HV RBERN Update

/

HV RBERN Professional Development

Other Professional Development

Bridges Professional Development

Online introductory course for NY state secondary ENL & content-area teacher teams & administrators:

Developing Responsive Classroom Communities for SIFE & Newcomer Learners
Blended synchronous and asynchronous learning.
6 sessions: February 22 - March 23, 2021
12:30-3:00 PM
For more information view flyer here.

Online Orientation to Bridges Programs for Educators of SIFE & Newcomer Learners (2 CTLE hrs):
Live Q&A Dates (Choose 1)
SPRING 2021
February 8, 2021 - 12:30-1:30 PM
March 11, 2021 - 2:00-3:00 PM
April 22, 2021 - 12:30-1:30 PM
For more information view flyer here.

Resources

In the OBEWL Newsletter – January 2021 edition newsletter, there is a Letter from Associate Commissioner Elisa Alvarez along with articles on the following:

  • An article on Indigenous Languages in New York State;

  • K-12 Language Immersion Program in Herricks Public Schools;

  • NYS Seal of Biliteracy – Guidance Toolkit, Posters in Multiple Languages, and Proposed Amendments to the Seal Regulations;

  • Information on the presentation on the proposed revisions to the Learning Standards for LOTE to the NYS Board of Regents at their meeting on Monday, December 14, 2020;

  • Free, on demand NYSED-ACTFL World Language Virtual Learning Workshops aligned to the proposed revisions to the LOTE standards;

  • An overview of the Multilingual Learner/English Language Learner Graduation Rate Improvement and Dropout Prevention Toolkit; and

  • An introduction to the Capital District RBERN;

  • And more!

This newsletter is also published on their website along with an archive of previous issues.

NYSED and OBEWL recently released a resource for the parents of Emergent Multilingual Learners. This parent brochure answers four critical questions concerning the use of the home language. You can access the English and other languages here.

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