(2020) Working from Home (WFH)! A panel of Migrant Education staff will kick off the discussion by sharing their own experiences working from home. Join the conversation with your own challenges and successes.

(2020) In this workshop, we will consider ways that Migrant Educators can support and develop SIFE students’ emergent literacy skills. Working with NYSED’s definition of SIFE, “ELLs who are two or more years below grade level in literacy in their home language,” (NYSED, 2019), a key role for Migrant Educators is to help improve students’ literacy skills in English. Participants will explore the difference between decoding text and reading for comprehension, and think about the necessary interdependence of these two processes in building a successful reader.

(2020) Finding the right place to start when working with migrant Students with Interrupted Formal Education (SIFE) is important when designing an appropriate and effective instructional plan. In this workshop, we will discuss the useful resources about SIFE students available through the school (NYSESLAT scores and proficiency levels, SIFE screeners, Reading levels, IEPs) and how Migrant Educators can use this information, along with the MEP needs assessment, to inform their practice. From there, we will discuss effective activities and strategies that can be used with students from the first day.