Multilingual Monthly: February 2023
Upcoming Live Events for NYC Public School Staff
Immigrant Ambassador Program (IAP) Office Hours with Community Ambassadors
Recordings of Culturally Responsive Family Engagement Training: Session 1, 2, 3, & 4
Call for Feedback: Scaffolded Core Curriculum Units for MLs and ELLs
Refer Teachers for Extended Certification Programs Today!
Access Classroom Lessons on TeachHub
Upcoming Live Events for NYC Public School Staff
Review our events below or explore our SharePoint calendar!
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT
- February 28: Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Family Engagement, with Building Bridges Group, Inc (registration form)
INSTRUCTION
- English as a New Language
- March 8, March 22, April 5, and April 26: Taking the Pulse: Hearing from ENL Co-teaching Partnerships (4-Part Series) (interest form)
- Math
- March 7, March 21, April 4, and April 25: Building Cultural and Linguistic Equity for MLs/ELLs in the Mathematics Classroom Workshops (4-Part Series) (registration form)
- World Languages
- March 22, April 19 and May 10: World Language Wednesdays (overview and registration form)
Immigrant Ambassador Program (IAP) Office Hours with Community Ambassadors
IAP is hosting a series of virtual office hours on specific topics for high school immigrant students to receive one-on-one support during their Midwinter Recess. Please share this overview of the upcoming events with your high school students:
- February 20: College 101 (registration form)
- February 21: Financial Aid Literacy (registration form)
- February 22: Career Exploration (registration form)
- February 23: NYS Dream Act (registration form for 10am session, registration form for 1pm session)
Recordings of Culturally Responsive Family Engagement Training: Session 1, 2, 3, & 4
You can view recordings of sessions 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the citywide training series on culturally responsive family engagement. The newly added session 4 focuses on West African communities with a special focus on African Muslims. Please note that recordings may take time to load due to the size of the file. If the recording doesn’t load, we recommend downloading it to your desktop. For questions, email dml@schools.nyc.gov.
Call for Feedback: Scaffolded Core Curriculum Units for MLs and ELLs
Please complete this survey to help us better understand how our scaffolded units were used to support instruction for MLs and ELLs, as well as make plans for future professional learning and new resources for scaffolding. The survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete—thank you in advance for your time!
Refer Teachers for Extended Certification Programs Today!
The NYC Department of Education is offering Extended Certification Programs for the 2023-24 school year. Extended Certification Programs empower current, qualified DOE teachers to pursue an additional Bilingual Extension (grades PK-12) or Students with Disabilities certification (grades B-2, 1-6, or 7-12) through the completion of subsidized graduate-level coursework. These programs also enable schools to expand the capacity and quality of their teaching staff and ensure that hard-to-staff vacancies are filled by current, veteran teachers in the school’s community.
Accepted candidates will enroll in a cohort either through a partner college or university or through the NYC Specialized Teacher Enhancement Pathway’s (NYC STEP) district-led certification program. After completing their certification program, participants commit to teaching in their new license area for the following two years.
- Principals and administrators can learn more and refer teachers here on this webpage.
- Teachers can learn more on this webpage.
NYC Teaching Fellows 2023
The NYC Teaching Fellows 2023 application is open through March 23rd! School staff interested in learning more about the program can refer to this flyer and attend an upcoming online webinar. As a refresher, the Fellows program features a 7-week summer training model that leads to full-time teaching positions in Title I schools throughout the city.
This year, we’ve made a few additions to the subject areas offered: Bilingual Education in Mandarin, Bilingual Education in Russian, Bilingual Education in Spanish, and Spanish Language Immersion. Kindly forward this information to those who meet the requirements for our language subject areas.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and applying early is highly recommended. If you have questions, reach out to support@nycteachingfellows.zendesk.com.
In Case You Missed it
Bookmark our Resource Sites!
SharePoint site
How to Access it: You can find our SharePoint by clicking this link, or by navigating to the SharePoint application in your browser and searching for Multilingual Learners. You can also sign up for email alerts. Visit this SharePoint page to learn how!
You can find relevant resources to support newly arrived multilingual learners/English language learners (MLs/ELLs) and immigrant students, including newcomer ELLs, on this page on the Multilingual Learners SharePoint. You can also share these resources using this InfoHub document. You are invited to bookmark the page and refer to it periodically to access newly added resources and opportunities.
InfoHub
How to Access it: You can find our main Multilingual Learners page by signing into the Employee InfoHub, then searching for “Multilingual Learners.”
Instructional Resources and Professional Learning Google Site
How to Access it: Find the link on our main Multilingual Learners page or bookmark it.
Multilingual and Immigrant Student Support Site
How to Access it: Find the link on our main Multilingual Learners page or bookmark it.
Access Classroom Lessons on TeachHub
- Standalone English as a New Language (ENL): In TeachHub, select the “ENL Standalone” tile under “Educator Resources” on the K-12, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, or DOE Created tabs. Add this tile to the favorites section of your TeachHub home page by clicking on the heart.
- PDF versions of all Middle School and High School units are available for your convenience to display or print. Find them on TeachHub!
- World Languages: In TeachHub, select the Middle or High School Google Drive, then the Spanish folder. For guidance on these lessons, please see the Introduction to Lesson Sequences for World Language Teachers and NYC World Languages video library.
- Home Language Arts/Spanish Grades K-5: In TeachHub, select the Elementary Google Drive, the grade, and then HLA. Twenty new lessons have been added for Unit 1.
View instructional videos to support multilingual learners and English language learners across content areas. Teacher- and student-facing videos are available to bring classroom lessons to life.