This summer, educators and administrators across Central and Northern New York are invited to attend, free of charge, the English-Language Learner (ELL) Symposium, aimed to provide relevant, research-based information to help them better serve New York state’s English-language learner population. This year’s event, titled "Planning for Today's Diverse Learners," will be held July 20-22 at Indian River High School, 32925 US Rt. 11, Philadelphia, NY. It will feature informational breakout sessions designed to expose teachers to scaffolding and differentiation and content area partnerships with ESOL teachers, provide valuable insight regarding ELLs, and impart tips for successful home-school communications.
"The conference offers the unique opportunity for both small and large districts to come together to learn, share, understand, and discuss areas of best practices for all diverse learners, CR-Part 154 regulations, and to offer guidance in creating a district plan to meet the needs of our English language learners and to support their families," says Barbara Zehr, director of ESOL and principal of Philadelphia Primary School in the Indian River Central School District. "We are excited to present this first time event; it is one that no educator will want to miss."
Angelica M. Infante-Green, associate commissioner for the Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages at the New York State Education Department, will keynote the symposium on July 21 and discuss the new state regulations. Breakout sessions will provide attendees with the opportunity to delve further into the regulations and ask questions. The event will also provide opportunities for district administrators to gather information as they work toward individual creation of ELL plans in their own districts.
"The ELL Symposium will be an incredible professional development experience for educators and administrators in Central and Northern New York to learn about changes to the regulations that impact our English-language learners, as well as to engage participants in learning opportunities and discussions on how to better meet the needs of our region's culturally and linguistically diverse students," says Tanya Rosado-Barringer, coordinator of the Mid-State Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (RBERN) at Onondaga-Cortland-Madison (OCM) BOCES.
Additional conference keynote speakers include Jacqueline LeRoy, Instructional Specialist for the Office of English as a Second Language, Bilingual Education and World Languages in the Syracuse City School District; Maria Motalvo-Balbed, ASCD faculty member, Director of ELL programs for Metro RESA in Atlanta, Ga., and an education consultant with expertise in the area of culturally relevant education for linguistically and culturally diverse populations.
Registration and additional conference details are available by clicking here.
The symposium material, aligned with the new ELL requirements, is presented through the Indian River Central School District, Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton-Herkimer-Oneida BOCES, Mid-State RBERN and OCM BOCES. The conference is free to all attendees through the generous support of the Indian River Central School District, Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton-Herkimer-Oneida BOCES, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), Rosetta Stone Education, ELLevation and Mid-State RBERN at OCM BOCES.
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