Professional Learning for the NYS Seal of Biliteracy
Coming soon: 2024-25 NYSSB Professional Learning Series
The Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBEWL) of the New York State Education Department (NYSED) will soon be unveiling its 2024-25 NYSSB Professional Learning Series. These webinars, focused on the New York State Seal of Biliteracy, are offered free of charge for educators, counselors, and administrators working and studying in New York State educational institutions. All NYSSB webinars take place from 3:30-4:30 p.m. via Zoom. Registration is required for attendance and CTLE certificates. All webinars are recorded for on-demand viewing and CTLE credit can be granted for viewing the webinar with a score of at least 7 out of 10 on the post assessment.
The Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBEWL) of the New York State Education Department (NYSED) is proud to present the 2024-25 NYSSB Book Study on Promoting Multilingualism in Schools: A Framework for Implementing the Seal of Biliteracy by Drs. Kristin Davin and Amy Heineke. The book study will by facilitated by the authors. Time will be provided for small group processing and application of new ideas to school contexts. All book study meetings will be conducted via Zoom from 4:00-5:30 pm EST. The dates of the book study are September 25th, October 23rd, November 20th, December 18th, January 29th, February 26th, March 26th, April 30th, and May 21st. Participants must commit at the time of registration to attending in full a minimum of 8 of the 9 meetings. Participants may earn up to 27 hours of CTLE credit (1.5 hours for each of 9 meetings and 13.5 hours for reading the book and preparing for meetings). The book will be distributed to all participants, free of charge, by early September. There is no cost to participate in this book study.
For more information on this book study, click here. To register for this book study, click here.
Previously Recorded Webinars from the 2023-24 Professional Learning Series
The following webinars offered in the 2023-24 series are available for on-demand viewing. Click on the webinar's name to access its webpage with the link to the recording, link to the handouts folder, and links to the post-assessment(s) to take after viewing the recording.
- Starting an NYSSB Program at Your District School
- Growing Your Seal Program
- Completing the NYSSB School Notification Form
- Promoting the Seal of Biliteracy and Recruiting Students
- Supporting Students through the Culminating Project
- Preparing for the Culminating Project Visit
- Using the NYSSB rubric to Evaluate Culminating Project Presentations
- Training Panelists to Evaluate Culminating Projects & Presentations
- Demystifying End-of-Year Data Submission for the Seal
For more information on the NYS Seal of Biliteracy, please visit our website or contact nyssb@nysed.gov.