HV RBERN Update

HV RBERN Professional Learning Opportunities

Current HV RBERN Workshops

• 7/26/22 Next Generation ELA Standards and Linguistically Diverse Learners - Advanced Literacies for Academic Success - at Orange-Ulster BOCES

• 8/1/22 Engaging ELLs (and All Students) with the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) - at Orange-Ulster BOCES

• 8/2/22 Pre-Referral Considerations for ELLs - at Orange-Ulster BOCES

REMINDER: HV RBERN's Summer of Self-Guided Professional Learning will be live on Friday!

The HV RBERN is running a month-long asynchronous, virtual professional learning camp from July 15th through August 15th, 2022, to support educators as they continue to build capacity in meeting the needs of ELLs in their schools and classrooms. Our camp features multiple workshops on ELL-related topics; participants will select workshops that best meet their needs.

Successful completion of individual workshops will result in CTLE credits; credits per workshop will vary and will be delivered through a digital Certificate of Completion.

Keep an eye out for the next Hudson Valley RBERN Update on Friday!

Other Professional Development

Dutchess BOCES

Writing is Thinking (WIT) for Teachers of English Learners (Virtual) 
7/25/22, 8/1/22, 8/8/22, 8/15/22

For more information and to register, click here.

Career Opportunities

Fallsburg CSD

• English as a New Language Teacher - Elementary

• Leave Replacement Bilingual Elementary Teacher

Port Chester-Rye UFSD

• Spanish Teacher - Port Chester High School

Yonkers Public Schools

• Multiple Vacancies

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

HV RBERN Update

Current HV RBERN Workshops

• 7/15/22 through 8/15/22 HV RBERN’s Summer of Self-Guided Professional Learning

• 7/26/22 Next Generation ELA Standards and Linguistically Diverse Learners - Advanced Literacies for Academic Success - at Orange-Ulster BOCES

• 8/1/22 Engaging ELLs (and All Students) with the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) - at Orange-Ulster BOCES

• 8/2/22 Pre-Referral Considerations for ELLs - at Orange-Ulster BOCES

Self-Guided HV RBERN Workshops

Experience RBERN workshops at your own pace and earn CTLE certificates when it's convenient for you!

• 8/1/21 - 6/30/22, NYSITELL Administration Training - Asynchronous Online Course

• 8/1/21 - 6/30/22 Connecting With Our Diverse Students & Families: Culturally Responsive Sustaining Education For ALL - Asynchronous Online Course

• 11/10/21 - 6/30/22 Linguistically Diverse Learners and Advanced Literacy Instruction: Elevating the Instructional Core for All Students - Asynchronous Workshop via Choice Board

• 12/10/21 - 6/30/22 Using NYSESLAT Data to Plan for Instruction - Ongoing, Asynchronous Workshop via Choice Board

• 3/10/22 through 6/30/22 NYSESLAT Administration Training - Asynchronous Training Modules via Choice Board (Registration Not Required)

Please ignore the note "Enrollment is full" at the top of the listings. New courses will be added throughout the school year.

HV RBERN's Summer of Self-Guided Professional Learning

The HV RBERN is running a month-long asynchronous, virtual professional learning camp from July 15th through August 15th, 2022, to support educators as they continue to build capacity in meeting the needs of ELLs in their schools and classrooms. Our camp features multiple workshops on ELL-related topics; participants will select workshops that best meet their needs. 

Successful completion of individual workshops will result in CTLE credits; credits per workshop will vary and will be delivered through a digital Certificate of Completion. Further information, including workshop topics and registration details, will be provided soon. Please keep an eye out for our next Hudson Valley RBERN Update. 

Resources

New York State Department of Education

Special Determination to Graduate with a Local Diploma in June 2022 

Students who are scheduled to graduate in June 2022 and either do not qualify for the expanded Special Appeal provision or who are unable to participate in one or more Regents Examinations required for graduation because of illness (including isolation restrictions due to COVID), a request for special determination to graduate with a local diploma is now available. For more information regarding this flexibility, please review this Memorandum.

Center for the Success of English Learners

The Center for the Success of English Learners (CSEL) is a National Research and Development Center funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, to improve secondary education for English learners (ELs).

The Center’s program of research in science—CSEL Science—focuses on developing the science knowledge and skills of secondary-level English learners and their English proficient classmates.

They are seeking a district partner for the 2022-23 school year. For more information, view the flyer here.

New York State Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages

The May-June edition of the NYS OBEWL newsletter has been released. This newsletter is posted on their website along with an archive of previous issues.

Career Opportunities

Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES

• Bilingual Earth Science Teacher for Proctoring/Scoring - August Earth Science Regents

Southern Westchester BOCES

• Resource Specialist, Hudson Valley RBERN

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

NEW! After-School Educator Series: Culturally Relevant Response to Intervention (MTSS) and IEP Practices

HV RBERN Professional Learning Opportunities

New Workshops!

• 6/9/22 and 6/14/22 Culturally Relevant Response to Intervention (MTSS): Distinguishing Between Language Difference and Learning Disabilities - via Zoom

• 6/15/22 and 6/21/22 Writing Culturally Responsive IEPs and Progress Monitoring - via Zoom

These workshops are part of the After-School Educator Series: Culturally Relevant Response to Intervention (MTSS) and IEP Practices. This learning series is designed for teachers and other related personnel and focuses on effective instructional and assessment practices for bilingual students with special education needs.

Read about the instructor, Gliset Colόn, Ph.D., here.

Other Professional Learning Opportunity

Westchester Community College Webinar

The Sophia and Joseph Abeles English as a Second Language Endowed Chair Lecture Series

Language Acquisition and the Power of Pleasure Reading
Presenter: Dr. Stephen Krashen
Monday, June 20, 2022, 5:30 PM

We acquire language in only one way, not by producing it, not by study, and not by getting corrected, but by understanding what we hear and read. An efficient and very pleasant way of doing this is listening to and reading stories, also known as fiction, also known as literature. Reading fiction is not only a path to language and literacy: Fiction readers know more about a variety of areas, including history, science, and practical matters. To take advantage of the power of fiction, readers need easy access to books. The best way to make sure everyone has access to books is to support libraries and librarians. Register here.

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