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From: Paul Rogers <englishtoday2002@yahoo.com>
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Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:1413] mobile ESL literacyu computer lab/library
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Below if an outline of a proposal for a mobile
computer lab for those interested.
DRAFT PROPOSAL-MOBILE ESL COMPUTER LAB/LIBRARY
Description:
The “English-mobile” shall consist of at least five
computers, online, plus texts, audios, CDs, and videos
that focus on ESL courses for adult learners,
especially from the Latino community. It will be
modeled after the Bookmobile of many public libraries.
And it will be staffed by a trained ESL
teacher/librarian.
1. Need:
Although there are many ESL classes offered already,
demand is growing, which cannot be met by ongoing
services. And there are many organizations and
agencies that simply cannot provide English classes
for their clients.
At the same time, there are several computer classes
that are effective for English learners, but many ESL
programs are not able to provide enough computer time
for their students.
3. How it works:
The “English-mobile” will run on a scheduled route to
various locations throughout any city, especially in
the evening. Students will be provided with basic
instruction on how to use the computer program
www.pumarosa.com and others which have proven to be
effective ESL programs and which are easy to navigate.
After a certain number of classes, students will also
be introduced to basic computer use, including typing,
word processing, floppy disc and CD use, and creating
an email account.
4. Funding:
Grant applications shall be sent to various
foundations, and interested businesses in local areas
will also be contacted.
5. Sponsors:
Various agencies throughout the city shall be
contacted to act as umbrellas for the project.
For more information, contact:
Paul Rogers
805-403-1905
www.pumarosa.com
--- Mary Ann Corley <macorley1@earthlink.net> wrote:
> VALUE, Inc.
> Voice for Adult Literacy United for Education
> 2217 Providence Ave., 2nd Floor
> Chester, PA 19013
> 610-876-7625 (tel.) 610-876-1996 (fax)
> http://www.valueusa.org
> office@valueusa.org
>
> August 12, 2004
>
> Dear Colleague,
>
> VALUE, the national adult learner leadership
> organization, urges adult
> education programs across the country to set aside
> September 8th
> through October 8th for civics and voter
> registration activities in
> preparation for the November election. This is a
> non-partisan effort to
> show that adult learners have a desire and a need to
> vote and do vote.
>
> We are asking administrators and teachers to include
> in their lesson
> plans, topics on election education from September
> 8th to October 8th.
> This is to help adult learners to understand why
> voting is important in
> a democracy, and to gain information on how to
> register to vote and the
> voting procedures in their area. We, at VALUE, Inc
> are not experts on
> the voting procedures, but we can guide you to a
> source that can
> provide you with all the information you need.
>
> Please read the March 2004 issue of "The Change
> Agent" at
>
> http://www.nelrc.org/Vera/index.htm
>
> It will provide you with important information about
> how to register to
> vote. Learners and practitioners who are U.S.
> citizens can print a form
> to register to vote or request one to be mailed to
> them by clicking on
> the blue box near the bottom of the web page
> reading, "Your vote
> matters". They will need to mail in the completed
> registration form 2-4
> weeks before the election, but this varies depending
> on your state. You
> will also find in "The Change Agent" web links to
> useful resources and
> helpful voter education activities.
>
> In addition, the National Council of Nonprofit
> Associations (NCNA) has
> developed a toolkit on election activities for
> 501(c)(3) organizations.
> It describes the types of election-related
> activities in which
> nonprofit charities can engage. In addition to
> describing the do's and
> don'ts, it provides samples and other materials to
> help charities
> engage in permissible activities during this
> election cycle. The
> website is
>
> http://www.ncna.org
>
> If you click on Election 2004 Information, this will
> take you to the
> NCNA election toolkit.
>
> Please help us with this effort! It's very important
> to adult learners
> to show that we care about what happens to our
> families, to our
> neighborhoods, and to our country. If your program
> plans to
> participate, and we hope you will, please e-mail our
> colleague, David
> Rosen, at djrosen@comcast.net. Let him know your
> name, the name of your
> program, your town/state, briefly describe what
> voter education or
> registration activities you plan. David has agreed
> to provide updates
> on program activities to the AAACE-NLA electronic
> list.
>
>
> Thanks for your help and support!
>
>
> Marty Finsterbusch
> Executive Director
> VALUE, Inc.
>
>
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