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CILIA-T: Content-Integrated Language Instruction for Adults with Technology Support

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We love high quality content-based instructional resources, so are excited to share a recent addition from the University of Minnesota Duluth! This free 16-module curriculum for intermediate  / advanced ESOL and ABE/pre-GED learners integrates U.S. History and Civics, Language Proficiency, and Digital Skills instruction.  (Some intermediate ESOL learners may require additional support.) The quality and practicality of the curriculum reflect the expertise of the educators who developed them. The lessons were refined through pilot testing before being released this spring.

Here are some things I especially appreciate about it:

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From Annenberg to You (with Love)

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America's History in the Making (Learner.org)

Looking for a way to incorporate an intelligent and cohesive way to teach U.S. history? Overwhelmed by the many websites out there, each with one or two valuable texts or resources? Well, you are in luck. If you are reading this review, you now have access to a comprehensive online curriculum for teaching U.S. history, divided into periods, with excellent primary sources to illustrate key themes and points as well as excerpts from texts written by historians that will give you, as teacher, an in-depth understanding of each period. Continue reading From Annenberg to You (with Love) →

A People’s Website

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ZinnEd Project

Many of us adult educators are familiar with Howard Zinn, the revolutionary historian who wrote “A People’s History of the United States,” and “A Young People’s History of the United States.” If you are a teacher who has enjoyed using excerpts from Zinn’s books in class, you will love this website, with lots of free teaching materials on history that will be engaging and accessible to students. Continue reading A People’s Website →

Turning Students Into Historians

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Teaching History

Teaching History is so full of useful resources that it can seem overwhelming. The website is divided into three main sections: Teaching Materials, History Content, and Best Practices. You’ll find quality lesson plans reviewed by other teachers in Teaching Materials. History Content is where you’ll find engaging resources to deepen your own content knowledge. In Best Practices, you can learn how to teach historical thinking and turn your students into historians.

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