News and Updates: Bilingual/ESL

Informing & Mobilizing Parents About Community Transformation

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August 26th from 6 to 8 pm
Food will be served at 5:30
St. Mary's of the Assumption Church
2230 Richmond Terrace

TAKE THE S40 BUS TO SHARPE AVE

Workshop topics include:
College Access and Opportunities for Immigrant Students
The rights of immigrant parents in NYC's public schools.

The rights of immigrant students, ELLs and Students with Interrupted Formal Education.

Refreshments and interpretation in Spanish will be provided Child care and interpretation in other languages are available.

Please call ahead! Contact Joe at 718-873-6702

Listed on: August 20, 2008

COMITE NOVIEMBRE CALL FOR PUERTO RICAN ARTISTS 2008 POSTER DESIGN

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PURPOSE
Each year, Comite Noviembre commissions a Puerto Rican artist to design the annual poster to promote and inform the public about Puerto Rican Heritage Month and to create an artistic expression of the annual theme. The poster is distributed throughout New York, New Jersey and the tri-state area and it is the cover of the annual Journal Calendar of Events. The CN poster is in high demand by teachers and educators and the community and become collector? items because of it limited edition status.

THEME
The annual theme is developed with the understanding that beyond celebrating our heritage, it must help to motivate, mobilize and empower our community around critical concerns. This year?s theme: Live your Culture?! Vive Boricua!, challenges us to take ownership of our culture and heritage. Being Puerto Rican is not just on special days, or months, but every day of our lives. Everyday as a community, we contribute to the fabric of this city, state and nation. The theme addresses the importance of our achievements as a community and the impact it has had and will continue to have on society. The theme seeks to challenge us to learn about our pioneers, feel proud of who we are and where we come from and commit ourselves to promote and teach others about our culture, traditions, heroes and the great contributions Puerto Ricans have made to this country.

ELIGIBILITY
Artist must be Puerto Rican or of Puerto Rican descent. Artist must be able to work with members of CN towards the creation of the final piece. Artist must be able to work under tight deadlines. Artist must be present at unveiling of Poster at CN kick-off event in late October Artist must write a description of the poster connecting his visual concept to CN's theme

GUIDELINES
Artist must submit the following information: A complete full color, 24? x 36? concept portraying artistic expression of the theme for the poster. Bio/Resume Address, phone, cell and e-mail address Examples of previous work. Please do not send framed work. Work will NOT be mailed back, but you can arrange for pick up. Emailing/Electronic submission of work is preferred. All information must be submitted at the same time by: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Finalist will be notified by Friday, September 12, 2008. Finalist will be interviewed on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 between the hours of 6-8 pm., at El Museo del Barrio in Manhattan.

COMPENSATION
$1,000 stipend for work selected by Comite Noviembre The artwork and biography of artist will be printed in the annual Calendar of Events, and other venues such as El diario la prensa and Daily News, if available. Poster design will be distributed to schools and organizations for Puerto Rican Heritage Month in November.

PLEASE SEND COMPLETE PACKAGE TO:
LILI SANTIAGO-SILVA, COMITE NOVIEMBRE C/O: EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO 1230 5TH AVENUE (AT 104TH STREET) NEW YORK, NY 10029, (212) 660-7132, LSSILVA@ELMUSEO.ORG

Listed on: August 20, 2008

National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition Begins New Contract

The George Washington University, edCount, LLC, and Barrera Associates, Inc., are pleased to announce that their team has been awarded the contract to operate the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA) on behalf of the Office of English Language Acquisition at the U.S. Department of Education effective June 23, 2008.

NCELA's mission is to capture, coordinate, and disseminate a broad range of resources in support of an inclusive approach to high quality education for ELLs.

Under the new contract, NCELA will be offering a range of new opportunities for educators to engage with research and new developments in the field.

NCELA will be beginning a series of monthly interactive Web conferences hosted by experts in the field of English language learning. Our first Web conference, Defining Academic English Language, will be hosted by Dr. Robin Scarcella on August 21, 2008.

Beginning in October, NCELA will be offering a series of smaller conferences throughout the year. Our first meeting is the 2008 LEP Partnership Meeting [pdf], to be held October 15-16, 2008, in Washington, DC. Additional conference opportunities will be announced throughout the year.

As always, NCELA will continue to make available information about outside conferences and educational opportunities in the field of English language learning on NCELA's conference calendar. The most recent additions can be viewed on the NCELA home page; the full list of conferences can be seen on the searchable calendar page.

The NCELA-list will be dedicated to announcements of interest to our subscribers from NCELA and OELA. Federal grants and regulations, NCELA conferences and meetings, and other time-sensitive announcements from OELA and NCELA will be delivered through the NCELA-list.

Beginning in the fall, NCELA will be debuting its new quarterly newsletter. The newsletter will offer articles by leading experts on instructional strategies for ELLs, and will showcase best practices from schools and districts around the nation. The newsletter will also announce new resources and research in the field of ELL education.

Visit the NCELA website for more information about these services and changes at http://www.ncela.gwu.edu.

