March 17, 2021
FROM NYSED:
- NYSED plans to make its Spring 2021 NYSESLAT available for administration to ELLs who are able to test in-person. NYSED is extending the end date for the administration of all components of the NYSESLAT from Friday, May 28, 2021 to Wednesday, June 9, 2021.
- Revised NYSESLAT Scoring Dates: Tuesday, June 1 –Thursday, June 24
- August 2021 Regents Exams Cancelled;
- If USDE Waiver is Denied, Only Four June 2021 Regents Exams will be Administered
- If USDE Waiver is Denied, Only Session One of the Grades 3-8 ELA & Math Assessments and Only the Written Test Component of the Grades 4 & 8 Science Tests will be Held
New World Language (LOTE) Standards
The Board of Regents acted to adopt revisions to the New York State Learning Standards for Languages Other Than English (LOTE), Education Commissioner Betty A. Rosa announced. The revisions will align the standards with high-leverage practices and update them to represent what students should know and be able to do in the languages and cultures which they study. The Department presented regulation changes to rename the learning standards from LOTE to “World Languages.”
OBEWL March 2021 Newsletter
In this month’s newsletter we have a Letter from Associate Commissioner Elisa Alvarez along with articles on the following:
- The Science Initiative;
- The Long Island RBERN;
- NYSSB Annual Report for 2019-20
- News from other NYSED offices.
The New York State Education Department released today the 2019-20 Report on the New York State Seal of Biliteracy (NYSSB). The report:
- Summarizes facts and figures that demonstrate significant growth in this program
- Identifies future goals for growth areas, strategies to achieve these goals
- Districts and schools are encouraged to use any part of the report to communicate to their faculty, students, and communities
Current RBERN PD Offerings:
Current RBERN PD Offerings:
- NYSESLAT Trainings - 3 options available
- Progress Monitoring for ELLs: Tool Kit Demonstration and Conversation - 3/18
Bilingual Educator Collaborative - 3/25 & 5/7
Online Book Study: Culturally Responsive Teaching for Multilingual Learners: Tools for Equity - 3/29-6/4
Immigrant Experience Book Club Session 4: Green Card Youth Voices Upstate NY - 4/1-4/18
Seal of Biliteracy Regional Collaborative Module 6: Celebrating the NYSSB - 4/5
2021 World Languages Professional Learning Series
OBEWL presents a three-part workshop series to support world language educators’ transition to the proposed revisions to the LOTE standards entitled, “From Skills to Modes.”
- From Skills to Modes: Standard 2 – Interpersonal Communication with Bill Heller : Wednesday, March 24th, 4:00 - 5:00 PM - Registration link
- From Skills to Modes: Standard 2 – Presentational Communication with Dr. Lori Langer de Ramirez: Wednesday, April 7th, 4:00 - 5:00 PM - Registration link
Regional & Community News:
3 Part Series Begins on March 21st
In light of recent attacks on Asian and Asian Americans across the country, the Levine Center to End Hate is proud to partner with Monroe Community College’s Department of Global Education & International Services to present a three-part series exploring the Asian and Asian American communities of Greater Rochester, the history of racism and xenophobia aimed at Asian and Asian Americans in our country, and ways we can work together to support our Asian and Asian American neighbors. Click here for more information and to register.
RESOURCE:
Google Jamboard is a free tool for collaboration, class brainstorming, formative assessments and math. Esther Park , ESL teacher/technology designer, created a mini-PD for Google Jamboard:
Heinemann Virtual PD with author Andrea Honigsfeld
Principles and Evidence-Based Best Practices for English Learners / A Virtual Half-Day Workshop
- Date: Thursday, March 25, 2021
- Time: 11:30am to 2:30pm Eastern Time (ET)
- Presenter: Andrea Honigsfeld, PhD
- Audience: Classroom teachers and English language learner specialists of grades K-8, literacy coaches, reading and language arts specialists, curriculum coordinators, and administrators
- Cost: $60.00 per person; Tuition also includes access to the recorded workshop for 60 days.
Congratulations SupportEd on 10 years!
Congratulations to Diane Staehr Fenner Ph.D. and her team at SupportEd on 10 years of supporting ELs and educators in our own region and across the globe!
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About Mid-West RBERN
The purpose of Mid-West RBERN is to build capacity within school communities to cultivate strong leaders, high quality, meaningful instruction, and welcoming, inclusive environments for Multilingual Learners (MLLs). We are committed to developing partnerships that result in equitable educational outcomes for MLLs by capitalizing on the backgrounds, cultures, and strengths of diverse students and educators.
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Email: midwestrbern@monroe2boces.org
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Location: Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES, 3599 Big Ridge Road, Spencerport, NY, USA
Phone: 585-352-2790
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