[Abesoutheast] Teaching ABE students about US Govt, Taxes and Advocacy

[Sheridan, Nancy]

There's still space in this interactive, informative workshop.  Please
consider this PD opportunity that will have you working with material
and concepts that impact your students and the upcoming elections
greatly.  We'll work in the computer lab to access and work with the
curriculum.  

 

Adult learners' well-being is profoundly affected by the current tax
system and by the policies of our executive and legislative leaders.
Have you always wanted to incorporate this kind of civic participation
content into your classroom? Or perhaps you already have designed and
implemented lessons about the U.S. government, the role of taxes, and
electoral politics into your curriculum and would like to learn about
other approaches and materials that are available. Either way, join us
for a 2-hour workshop, where we will explore the recently updated
curriculum, Your Taxes, Your Government, Your Choices developed by the
Massachusetts Coalition of Adult Educators (MCAE) and consider ways of
adapting it to your class or integrate it into your program's larger
curriculum.

 

* We've decided to add on an optional 1.5 hour (3:00 - 4:30 pm)
component  where we will be introduced to the work of the New England
Voter Education, Registration and Action (VERA) campaign 2008 including
a host of appropriate and useful voting materials for the classroom.
Kenny Tamarkin, Director of MCAE will facilitate this section.  
http://www.vera.org/    www.mcae.net <http://www.mcae.net/> 

 

Nancy


SABES....Training Leaders in Adult Basic Education


For information on upcoming SABES offerings, please go to 
http://calendar.sabes.org/southeast

 

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