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Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages

The March 2021 OBEWL newsletter can be found here. This newsletter is also published on their website, along with an archive of previous issues.

NYS Community School Technical Assistant Center

Tell ETAC your best practices on chronic absenteeism by completing this survey. They may even ask you to present it during a virtual meeting, if you wish to do so.

SWBOCES Center for Professional Development

Promising Practices Virtual Edcamp
Wednesday, March 31, 2021, 9:00-1:00 PM
Edcamp is a powerful learning experience designed just for educators and those in the education field. You set the topics and the design of the conversations. Simply learn what you want to learn. There are no experts and no prepared sessions. Edcamp provides the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues, share experiences, ask questions, discuss ideas, challenge your thinking, debate, communicate, and network! For more information and to register click here.

NYS Association for Bilingual Education

NYSABE 2021 Virtual Annual Conference
Fostering Collaborative Instructional Leadership in Bilingual Education: Equity in Action
May 20-22, 2021
Pre-Conference Events on May 15-19, 2021
For more information view flyer here.

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HV RBERN Update

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NYSED

NYSED released important information regarding the administration of the Spring 2021 New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT). The memorandum contains information on the delivery dates of test materials and administration of the test. The last day to administer all components of the NYSESLAT has been extended from May 28 to June 9, 2021. See revised schedule here.

Professional Development and Events

Bridges to Academic Success

ONLINE ORIENTATION TO BRIDGES PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATORS OF SIFE & NEWCOMER LEARNERS
Next Live Q&A
April 22, 2021, 12:30-1:30 PM
Asynchronous - 1 CTLE hour, Synchronous - 1 CTLE hour
View event flyer here.

SAVE THE DATES: BRIDGES SUMMER INSTITUTE
SHELTERED ELA/ENL CURRICULUM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
June 4-11, 2021
View flyer here.

NYSABE

2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Fostering Collaborative Instructional Leadership in Bilingual Education: Equity in Action
May 20-22, 2021
Pre-Conference Events on May 15-19, 2021
Join educators, parents, students, community leaders, and elected officials at this conference which will focus on collaborative instructional leadership and educational equity for English language learners (ELLs)/multilingual learners (MLLs). For additional information regarding the conference, please visit NYSABE’s website: nysabe.net.

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