HV RBERN Update

The first sessions of ELL Connection Fridays have been well received. Over 80 educators participated in each of the Zoom conference calls sharing ideas and resources that they are using during home instruction. The series continues this Friday with a focus on educators of secondary grades. Click on the link below to register.

Secondary Series: April 10 and April 24, 2020, 1:00 – 2:30 PM

Registered participants will receive an email with the Zoom conference call information prior to the conference call. Upon completion of the call, registered participants will receive a link to a feedback form; completion of the feedback form will confirm attendance.

All ELL Connection Friday sessions and associated chats will be recorded and available in the ELL Connection Zoom Meetings folder through our website.

Events and Resources
Virtual Conversation: Family Engagement During COVID-19 

April 16, 2020, 1:00 - 2:15 PM via Webex (login information will be provided upon registration)
Presented by the NYS Eastern Region Technical Assistance Center for Community Schools (ETAC) with partners from the Central/Western and NYC Technical Assistance Centers for Community Schools. To register click here.

Participants will learn:

  • Strategies to engage and support families during COVID-19

  • Best practices and strategies for promoting systemic alignment while leveraging engagement to advance equity

  • To develop solutions to obstacles encountered while engaging families

From NYSTESOL:
A recorded webinar for Spanish-speaking parents on how to use Google tools.

Google Classroom Tutorial Videos: 
English I Spanish I Wolof

Google Classroom Guide for Parents in Multiple Languages: 
Albanian I Arabic I Bengali I Chinese I English I French I Haitian-Creole I Russian I Spanish I Korean I Urdu

Resources for World Languages (LOTE) TeachersThis is intended to be a living, dynamic resource guide. Please send any suggestions/updates to Rosa Pietanza and Jill Schimmel.