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Episode Summary:
Lyda Ragonese grew up in a bi-lingual household where her father was fluent in English, French and Hmong. She attended a school without an ENL program and quickly adapted to academic life in the US. Listen in as she tells RBERNing questions how she achieved this. During our discussion, she reveals the initiatives that have greatly boosted graduation rates of ELLs in her school district in Syracuse, and the role of support in helping all educators understand the challenges that our ELLs might face. If you have burning questions about how to tap into the full potential of your ELLs and MLs, placing them on a path to success, tune in today!
RBERNing Questions for this Episode:
1- How would you define a confident life-long learner, and what are the keys to developing such learners in the English Language Learning community in Syracuse?
2- What did the Syracuse City School District do to accomplish an all-time high graduation rate of 70.7% with graduation rates for ELLs increasing by 20%, and how can other districts emulate this?
3- Specifically in your region, what do you think is the biggest obstacle the schools are facing when it comes to providing excellent education for ELLs, and how would you suggest overcoming it?
Guest BIO:
Lyda Ragonese is the Supervising Director for the Department of English as a New Language, World Languages and Bilingual Education in the Syracuse City School District. She is a Hmong-American from Laos and is a fluent speaker of Hmong. She began her teaching career in 1993 as an English as a Second language teacher at Franklin Elementary before moving to Frazer K-8 School in Syracuse. She has her TESOL certification from Le Moyne College and M.A. in Reading Education from Syracuse University. After leaving the classroom, her experiences varied in the fields of student learning objectives (SLO), APPR, and was elected as the treasurer of the teacher’s union in Syracuse. She has served as an adjunct professor at Le Moyne College and earned her Certificate of Advanced Studies (C.A.S.) from Syracuse University in Educational Leadership.
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Websites/Social Media:
https://www.nysabe.net/
To find out more about Mid-State RBERN at OCM BOCES' services, listen to season 1 of the show with host Collette Farone-Goodwin, or to receive CTLE credit for listening to episodes, click here: https://midstaterbern.org/
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Lyda Ragonese grew up in a bi-lingual household where her father was fluent in English, French and Hmong. She attended a school without an ENL program and quickly adapted to academic life in the US. Listen in as she tells RBERNing questions how she achieved this. During our discussion, she reveals the initiatives that have greatly boosted graduation rates of ELLs in her school district in Syracuse, and the role of support in helping all educators understand the challenges that our ELLs might face. If you have burning questions about how to tap into the full potential of your ELLs and MLs, placing them on a path to success, tune in today!
RBERNing Questions for this Episode:
1- How would you define a confident life-long learner, and what are the keys to developing such learners in the English Language Learning community in Syracuse?
2- What did the Syracuse City School District do to accomplish an all-time high graduation rate of 70.7% with graduation rates for ELLs increasing by 20%, and how can other districts emulate this?
3- Specifically in your region, what do you think is the biggest obstacle the schools are facing when it comes to providing excellent education for ELLs, and how would you suggest overcoming it?
Guest BIO:
Lyda Ragonese is the Supervising Director for the Department of English as a New Language, World Languages and Bilingual Education in the Syracuse City School District. She is a Hmong-American from Laos and is a fluent speaker of Hmong. She began her teaching career in 1993 as an English as a Second language teacher at Franklin Elementary before moving to Frazer K-8 School in Syracuse. She has her TESOL certification from Le Moyne College and M.A. in Reading Education from Syracuse University. After leaving the classroom, her experiences varied in the fields of student learning objectives (SLO), APPR, and was elected as the treasurer of the teacher’s union in Syracuse. She has served as an adjunct professor at Le Moyne College and earned her Certificate of Advanced Studies (C.A.S.) from Syracuse University in Educational Leadership.
Resources:
Websites/Social Media:
https://www.nysabe.net/
To find out more about Mid-State RBERN at OCM BOCES' services, listen to season 1 of the show with host Collette Farone-Goodwin, or to receive CTLE credit for listening to episodes, click here: https://midstaterbern.org/