Taking full advantage of the asynchronous power of the Internet, ESL/CivicsLink responds to the growing need of ESL teachers to easily access high quality professional development tools when and where they need them. ESL/CivicsLink will help teachers meet the challenges that they face as immigration populations continue to grow across the United States.
Content
The topics of the ESL/Civics units are:
- Meeting Learners' Needs and Goals
- Teaching approaches in ESL
- Integrating Civics and English Literacy
- Teaching a Citizenship Preparation Class
- Exploring the Meaning of Citizenship Orientation
- Building Cross-Cultural Awareness
- Using the Internet in the Classroom
Partners
ESL/CivicsLink was jointly developed by PBS LiteracyLink; the National Center for Adult Literacy (NCAL) at the University of Pennsylvania; Jefferson County Public Schools (Adult and Continuing Education), Louisville, Kentucky; and KLRN, San Antonio, Texas. The project was funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education.
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