November 19, 2020
FROM NYSED:
Digital Age Teaching for ELLs Needs Assessment
In order to better serve our region, the Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBE-WL) and the New York State Regional Bilingual Education Resource Networks (RBERNs) are gathering data to inform the mission of the Digital Age Teaching for ELLs Workgroup. Specifically, we're looking to inform our goal to empower teachers of ELLs with opportunities that include research-based strategies, tools, and instructional methods that support hybrid and remote-only learning models. Link to mission statement and goals
Current RBERN PD Offerings:
Supporting Immigrants in School Series Session 2: Approaches to Educating Refugees and Immigrants - 11/23
Supporting Immigrants in Schools Session 3: Immigration in Elementary Schools - 11/30
Immigrant Experience Book Club Session 2: Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga - 12/1-1/31
- SIFE Manual Series: Instructional Routines Part 2 - 12/3
- Seal of Biliteracy Regional Collaborative Module 2: Planning to Implement the Seal - 12/7
- Supporting Immigrants in Schools Session 4: Immigration in Secondary Schools - 12/7
- December ELL Collaborative: Remote Learning Roundtable (P.M. Session) - 12/10
- December ELL Collaborative: Remote Learning Roundtable (A.M. Session) - 12/11
- Book Study: Connecting with Students Online by Jennifer Serravallo - 1/4-2/12
New Episode of RBERNing Questions Podcast
Check out Episode 14: Speech Therapy, Special Education Services, or ENL?
This episode addresses one of the biggest challenges we face as educators of multilingual students: How do we accurately determine if a multilingual student may or may not need support beyond just English language development? And if we determine that the child does need additional support, how will that be different from what we would provide for a monolingual English speaking student? Listen to professional speech/language pathologist Kelley Burt and bilingual special education expert Lourdes Roa discuss these challenges and share some tips for best supporting multilingual students who may need or already receive special education services.
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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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