Refugee Concerns (RCIS)

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    Citizenship Education Updates from USCIS

    By: Heidi Faust , yesterday
    Posted in: Refugee Concerns Interest Section

    Dear Colleagues, USCIS has announced its January schedule for Adult Citizenship Education Trainings ...

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    RE: Making the most of volunteers

    By: Katherine Hardin , 28 days ago
    Posted in: Refugee Concerns Interest Section

    Thanks for the info, Anna! It is great to be able to split up the class that way when you have a volunteer ...

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    RE: Making the most of volunteers

    By: Katherine Hardin , 28 days ago
    Posted in: Refugee Concerns Interest Section

    Sounds like a great system, and really impressive in terms of the level of commitment your interns and ...

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    RE: Making the most of volunteers

    By: Anna Bierer , 28 days ago
    Posted in: Refugee Concerns Interest Section

    I worked for a program that had paid instructors leading classes of 15-25 students. We used volunteers ...

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    RE: Making the most of volunteers

    By: Kari Moore , 28 days ago
    Posted in: Refugee Concerns Interest Section

    We have one full-time staff teacher who is trained in ESL and multiple volunteers or interns who also ...

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

The Refugee Concerns Interest Section (RCIS) is an international association of educators working to advance the quality of English language teaching of English as an additional language to people from refugee backgrounds. The RCIS seeks to do this by complementing the professional development, advocacy, and research provided by TESOL International Association.

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Chair: Nicole Pettitt
Chair-Elect: Kristin Kibler
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