Projects

EL (English Language) Civics Online Courses

Funder: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education

September 2006 – March 2008

In collaboration with The Adult Learning Resource Center (ALRC) of The Center: Resources for Teaching and Learning in Arlington Heights, Illinois, CAL manages this project to develop online courses and tutorials to assist teachers in creating effective ESL lessons in the areas of U.S. history, U.S. government, civic participation, and the naturalization process.

For more information, visit www.elcivicsonline.org.

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New Course Available:
We are pleased to announce a new, free professional development opportunity for citizenship and ESL teachers. The Naturalization Process Course is now available at EL/Civics Online.

The Naturalization Process Course gives an outline of the three main components of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Redesigned Naturalization Test and shows teachers how to prepare students for each one.

Like the other EL/Civics Online courses (US History and US Government), The Naturalization Process Course allows teachers to:

• Participate in free, online, self-paced professional development

• Create and obtain EL/Civics and Citizenship lesson plans

• Access timely and relevant resources

• Download classroom-ready handouts

• Keep all of their handouts and resources in a personal “My Information Center.”

New citizenship teachers will learn how to get started teaching naturalization, and experienced citizenship teachers will learn about the redesigned Naturalization test. Don’t miss this great opportunity at www.elcivicsonline.org.

EL/Civics Online is developed by the Adult Learning Resource Center under a contract from CAL with funding from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, and from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Office of Citizenship.

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