Hudson Valley RBERN Update
/HV RBERN Professional Learning Opportunities
Current HV RBERN Workshops
12/5/24 Working with Newcomers - at Rockland BOCES
12/9/24 CEEP "Office-Hour" - via Zoom
12/12/24 Working with Newcomers - at Orange-Ulster BOCES
1/9/25, 2/6/25, 3/13/25 Integrated ENL Co-Teaching Series - 3 Sessions - at Orange-Ulster BOCES
1/30/25 Enhancing Reading Comprehension for ELLs - at Southern Westchester BOCES
2/21/25 Accelerating Academic Success for Long-Term English Learners - at Southern Westchester BOCES
3/6/25, 4/1/25, 4/8/25 Integrated ENL Co-Teaching 3-Part Series - at Dutchess BOCES
3/12/25 NYSESLAT Administration Training - at Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES
4/8/25 NYSESLAT Administration Training - at Rockland BOCES
5/1/25 Accelerating Academic Success for Long-Term English Learners - at Rockland BOCES
6/3/25 Accelerating Academic Success for Long-Term English Learners - at Rockland BOCES
6/12/25 New York State ELL Identification Workshop - at Orange-Ulster BOCES
Self-Guided HV RBERN Workshops
Experience RBERN workshops at your own pace and earn CTLE certificates when it's convenient for you. Registration is not required.
ENL Collaboration and Co-Teaching Foundations
NYSITELL Administration Training
Resources
New York State Education Department
New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test
This memorandum provides important information concerning procedures for requesting, shipping, and storing materials for the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT) for Spring 2025. For the 2024-2025 school year, all NYSESLAT test materials will be requested through the online ordering system of the NYSESLAT vendor, MetriTech, Inc.
NYSESLAT General Information
Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages
The Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBEWL) recently released An Administrator’s Guide for Supporting the Implementation of the Co-Teaching Instructional Model Within Integrated ENL Settings. This comprehensive guide, developed collaboratively with representatives from the Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (RBERN) and OBEWL Associates, serves as a key resource for school and district leaders seeking to strengthen their co-teaching practices.
The guide is organized into two main sections:
Why New York State Utilizes an Integrated ENL Co-Teaching Model – This section explains the rationale behind NYS's commitment to this instructional approach, emphasizing its benefits in promoting equitable access to grade-level content while fostering language development for English Language Learners (ELLs).
How School and District Administrators Can Successfully Implement Integrated ENL Co-Teaching – This practical section offers actionable strategies for administrators to establish and sustain effective co-teaching partnerships, including guidance on scheduling, professional learning, and fostering collaborative environments.
Designed to empower leaders with the tools and knowledge to advance integrated ENL settings, this guide is a vital step in ensuring that all ELLs receive the support they need to thrive academically and linguistically.
New York State Office for New Americans
The Office for New Americans (ONA) is seeking to fund qualified not-for-profit organizations to provide English language learning opportunities to new Americans in their communities.
All questions regarding this competitive grant program must be submitted in writing and received on or before December 11, 2024. Questions should be sent via email addressed to NewAmericans@dos.ny.gov. When corresponding by e-mail, clearly indicate the subject line as: ONA Opportunity Center ESOL RFA #24-ONA-41. No responses will be provided to inquiries made by telephone or social media.
Applications are due by January 17, 2025.
Application
School & District Administrators 2024-2025 Updates from Bridges-CUNY
Professional Learning Options - NEW!
Asynchronous courses provided for each Bridges Professional Learning Program: This year we are providing asynchronous course modules as part of each program course. Participants still receive CTLE credits at the end of the year for the entire course, depending on the number of modules. Participants are eligible to receive coaching hours or can attend office hours with a coach once they finish all modules.
Bridges Courses, Programming & the Science of Reading
How Bridges fits into an MTSS framework: One area we have emphasized in training and rollout this past year is how the programs we offer can be part of the MTSS framework each school develops to fit their students’ needs, as part of a newcomer program or as a Tier 2 intervention. We are collecting different information from schools to share effective ways to program students. Please see this handout for more information.
Digitization of Resources - In Progress!
