Empowering Immigrant Students in Secondary Schools
CTLE Course
This virtual module will help educators explore and identify what advocacy can look like in our schools and classrooms, learn how to support immigrant-origin students with college and career access and understand how to support immigrant-origin youth empowerment in and out of schools.
In today’s challenging political climate that threatens immigrant communities, this course will provide opportunities for secondary educators not only to discuss key issues, but also to connect with community stakeholders in order to identify the concrete actions they can take to support students and families.
Please check back in October 2025 for new course offerings.
CTLE Professional Development Opportunities
The City University of New York - Initiative on Immigration and Education (CUNY-IIE) is offering free virtual professional learning opportunities to PreK-12 educators across New York State!
Upon successful completion of an immigration and education focused module, educators will earn 15 Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) credits.
The modules will include:
a 1-hour assignment prior to the start of the course (found at the end of the registration form linked below)
7.5 mandatory hours of synchronous sessions (divided between three 2.5 hour sessions)
and an additional 6.5 hours of asynchronous small group and independent work.
These modules take a strengths-based perspective (Gándara, 2018) of the resilience, multilingualism, and multiculturalism of immigrant students that prime them for 21st century learning. Whatever your area of certification, grade level, or position, you have the power and opportunity to educate yourself, your colleagues, and your students about current immigration issues.
These issues impact the freedoms, fears, hopes, and futures of our students and families in the U.S. and beyond.
Please note that we can only offer participation to educators working in public PreK-12 schools in New York State at this time.
