Growing Your NYS Seal of Biliteracy Program
Webinar description
Have you offered the NYS Seal of Biliteracy for one or more years and are now looking for ways to grow your program?Ìý This session will present strategies for expanding an existing program, including:
- raising awareness about the Seal among faculty, counselors, staff, and the school community;
- recruiting and motivating students;
- supporting English Language Learners to pursue the Seal;
- monitoring student progress toward the Seal;
- creating a pipeline for the Seal that spans middle and high school; and
- streamlining the Culminating Project and presentation process.
Digital resources, a local BOCES contact, and ample time for participant questions will be provided.
Original Webinar Date & Time:Ìý Monday, October 30th, 2023, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
1 hour of CTLE credit offered.
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Webinar Presenters
Candace BlackÌýis the World Languages Associate in the Office of Bilingual ¶«¾©ÈÈ and World Languages at the ¶«¾©ÈÈ. ÌýShe is currently leading the implementation of the revised NYS World Languages Standards and oversees the NYS Seal of Biliteracy program.Ìý Candace graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in French from SUNY Potsdam and earned both her M.B.A., and M.A.T. from the University of Rochester. A National Board-Certified Teacher, Candace taught French for 21 years and served as an IB Diploma Coordinator. In 2021, she was the recipient of the President’s Award for both NYSAFLT and NYSAWLA and was elected as a Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes académiques by the French government.Ìý In all her roles, most especially her current one, Candace is deeply committed to the professional learning and support of World Language teachers and the promotion of the NYS Seal of Biliteracy.Ìý
Sarah CioffiÌýis the K-12 Academic Administrator for World Languages and English as a New Language at the Shenendehowa Central School District in Clifton Park, NY (Saratoga County). Sarah earned her B.A. in French and Political Science from the University of Vermont, an M.A.T. from Union College, her administrative degree from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, and is currently working on her doctoral degree in educational leadership from Russell Sage College. Sarah taught French and Spanish for 25 years, and currently teaches in the M.A.T. programs at both Clarkson University and Bard College. She was recently awarded the Gordon Baker Alumni Award for service and leadership at Clarkson University. Sarah is a member of the New York State World Language Leadership Council, the NYS ELL Leadership Council, and the NYS Seal of Biliteracy Task Force, and is a co-director of the NYCAL World Language Exam Consortium.
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Link to post-assessments (8 versions available)
To receive a certificate of completion (including a CTLE certificate), NYS educators must view the recording of the webinar (see link above) in its entirety and then answer at least seven out of ten questions correctly on a post assessment.Ìý If the minimum required score (7 out of 10) is achieved, the educator will receive a certificate via emailÌýwithin about 24 hours.Ìý For the convenience of our World Language educators, there are multiple versions of the post assessment available (see 8 versions of the post assessment below), should the required score not be achieved on the first attempt.ÌýEducators may take each version of the post assessmentÌýonce.ÌýÌýCredit will not be given for taking a single version of the post assessment more than once.ÌýEducators may receive credit for viewing the webinar recording and passing a post assessment once in each academic year and are encouraged to take a different version of the post assessment on a yearly basis to review and test their knowledge of the webinar's content.Ìý It is the responsibility of the individual educator to keep track of the information on the professional learning they complete each year, including the number of CTLE hours. Questions about this webinar or the post assessments, should be directed to our office at (518) 473-7505 or atÌýnyssb@nysed.gov.
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For more information on the NYS Seal of Biliteracy, please visit our website or contact nyssb@nysed.gov.Ìý
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