EL/Civics Webinar

July 15, 2014

Agenda• What is EL/Civics? • Funding• Accountability • Program Experience and Projects• Getting Started• Instructional Resources• Communication

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.”

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.

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

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.

IGNORE THIS

• 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!

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.

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

• 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

• Attended citizenship classes

• Participated in workshops about the Affordable Care Act, banking, nutrition, financial aid

• Attended the English and Pathways for Healthcare Professionals class

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

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)

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

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

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

Communication• esol@literacy.kent.edu• Moodle - Teaching ESOL COP

Q & A

Questions?