Completing the School Notification Form
Webinar description
Your school has decided to offer the NYS Seal of Biliteracy and your Seal Committee has begun its planning.Ìý What’s the next step?Ìý Completing the School Notification Form.Ìý The presenter will go through, step-by-step, how to gather data and complete this form, which must be submitted by December 1st by all schools* wishing to offer this program.Ìý Learn the tricks to making this process painless and easy and earn CTLE credit in the process. [New York City (NYC) Public Schools do not submit this form, as the information is submitted on their behalf by the NYC Public Schools Office of Multilingual Learners.Ìý Charter and non-public schools within the NYC area as well as all schools in the rest of state must submit their own Notification forms directly to OBEWL.]
Original webinar date & time:Ìý Wednesday, November 15th, 2023, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
1 hour of CTLE credit offered.
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Webinar presenter
Candace BlackÌýis the World Languages Associate in the Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages at the °ÄÃÅÌØÂëÍõ. 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
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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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