Digitization of materials in process: The Spanish HLA resources are now fully digitized. ENL/ELA resources will be available by the end of the school year. This will include teacher lessons and student materials.
We will notify teachers and administrators as digitized resources become available.
ENL/ELA Programs: Differentiated Resources Available
We are offering new differentiated lessons for ENL/ELA: the ENL/ELA resources now serve students who have home language literacy up to 6th grade. All of our resources are updated now for SIFE and Entering Newcomers. We will continue to further develop differentiated materials for each unit and component as the year progresses. For more information, please sign up for office hours or visit our website.
Math Program: Spanish Bilingual Resources Coming Soon
We are in the process of translating key student materials into Spanish so that Spanish-speaking students and teachers have access to use in their classroom. Stay tuned for more information and a timeline for release.
Bronx Students Publish Book
Check out this book of Bridges student writing, published by Bridges teacher, Kiefer Rosado Cuevas, from International Community High School.
“Each page is filled with the hopes, dreams, and hard work of students eager to share their stories with you…As you turn these pages, we invite you to join us on our journeys, to feel our excitement, our challenges and perseverance, and our purposes. We hope our stories touch your heart and inspire you as much as they have inspired us.”
If you need registration information or have other administrative questions, please feel free to reach out to our program operations team at info@bridges-sifeproject.com who will either support you in getting what you need or forward your email to the right person. Please email if you have specific questions about programming or setting up your teachers and students for success.
Other Professional Learning Opportunities
Initiative on Immigration and Education
Webinar: Pathways to Careers in Education for Undocumented Aspiring Educators
Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 5:00-6:00 PM via Zoom
This webinar will explore the barriers faced by undocumented immigrants pursuing careers in education, the implications of immigration policies, and potential solutions to enhance access to teacher certification and employment in New York State. Topics will include the current teacher shortage's impact on bilingual students, the fingerprinting process, and successful models from other states.
Register
University of Salamanca, Spain
Presentación de los cursos en línea de la Universidad de Salamanca para profesores de español
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 12:00 PM EST
This is a video conference presentation of online courses offered by the University of Salamanca for training teachers of Spanish as a second and foreign language. They will announce the online, asynchronous and tutored courses to be offered during the year 2025. These courses, of different durations, are spread throughout the year and have the official certification of the University of Salamanca. Further, 10 scholarships will be raffled to the conference attendees. Everyone present at this webinar will receive a gift.
NYS Statewide Language Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network
Pathways to Teacher Certification for Professionals and Individuals with Foreign Credentials (Online)
Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 6:30-8:00 PM
In this workshop participants will receive a broad overview of the eligibility requirements and many pathways available to become a Certified Teacher in New York State. All New York State public school teachers must have a New York State teacher certification to teach.
Audience: Professionals with career experiences or completed degrees in their home country; AND professionals with or without degrees interested in changing their current careers and becoming a Certified Teacher in New York State.
Register
Supporting World Language Learner Success - a Primer for School Leaders 2-Part Series (Online)
Part 1: Thursday, December 5, 2024, 3:30-5:00 PM
Part 2: Thursday, January 30, 2025, 3:30-5:00 PM
This workshop will provide middle and secondary principals, assistant principals, supervisors, and administrators with an overview of the Administrator Reference Guide to the revised New York State Learning Standards for World Languages (2021).
Audience: Middle & Secondary School Principals, Assistant Principals, Supervisors, and Administrators
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Special Education: Teaching Adolescent ELLs with Disabilities 2-Part Series (Online)
Session 1: Foundations | Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 2:30-5:00 PM
Review principles of standards-based instruction for adolescents with disabilities • Understand universal design for learning • Accelerate learning by integrating oral language, literacy, and content area objectives in instruction • Teach foundation language and literacy skills
Session 2: Applications | Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 2:30-5:00 PM
Review analysis of ELL case study (Homework Assessment) • Apply effective strategies for oral language and literacy development • Teach learning strategies • Use strategies to facilitate student success in content area classes
Audience: Special Ed Teachers, Teachers, Administrators, CSE Personnel, Paraprofessionals, and IEP Coordinators
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Career Opportunities
Ossining UFSD
ENL Teacher Leave Replacement - Ossining High School
Please contact the HV RBERN for support or with any questions you may have.
