HV RBERN Update

HV RBERN Professional Learning Opportunities

Current HV RBERN Workshops

• 4/26/22, 5/3/22, 5/10/22, 6/7/22 Writing is Thinking (WIT) 101 for ELA - For Teachers of English Learners - via Zoom

• 5/4/22 Best of the Technology Toolkit for Supporting ELLs: The Series - Communication and Translation - Synchronous via Zoom

• 5/5/22 ELL Connection Thursday - Newcomers: Immigration, Unaccompanied Minors - A Few Things To Know - via Zoom

• 5/12/22, 5/19/22, 5/26/22, 6/2/22 Writing is Thinking (WIT 101) - for Early Childhood (K-2) - via Zoom

• 5/12/22, 5/19/22, 5/26/22, 6/2/22 Writing is Thinking (WIT 101) - for Art, Music & Theatre - via Zoom

• 5/12/22, 5/19/22, 5/26/22, 6/2/22 Writing is Thinking (WIT 101) - for Science - via Zoom

• 5/24/22 Best of the Technology Toolkit for Supporting ELLs: The Series - Accessibility - Synchronous via Zoom

• 5/31/22 - 6/6/22 Language Equity in ELL Instruction - ONLINE Moodle Course

• 6/1/22 Best of the Technology Toolkit for Supporting ELLs: The Series - Interactivity - Synchronous via Zoom

• 6/7/22, 6/10/22, 6/17/22, 6/21/22 WITsi for ELL Newcomers - via Zoom

Self-Guided HV RBERN Workshops

Experience RBERN workshops at your own pace and earn CTLE certificates when it's convenient for you!

• 8/1/21 - 6/30/22, NYSITELL Administration Training - Asynchronous Online Course

• 8/1/21 - 6/30/22 Connecting With Our Diverse Students & Families: Culturally Responsive Sustaining Education For ALL - Asynchronous Online Course

• 11/10/21 - 6/30/22 Linguistically Diverse Learners and Advanced Literacy Instruction: Elevating the Instructional Core for All Students - Asynchronous Workshop via Choice Board

• 12/10/21 - 6/30/22 Using NYSESLAT Data to Plan for Instruction - Ongoing, Asynchronous Workshop via Choice Board

• 3/10/22 through 6/30/22 NYSESLAT Administration Training - Asynchronous Training Modules via Choice Board (Registration Not Required)

Please ignore the note "Enrollment is full" at the top of the listings. New courses will be added throughout the school year.

Other Professional Learning Opportunities

NYS Statewide Language RBERN

Bilingual Special Education Series via Zoom

The NYS Statewide Language RBERN is extremely pleased to have as presenters, Dr. Alba Ortiz, Professor Emerita, Department of Special Education, College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin and nationally recognized expert on the education of English Learners with language and learning disabilities, and her colleague, Dr. Linda Cavazos. For more information and to register, view flyer here.

Resources

New York State Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages

The April edition of the NYS OBEWL newsletter has been released. This newsletter is posted on their website along with an archive of previous issues.

U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

The OSEP Fast Facts on students with disabilities who are English learners served under Part B of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act highlights 1.6% of students enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools are dually identified as students with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B and an English learner.

The OSEP Fast Facts also notes the number of students with disabilities who are English learners in the U.S. grew by almost 30% between the 2012 and 2020 school years, according to OSEP’s blog.

OSEP Fast Facts is an ongoing effort to display data from the 12 data collections authorized under IDEA Section 618 into graphic, visual representations with the intent to present 618 data quickly and clearly.

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