Last Chance- NYSESLAT Administration Training At SW BOCES

Due to last week's March 21st's cancellation, the NYSESLAT Administration Training at SW BOCES has been rescheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, March 27th. It's not too late to register today! (For sessions at other locations, see our website.) Please click on the link below to register in MLP:

Training for Administration of the NYSESLAT
Tuesday, March 27th, 2018
9-12:00 pm
Southern Westchester BOCES
450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor
Harrison, NY

New dates have just been added for the workshop Tech Toolkit for Supporting ELLs: 

Part 1: AM "Learn" Session
Tuesday, April 24th, 2018
9-12:00 pm
Orange-Ulster BOCES
4 Harriman Drive, Room 156
Goshen, NY 10924

PM "Apply" Session (*For AM “Learn” Workshop Participants Only*)
Tuesday, April 24th, 2018
1-3:00 pm
Orange-Ulster BOCES
4 Harriman Drive, Room 156
Goshen, NY 10924

Part 1: AM "Learn" Session
Thursday, May 10th, 2018
9-12:00 pm
Southern Westchester BOCES
450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor
Harrison, NY 10528

Part 2: PM "Apply" Session (*For AM “Learn” Workshop Participants Only*)
Thursday, May 10th, 2018
9-12:00 pm
Southern Westchester BOCES
450 Mamaroneck Avenue, 3rd Floor
Harrison, NY 10528

In addition, we'd like to share the following from SUNY New Paltz:

Hudson Valley TESOL Mini-Conference
Sessions on K-12, Higher Ed., Adult Ed.
Job opportunities, networking, and more!
Saturday, April 28, 2018
For more details, view the flyer here.

Lastly, NYS TESOL is requesting articles for Idiom's Spring 2018 issue:
Theme: Engagement and Motivation
Deadline for submissions: June 2, 2018
Please visit Idiom's web page for more information.

HV RBE-RN August Update

Greetings!

News that you have been waiting for: the Spring 2017 NYSESLAT data should be available to district and building administrators by midweek! 

The Hudson Valley RBE-RN would like to share with you a series of announcements about exciting professional development opportunities for the fall/winter.

1. NYSITELL Training at Southern Westchester BOCES on 8/28/17 (½ Day, 9 AM - 12 PM). Participants will be trained to administer the current version of the New York State Identification Test for English Language Learners (NYSITELL). Link to register in MLP here. A new version of the NYSITELL will be released in February, 2018; training sessions for the new version will be held in the winter.  
2. Once again, we’ll be offering Literacy Support for ELLs: Reading Strategies for K-12 at Southern Westchester BOCES on 9/25/17. Link to register in MLP here.
3. SAVE THE DATE! The Hudson Valley RBE-RN is excited to host Dr. Kate Kinsella: Tools for Launching a School-Wide Academic Vocabulary Campaign on December 14th! (Location TBD). Dr. Kinsella is a teacher educator at San Francisco State University and a highly-sought after speaker and consultant to school districts and state departments throughout the US regarding development of academic language and literacy across K–12 subject areas. This workshop is designed for administrators, educators, and practitioners of students in grades 3–12. More details will be released soon!

Please visit our website here for upcoming workshops in the areas of Technology for ELLs and Co-Teaching for ELLs.

We hope you enjoy the rest of the summer!