[NIFL-AALPD:1208] ESL CivicsLink

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The online discussion about online professional development looks great.
FYI: Some of us ESL people will be attending the TESOL conference in
Long Beach, California next week so I will contribute now.

One of the sessions that I will be presenting at TESOL is called
ESL/CivicsLink: Adult Educators Learning Online, Thursday April 1 from
2- 2:45 PM.

ESL/CivicsLink, developed under an EL Civics demonstration grant from
the US Department of Education, OVAE, (2000-2003)  has just been
launched to the public at http://www.pbs.org/civicslink . 

PBS and partners, NCAL, Jefferson County (KY) Public Schools and KLRN,
created and field tested the site. KET:The Kentucky Network, part of the
PBS system and home as well to PBS LiteracyLink, is managing and
marketing ESL/CivicsLink now that the initial federal funding is over.

ESL CivicsLink incorporates project based learning, online discussion,
and teacher portfolios and addresses the following  topics:

Integrating Civics and English Literacy
Teaching a Citizenship Class
Cross-cultural Communication
Meeting Learners' Needs and Goals
Teaching Approaches in ESL
Using Technology in the ESL Classroom

It can be facilitated or not, however, a licensee has to provide a
facilitator. 

A tour of the site and a sample activity are at http://www.pbs.org/civicslink.
You can also find information about pricing by clicking on the "Apply"
button.

For more information about this professional development resource,
contact KET at adulted.ket.org.


Fran Keenan
PBS Adult Learning Service
fkeenan@pbs.org
http://www.pbs.org/esl





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