Tips for participants:

1. Tips for participants: To hear the presenter, call the Meet Me number.on: Thursday, April 11, at 3:00 pm 919-662-4658 Friday, April 12, at 10:00 am 919-715-0769 This session will be interactive with questions from the field. To be recognized you will state your name and agency with whom you work. Keep your telephone on mute throughout the entire webinar until you have a question to ask. Do not put your phone on hold.

2. 2013 - 2014 English Literacy/Civics Education Grant Orientation 10/9/2014 2

3. Thank you for joining in for the technical assistance conference call and webinar. The purpose of the session is to provide you with: the overview and background of EL Civics in NC, information about the review process of the grants, the specific requirements of the grant, and the scoring of the grant

4. OVERVIEW OF CIVICS GRANT • Funding Source: Federal • Total grant amount: $1, 030,293 (estimate) • Grant Period: July 2013 – June 2014

5. CIVICS EDUCATION - A DEFINITION “An educational program that emphasizes contextualized instruction on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, naturalization procedures, civic participation, and US history and government to help students acquire the skills and knowledge to become active and informed parents, workers and community members” --Federal Register, 1999

6. ELEMENTS OF CIVICS INSTRUCTION 10/9/2014 6

7. ELEMENTS OF CIVICS INSTRUCTION • Civics education content and themes -- • the content and procedures required for the citizenship exam – 100 questions on US history & civics, citizenship interview, and writing test (dictation test), • embedding instruction about language learning, pronunciation, and grammar in the civics content being studied, • Utilizing assessment results to inform instruction including, but not limited to, citizenship reading, writing, and oral communication skills, CASAS Citizenship Interview Test BEST Plus CASAS Government and History for Citizenship BEST Literacy CASAS Reading for Citizenship, Level A TABE CLAS-E Speaking CASAS Life and Work Reading and Listening Test and Listening

8. ELEMENTS OF CIVICS INSTRUCTION • Civics education content and themes (con’t) – • employability skills, banking and finance systems, health systems, educational systems, consumer education, and more • integration of technology and hands-on technology that demonstrates a level of computer literacy and proficiency • occupational exploration, career planning, and the cultural context for career awareness that helps student understand the link among education, employment, and careers • instructional support, advising, and counseling activities that assist students with the transition to employment and/or postsecondary education.

9. ELEMENTS OF CIVICS INSTRUCTION • Contextualized Instruction is -- • Lesson design that emphasizes content on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and civic participation • Lesson design that emphasizes college and career readiness goals and that focuses on the student’s outcomes • Instruction that includes language development to support the student’s academic, career, and family goals • English language teaching that incorporates the common core standards including social studies, civic education, and language acquisition. • Cultural awareness that helps a student be a successful parent, worker, and community member in the U.S. • AS A NOTE: Not every minute needs to be contextualized.

10. GRANT REQUIREMENTS FORCIVICS PROJECTS 10/9/2014 10

11. GRANT REQUIREMENTS FORCIVICS PROJECTS • All EL Civics projects will have components that include: Core Content on Civics Education • Civics education content on citizenship and social studies • Naturalization and citizenship • US History topics and civics education • Civics education resources on citizenship and the naturalization exam • USCIS website • Curriculum development for NC’s EL Civics projects

12. GRANT REQUIREMENTS FORCIVICS PROJECTS • All EL Civics projects will have components that include: Integrating technology into the core content • Integrating technology into the EL Civics curriculum • Blogs • Online and VLC course development • UsingTechnology • Basic Computer literacy skills training • Successful completion of a ‘Basic Computer Checklist of Skills’ • Keyboarding and word processing skills • Internet Skills • Excel Spreadsheet skills • Powerpoint skills

13. GRANT REQUIREMENTS FORCIVICS PROJECTS • All EL Civics projects will have components that include: Increased proficiency in English and academics • English literacy, oral proficiency, and numeracy activities and assessment • Four language skills – Reading, writing, listening, and speaking the English language • Math and problem solving skills • Academic topics • Content area teaching that includes a language strand that goes beyond building vocabulary and grammar. • Standards that include the rigor of the common core and activities that enhance more complex levels of thinking.

14. GRANT REQUIREMENTS FORCIVICS PROJECTS • All EL Civics projects will have components that include: *** New Topic -- Transitions • Employability topics and related content to transition students • Occupational exploration • Career planning skills • Cultural context for getting a job in the U.S.

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16. GRANT REQUIREMENTS FORCIVICS PROJECTS • Assessment of academic, literacy, and language acquisition • El Civics students/participants are now identified • Assessments suitable for NRS reporting to assess reading, listening, speaking, writing, and math: • BEST Literacy, BEST Plus • CASAS Life and Work Reading and Writing • CASAS LifeSkills Math and Listening • CASAS Employability Reading and Math • CASAS Reading for Citizenship, Beginning Level A - AX • TABE CLAS-E Reading, Speaking, Listening, Writing • TABE 9 & 10 Reading, Math, Language • GAIN Reading and Math • Work Keys Reading for Information and Applied Math

17. GRANT REQUIREMENTS FORCIVICS PROJECTS • Assessment of academic, literacy, and language acquisition • Assessments that inform instruction and lesson planning • Assessments suitable to assess civics education and citizenship interview skills, but is NOT suitable for NRS reporting: • CASAS Citizenship Interview Test • CASAS Government and History for Citizenship • CASAS Life and Work Listening • Accuplacer

18. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 10/9/2014 18

19. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING • ESOL Specialty Certificate Training (www.ell-u.org + F2F) • Second Language Acquisition • Teaching Adults who are Emergent/Beginning Readers • Instructional Strategies and Effective Lesson Planning • ESL Teaching Methodology • Formative Assessment • Core Credential Training • Utilizing and Integrating Technology • ASE Social Studies course on US History for Citizenship • ASE Social Studies course on Civics and Economics • Integrating Career Awareness in the ABE/ESOL Classroom

20. BUDGET 10/9/2014 20

21. BUDGET • Projects cannot exceed more than $85,000. Budget narrative in application should describe how you arrived at your budget amounts and reflect the costs in the application. • Salaries – calculate the number staff, hourly rate, number of hours estimated for project. Include in application their job description as it relates to project. • Materials/Equipment – list/describe materials/equipment requested, number requested, total cost of each. Describe in application how materials are integral to project. Include purchase of appropriate assessment(s).

22. BUDGET (con’t) • Training/Travel – calculate staff travel for training or travel. Breakdown costs for number of travelers, airfare/mileage, lodging, and subsistence for project-related travel. Describe in application how training/travel is integral to project. • Administrative costs – cannot exceed more that 5% of grant. • Signed certification of approval.

23. UNAPPROVED ACTIVITIES • Using funds to expand regular ESOL classes. • Paying for childcare • Compensating for student travel • Facility rental costs

24. APPLICATION CRITERIA • Application due date is May 31, 2013. • Proposal Narrative (100 points) • Abstract or statement of the need/problem that your program has identified • Body of proposal including goals and measurable objectives, capacity and program design, evaluation of the project, dissemination plan, and time schedule for completing project • Program resources including personnel and learning setting • Budget and narrative.

25. FOR INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS • EL Civics Grant Manager Karen Brown kbrown@nccommunitycolleges.edu (919) 807 – 7140 • Go to Training Calendar for date/time/location of trainings. http://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/Basic_Skills/trainingCalendar.htm