ESL Classes:

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ESL Classes
reaching newcomers with the used oil recycling
message

• Connie Cloak
• C2 Alternative Services

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CIWMB Grant

• Newcomers are 5X as likely to improperly dispose
  of used oil
• Grant to conduct classes in18 counties
• Other counties funding through local used oil
  grants

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Adult ESL Classes

• Mostly newcomers, very diverse
• No need to translate
• Trusted source of information
• Motivated learners
• Teachers expert in
• communicating with
• multicultural
• population

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ESL Partnership Objectives

• Produce materials that are useful in teaching
  learning English
• and that are flexible and fun to use in a wide
  variety of classrooms
• Students leave the classroom with specific
  knowledge about how to recycle used oil and
  filters
• and the motivation to tell others in their
  communities what they have learned.

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ESL Project Strategies

• Variety of teacher- tested materials
• Work through ESL programs (school districts and
  others) and also with individual teachers
• Prepare customized materials specific to each
  location
• Connect with local jurisdiction people

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ESL Classes

• Teacher training- emphasizes key messages
• Teachers are paid 50 stipend for each class
  taught
• with submittal of class record form

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Other Materials

• Teacher packets
• Includes local resources
• Classroom aids
• Realia
• Bingo game
• Overheads/ CDs
• Watershed maps
• Prompts (premiums)
• Pens
• and/or local stuff

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Other Materials

• Teacher packets
• Includes local resources
• Classroom aids
• Realia
• Bingo game
• Overheads/ CDs
• Prompts (premiums)
• Pens
• and/or local stuff

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Other Materials

• Teacher packets
• Includes local resources
• Classroom aids
• Realia
• Bingo game
• Overheads/ CDs
• Prompts (premiums)
• Pens

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Initial Results
Data entered on 250 classes taught 4,640
students average class size 19 45 of students
are male, 55 female
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Initial Results

• Student diversity
• 99 of classes include Spanish-speaking students
• 66 include at least one other language
• 14 have 6 or more- up to 12
• Total of 52 different languages

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Initial Results

• of ALL students who change their own oil (or
  have a household member who does)

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