RBERN West Newsletter

The RBERN West has added a news webpage to our website. It can be accessed by clicking on the icon you see to the right on our homepage. Look for news stories about some of the exciting things we're involved with as well as our linked Twitter feed.

Catch up on the latest news from the Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages.

September's issue has the following featured articles:

• Letter from the Associate Commissioner
• The Season of Change: Spring into the Revised World Language Standards
• 2022 World Language Needs Assessment Survey
• The World Language Professional Learning Series Continues
• PRHYLI Recognized as a Program to Watch
• Preston High School Italian Students Earn Multiple Medal Wins
• European Day of Languages 2022—Save the Date!
• Pleasant Valley Pilots Voluntary Program Quality Review
• OBEWL Welcomes New Staff
• Creating a Blueprint: Pathways for Undocumented Educators
• ELL Identification
• News from Other NYSED Offices

Please check back monthly as we add events and update any sections that say "TBD"!

OBEWL is proud to release the following schedule of professional learning workshops beginning in September 2022 for the first semester of the upcoming school year.

• Assessment Part 2: Creating Formative and Summative Performance Assessment Tasks - Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 4:00-5:00 pm (Zoom)
• Lesson Planning Part 1 – From Unit Plan to Lesson Plans: Putting the Pieces Together - Tuesday, November 1, 2022, 4:00-5:00 pm (Zoom)
• Lesson Planning Part 2 – Lesson Planning Options for Thematic Units - Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 4:00-5:00 pm (Zoom)

For more information on these webinars as well as to view the available recordings from past webinars, please visit our World Language Professional Learning website.

ORIENTATION TO BRIDGES PROGRAMS:

The Orientation to Bridges Programs series is designed to introduce new teachers and administrators to Bridges curricular offerings, resources, and courses, and help guide questions around implementation. View the videos and handouts below for an in-depth tour of the program. If you are interested in earning 2 hours of CTLE credit for the formal orientation process please contact admin@bridges-sifeproject.com.

Developing Responsive Classroom Communities for SIFE & Newcomer Learners | Nov 2022-Jan 2023

The course is free and open to New York State educators of SIFE and newcomer learners.

Join the MidWest RBERN Regional SIFE Taskforce

So you have identified student(s) as SIFE, now what? This taskforce is recruiting members with an interest and/or expertise in working with SIFE. Our aim is to provide support for educators who are currently working with SIFE by creative problem solving and highlighting the best practices of identification, placement, programming, and resources to ensure Students with Interrupted Formal Education have equitable access to schooling. Our bi-monthly meetings will be held on the following dates virtually over ZOOM from 4:00-5:30 pm.

October 12, 2022

December 14, 2022

February 8, 2023

April 12, 2023

June 7, 2023

Please click HERE to register

As we begin a new school year, there is one remaining zoom webinar for new MLS users on Oct 12th from 2:30pm - 4pm.

Register using this google form: https://forms.gle/QsRQkTnsaZfa11cG6.

Thank you for your continued engagement with the MLS, please feel free to contact us at mls.email.server@gmail.com with any questions

Foundations of Multi-Tiered System of Supports & Tier 2 and 3 Interventions for English Language Learners (Overview) Grades (K-8)
Audience: Administrators and School Leaders
Presenters: Dr. Alba A. Ortiz and Dr. Linda Cavazos
Saturday, October 22, 2022 | 9:00AM - 10:30AM
SEE THE FLYER
PLEASE REGISTER HERE

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!!

Registration is now open for the NYS TESOL 52nd Annual conference November 3-5, 2022.

We encourage you to register as soon as you can.

In-person days include breakfast and lunch. ALL Conference Registrations includes 2022/2023 NYS TESOL membership.

If you are a current NYS TESOL member, please log-in before registering in order to ensure you receive a discounted rate.

REGISTER HERE!

Shifting Teaching Paradigms: Examining Inclusive, Dynamic Practices

Virtual Day: Online via Zoom

Face-to-Face: Sonesta White Plains Downtown

Please reach out to the RBERN West point person for your district for any technical assistance:

This document provides the scale score ranges for the 2022 New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT), along with guidance and information concerning the interpretation of the scale scores.

