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Benefits

Networking
You’re invited!

Coordinators, teachers, and administrators
of AEFLA-funded agencies.
Sessions and updates from
CASAS, OTAN, & CDE

Classroom practices
Save the Date!
Sponsored by our
local ESL publishers
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2015
4TH ANNUAL ENGLISH
LITERACY AND
CIVICS EDUCATION
AND CITIZENSHIP
CONFERENCE
Offering EL Civics and Citizenship
Preparation
textbooks and materials
“A better understanding of EL Civics
COAAPS & what books
teachers can use.”
“Good publisher presentations!”
8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Light breakfast & lunch included
Contact:
Jorge Gamboa (714) 808-4563
Email: [email protected]
Register at the CASAS website under ‘trainings’
www.casas.org
LOCATION
1830 W. Romneya Drive
Anaheim, CA 92801
12:45
to
1:35
ACTIVITY
PRESENTER
OTAN Resources
for Civic Participation & Technology
Presenter will share many EL Civics
teaching resources available on and
through the OTAN Web site and
offer an overview of the Technology
Plan deliverable.
Integrating College and Career
Readiness Standards into EL
Civics Instruction
Presenter demonstrates activities
which teach an employmentrelated Civic Objective and CCRS.
2:30
OTAN
Ronna Magy
Pearson
Jennifer
Gagliardi
Participants will identify many
teacher-created online resources in
the form of Web sites, blogs, podcasts and more.
Milpitas Adult
School, OTAN
Trainer
Learn about two EL Civics
objectives (47 & 48) focused on
helping ESL students develop effective online communication skills.
to
Marceta
Citizenship Preparation Resources for Adult Education
Digital Literacy & Internet
Safety
1:40
Branka
Citizenship Lessons Made
Easy
Use technology and online resources to create/supplement lessons for Citizenship Prep Courses.
Karla Frizler
Torrance Adult
School, OTAN
Trainer
Rocio Silva &
Michele
Bezich
Santiago
Canyon College
ROOM
Lab
Room
606
Room
124
Lab
Room
301
Lab
Room
302
Lab
Room
312
Fr i d a y, J a n u a r y 3 0 , 2 0 1 5
TIME
4th Annual
English Literacy and Civics
Education Conference
(Focusing on Civic Participation and
Citizenship Preparation Programs))
USCIS
Grace ArreolaMunoz
USCIS
2:35
to
3:30
Open Forum, Evaluations,
Drawing & Cupcakes
Lab
Room
313
Room
105
North Orange County Community College District
School of Continuing Education
ESL Department
1830 West Romneya Drive
Anaheim, CA 92801
8:00 AM—3:30 PM
TIME
8:00
to
8:30
ACTIVITY
PRESENTER
ROOM
TIME
Lobby
and
Room
105
Registration
& Refreshments
Implementing COAPPS for
Civic Participation
This session gives in-depth information about implementing
COAAPS – especially important
for EL Civics Coordinators and
Administrators new to EL Civics.
North Orange
Welcome
Civic Participation
Basics
If you are new to EL
Civics or you would like a
refresher, please join this
session.
8:45
to
9:35
Greg Schulz
Provost
Carmen
MartinezCalderon
CDE
Lori Howard
CASAS
Civic Participation
Curriculum
Natalya Dollar
NOCCCD and
This is an exploration of
helpful resources including websites for creating
curriculum and lessons
for classes.
Stephanie
Thomas
Board
Room
100
10:40
to
11:30
Room
126
9:35
to
10:05
Break with
refreshments.
Please look through
the publications.
10:05
to
10:35
CALPRO and OTAN
Resources for programs
and professional
development
Publishers
Marian Thacher
CALPRO
Branka Marceta
OTAN
Lori Howard
CASAS
Room
126
Structuring Civic Participation in a Multilevel Classroom
Presenter will demonstrate a
Eileen Filloy
lesson on one theme to the whole
class and then provide leveledgroup differentiated activities and
worksheets.
NOCCCD
This session will provide an overview of the Citizenship Preparation Program including history,
testing, and resources.
Room
124
SDCCD
Grossmont Adult
School
El Civics Team
ROOM
Room
124
Citizenship Prep Overview
How to Build an
EL Civics Team
One team presents an
annual calendar, dividing
tasks, technology and
strategies for building a
successful team including
Do's and Don'ts learned
the hard way.
PRESENTER
Understanding and
Jorge Gamboa
8:30
to
8:40
ACTIVITY
Room
128
Room
105
Board
Room
100
11:30
to
11:45
11:45
to
12:45
Louann Gigante
CASAS
LUNCH PICK UP
Room
301
Room
105
Please pick up your lunch
How Civic Participation &
Citizenship Preparation are
Addressed in Published
Materials
Many thanks to our publishers for
their continued support of our
conference!
Lab
Burlington
English
Cambridge
Nat Geo
R00m
105
Pearson
Thanks to Burlington English,
Cambridge University Press, National
Geographic Learning and Pearson for lunch !