April 21, 2021
FROM NYSED:
General Education and Diploma Requirements
NYSED updated two resources pertaining to diploma requirements to include information about assessment exemptions due to COVID-19 cancellations. Both the chart and the Diploma/Credential Requirements Summary have been updated.
These slides review the NYSED guidance issued from the March 2021 NYS Board of Regents meeting on the exemptions available for the June 2021 Examinations, including the Languages Other Than English (LOTE) Checkpoint A and B exams.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, implementation timelines for the Next Generation Learning Standards in ELA and Mathematics and the NYS P-12 Science Learning Standards have been updated to allow one additional year for professional learning and curriculum development prior to implementation.
Interested in Piloting the Seal of Civic Readiness during 2021-2022 School Year?
NYSED is now accepting applications from all high schools interested in piloting the Seal of Civic Readiness during the 2021-2022 school year. Applications will be accepted until May 1st. Interested high schools should review all information and materials provided on our Civic Readiness page and then begin the application process. Questions related to this can be directed to the Office of Curriculum and Instruction via email to emscurric@nysed.gov.
NYSESLAT INFO:
Current RBERN PD Offerings:
Barriers to ELL Graduation Forum: A Community Conversation
Featured Panelists:
- Regent Ruth B. Turner, New York State Board of Regents
- High school staff representatives
- Former ELL student representatives
Regional & Community News:
SYMPOSIUM ON SPANISH AS A HERITAGE LANGUAGE (NSSHL)
Thursday, May 13- Saturday, May 15
Organized by the Institute for Language Education in Transcultural Context (ILETC), The Graduate Center, CUNY
Summer Workshop from the Mid-West RPC:
During this training session the participants will explore foundational elements of cultural responsiveness and explore the New York State Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework.
Resource:
Language Brochures from the National African Language Resource Center
The African Languages brochures are brief but informative reference materials based on the speakers of the language, their history, culture, and geography for 85 languages.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT:
Gates Chili Students Share Ramadan Traditions
This video was created by Lisa Taylor & Amanda Whitford, Gates-Chili Middle School ESL Teachers with Iva Petrosino, Director of Communications:
From NYSABE:
- Collaborative Leadership: The Key to Progress in Bilingual Special Education - Carmen Díaz, RBE-RN Questar III BOCES
- More Culturally and Linguistically Responsive-Sustaining Education: The Lessons I Learned About Educational Equity in 2020 - David E. Kirkland, PhD, NYU Metro Center
- Todo El Mundo Sonríe en el Mismo Idioma. The Whole World Smiles in the Same Language - Analy Cruz-Phommany & Michele Hewitt, Rochester City School District
NYSABE's Annual Conference:
Registration Open Soon for the 2021 Virtual 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.
- Parents can attend at no charge!
- Join The MidWest RBERN Bilingual Educator ListServ for a Scholarship Opportunity to attend the NYSABE Conference 2021!
Save the Dates!
June 8-12
August 17-19
November 4-6
About Mid-West RBERN
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