Similarly, this folder contains NYSITELL raw score conversion charts.

Earlier this year, President Joe Biden indicated that the United States would be receiving more than 100,000 refugees from the Ukraine. It is anticipated that significant number Ukrainian refugee students would be entering New York State public schools. To assist districts and schools, the Statewide Language RBERN has compiled a list of translated materials for your use. Each of the documents are hyperlinked for ease of access.

NYS Statewide Language RBERN Team

Western New York Branch (UCCA-WNY) will be coordinating our refugee relief efforts. UCCA-WNY includes Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse. To learn more about the Ukrainian Parolee process visit Ukrainians of Buffalo, https://ukrainiansofbuffalo.com/refugee.html

Reminder that for transfer students, there are multiple pathways for accessing information. See this document linked here for guidance.

Linked here you will find a useful library of COVID home test instructions translated into 10 languages, including Arabic, Dari, Dinka, French, Kinyarwandan, Pashto, Russian, Somali, Swahili, and Ukrainian.

NYS Next Generation Math Glossaries are now available:

• NYS Next Generation Math Learning Standards

Chinese | English | Spanish

• NYS Next Generation Math Learning Standards - One-to-one translation of terms only

Arabic | Bengali | Chinese | Haitian | Russian | Spanish | Urdu

• Glossary of Verbs Associated with the New York State Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards

Arabic | Bengali | Chinese | Haitian | Russian | Spanish | Urdu

Open to all sophomores and juniors attending school in New York, BigFuture will be awarding 12 $10,000 scholarships to reward students for completing a career quiz on BigFuture by November 30, 2022. Each month, BigFuture will award four $10,000 scholarships to New York students. At least half of the scholarships will be reserved for students who attend a high-poverty school where 75% or more of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Students in your district can qualify today at bigfuture.org/NYscholarships. The sooner students complete the career quiz, the more opportunity they have to win!

Real Talk empowers Black Students to own their own future. Throughout October, Real Talk will offer special opportunities for students to explore careers and hear directly from New York professionals in the tech, sports, and entertainment. Learn more at here starting on September 16th: bigfuture.org/RealTalk.

BigFuture Live: New York connects students with college reps and career experts. Students can register for these short, free virtual community events where New York state institutions will answer questions about identifying a major, exploring careers, paying for college, and more. Learn more here starting on September 13th: bigfuture.org/NYevents.

Help your students stand out to colleges and scholarships. National Recognition Programs award academic honors to underrepresented sophomores and juniors who take eligible administrations of AP®, PSAT/NMSQT® and identify as African American/Black, Hispanic/Latinx, Indigenous or Rural students to qualify. Learn more at bigfuture.org/recognition.

To RSVP: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/buffalonavalpark/765110/

To watch the trailer: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/729860447

The Book: https://www.flipsnack.com/965A5E77C6F/the-borinqueneers-a-visual-history-of-the-65th-infantry-regiment-zunlxcubdc.html

Check this out on The View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lTB87CdVsQ

On Wednesday, September 28, she received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Niagara University. She was honored during the Vincentian Heritage Convocation which recognized members of the community who model the legacy of Saint Vincent de Paul. Saint Vincent de Paul is best known for his work among the poor and marginalized.

Denise enjoys a distinguished career in education that has spanned thirty-eight years. Starting as a fourth-grade, bilingual education teacher and retiring as the supervisor of the RBERN West team, she has devoted her life’s work to serving English Language Learners and their teachers. Though she recently celebrated her retirement in June, she continues to work with RBERN in a part-time capacity.

We are proud to have Denise on our team! ELL students in WNY have access to better, more equitable education thanks to her contributions and passion. Congratulations Denise!

The Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network West is part of a statewide system of support, funded by the NYSED Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBE-WL).

Mission: Collaborate with educators, parents, and community members to promote academic excellence and ensure high school graduation for all multilingual learners.

Vision: A community that provides access to an excellent and equitable education for multilingual learners that prepares them to be prosperous participants of a free and democratic society.

Email: rbernwest@e1b.org
Website: rbernwest.e1b.org
Location: 355 Harlem Road, Buffalo, NY, USA
Phone: 716-821-7531
Twitter: @RBERNwest