Professional Learning for the NYS Seal of Biliteracy
Upcoming NYSSB Webinars
The Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBEWL) of the New York State Education Department (NYSED) will soon be unveiling its 2024-25 NYSSB Professional Learning Series. These webinars, focused on the New York State Seal of Biliteracy, are offered free of charge for educators, counselors, and administrators working and studying in New York State educational institutions. All NYSSB webinars take place from 3:30-4:30 p.m. via Zoom. Registration is required for attendance and CTLE certificates. All webinars are recorded for on-demand viewing and CTLE credit can be granted for viewing the webinar with a score of at least 7 out of 10 on the post assessment.
Starting a NYSSB Program at Your School on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 from 3:30-4:30pm via Zoom
Recordings of previously conducted webinars are available below.
Recordings of the following webinars are now available for on-demand viewing. Click on the webinar's name to access its webpage with the link to the recording, link to the handouts folder, and links to the post-assessment(s) to take after viewing the recording.
2024-25 Professional Learning Series
- Starting a NYSSB Program at Your School
- The NYSSB Culminating Project: A Yearlong Process
- Using the EOY Data Form to Track and Report NYSSB Earner Progress
2023-24 Professional Learning Series
- Starting an NYSSB Program at Your District School
- Growing Your Seal Program
- Completing the NYSSB School Notification Form
- Promoting the Seal of Biliteracy and Recruiting Students
- Supporting Students through the Culminating Project
- Preparing for the Culminating Project Visit
- Using the NYSSB rubric to Evaluate Culminating Project Presentations
- Training Panelists to Evaluate Culminating Projects & Presentations
- Demystifying End-of-Year Data Submission for the Seal
For more information on the NYS Seal of Biliteracy, please visit our website or contact nyssb@nysed.gov.
The Office of Bilingual Education and World Languages (OBEWL) of the New York State Education Department (NYSED) is proud to present the 2024-25 NYSSB Book Study on Promoting Multilingualism in Schools: A Framework for Implementing the Seal of Biliteracy by Drs. Kristin Davin and Amy Heineke. The book study is being facilitated by the authors. Time is provided for small group processing and application of new ideas to school contexts. All book study meetings are conducted via Zoom from 4:00-5:30 pm EST. The dates of the book study are September 25th, October 23rd, November 20th, December 18th, January 29th, February 26th, March 26th, April 30th, and May 21st. Participants must commit at the time of registration to attending in full a minimum of 8 of the 9 meetings. Participants may earn up to 27 hours of CTLE credit (1.5 hours for each of 9 meetings and 13.5 hours for reading the book and preparing for meetings). The book was distributed to all participants, free of charge. There is no cost to participate in this book study. We have reached our maximum capacity and are no longer accepting registration for this book study. Please check this site in the spring of 2025 for information on 2025-26 book studies.
For more information on this book study, click here.