by Marcel Negrete | May 31, 2017 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
How familiar are you with the content standards that inform what’s taught in adult ESL classrooms? The English Forward team has recently been spending time reviewing state and national standards to ensure that our work reflects national trends in adult education and...
by Marcel Negrete | May 30, 2017 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Teaching Tips
How does your program assess student needs, goals, and progress? While there are a variety of formal assessments such as BEST PLUS and CASAS that provide key data on students’ language acquisition, programs often need to create or adapt their own methods for informal,...
by Marcel Negrete | Apr 28, 2017 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
The Intermediate English Forward Curriculum has been released! There are 29 lessons across six units covering topics like Active Listening at Work, Budgets, Understanding Rental Agreements, Furthering Your Education, Job Interviews, and many others meant to prepare...
by Marcel Negrete | Apr 28, 2017 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
Today we’re releasing a special set of lessons. Thanks to a grant from the Transit Empowerment Fund and Capital Metro, the Austin area’s public transit provider. The English Forward team has created a set of 4 lessons on how to use the CapMetro Transit...
by Marcel Negrete | Apr 27, 2017 | Beginning Curriculum, English Forward, English Forward Blog
ESL CapMetro Transportation Lessons The ESL CapMetro Transportation Lessons are a series of lessons on using the Austin Capital Metro Transit System and the Capital Metro App available on smartphones. The lessons cover important topics like using bus maps, choosing...
by Marcel Negrete | Apr 6, 2017 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Intermediate Curriculum
The Full Intermediate Curriculum The full Intermediate English Forward Curriculum includes 29 lessons across 6 units for a total of 50 to 80 hours of instruction for intermediate-level ESL students on real-life topics and situations language learners face every day,...
