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Plan
3/26/19, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, Southern Westchester BOCES

Teaching Reading to English Language Learners: What's Different?
3/28/19, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, Southern Westchester BOCES

ELL Identification Process and Screening Interview - PART 1
6/7/19, 8:30 am - 11:00 am, Ulster BOCES

ELL Identification Process and Screening Interview - PART 2
6/7/19, 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm, Ulster BOCES

*Rescheduled from 2/12/19 snow date at Rockland BOCES:
Administration of the NYSESLAT - Training & Review
3/15/19, 8:30 am - 11:30 am, Rockland BOCES

Next Generation Standards, NYSESLAT Skills and ELL Instruction
3/15/19, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm, Rockland BOCES

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

From NYS TESOL:

NYS TESOL 49th Annual Conference Student Logo Contest
The student creator of the winning logo will receive a cash prize of $150, online recognition, and recognition at the Annual Conference in November 2019. For more information, please click here. All submissions must be received by February 15, 2019.

Call for Proposals: NYS TESOL 49th Annual Conference, November 14-16, 2019, White Plains, NY
Strategies for Success: Supporting English/Multi-Language Learners in All Learning Environments
For more information, please visit their website here. Proposal deadline: May 1, 2019.

Vassar College is offering a New Americans Summer Program, July 7-28, 2019. This program is for 11th and 12th grade students with a refugee or forced migration background who are interested in college and show promise of educational achievement. This program is free of charge through a grant from the Mellon Foundation. Please view the flyer with more details here.