HV RBERN Update

Greetings! Welcome to our new e-Newsletter! As usual, we'll be sharing ELL-related information that we feel is important and useful to our community.

Upcoming NEW HV RBERN Online Workshops

Spanish (Review) for Educators, 9:00-10:30 AM on Mondays: July 13, 20, 27, and August 3, 2020

Summer ELL Connection Thursdays, 1:00-2:30 PM on Thursdays: July 16 and August 13, 2020

Professional Development

Perspectives on English Language Learning: Aída Walqui in Conversation with 12 Leading Scholars on the Education of ELLs - A free virtual webinar series from WestED.

July 14-August 20, 2020

For more information and to register click here.

New York State Community Schools Technical Assistance Centers, Eastern Region, Rockland 21C is offering a live webinar:

Effective Family & Student Engagement: Using Data to Drive Decisions

Wednesday, August 12, 12:00-2:00 PM

View details here. To register click here.

SUNY Oneonta: Bilingual Education Advanced Certificate

Bilingual Educators are in high demand. SUNY Oneonta is offering an online program for this high-need area. Click here for more information.

Fordham TESOL/Bilingual Ed Programs

Fordham University is offering programs for an Advanced Certificate in TESOL or an Extension Certificate in Bilingual Education. Fordham will offer participating teachers a 70% tuition reduction. Click here for more information.

Career Opportunities

The NYS Statewide Language Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (RBERN) at NYU Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools (NYU Metro Center) invites applications for three Resource Specialist positions in Arabic, Bengali and Russian languages. As an integral member of the team, the Resource Specialist will provide specialized technical assistance, guidance and support to schools and districts throughout the New York State aimed at improving educational opportunities and outcomes for Multilingual Learners/English Language Learners and World Language Students. Full description and application: https://apply.interfolio.com/76942.

HV RBERN Update

Dear Hudson Valley Partners,

In our role as educators of ELLs, we invite our partners to reach out to us, think with us, and teach with us, as we advance the work of anti-racism and social-justice informed pedagogy.

We believe that racism and injustice have no place in our community and society. The Hudson Valley RBERN is committed to the values of trust, accountability, transparency, equity, and inclusivity, as seen through the lens of social justice and anti-racism.

Information and Professional Development

BREAKING NEWS!
NYSED released the memo Providing Over-Age Students the Opportunity to Return to School in the 2020-21 School Year Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. 

Since 2017, the New York State Education Department’s (NYSED) Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBEWL) has collaborated with world language educators across New York State (NYS) to review and revise the K-12 Languages Other Than English (LOTE) Standards. Details of these processes and the proposed standards can be found on the OBEWL webpage: LOTE Standards Review.

The proposed revision to the standards will be presented to the NYS Board of Regents for review and subsequent approval. In anticipation of that approval, the OBEWL is asking for participation in a brief survey that will provide them with information they need to best introduce you to the revised standards and to support you in transitioning to these standards over time.

There are still spots available for the Instituto Cervantes of New York XXIX Symposium on Children and Young Adult Literature on June 27, 2020. View the flyer here.

NYS TESOL will be holding their 50th anniversary virtual conference on November 13-14, 2020. Be part of the learning and energy of New York Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages! For more information and to register click here.

HV RBERN Update

Though many of you work with the NYS Hudson Valley Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (HV RBERN) on a regular basis, we are asking for all of our regional colleagues to formally provide us with feedback on our current services. We welcome you to forward this survey to other educators in your district. 

We are also interested in knowing which technologies educators have found work best, and not so well, with students while remotely learning from home. The Hudson Valley RBERN is interested in creating a database of ELL-focused, distance learning tech tools for educators to share with the region. Please view the survey here.

Your assistance is greatly appreciated. Please share the surveys with others as well.

Resources and Information

From NYSED:
Please read the following letter from Associate Commissioner Elisa Alvarez: "We will continue to strengthen opportunities and equity for all students and recognize we must understand our history to move forward together into our shared future."

The Office of Bilingual Education & World Languages (OBEWL) released this infographic about the 2020 recipients (thus far) of the NYS Seal of Biliteracy (NYSSB) (Interim Report 6/10/20).

Financial Aid Sessions (several in Spanish). Please share with families of high school students.
Prospective students and families are invited to join the State University of New York (SUNY) for online financial aid sessions which will provide detailed information about the financial aid application and award process. Note that several of the sessions are in Spanish! Session topics include cost and financial aid opportunities, including the Excelsior Scholarship. During the session, you will be able to send questions via live chat.

Reminder: If you want to continue to receive the email news we send out after July 1st, you need to sign up for our new list serve - be sure to click on the link above and sign up. This current email account will be ending at the end of the month. 

Best of luck as you wrap up this school year!