by Julie Slack | Nov 8, 2024 | Adult Basic Education (ABE), Cultural Awareness, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Resources
Presenter: Andrew Shapira Artwork can serve as a dynamic tool in adult ESOL and ABE classes, offering a gateway to explore diverse cultures, historical eras, and ignite thought-provoking conversations. Google Arts and Culture hosts an extensive collection of...
by Julie Slack | Jan 18, 2023 | Adult Basic Education (ABE), Cultural Awareness, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI), Resources
Presenter: Denzil Mohammed This workshop discussed immigrant and refugee students in the classroom and how educators can support them. Objectives included main themes regarding immigration today, strategies for combatting disinformation, an asset-based approach to...
by Julie Slack | Jan 11, 2022 | Civic Participation, Cultural Awareness, Resources
Presenter: Anca MoraruINE anticipates welcoming more than 600 persecuted people to Massachusetts and New Hampshire in 2022, including at least 425 Afghan evacuees. These individuals will need more than just English language training. This workshop describes...
by Julie Slack | Nov 12, 2021 | Cultural Awareness, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Program & Classroom Management, Resources
Presenters: Kathleen Klose, Fatima Chibane and Jeantilus Gedeus These workshop materials put the teacher in the role of language learner to provide successful instruction and classroom management methods for varying levels of low-literacy adult ESOL students. Included...
by Julie Slack | Nov 3, 2021 | Cultural Awareness, First Literacy Grant Projects, Resources
First Literacy Grant Funded Project Quincy Asian Resources, Inc. (QARI) used the First Literacy Grant to adapt its current Family Literacy curriculum for parents with lower levels of English to help this underserved population navigate the American school system,...
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