HV RBERN Update

With the end of the school year fast approaching, join us for our June workshops. The following workshops still have availability. Please click on the links below to register:

At Ulster BOCES:
ELL Identification Process and Screening Interview - PART 1
6/7/19, 8:30 AM–11:00 AM

ELL Identification Process and Screening Interview - PART 2
6/7/19, 12:00 PM–3:30 PM

At Southern Westchester BOCES:
The Original Tech Toolkit for Supporting ELLs - "Learn" Session
6/11/19, 9:00 AM–11:30 AM

Rebooted: The New Tech Toolkit for Supporting ELLs- "Learn" Workshop
6/11/19, 12:30 PM–3:00 PM

At Rockland BOCES:
NYS Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Plan - What Educators of ELLs Need to Know
6/18/19, 9:00 AM–12:00 PM

Other Professional Development

LIU Hudson is offering their 6th Cohort in July for their Online Advanced Certificate in Childhood Education for ESOL Teachers. View more details about the program here. Application can be found here.

Edcamp Learn and Lead 2019
7/20/19, 8:00 AM–1:00 PM, Palisade Boat Club, Yonkers, NY
Edcamp Foundation provides Edcamps which are free and open to all, and their content is fully driven by the needs of participants. Visit their website atwww.edcamp.org.

Other News

Read NYSED Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages Spring 2019 Newsletter here. To sign up for their newsletters, visit their website.

Partner Events

From NYS TESOL:
The NYS TESOL Adult Education Special Interest Group (SIG) is a dynamic group of adult educators interested in networking, collaborating, and problem-solving with like-minded professionals. The group is undergoing a revamp in 2019, with a focus on recruiting new participants and utilizing a member-centric approach to engage adult educators in conversations and activities that best support them and both their short- and long-term goals. Please read here for more information.

Hudson Valley RBERN Update

The following HV RBERN workshops still have seats available. Please click on the links below to register:

At Rockland BOCES:

Rebooted: The New Tech Toolkit for Supporting ELLs- "Learn" Workshop
5/23/19, 9:00 AM–12:00 PM

Rebooted: The New Tech Toolkit for Supporting ELLs- "Apply" Session (for "Apply" Participants Only)
5/23/19, 1:00 PM–3:00 PM

Questioning and Discussion Techniques for ELLs (and All Students) (AM SESSION)
5/24/19, 8:30 AM–11:30 AM

Questioning and Discussion Techniques for ELLs (and All Students) (PM SESSION)
5/24/19, 12:00 PM–2:30 PM

At Sullivan BOCES:

Classrooms as Culturally Responsive Learning Communities
5/24/19, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM, Sullivan BOCES

Teaching Reading to ELLs: What's Different?
5/30/19, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM
5/31/19, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM

To view all of our current workshops in MLP, please click here.

Other Professional Development

From Adelphi University:  
Clinically Rich (CR-ITI) Intensive Teacher Institute for Bilingual or ESOL Certification
Classes begin Fall 2019 at Hauppauge Center
View program flyer here. Frequently Asked Questions can be viewed here.
 
NYSED released the Culturally Responsive-Sustaining (CR-S) Framework. This initiative establishes CR-S guidelines for seven different stakeholder groups. It was designed from the ground up and is the collective insight of parents, students, teachers, school and district leaders, higher education faculty, and community advocates. You can view the framework on their website here.

Partner Events

From NYS TESOL:
Digital Enhanced English/Content Learning Webinar
5/14/19, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM
Register here.

Career Opportunities

School Psychologist - Bilingual
Nyack Public Schools
View Job Posting on OLAS here.

Upcoming Partner Events And Opportunities

There are still seats available for the following HV RBERN workshops. Please click on the links below:

Part 154 Overview and Walkthrough Tools
5/9/19, 4:00 PM–7:00 PM, Rockland BOCES

Teaching Reading to ELLs: What's Different? Grades K-3
5/10/19, 8:30 AM–11:15 AM, ONC BOCES

Incorporating Vocabulary Routines for English Language Learners in Grades 3-8
5/10/19, 12:15 PM–3:00 PM, ONC BOCES

Other Professional Development

From the Long Island RBERN:

ELL Family & Community Engagement Conference
5/6/19, 8:30 AM–3:00 PM, Western Suffolk BOCES Conference Center
View flyer here. Register here.

SIFE Identification & the Multilingual Literacy SIFE Screener (MLS)
5/8/19, 12:00 PM–3:00 PM, Western Suffolk BOCES Conference CenterView flyer here. Register here.

Linguistically Diverse Learners - Advanced Literacies Instruction: Spotlight on Instructional Units of Study
5/14/19, 8:30 AM–11:30 AM, Islip Office Center
View flyer here. Register here.

From NYSUT:

NYSUT offers seminars designed to meet the needs of English learners that fulfill the Language Acquisition requirement for CR Part 154 and CTLE. View their flyer and seminar booklet. Visit their website for descriptions of ENL seminars. For questions, contact 800-528-6208.

From SUNY New Paltz:

The deadline has been extended to apply for SUNY New Paltz's 15-credit Intensive Teacher Institute in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, beginning on August 24th, 2019. For more information, visit their website here. 

Partner Events

From SUNY New Paltz:

Save the Date!
Multicultural Education Annual Conference—Stories & Struggles: the Power of Educational Equity
11/8/19, 8:30 AM–2:30 PM, Student Union Building, SUNY New Paltz

From NYSED:

LOTE (World Language) Standards Revision Process and Application for Regional Standards Review Committees
To ensure that the revised LOTE Standards reflect the views of educators and stakeholders from throughout New York State, OBEWL will convene Regional Standards Review Committees. These committees will represent various parts of the State with a wide range of expertise including classroom teachers, building leaders, district level leaders, parents, students, higher education faculty, world language organization representatives and business and community members. Administrators are asked to identify potential applicants for these committees from their districts and to encourage them to apply by Friday, May 10th, 2019 using the following link: Review Committee Application. 
Questions related to this process can be directed to Candace Black, (518) 473-7505 or emailed to candace.black@nysed.gov.

From NYS TESOL:

Call for Proposals
NYS TESOL 49th Annual Conference—Strategies for Success: Supporting English/Multi-Language Learners in All Learning Environments
11/14/19-11/16/19
Submit all proposals online at: https://tinyurl.com/ac19-prop. 

Career Opportunities

Director of Multilingual Learners
Peekskill City School District
View Bulletin here.

Pre-Kindergarten Teacher (2) - Tenure track positions
Peekskill City School District
View Bulletin here.