News

New Glossaries Available

Glossaries for Math 3-5 and Math 6-8 in Spanish and Haïitian Creole are now available, as well as a new link to online glossaries from The Manhattan High Schools Bilingual/ESL Network. See Teacher Resources

Hire teachers from Spain

There are a substantial number of candidates from Spain applying for teaching positions in the Visiting Teachers Program in New York State, including upstate New York! Learn more

Spanish Language Textbook Survey

In order to better serve the professional development needs of Spanish bilingual classroom teachers, the NYS Spanish BETAC at NYU is compiling information and recommendations about textbooks in the content areas. Your experience in using textbooks in instruction and your recommendations are essential and greatly appreciated!

Please click on the link below, or copy and paste it into your web browser to complete this brief survey. It will only take a minute of your time.

Take the Textbook Survey

Muchas gracias y saludos,

Nellie B. Mulkay, Director
NYS Spanish BETAC
Metropolitan Center for Urban Education
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development
New York University
726 Broadway 5th Floor
New York, NY 10003
office 212.998.5101
direct 212.992.9379
fax 212.995-4199
http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/metrocenter/SBETAC.html

Regents Newsletter

The Vice-Chancellor and the Commissioner have approved this 2-pagevDecember 2007 – January 2008 newletter on Regents budget priorities. (PDF, 111K)

About BETAC

The BETAC is funded by a grant from the New York State Education Department to provide technical assistance at no charge to school districts with Limited English Proficient/English Language Learners in the counties of Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Lewis, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, St. Lawrence, Warren and Washington. Our services include:

	designing/administering/evaluating inservice training for parents, teachers and administrators
	maintaining a resource library of bilingual and ESL materials
	assisting with educational referral services (translators, consultants, regional agencies)
	developing/facilitating local parent education conferences, activities
	Electronically publishing the BETAC Interchange a newsletter to disseminate information on workshops, conferences, activities, materials and resources
	conducting administrative workshops regarding LEP aid funding
	facilitating opportunities for students to participate in the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute