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Webinar description

This webinar will take deep dive into the three modes of communication evaluated in the OBEWL rubric for the NYSSB Culminating Project and Presentation.Ìý Performance descriptors will be unpacked into their core elements:Ìý Function, Accuracy, Context, and Text Type, so that evaluators can identify the evidence for the demonstrated level of proficiency.Ìý During this session, participants will work in small breakout rooms to evaluate portions of sample student work and presentations to calibrate their scoring.Ìý

Original webinar date & time:Ìý Wednesday, February 28th, 2024, 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 Education and World Languages at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ. 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

David Mumper, M.S. E.d, is currently a Resource Specialist at the Hudson Valley Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network at the Southern Westchester BOCES.Ìý David has worked in secondary and higher education since 2001. He completed his Master’s degrees at Harvard University, City College of New York and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, earning degrees in philosophy, TESOL, and educational administration.Ìý Mr. Mumper worked for the NYC Department of Education for nearly a decade, serving as an administrator, ELA and ESL teacher at the high school level. Currently, he focuses on supporting Hudson Valley school districts to create programmatic and instructional systems to best serve ENL students.

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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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