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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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Slow Reveal Graphs Collection

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CUNY Slow Reveal Graphs Collection

A slow reveal graph is a teaching tool that starts with a numberless graph (or map, diagram, etc.) without labels. As the class notices and wonders about the graph, the teacher slowly reveals the original text and numbers until the class is looking at the complete original graph. The process allows students and teachers to focus on specific parts of the graph and do a close reading and analysis.

For more information about slow reveal graphs, please visit Slow Reveal Graphs | CollectEdNY. (For more graphs you can use in the classroom, please visit the CUNY data, graphs and maps collection)

New graphs are being added to the collection all the time!

This collection of slow reveal graphs was originally created by Tim Berrigan, a NYSED Teacher Leader from the Brooklyn Public Library, to respond to the fact that mathematical reasoning is required on the Social Studies and Science sections of the GED. While working with slow reveal graphs, students practice the following skills: fact vs. opinion, evidence and conclusions, using data to make predictions, dependent and independent variables, correlation and causation, mean, median, mode, and range in statistics.

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Intelligent Reading Comprehension Practice at English for Everyone

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English for Everyone Critical Thinking Reading Comprehension Worksheets

Ew… worksheets? But how many of us haven’t wanted practice questions that include high-quality explanations of wrong answers? And for students who struggle with reading, or repeatedly fail the HSE reading test, opportunities to practice comprehension questions and understand where they went off track is essential.

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Easy to Read Covid-19 Vaccine Resources

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Easy to Read COVID-19 Resources
An easy guide “A Guide to your Covid-19 Vaccination” published by Public Health England in January 2021

Easy to read materials about the COVID-19 vaccine are essential for English Language Learners (ELLs) and basic education students. To help students keep up-to-date and well-informed on this topic, here are some resources from reliable sources to adapt for teaching or to share with students.

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Become a Better Science Teacher: Teacher Tuneups from SciGen

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Word Generation Science

One of the biggest challenges for HSE prep teachers is helping students master the science concepts they need to pass the GED.  For instance, students need to understand cell biology, and the fact that one of the main functions of DNA is to make proteins (something I did not realize until recently).  They need to know the basics of genetics, photosynthesis, evolution, cell specialization, ecosystems…the list goes on, and that’s just Life Science.  There are also many concepts related to space science, earth science, physics, and chemistry that may be tested.  That’s not only a lot to ask of students; it’s a lot to ask of teachers.  We are already literacy and social studies experts…now we must be science experts too?

Yes, we do.

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