ELLs/MLLs & COVID-19
Mid-West RBERN Resources*
This page is Mid-West RBERN's current compilation of resources. Continue to check back for updates.
Regional Resources:
Online Resources for Students:
- NYSED Continuity of Learning – Digital Content
- English Language Learner Resource Collection from OBEWL
- Online Teaching Resource List from NYSTESOL
- Distance Learning Resources for MLLs from Hudson Valley RBERN
- Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions due to School Closings from Amazing Educational Resources
Resources for Emergency Closure - Spanish Language Edition from PBS
CRSE Remote Learning & COVID-19 Resources from NYU Steinhardt
Free COVID-19 eBooks in English & Spanish from the NYC School Library System
Remote Learning Resources for Families:
- Google Classroom Guide for Parents in Multiple Languages from the NYC DOE: Albanian I Arabic I Bengali I Chinese I English I French I Haitian-Creole I Russian I Spanish I Korean I Urdu
- Recorded webinar for Spanish-speaking parents on how to use Google tools from NYSTESOL
- Are they Learning? No Tech, Low Tech...No Problem from Elementary English Language Learners blog by Valentina Gonzalez
- Google Classroom, Zoom, Seesaw, Canvas & Class Dojo Tutorials in Multiple Languages from Immigrant Connections
- Home is the First Classrom: RBERN PSA: English / Spanish / Chinese
Health Resources for Families:
- Guide to community-based organizations for immigrants in 10 Languages (Mid-West Region) from NYSED
- COVID 19/Coronavirus Resources in 50 languages from Rural & Migrant Ministry, Inc.
- School Responses to COVID-19: ELL/Immigrant Considerations from Colorin Colorado
- Why Can't I go to School? Printable Social Story in 18 Languages from Conscious Discipline
- Working and Learning from Home During the COVID-19 Outbreak (English/Spanish) from Healthy Children.org
- CDC Hand washing Posters in Multiple Languages
- COVID-19 Healthy Literacy Project: Fact Sheets in 30 Languages from Harvard Health Publishing
- Resources for Undocumented Families during Covid-19
- Eriksen Translations COVID-19 Glossary in 18 Languages
- Wear a Mask Posters in Many Languages from author Maggie Rudy
- COVID-19 Information for ELL and Multilingual Families from Colorin Colorado
Print Resources:
- 12 Weeks, Tech Free activities for K-12 students in multiple languages from ESL at Home
- My 2020 Covid-19 Time Capsule PDF template from Long Creations
- English and Spanish Printable At Home Activity Packs K-8 from Curriculum Associates
- A pandemic journal: free printable in multiple languages from Multicultural Kid Blogs
- Home Learning Resources for Parents and Families from NYS RBERNS
Online Teaching Support:
- Webinar: Practical Strategies & Resources to Teach K-12 ELs Online from SupportEd
Resources from BOCES 2 Instructional Technology, Distance Learning & Library Services
Ten Strategies for Teaching English-Language Learners Online from EdWeek
Distance Learning for English Language Learners: Privacy Considerations from Colorin Colorado
Holding ALL Students Accountable to the Learning when You're Teaching and Learning Remotely
When Collaboration Goes Online, and Around the World from the International Educator
Distance Learning for ELLs: Planning Instruction from Colorin Colorado
Stephen Krashen’s Seven Tips for Teaching Language During Covid-19 from Language Magazine
Seal of Biliteracy & World Language Resources:
- Mid-West RBERN Support Page for NYSSB & COVID-19
- Guidance regarding the implementation of the New York State Seal of Biliteracy (NYSSB) program given the school closures due to COVID-19
- NCSSFL COVID19 Resource Bank
- NYCDOE Resources for World Languages (LOTE) Teachers
- OBEWL Resource Collection for World Languages from NYSED
Culturally Responsive Resources:
Guidance on Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Remote Education from NYU Metro Center
Online Teaching Can Be Culturally Responsive from Teaching Tolerance
- Ramadan & Distance Learning: Insight from Two Muslim Parents from Immigrant Connections
- Ramadan Considerations for Teachers During Distance Learning from Teaching While Muslim
- COVID-19 - Racial Equity & Social Justice Resources from Racial Equity Tools
How to Develop Culturally Responsive Teaching for Distance Learning from KQED Mind/Shift
Social Emotional Resources:
- Trauma Sensitive Remote Learning
- A Trauma-Informed Approach to Teaching Through Coronavirus from Teaching Tolerance
Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus / Cómo hablar con los niños sobre el coronavirus from Child Mind Institute
What Our Children Need Most From Us Right Now from Ed Week Teacher
5 essential trauma-informed priorities for remote learning from ASCD
Supporting ELs’ Social-Emotional Learning in a Virtual Classroom from TESOL International
Managing Stress and Anxiety During Covid-19 Video Series in 22 Languages from Refugee Response
COMIC: A Kids' Guide To Coping With The Pandemic (And A Printable Zine) from NPR
Mindfulness and Conflict Resolution During a Time of Crisis – Webinar Series
Session 1 – Accepting What Is
Session 2 – Controlling the Uncontrollable – Establishing Routine
Session 3 – Conflict Management and De-Escalation Techniques for Oneself & Others in the Household
Session 4 – Acknowledging, Accepting and Allowing Feelings
Session 5 – Mindfulness Techniques and Stress Relief Strategies that works for you and your family
Session 6 – Reaching out for Help – Now is not the time to do this on your own
Self Care for Educators:
- Mid-West RBERN Book Recommendations
- Staying Calm During Crisis: 5 Tips for Self Care from PBS
- You Are Not Alone; Domestic Violence services during COVID-19
- Why It’s So Hard for Teachers to Take Care of Themselves (and 4 Ways to Start) from Cult of Pedagogy
- Self-Care for Teachers of Traumatized Students from Resilient Educator
- Social Emotional Well-being: Supporting Ourselves and Each Other in a Time of Crisis from Mid-West RBERN
In the News:
- Teachers of newcomer students try to keep them connected as schools close, routines shift from Chalkbeat
- English-Learners May Be Left Behind as Remote Learning Becomes 'New Normal' from EdWeek
- Tackling Copyright Concerns When Taking Storytime Online from School Library Journal
- Coronavirus and Schools Webpage from EdWeek
- Coronavirus Crisis and Schools Webpage from ASCD
- Imagine Online School in a Language You Don’t Understand from the New York Times
For NYC students learning English, remote learning can come with steep barriers from Chalkbeat NY
About Mid-West RBERN
The goal of Mid-West Regional Bilingual Resource Network (RBERN) is to assist districts and schools in creating an educational environment for English Language Learners (ELLs) which engages everyone in meaningful teaching and learning.
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