HV RBERN Update
/HV RBERN Reminders and News
11/19/20 ELL Connection Thursday (Focus on Student Attendance and Chronic Absenteeism) - via Zoom ONLINE, 3:00-4:00 PM with special guests Rebecca Christner and Jorge Blau from Community Schools TAC
PR/HYLI Application Due Date Extended!
The PR/HYLI application deadline has been extended to 9 AM on Monday, November 30!
Participation in PR/HYLI virtual training sessions develop and leverage leadership, advocacy, public speaking, and essay writing skills.
The culmination of the training sessions is the PR/HYLI Weekend Institute, March 13-14, 2021. During this event, students from across New York State debate bills virtually in New York State Assembly Chambers, while assuming the roles of New York State Legislators.
Participating students will have options for applying PR/HYLI training toward earning the NYS Seal of Biliteracy and the NYS Seal of Civic Engagement. PR/HYLI scholars who are seniors and meet certain criteria can submit their PR/HYLI essays for scholarships!
Student application can be found here.
Visit https://prhyli.org/ and https://www.hudsonvalleyrbern.org/prhyli for additional information about PR/HYLI.
For more information, please contact the HV RBERN PR/HYLI Delegation Trainers through prhyli@hudsonvalleyrbern.org.
The Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBE-WL) and the New York State Regional Bilingual Education Resource Networks (RBERNs) are gathering data on the use of technology for ELLs in your district.
This data will be used to inform the mission of the Digital Age Teaching for ELLs Workgroup which includes "empowering teachers of ELLs with research-based strategies, tools, and instructional methods that support hybrid and remote-only learning models."
We kindly ask that you provide your input by completing the survey found below. Please note that your responses will be kept on a secure server in accordance with Education Law Section 2-d and all personally identifiable information will be omitted if the results are publicly shared.
Please forward this survey to other educators in your district.
NYSED Resources
Share with parents: NYSED Parent Newsletter here. The Parent Dashboard can be accessed here.
Professional Development
Developing Responsive Classroom Communities for SIFE & Newcomer Learners
An online introductory course for NYS secondary ENL & content-area teacher teams & administrators.
6 Sessions: 2/22/21-3/23/21; 12:30-3:00 PM (Free!)
View program flyer here.
How Schools Can Better Communicate, Mobilize and Empower Families: Behavioral Science Tools from Harvard University Professor, Dr. Todd Rogers (Part Two)
12/3/20; 12:00-1:30 PM (Free!)
Looking to communicate more effectively with your families? Looking to learn strategies to reduce chronic absenteeism and to understand the correlation between communication and chronic absenteeism? Then join the second part of this webinar to learn more from Harvard University’s Behavioral Scientist. Dr. Todd Rogers. View flyer here.
Please contact the HV RBERN for support or with any questions you have.