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Long Island RBERN Bilingual Education Virtual Workshops

NYSABE

Virtual Professional Development Series Session II: Engaging English Language Learners/Multilingual Learners in a Virtual Learning Environment
March 16, 2021, 4:30 - 5:30 PM
View session flyer here.

Virtual Professional Development Series Session III: Leveraging Technology Applications to Amplify Instruction in ENL and Bilingual Classrooms
April 6, 2021, 4:30 - 5:30 PM
View session flyer here.

NYSABE Mid-Hudson Region III Networking Meeting
March 23, 2021, 3:30 - 5:00 PM
To register click here.

Teachers College Columbia University Webinar

Academic Glow Up Conference: Advice for College-Bound Latinx Students
March 20, 2021, 1 - 3:00 PM
View flyer here. Please contact Dr. Rosa Alcalde Delgado, 714-396-5882, with questions about the webinar.

NYS TESOL

Proposals for NYS TESOL 51st Annual Conference are due March 28th! NYS TESOL is seeking teaching tips, workshops, and poster presentations; presentations can be virtual or in person! The conference is scheduled for November 4 - 6, 2021 with the theme Looking Forward: Educational Empowerment & Transformative Education. The hybrid format makes it possible for anyone who wants to participate to do so, regardless of location. Please support NYS TESOL by submitting your proposal today!

NYS TESOL is seeking a logo for its Annual Conference, and we would like YOUR students to design it! The Student Logo Contest is open to NYS English Language Learners. Click here for more details. Deadline for entries is March 25. Cash prize for student winner!

Bilingual Education Online Summer Institute at SUNY Buffalo State College

Early Summer Session: June 1 - July 2, 2021

Late Summer Session: July 12 - August 13, 2021

The four required courses will be held 100% online. Two of the classes will be held during the early summer session and two during the late summer session. View flyer here. The application can be found here.

Career Opportunity

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)

Resource Specialist (two positions: Arabic and Bengali languages)
View job posting here.

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

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HV RBERN Professional Development

Other Professional Development/Training

NYSABE Virtual Professional Development Opportunity

Conversations with School Leaders: Strategies for Implementing CR Part 154-Programmatic and Instructional Practices that Ensure Quality Education
Session 1: Thursday, March 4, 2021, 4:30-5:30 PM
NYSABE members and non-members welcome. This professional development activity is free of charge. CTLE certificate will be granted to registered participants. View flyer here.

Multilingual Literacy Screener (MLS) for SIFE Students

MLS Virtual Training Sessions
Thursday, March 4 from 10:00-11:30 AM and Monday, March 8 from 3:00-4:30 PM
Please fill out this Google form to register and to receive the Zoom link or contact them at mls.email.server@gmail.com. We recommend attending this training if you have not previously attended an MLS training or if you have questions about recent updates.

Manhattanville College's 15th Annual Changing Suburbs® Institute Educational Forum Virtual Multi-Day Conference

Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners in the COVID-19 Era
Saturday, March 6 - Saturday, March 13, 2021
For more information and to register click here.

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

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HV RBERN Professional Development

3/4/21 Secondary ELL Connection Thursday - via Zoom ONLINE

3/18/21 Elementary ELL Connection THURSDAY - via Zoom ONLINE

3/30/21 Engaging All Students in Remote Learning with the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) - (Synchronous and Asynchronous via Zoom)

Resources/Other Workshops

Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBEWL)

View their current newsletter issue here. This newsletter is also published on their website, along with an archive of previous issues.

This month’s issue includes articles on:

  • Aligning OBEWL Resources to Next Generation Learning Standards

  • Resource for Parents of Emergent Multilingual Learners

  • Hudson Valley RBERN

  • FAFSA Completion Events

  • Revision of the LOTE Standards

  • Embedding Authentic Resources—Workshop Recording Available

  • New York State Seal of Biliteracy

Opening Event of CUNY-Initiative on Immigration and Education - Workshop Series

Thursday, February 25, 2021, 5:00 - 6:30 PM

In this workshop, you'll be introduced to the work of CUNY-IIE. Their professional development modules based on the Supporting Immigrants in Schools video series will be launched. They were created to provide activities and guides to help educators learn, act, and advocate with, and for, immigrant students in the classroom. Please see the event flyer here.

Additionally, they will be hosting four other workshops that cover a series of topics at the intersection of immigration and education, such as legal updates, UndocuArt, and organizing at the local and state level. The workshops are designed for families, educators, community organizers, and anyone who might be interested. View workshop series flyer here.

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