el/civics webinar july 15, 2014. agenda what is el/civics? funding accountability program experience...
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EL/Civics Webinar
July 15, 2014
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Agenda• What is EL/Civics? • Funding• Accountability • Program Experience and Projects• Getting Started• Instructional Resources• Communication
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What It Is• English Literacy and Civics Education
(EL/Civics or EL/C)• Civics education is defined by the Federal
Register (1999) as “an educational program that emphasizes contextualized instruction on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, naturalization procedures, civic participation, and U.S. history and government to help students acquire the skills and knowledge to become active and informed parents, workers, and community members.”
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FY 15 Grant
Describe how the program will integrate the delivery of English Literacy and Civics Education to include curriculum, activities, and instructional strategies used to teach: Rights and Responsibilities of citizenship, U.S. Government and History; Naturalization Process/Citizenship Preparation; and Civics Participation.
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Funding• Separate funding stream – 100% federal
dollars• Separate budget must be maintained in CCIP• Used to supplement, not supplant, ESOL
program• All FY15 EL/C budgets were calculated by ABLE
office at $124 x # of projected ESOL students
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Accountability ABLELink
End-of-Year
Narrative
State APRNarrative
Describe successful activities and services supported with EL/Civics funds, including the number of programs receiving EL/Civics grants and an estimate of the number of adult learners served.
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IGNORE THIS
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• Screen shots of ALINK???
• End-of Year Report – show example• Collect information on Exit Form and ABLELink• State submits data to OCTAE for national
report• From Exit Form:
– Obtained citizenship skills– Passed citizenship test– Registered to vote or voted for the first time– Increased involvement in community activities
Don’t ignore these!
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Accountability
ABLELink
End-of-Year
Narrative
State APRNarrative
Describe successful activities and services supported with EL/Civics funds, including the number of programs receiving EL/Civics grants and an estimate of the number of adult learners served.
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Accountability
• End-of-Year Narrative
Send a few brief written examples of your EL/Civics Program Highlights including Benefits to the Students and the Community
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• Organized a donation drive at the Food Pantry • Met with local legislators • Attended field trips to City Hall,museums, colleges, libraries,police and fire departments• Interviewed veterans from the community• Volunteered at children’s school and nursing
homes
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• Attended citizenship classes
• Participated in workshops about the Affordable Care Act, banking, nutrition, financial aid
• Attended the English and Pathways for Healthcare Professionals class
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Programs with ExperienceNortheast Central/Southeast Southwest Northwest
Auburn Career Center
Columbus City Schools
Miami Valley CTC Delaware Career Center
Canton City Schools C-TEC Butler Technology and Career Center
Owens Community College
Cuyahoga Community College
South-Western City Schools
Vanguard-Sentinel CTC
Parma City Schools Wayne County Career Center
Polaris Career Center
Project LEARN
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Getting Started• USCIS ELC Startup Guide• How-to Manual• The ESL Starter Toolkit• EL/Civics Online • CAELA Briefs:
– English Literacy & Civics Education (2006)– Civics Education for Adult ELLs (2000)
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Standards and Objectives
ESOL Content Standards –driver for instruction Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
Civics Objectives – guide incorporation of civics content into instruction
I. Rights and Responsibilities of CitizenshipII. Civic ParticipationIII. U.S. History and Government and Citizenship Preparation
Available on OBR’s website
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Instructional Resources• CASAS Reading for Citizenship• Ohioable.org
– Lesson Plans– Library– Bodega:
• English for All• Culture Clips• On Speaking and Cultural Terms• Native Language Screening Device
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EL/Civics Websites• EL Civics Government and History Lessons for
ESL Students
• USCIS Citizenship Resource Center• US Citizenship Podcast• EL/Civics Curriculum, Lessons and Web-based
Projects
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Communication• [email protected]• Moodle - Teaching ESOL COP
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Q & A
Questions?