NEW: HV RBERN Office Hours

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Greetings!

The HV RBERN team is holding Office Hours twice monthly on Monday afternoons, from 3:00–4:00 PM. Please see our events calendar for dates. During Office Hours, HV RBERN staff will be available to answer questions and to serve as thinking partners. If you have an inquiry or a topic that you want to discuss with RBERN team members, please complete this survey. Our team will then send you the Office Hours' connection information. Last minute drop-ins are welcome.

Due to popular demand, we are continuing our ELL Connection Thursday virtual meetings. Every month, we will have both elementary- and secondary-focused ELL Connection virtual meetups. Elementary meetups will be from 3:45–4:45 PM and secondary meetups are scheduled from 3:00–4:00 PM. ELL Connection Thursdays dates and registration information can be accessed via our events calendar. Registration is required for each meetup.

Hudson Valley RBERN Technology Specialist, Greg Bailey, created this interactive infographic with his top 50 Tech Tools for remotely reaching ELLs. This is a living document that will periodically be updated with new content and descriptive videos/details about the technologies and their applications for ELLs. If you have any questions, you can email Greg at gbailey@swboces.org.

Upcoming NEW HV RBERN Online Workshops

NYSED Documents

NYSED OBEWL has issued a revised Parent Notification Letter to address the cancellation of the 2020 NYSESLAT and student ENL services. The letter is available in English and the 10 most commonly spoken languages spoken by ELLs in NYS at this link.

Professional Development

Community Conversations: Preparing for the “New Normal”: Supporting English Language Learners for Success (Webinar)
September 16, 2020, 4:00 PM
Register here.

This panel will include experts from the field to answer commonly asked questions about how to support the success of English Language Learners (ELLs) as we return to face-to-face and hybrid learning after COVID-19. We will discuss successful strategies, common challenges (and how to best address them), and ideas for how educators and parents can support ELLs.

Facilitator: Carmen Diaz, Interim Director, RBERN, Questar III

Presenters:

  • Dr. Gladys Cruz, District Superintendent of Questar III BOCES

  • Ross Garmil, Supervisor of Educational Programs, Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages

  • David Mumper, Resource Specialist, Hudson Valley RBERN

Manhattanville College CSI Workshop: 
Struggle and Strength: The Central American Immigrant Experience during COVID-19 with Stephanie Carnes, LL.M., LCSW
October 3, 2020, 9:30–11:00 AM
Register here.

Central American immigrant students represent one of the fastest-growing populations in the American classroom. Most have experienced significant trauma in their countries of origin and on route to the United States, and many have had interrupted or limited formal education. Their experiences, particularly during the pandemic, are unique, as are their significant reserves of strength and resilience. This workshop will help educators understand the obstacles these students face and ways to hone their resilience in light of new challenges.

Bridges Fall 2020 Professional Development Trainings

HLA Live Introductory Webinar
October 1, 9:00–12:30 PM

An interactive 2-part training webinar for new and returning HLA teachers. Please sign up here.

For schools interested in joining the 2020-2021 Cohort: ENL/ELA Sheltered Curriculum Sessions and implementing the sheltered curriculum, please sign up here for the Orientation webinar, October 8, 2020 at 1:30–2:30 PM.

Developing Responsive Classrooms for SIFE & Newcomer Learners
November 10–December 8, 2020

This is a six week CTLE online course for New York State Educators. Preference for enrollment will be given to teams of content teachers and ENL teachers from the same school. The course is designed for inclusion and mainstream classrooms where SIFE and newcomers are served. Please register here.

Please contact the HV RBERN for support or with any questions you have.