Other Resources

Integrated Education and Training Design Toolkit

Integrated Education and Training in Corrections: A Companion Guide to the IET Design Toolkit

Social Justice Resources

EL Civics: Making a Difference in the Community Awards

Writing Rubric Samples for Civic Participation Additional Assessments

Using Portfolio Assessment in EL Civics Classes in California
This research brief describes portfolio assessment and explains why it may be an appropriate assessment selection for California EL Civics classes. Portfolio assessment is an ongoing process involving learners and their instructors in selecting samples of student work for inclusion in a collection, the main purpose of which is to show the progress of learners. Perhaps the greatest overall benefit of using portfolio assessment in EL Civics projects is that the learners are taught by example to become independent thinkers, and their ability to take control of their own learning is facilitated.

Implementing Performance Based Assessment get adobe reader

California ESL Model Standards (1992) and Key
The ESL Model Standards document, originally published by the California Department of Education, reflects thinking about developmental stages in second-language acquisition and the nature of communicative competence. The goals of the document are to enrich curriculum and validate the success of existing programs.

College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education: https://lincs.ed.gov/publications/pdf/CCRStandardsAdultEd.pdf

English Language Proficiency Standards for Adult Education: https://lincs.ed.gov/publications/pdf/elp-standards-adult-ed.pdf

Immigrant Integration Framework: https://www.allies4innovation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Allies_WhitePaper_ImmigrantIntegrationFramework-hr.pdf

Instructional Resources

• EL Civics Exchange
• Adult Low-Level Literacy Curriculum Modules