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EL/Civics Online
US Dept. of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education. http://www.elcivicsonline.org
This self-paced online course for EL/Civics teachers contains six modules: ESL Foundations, Lesson Planning, US Government, US History, Civic Engagement, and the Naturalization Process. The four civic content modules show teachers how to blend the ESL instructional foundations with the civic content foundations to form the ideal English Literacy/Civics lesson. Each module has model lesson plans and guides teachers to write their own lesson plans with civics content. There are many links to EL/Civics resources and many downloadable handouts. -
US Citizenship and Immigration Services http://www.uscis.gov
This website accompanies the definitive Citizenship Preparation materials from the USCIS. Your RAEN can offer training in using the Teacher's Toolkit and accompanying multimedia resources. At this website you will find information on the naturalization process and test and other supplemental classroom-based materials.
The section for teachers includes Classroom Tools (publications, lesson plans, and other supplemental resources), and Online Training Resources (online training and professional development tools).
Upon completion of this course, you will:
Have a general understanding of the major federal disability rights laws (the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Housing Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Air Carrier Access Act)
Be able to assess what laws apply in different discrimination scenarios
Have resources for help and information about disability rights laws
ProfessionalStudiesAE.org, offers you an opportunity to participate in high-quality online professional development brought to you by ProLiteracy and World Education. Each course is designed specifically for adult educators, and explores evidence-based practices that you can use in your work with adult learners. There are fees for some of the courses but many of them are free. ACCES/West RAEN can credit you staff development hours for your coursework on ProfessionalStudiesAE if you send us a quick email saying what course you have chosen and the date you plan to begin it.
There are Course Topics available in each of these categories: Adult Multiple Intelligences, Adult Student Persistence, Authentic Contexts, College Transitions, GED, International Literacy, Life - Health - and Work, Managing the Learning Environment, Numeracy, Program Management and
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