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ESL/Civics Education Special Project
Year 2
Basic Skills DepartmentCaldwell Community College and
Technical InstituteOctober, 2003
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Year 1
for beginning learners
has over 80 lesson plans for beginners
Year 2
for intermediate learners
has over 110 lesson plans for intermediate learners
has over 20 PowerPoint Presentations
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Reasons for the project
ESL students need skills that allow them to be contributing members of the community.
Intentional instruction in the area of civics must occur.
Instructors often lack civics education training and planning time.
There is currently no well-developed civics education curriculum.
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What is Civics Education?
Government Citizenship Consumer
Education Community
Resources Money
Management Legal System
Personal Information
American Culture Parenting Employment Forms More
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Objective #1
Identify the specific skills required for ESL students to be able to fully participate as members of their communities, state, and country.
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Objective #2
Develop an adjunct ESL/Civics education curriculum.
Year 1—Beginning level Year 2—Intermediate Level
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Objective #3
Implement beginning ESL/Civics Education curriculum in at least two (2) pilot sites during year one.
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Objective #4
Implement intermediate ESL/Civics Education curriculum in at least two (2) pilots sites during year 2.
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Working with current ESL staff, community agencies, and ESL students, we solicited input as to the competencies whose mastery is necessary for increased civic awareness and participation.
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Using this information, a cross-section of ESL students were asked to rate the competencies in order of importance to them.
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We communicated with ESL service providers all over the country and, in some cases, in other countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia.
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Pilot sites were identified based on…
–the number of intermediate ESL students being served.–the willingness of the instructional staff to be active participants in field-testing.
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With this information in hand, work began on the development of the ESL/civics curriculum.– Each competency was examined and skills
necessary for mastery were identified.– Lesson plans were developed based on each
of the specific skills identified.– Instructional resources necessary to support
the lesson were created and/or purchased.– Lesson plans and materials were assembled
into instructional packets.
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Once the instructional packets were completed, they were field-tested at the pilot sites.– All plans and resources were in the
instructional packet and ready for use.– Minimal out of class planning on the part
of the instructor was required.
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Instructors at the pilot locations were trained in the implementation of the ESL/civics curriculum by the project director.
staff development staff meetings newsletters e-mails
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Once the ESL/civics curriculum was in place, the pilot site instructors participated in staff development activities with the entire ESL staff on curriculum implementation.
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Evaluation and revision was concurrent with the development and implementation of the curriculum.
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Evaluation methods Instructor feedback in various forms
including an Lesson Plan Evaluation Form
Student feedback Instructor designed assessments Self-reporting
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At the end of the second year, a fully developed, comprehensive ESL/civics curriculum for beginning and intermediate ESL instruction will be available for implementation in any ESL class.
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The project can be replicated by other ESL programs
Sharing the methodology, curriculum competencies, lesson plans, and resource material inventories with other ESL providers
Presentation at conferences, local, regional, and statewide
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Project Summary
As a means of accomplishing Goal 4 (project dissemination), we prepared a summary of the materials you will receive.
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ESL/Civics Education Curriculum, Beginning Level CD
Lesson Plan Folder
Blank Lesson Plan Lesson Plan
Evaluation Form ESL Special
Project Flowchart PowerPoint
Presentations
Staff Development Announcements
Staff Development Calendar
ESL Materials Listing Lesson Plan Listing ESL/Civics Education
Project Summary
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For information
Contact Melinda Hefner, ESL Special Project Director
726-2245 [email protected]
OR Contact Mandy Williams, ESL Special
Project Curriculum Developer 726-2274 [email protected]