Multilingual Monthly: June 2023
Dear Educators, School Leaders, and District Staff,
As the school year draws to a close, we would like to take a moment to express our gratitude for your support and dedicated readership of our monthly newsletter. We are immensely thankful for the opportunity to keep you informed and engaged throughout this school year.
With this issue, we mark the end of our newsletter for the 2022-23 school year. We look forward to returning with fresh content and exciting updates in September and reconnecting with you in the new school year.
With our deepest appreciation,
Division of Multilingual Learners (DML)
Upcoming Live Events for NYC Public School Staff
Summer 2023 Global Leaders Academy
Pursue a Bilingual Extension through Extended Certification Programs
Showcase: Project-Based Learning with ELLs in Mind
Showcase: Literacy for Life Conference
Resources for MLs/ELLs to Support New York City Reads Campaign
Access Classroom Lessons on TeachHub
Upcoming Live Events for NYC Public School Staff
Review our events below or explore our SharePoint calendar!
INSTRUCTION
- Bilingual Programs
- July 19 and 20: New Bilingual Teachers: Language-Based Instruction that Promotes Biliteracy for ML/ELLs (registration form)
- ELA/ENL
- July 11, 18, and 25: Scaffolding Middle School HMH into Literature ELA for MLs and ELLs (registration form)
- Math
- Project-Based Learning
- Multiple dates: Project-Based Learning with ELLs in Mind Collaborative: Year II Pilot (registration form)
- Cohort 1: July 26 and August 23
- Cohort 2: July 27 and August 24
- Multiple dates: Project-Based Learning with ELLs in Mind Collaborative: Year II Pilot (registration form)
- Social Studies
- World Languages
- Multiple dates: Ready for the New World Languages Standards: Reflecting on your Practices and Materials to Engage 21st Century Learners (registration form)
- Cohort 1 (in-person): July 18 and 19
- Cohort 2 (virtual): July 25, 26, and 27
- Cohort 3 (in-person): August 8 and 9
- Multiple dates: Ready for the New World Languages Standards: Supporting your Teachers (registration form)
- Cohort 1: July 26 and 27
- Cohort 2: August 2 and 3
- Multiple dates: Ready for the New World Languages Standards: Reflecting on your Practices and Materials to Engage 21st Century Learners (registration form)
Summer 2023 Global Leaders Academy
DML is partnering with the United Nations to offer the Global Leaders Academy, a five-week paid summer program for high school students beginning July 10. This program is designed to expose multilingual learners and immigrant students to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) while helping them develop their leadership, language, and other critical 21st-century skills.
The program will conclude with students developing and pitching community projects that address these UNSDGs within their community. Please share this flyer with multilingual learners at your school. Interested students should apply using this form by June 30. Contact Florence Dennis (fdennis@schools.nyc.gov) for questions.
Summer 2023: ELLtrepreneurs
DML, in partnership with SpeakHire, Google, and Jamestown, is offering ELLtrepreneurs a comprehensive and inclusive summer work-based learning program this summer. ELLtrepreneurs offers English language learners in grades 10-12 an opportunity to explore their entrepreneurial aspirations, develop essential skills, and gain practical knowledge in a supportive environment. The program aims to empower ELLs who have business ideas and aspire to build their own company or non-profit organization.
Please share the ELLtrepreneur flyer and program information with ELLs at your school. Interested ELLs should apply using this form by June 30. Please note: the form will close when we have reached the program’s capacity.
Pursue a Bilingual Extension through Extended Certification Programs
Teachers can still apply to pursue a Bilingual Extension through Extended Certification Programs until June 16! Extended Certification Programs empower current NYCPS teachers to pursue a Bilingual Extension (grades PK-12) through the completion of fully 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. Extended Certification Programs are particularly beneficial to a school with Bilingual Special Education vacancies, as they enable that school’s Special Education teachers to work towards an additional Bilingual Extension during the 23-24 school year!
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.
Showcase: Project-Based Learning with ELLs in Mind[BH1] [BH2] [BH3]
On Wednesday, May 31, students, families, teachers, and school leaders joined us at Tweed Courthouse to celebrate the amazing projects our multilingual learners completed over the school year, as part of our Project-Based Learning with ELLs in Mind collaborative work.
We loved seeing multilingual learners using their voices, academic agency, and global knowledge to present their projects on different topics – from the war in Ukraine, to water pollution on Coney Island, to creating a Newcomer’s club at their school.
Thank you to the students who showcased their projects and the schools who embraced PBL to support our students’ growth!
Showcase: Literacy for Life Conference
On Thursday, May 25, educators, school leaders, and district staff joined us for our Literacy for Life conference and heard from nationally recognized experts in the field of ELL education and our own NYC Public School colleagues about strong literacy instruction and culturally responsive practices that support multilingual learners. Thank you to our participants and speakers! We are so thankful to hear about your experiences engaging with multilingual learners in and out of the classroom.
Missed the conference? Explore resources that support a culturally & linguistically responsive approach to literacy and language development for multilingual learners at bit.ly/DMLlinks.
Resources for MLs/ELLs to Support New York City Reads Campaign
As part of the New York City Reads citywide campaign, review the following resources for support with scaffolding core curriculum and leveraging home language in instruction for multilingual learners:
- Scaffolding Instruction for MLs/ELLs in Grades K-12 and accompanying FAQ
- Example scaffolded core curriculum units
- Home Language Use in Diverse Classroom Settings
For additional resources, explore our Resource Sites below. For questions, email DML@schools.nyc.gov.
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.
- 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.
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.