About the Course
This virtual module will focus on best practices for supporting students of immigrant origin in elementary classrooms. We will learn how to identify possible trauma indicators in our learning communities, explore trauma-informed pedagogical practices, and come up with plans to support students and their families.
Educators will earn a total of fifteen (15) hours of CTLE credits upon successful completion of the module.
Course Instructor: Ashley M. Busone Rodríguez | Bilingual Educator, M.S. Ed.
Virtual Session Dates:
Wednesday, December 2, 2026 from 6:00-8:30 pm
Wednesday, December 9, 2026 from 6:00-8:30 pm
Wednesday, December 16, 2026 from 6:00-8:30 pm
The course includes an additional 6.5 hours of asynchronous group and independent work.
You can register for this free virtual course here. The deadline for registration is Monday, November 23, 2026, 11:59pm. Confirmation emails will be sent on Wednesday, November 25, 2026.
All CUNY-IIE CTLE courses meet New York State’s language acquisition professional development requirements. Educators with a Bilingual Education extension or TESOL certification, as well as other professional classroom teachers, may count eligible course hours toward their respective language acquisition CTLE requirements.
The application form will close once we reach capacity. Please note that completing this form does not guarantee acceptance. All submissions will be reviewed in the order received, as long as space remains available.
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 in the registration form)
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.
