January 6, 2021
FROM NYSED:
The Digital Equity Summits will take place January 28 and March 8 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The Department is reaching out to leaders in education, government, community, and business with expertise in digital equity to participate in the summit. The Board and Department will share the results of this work in a report, which will be made available to stakeholders and can be used as a blueprint for continued change. The final report will identify barriers to achieving digital equity and contain recommendations for action at federal, state, regional, local and organizational levels.
From these discussions, the Department will:
- Compile data and use an equity lens for analysis.
- Identify existing and developing solutions that can serve as exemplars for digital equity work.
- Identify opportunities for systems and policy change
The summit’s opening and closing sessions will be streamed live on the Department’s website.
Current RBERN PD Offerings:
- Online Course: Navigating the Road to Success: Guiding ELLs to Graduation in New York - 1/11-2/26
- Seal of Biliteracy Regional Collaborative Module 3: Designing the Culminating Project and Promoting the NYSSB Program - 1/11
- Professional Learning Communities for Teachers of English Language Learners in a Digital World - 1/12
- Co-Planning for ELLs: A Team Approach to Scaffolding - 1/26
- Boosting Virtual Engagement for ELLs - 2/1 (Hosted by WFL BOCES)
Regional & Community News:
IN THE NEWS:
In New York City, 142,000 children are learning English in school. Online classes are especially challenging for them.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT:
Brockport HS Seal of Biliteracy Video
The Brockport Seal of Biliteracy Committee created a video to showcase and promote the NYS Seal of Biliteracy to the community. ~ Thanks to Marlea Bahantka for sharing!
RESOURCE:
ESL - B I T S - English Language Learning : Listen & Read
This non-profit site helps students improve their listening and reading comprehension of the English language through reading and listening stories, including classic novels, short stories, novellas, articles and more!
Fun Fact!
Virtual Book Launch Event
Join two Rochester Natives: actor Taye Diggs and Award-Winning illustrator Shane W. Evans, the writer/artist team that brought us Chocolate Me! and Mixed Me! as they discuss their newest picture book My Friend! Visit Eventbrite to purchase a book & register.
~Thanks to Vanessa Íñiguez from Greece CSD for sharing!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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