College Expo The Latino College Expo

Seventeenth Annual College Fair
Saturday, April 14th, 2007
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
at Hunter College
68th Street & Lexington Avenue
(for directions call 212-772-5714 or www.latinocollegeex (for d Open to all high school students, guidance counselors and community agencies
* Meet representatives from over 100 public & private institutions.
* Learn about the college admissions and financial aid process.
* Special "Image" workshop for Latina girls on style and makeup for interviewing.
* "Special Assembly" on "Demystifying the College Admissions Process" from 10am-12noon with a computer raffle for those in attendance.

The Latino College Expo, Inc. and the New York Knickerbockers have joined efforts to provide five deserving seniors from the tri-state area with an academic scholarship of $1,000.00 towards their academic and personal needs. The five awardees will be presented with their award at halftime at the Knicks Una Noche de Ritmo III (Knicks Latino Night) - New York Knickerbockers vs Orlando Magic on Monday, March 26, 2007
For more information go to the Latino College Expo website @ http://latinocollegeexpo.org/

The Fourteenth Annual Statewide Chinese Painting Contest Guidelines

Theme: Celebrate the Learning of the Chinese Culture
Contestants: All students, grades K-12, in New York State public day schools are eligible to participate.
Entry Requirements:

  • One entry per contestant. Group or joint artwork will not be accepted;
  • Two (2) entries per group (according to grade levels)
  • Entries may be in watercolor, crayon, oil or other media. Computer artwork, collage and mosaic will not be accepted;
  • The dimension of each painting must be 11” x 14”. All other sizes will be disqualified;
  • Use of heavy stock paper is advisable. Do not use newsprint;
  • All artists must accompany the painting with artist’s autobiography, and artist’s statement explaining how the artwork reflects the contestant’s understanding of the Chinese culture;
  • The artist’s statement can be in English or Chinese. The length of the passage varies depending on the grade-level of the students;
  • Contest label (see attached) with all the information must be affixed to the back of the painting. Entries with no label will not be considered;

All entries MUST be postmarked and/or hand-delivered by Friday, March 30, 2007.

All winning entries will become the property of the sponsors of this contest and are non-returnable. All non-winning entries may be picked up at ALBETAC at NYU Metro Center, 726 Broadway, 5th floor, New York, New York 10003, from April 30-May 4, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ALBETAC will not be responsible for unclaimed non-winning entries after May 11, 2007.

Categories:
Group 1: K to 1st Grade (at least 5 sentences in the artist’s statement)
Group 2: 2nd to 5th Grade (at least 2 paragraphs in the artist’s statement)
Group 3: 6th to 8th Grade (at least 3 paragraphs in the artist’s statement)
Group 4: 9th to 12th Grade (at least 4 paragraphs in the artist’s statement)
There will be three (3) winners and two (2) Honorable Mentions from each group. All winners will receive 1) a certificate of award from the New York State Department of Education Office of Bilingual Education and Foreign Language Studies and the New York City Department of Education Office of English Language Learners and 2) education-related gifts donated by sponsors and community based organizations.

Mail or hand-deliver (by Friday, March 30, 2007) all entries to:
Asian Languages BETAC
New York University - Metro Center
726 Broadway 5th Floor
New York, NY 10003

National Youth Service Camp

The National Youth Science Camp (NYSC), http://www.nysc.org, offers a fantastic opportunity for graduating seniors who intend to pursue an education and profession oriented toward science, mathematics, engineering, or medicine. Feedback from past attendees has been very positive and speaks very highly as to the rewards reaped by attending the camp. The NYSC is a residential science education program that honors and challenges the two most promising high school science students from each state. Applications are due by February 28, 2007. More information and applications may be found at http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/mst/science/natyouth.html.

The Citywide ELL Parent Conference "Building Literacy and Math Foundations for College"

The Office of English Language Learners (ELL), the Office of Parent Engagement, and the Translation and Interpretation Unit, cordially invite all parents and guardians of ELLs in New York City public schools to the Spring Citywide Conference for Parents of ELLs. This event, “Building Literacy and Math Foundations for College,” will empower parents of ELLs by providing them with information and resources on how they can play a part in strengthening these academic areas for higher educational learning. This conference will feature panels, workshops, educational publishers and community resources for parents of ELLs; translation services, breakfast and lunch will be provided. This event is scheduled for Wednesday, March 21, 2007, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Columbia University, Alfred Learner Hall (114 and Broadway) in Manhattan. Please promote this event to parents of ELLs at your school. Parent Coordinators and other school staff can download translated registration forms at the Office of ELLs http://schools.nyc.gov/Offices/ELL under “Forms for Administrators.” For more information, contact Lissette Colón, Director of ELL Parent Support at 212-374-0265 or Lcolon3@schools.nyc.gov.

2006 Young Korean American Network Scholarship

Information on yKAN (Young Korean American Network Scholarship) is avaialble here (PDF). The application is also downloadable here (PDF).

Two-Way Bilingual Education Program, 2006-2009

The information on Two-Way Bilingual Education Program, 2006-2009 Grant Applications is posted at the New York State Education Department website at http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/funding/currentapps.htm