NY State Dream Act Assistance - Today!

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HV RBERN Reminders and News

NYS Dream Act Application Assistance - Today!

We received information this morning that the NYS/NYC Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network at Fordham University will conduct a virtual workshop to assist with the Undocumented Students Sen. José Peralta NYS Dream Act Application TODAY at 3 PM. Please see the text below that you can share directly with your students.

(Please note that each paragraph in this message is in, both, English and Spanish.) [Español: (Tengan en cuenta que cada párrafo de este mensaje se escribió tanto en español como en inglés.)]

We would like to share the following information about a webinar that is taking place at 3 PM TODAY. It is about the NYS Dream Act Application.

[Mientras tanto, nos gustaría compartir la siguiente información sobre un seminario web que se está llevando a cabo a las 3 PM HOY. Se trata del DREAM Act del Estado de New York.]

The Senator José Peralta New York State DREAM Act gives undocumented and other students access to New York State‐administered grants and scholarships that support their higher education costs.

[El DREAM Act de José Peralta, Senador estatal de Nueva York, da a los indocumentados y a otros estudiantes acceso a becas y becas administradas por el estado de Nueva York que apoyan sus costos de educación superior.]

Vea los detalles a continuación:

See the details below:

The NYS/NYC Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network at Fordham University will conduct a virtual workshop to assist Undocumented Students with the Sen. José Peralta NYS Dream Act Application.

[La Red Regional de Recursos de Educación Bilingüe del estado de Nueva York, ubicada en la Universidad de Fordham, llevará a cabo un taller virtual para ayudar a los estudiantes indocumentados con la solicitud del Dream Act del Senador Jose Peralta.]

Date: Wednesday, December 2nd

Fecha: miércoles 2 de diciembre del 2020

Place: Virtual

Lugar: Virtual

Time: 3:00-4:30 PM

Hora: 3:00-4:30 PM

[The DREAM Act opens the doors of higher education to thousands of students, providing access to the new Excelsior Scholarship, the Tuition Assistance Program, as well as other state‐administered scholarships that were not previously available to them.

[El Dream Act abre las puertas de la educación superior a miles de estudiantes, proporcionando acceso a la nueva Beca Excélsior, el Programa de Asistencia de Matrícula, así como otras becas administradas por el estado que no estaban previamente disponibles para ellos.]

HV RBERN Update

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HV RBERN Reminders and News

PR/HYLI Application Due Date Extended!

The PR/HYLI application deadline has been extended to 9 AM on Monday, November 30!

Participation in PR/HYLI virtual training sessions develop and leverage leadership, advocacy, public speaking, and essay writing skills.

The culmination of the training sessions is the PR/HYLI Weekend Institute, March 13-14, 2021. During this event, students from across New York State debate bills virtually in New York State Assembly Chambers, while assuming the roles of New York State Legislators.

Participating students will have options for applying PR/HYLI training toward earning the NYS Seal of Biliteracy and the NYS Seal of Civic Engagement. PR/HYLI scholars who are seniors and meet certain criteria can submit their PR/HYLI essays for scholarships!

Student application can be found here.

Visit https://prhyli.org/ and https://www.hudsonvalleyrbern.org/prhyli for additional information about PR/HYLI.

For more information, please contact the HV RBERN PR/HYLI Delegation Trainers through prhyli@hudsonvalleyrbern.org.

The Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBE-WL) and the New York State Regional Bilingual Education Resource Networks (RBERNs) are gathering data on the use of technology for ELLs in your district.

This data will be used to inform the mission of the Digital Age Teaching for ELLs Workgroup which includes "empowering teachers of ELLs with research-based strategies, tools, and instructional methods that support hybrid and remote-only learning models."

We kindly ask that you provide your input by completing the survey found below. Please note that your responses will be kept on a secure server in accordance with Education Law Section 2-d and all personally identifiable information will be omitted if the results are publicly shared.

Please forward this survey to other educators in your district.

NYSED Resources

Share with parents: NYSED Parent Newsletter here. The Parent Dashboard can be accessed here.

Professional Development

Developing Responsive Classroom Communities for SIFE & Newcomer Learners
An online introductory course for NYS secondary ENL & content-area teacher teams & administrators.
6 Sessions: 2/22/21-3/23/21; 12:30-3:00 PM (Free!)
View program flyer here.

How Schools Can Better Communicate, Mobilize and Empower Families: Behavioral Science Tools from Harvard University Professor, Dr. Todd Rogers (Part Two)
12/3/20; 12:00-1:30 PM (Free!)
Looking to communicate more effectively with your families? Looking to learn strategies to reduce chronic absenteeism and to understand the correlation between communication and chronic absenteeism? Then join the second part of this webinar to learn more from Harvard University’s Behavioral Scientist. Dr. Todd Rogers. View flyer here.

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

HV RBERN Update

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HV RBERN Reminders and News

The HV RBERN is pleased to have Rebecca Christner, Executive Director, ETAC and Jorge Blau, Client Engagement Associate, NCCS in our 11/19/20 Secondary ELL Connection Thursday session. They will share their knowledge about: measures of engagement, practices to improve engagement in distance learning; local and national best practices on remote, blended, and in-person learning; and about attendance and chronic absence resources. View flyer here. View more information about Jorge Blau here.

Reminder: PR/HYLI 2020-2021 Information Session
The Hudson Valley RBERN Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute (PR/HYLI) regional training team is holding a virtual information session for junior/senior high school students, parents, and district educators/administrators on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, from 3:00-3:30 PM.

During this session, we will share information on the application process, training sessions, and answer questions about PR/HYLI 2020-2021. Those interested in participating in the session will need to complete the registration form at this link; information for connecting to the virtual session will be sent to registered participants. Please share this information with students and educators!

Visit https://prhyli.org and https://www.hudsonvalleyrbern.org/prhyli for additional information about PR/HYLI.

Partner Event

NYS TESOL Virtual 50th Annual Conference
November 13 and 14, 2020, 9:00-4:00 PM
Collaborate with all professionals who serve mutilingual learners! Registrants will receive 12 CTLE credits, 2021 membership and access to over 100 sessions across the two days of the conference and via recordings afterwards. Use code: Promo2020 for a 15% discount. For more information and to register click here.

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