HV RBERN Update

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HV RBERN Professional Development

Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages

OBEWL released a memo stating that parents/guardians of provisionally identified ELLs receiving entirely remote instruction must be included in the outreach conducted by schools. The parent/guardians of provisionally identified ELLs are to be informed that their child has the right to participate in the NYSESLAT and be informed of the arrangements to have their child participate in-person in the school building in the NYSESLAT during the testing window.

Regional Information Centers (RICs) typically provide additional blank NYSESLAT score sheets; please communicate with your testing coordinator if you anticipate needing additional blank score sheets. Requests for additional blank score sheets should be made to MHRIC by 4/26 and LHRIC by 5/7.

Hunter School of Education

CLASS for ELLs - Offered in collaboration with the Hudson Valley RBERN

Virtual Information Session: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 5:00 PM via Zoom

Join an ELL-focused educational leadership (SBL/SDL) cohort in Westchester! Collaborative Leadership to Advance Student Success (CLASS) is an innovative, hands-on leadership development program. Candidates work collaboratively and learn by doing to improve outcomes for historically underserved students and to lead improvements in the systems and structures that have perpetuated inequality and unequal performance. This cohort will place a special focus on English learners. Application deadline has been extended to May 15th. To view the program flyer click here.

Clarkson University

Clarkson University’s online Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) programs are supported by the New York State Department of Education’s Clinically Rich Intensive Teacher Institute Grant (CR-ITI). This grant provides $4,500 scholarships for up to 20 students. For more information click here.

LIU Hudson

Get recommended for certification to teach Grades 1-6 through the NYSED-approved, 17-credit Online Advanced Certificate in Childhood Education program for ENL teachers at LIU Hudson.

You’ll receive a 45% tuition reduction when you join LIU Hudson’s 7th cohort, which starts in late June 2021 with two courses. Continue with two courses in the Fall term and finish in Spring 2022.

Classes will be online and asynchronous, but will offer participants many opportunities to engage with classmates and instructors.

Please note: Prospective students must be certified ESOL teachers who already hold a Master’s degree.

For more information or to apply, please contact Dr. Lea Rutmanowitz, Associate Dean for Program and Partnership Development, at lea.rutmanowitz@liu.edu or 914-831-2728. View Fact Sheet here.

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

Upcoming Events

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New HV RBERN Professional Development

Information Sessions: Diploma Requirements and LOTE Courses

The Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBEWL) of the New York State Education Department (NYSED) will hold a webinar, available in six different time slots, to explain how the June 2021 Exemptions from Diploma Requirements apply to Languages Other Than English (LOTE) courses.

This informative session will explain in plain language the guidance issued from NYSED in March regarding the June/August 2021 exemptions as they relate to LOTE and the Seal of Biliteracy. Participants will be able to speak directly with an OBEWL staff member and/or submit their questions via chat. While the session will not be recorded, a PDF of the presentation will be made available to all attendees and will be posted on the OBEWL website following the final session.

The webinar is open to all NYS educators. The sessions will be available on the following dates and times:

Click on any of the links above to join the webinar at the time indicated.

The Graduate Center, City University of New York

The 8th National Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language
May 13-15, 2021
For more information and to register, view flyer here.

SUNY Buffalo State

Bilingual Education Online Summer Institute
The four required courses will be held 100% online. Two of the classes will be held during the Early Summer Session (June 1-July 2, 2021 and two during the Late Summer Session (July 12-August 13, 2021). View program flyer here. Graduate Application can be found here.

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

HV RBERN Update

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HV RBERN Professional Development

Tomorrow, April 7th, the HV RBERN is holding two NYSESLAT Q&A sessions. Interested participants may register through this link to receive the Zoom connection information. We will share the connection at 8:00 AM and again at 2:00 PM tomorrow.

NYSESLAT 2021 Information

The NYS Office of State Assessment released this memo regarding the administration for the Spring 2021 NYSESLAT. Also, the 2021 NYSESLAT School Administrator’s Manual is now available.

Secondary ELL Connection Thursday - 4/8/21

The HV RBERN is pleased to have the Institute for Disaster Mental Health (IDMH) at SUNY New Paltz join this week's Secondary ELL Connection Thursday.

The mission of the Institute for Disaster Mental Health (IDMH) at SUNY New Paltz is to ensure that all those impacted by disaster and trauma have access to the mental health support they need. To accomplish this goal, IDMH provides leadership in the field of disaster mental health and trauma response through training, research, consultation, and service.

Register for the 4/8/21 session of the Secondary ELL Connection Thursday at the link above.

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