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State of the Profession Adult Education Ohio TESOL Conference October 31, 2008

State of the Profession Adult Education Ohio TESOL Conference October 31, 2008. Gloria Gillette Director Northeast ABLE Resource Center. www.neable.org. Hello…….Adult Ed!!!. Change. Anna. Adult Ed Video. www.neable.org. National Statistics 2007. Immigration totals Legal – 30,650,000

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State of the Profession Adult Education Ohio TESOL Conference October 31, 2008

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  1. State of the ProfessionAdult EducationOhio TESOL ConferenceOctober 31, 2008 Gloria Gillette Director Northeast ABLE Resource Center www.neable.org

  2. Hello…….Adult Ed!!!

  3. Change

  4. Anna

  5. Adult Ed Video www.neable.org

  6. National Statistics 2007 • Immigration totals • Legal – 30,650,000 • Illegal – 11.8 million (est. January 2007) • Obtained Legal permanent residency- • 1,052,415 • Naturalized - 660,477 • Deported – 319,382 Homeland Security: Immigration Yearbook 2007 www.neable.org

  7. Ohio Statistics 2007 Legal Permanent Resident – 14, 078 Naturalized – 9,250 F-1 Visa holders – 16,764 Homeland Security: Immigration Yearbook 2007 www.neable.org

  8. Ohio Foreign-Born • 3.6 % (or 412,352) of total population • 47.8% (or 197,241) were citizens • Working age – 54.9% • Seniors - 27.4% • Minors – 9.2 % • Bachelor’s degree or higher –39.7% (vs. 22.2% native born) • No High School –19% (vs. 13.5% native born) • 54% registered and voted in the 2004 election Migration Policy Institute: Ohio Fact Sheet 2006 www.neable.org

  9. Top countries of birth Mexico – 10.5% India – 9.2% China – 7.9% Top regions Asia – 35.9% Europe – 31.4% Latin America – 19.2% Africa – 9.5% Migration Policy Institute: Ohio Fact Sheet 2006 Ohio Demographics www.neable.org

  10. ABLELink 2007 • Top 5 Languages Spoken – Spanish, Chinese, Somali, Russian and Arabic • Top 5 Countries of Birth – Mexico, China, Somalia, Russia and Ukraine • Top 5 Refugee only Countries of Birth- Somalia, Burma, Burundi, Ethiopia and Ukraine www.neable.org

  11. Refugees 2007 • Worldwide – 11.4 million • National – 48,217 (arrived) - 280,000 (total hosted) • Ohio 1,581 arrived from (2007): • SOMALIA - 851 • BURMA - 293 • BURUNDI - 106 • ETHIOPIA - 80 • UKRAINE – 59 • Ohio Refugee Services http://jfs.ohio.gov/refugee/ www.neable.org

  12. New Populations 2008 US arrivals as of 5/25/08: • 28,400 total • Burmese – 18,000 • Bhutanese – 5,000 • Iraqi – 4,500 Resources: • Cultural Orientation for Refugees Alternative Delivery PD • Welcome to the US Orientation Videos (in 11 languages) www.neablelibrary.org • Cultural Orientation Resource Center http://www.cal.org/co www.neable.org

  13. Immigration Nationwide: • 3 in 10 US foreign-born workers lack a high school degree • In 2005, 1 in 5 working age (18-65) adults spoke a language other than English at home. • Nearly half of US low-skilled workers are immigrants (44%) • 1 in 5 college-educated immigrants is unemployed or working in an unskilled job as a dishwasher, fast food restaurant cashier or security guard www.neable.org

  14. Immigration • Today – • ICE – 68% of deportations were non-criminal in 2007 • Immigration in the Presidential Debate?????????? • ???????????? www.neable.org

  15. ABLE ESOL Students Served

  16. Times have changed…..Cleveland Public Schools 1920 www.neable.org

  17. ABLE ESOL Achievement Levels

  18. Transition • Chancellor Fingerhut • 12 Economic Development Regions • Ohio Skills Bank • Stackable Certificates • ABLE Collaboratives • http://universitysystem.ohio.gov/ • Sessions C-18, D28 www.neable.org

  19. Ohio Board of Regents • Chancellor Fingerhut • Transfer January 1, 2009 • Sessions C-18, D28 www.neable.org

  20. Citizenship • Redesigned Naturalization Test Released October 1, 2008 • Application fee $675.00 • Dr. Michael Jones • USCIS Regional Training • Session B-8 • Preparing Beginning Students for the Test • Session E-38 www.neable.org

  21. The New Test:Differences to Look For • For the first time, the test will be at a standard English level across the nation (NRS Level High Beginning-Level 3) • The new test will push citizens to participate in their government, not just memorize facts • Scoring will be standardized (rubrics) • Adjudicators will be trained • Materials available to the public www.neable.org

  22. Support from: • USCIS www.uscis.gov/newtest • Portal for Immigrants www.welcometousa.gov • Resources http://uscitizenpod.blogspot.com/ • Declaration of Independence (Reduced) • OH Secretary of State www.ohiospirit.org ) • Publishers updating texts and software • Lynne Weintraub Citizenship: Passing the Test www.neable.org

  23. Welcome to USA

  24. Instructional Resources

  25. New for Ohio • CASAS Reading for Citizenship • Pilot of TABE CLAS-E • ESOL Stackable Certificate • ABLE Collaboratives • OLRC Repository for transitions resources www.neable.org

  26. New at NERC • Language Guide for Teachers • Citizenship materials for redesigned test • EL/Civics Lesson Plans www.neable.org

  27. Stay Informed • TESOL US Advocacy Action Center • http://www.capwiz.com/tesol/home/ • TAPAS tapas@neable.org • http://www.neable.org/resources/newsletters www.neable.org

  28. Life is good!

  29. Northeast ABLE Resource www.neable.org info@neable.org (800) 361-7076

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