Hello colleagues,
I want to share with you a few of the census resources that the New England Literacy Resource Center at World Education, in partnership with the National Coalition for Literacy, is developing for adult educators.
1. A packet (from The Change Agent) of student-authored pieces about the census with wrap-around teaching activities: https://nelrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Census-Packet.pdf
There will be 4 additional instructional units that build out some of the topics touched on in this packet. Find them under the free lesson packets section: https://changeagent.nelrc.org/in-the-classroom/lesson-packets/
2. Other resources on NELRC’s Stand Up and Be Counted pages: https://nelrc.org/stand-up-and-be-counted/census2020/. Of note - we’ve developed a fillable pdf that mimics the paper census survey and can be printed out for review and practice: https://nelrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/census-2020-practice-questionnaire-3.pdf
We're also working on a practice page that mimics the online census form (also printable for review and practice). That tool will have support notes at points that can be confusing and vocabulary definitions. I will send an update when that’s ready.
3. A recording of the webinar: Census 2020 Activities for Adult Education Classrooms and Programs here. This webinar described resources and activities aimed at mobilizing adult education students and their communities to get out the census count. Teaching resources shared in the webinar address census basics (what it is, why it matters, and how to participate) as well as census issues (such as past misuse of census data and what’s different now) as they build language, literacy, and numeracy skills. We will also share examples of program-wide campaigns that energize students and give them an opportunity to practice their leadership and civic skills. Read and download the webinar slides:
- Heather Ritchie, Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School, Program-wide Mobilization
- Stephanie Kriebel, San Mateo Adult & Career Education, Census Ambassador Training
- Jennifer Gagliardi, Milpitas Unified School District, Preparing Beginning ESOL Students to Participate
- Andy Nash, World Education, Stand Up and Be Counted Resources for Adult Educators
I hope all is going well with your efforts to make sure that our students are fully represented in the census count!
Andy Nash, World Education, anash@worlded.org