Summer, 2022 MITESOL Adult Education SIG Update
Enjoy the salad days of summer! Please peruse these resources, news articles, and advocacy opportunities. Remember—the fall MITESOL Conference is November 11-12, 2022. IN PERSON AGAIN!
*** Now Open: APPLY for an Adult Ed travel grant! Deadline Sept. 9. https://www.mitesol.org/cpages/mitesol-conference-travel-grants
Check out the Adult Ed message board: https://www.mitesol.org/groups/adult-education
--Collin Blair, Adult Ed. SIG Leader (Adult-ed-sig@mitesol.org)
Education Updates
Michigan.gov—Adult Ed for Providers of Programs
Resources for Adult Ed programs (ESL & beyond)
https://www.michigan.gov/leo/0,5863,7-336-94422_95539_64362_64511-371621--,00.html
Michigan Dept. of Education—English Learner Resources
https://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-81376_88063---,00.html
Professional Development
TESOL.org There are regularly courses and webinars for members.
https://www.tesol.org/attend-and-learn/online-courses-seminars
Jobs and Skills Training
Pure Michigan jobs and skills training
Peruse this website for many options to aid your students with workforce training and jobs:
https://www.mitalent.org/career-explorer
*Also, refer students to local Michigan Works! offices for assistance with resumes, interviewing skills, and locating available jobs: https://www.michiganworks.org/
Advocacy
Seven Ways Teachers Can Advocate for Their English Language Learners
https://owlcation.com/academia/5-Ways-Teachers-Can-Advocate-For-Their-English-Language-Learners
National Education Association: How Educators Can Advocate for English Language Learners
https://www.colorincolorado.org/sites/default/files/ELL_AdvocacyGuide2015.pdf
Articles
Michigan Welcomes Afghan Refugees
https://news.jrn.msu.edu/2022/05/michigan-welcomes-afghan-refugees/
Detroit Refugee Network
Pandemic-Driven Innovations in Immigrant Integration Policy
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/pandemic-innovations-integration
Resources for Adult Students (and Their Teachers!)
VOA News Learning English
Can’t help but include this one! ESL-centered materials in all skills, videos, grammar lessons, idioms, current events and beyond. Use “The Day In Photos” as a daily icebreaker activity.
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/
Quill.org
Free tools to make your students better writers
https://www.quill.org/
NewsELA
Great reading for English Language Learners. Do together in class or assign remotely.
https://newsela.com/
Citizenship Test Practice
As the printed books + cds are no longer being produced, this website is the place to refer your students for citizenship test prep.
http://uscitizenshipsupport.com/
IXL
Great for adult ESL/GED learners as well! Your program must purchase student seats.
Articles
Articles
Various articles that touch on topics and themes that affect our students and our teaching:
Changes in USCIS processing:
Updates:
https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/updates
Michigan community college students can now more easily transfer to 4-year institutions
Jobs and Skills Training
Pure Michigan jobs and skills training
Peruse this website for many options to aid your students with workforce training and jobs:
https://www.mitalent.org/career-explorer
*Also, refer students to local Michigan Works! offices for asssistance with resumes, interviewing skills, and locating available jobs: https://www.michiganworks.org/
Professional Development
There are regularly a bevy of courses and webinars for members.
https://www.tesol.org/attend-and-learn/online-courses-seminars
Education Updates
Michigan.gov—Adult Ed for Providers of Programs
Resources for Adult Ed programs (ESL & beyond)
https://www.michigan.gov/leo/0,5863,7-336-94422_95539_64362_64511-371621--,00.html
Michigan Dept. of Education—English Learner Resources
https://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-81376_88063---,00.html
Advocacy
Global Michigan—Partner organizations for refugees, immigration, and more
https://www.michigan.gov/ogm/0,9597,7-394-93233---,00.html
Refugee Council USA
https://rcusa.org/get-involved/advocate/
Supporting ELLs through Covid-19
How can schools best support English language learners (ELLs) and immigrant students through the COVID-19 pandemic? What lessons have we learned so far?