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Welcome Letter from Adam

RBERN News:

• Don’t forget to check out the RBERN Library –http://www.ocmboces.org/teacherpage2.cfm?teacher=583

Important Dates:

• Office of State Assessments testing schedule
• September 27 – TESOL Virtual Seminar Developing smart listeners
• September 29 – Second Language Educators Conference – Many Cultures: One World 
• October 1-5 – SIOP Training of the Trainer
• October 22 – November 19 – Separating Difference From Disability with Students Learning English as an Additional Language.
• October 24 - Teachers' Institute, Rochester NY
• PD opportunites related to ELLs in Rochester Flyer

 
NYSED Office of Bilingual Education Information:

• The National Board Scholarship Program Open for Applications -  National Board Certification 2012-2013 Scholarship Application is now available. Through the National Board Scholarship Program, you may be eligible to receive funding. For more details go to http://www.nbpts.org/become_a_candidate/fees_financial_support/scholarships 

You can begin the application process at http://www.nbpts.org/become_a_candidate/apply_now

• Questar Assessment Inc. sends CD reports to each school that administered the 2012 NYSESLAT. The CD's are scheduled to arrive in schools next week.  As per page 23 of the 2012 NYSESLAT SAM, schools are expected to provide each student's parent/guardian with the results of their child's NYSESLAT. 
  

-Individual Student Reports to give to parents/guardians

-Student Rosters (has the students names, Listening/Speaking scores, Reading/Writing Scores and overall proficiency scores by grade level for each school building)

-Translations of the ISR's into five languages (Spanish, Russian, Haitian-Creole, Korean and Chinese)

 
Articles and Online Posts:

• Larry Ferlazzo has some great ideas for kicking off the school year. Be sure to explore his blog and website for many great ideas about teaching English Language Learners. http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2011/08/08/the-best-resources-for-planning-the-first-day-of-school/
• Language Magazine http://languagemagazine.com/?page_id=3683
• Just Ask Publications - Learning to teach ELLs a resource that ESL teachers might want to share with their content area and general education teachers.  http://www.justaskpublications.com/jfta/2012_8_jfta.htm  

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