Remote ESOL Case Studies - Low-and High-Intensity Remote ESOL Options

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SBCC School of Extended Learning in Santa Barbara, California delivers remote ESOL through two complementary delivery models: intensive online Integrated Education and Training (IET) and lighter-touch open-entry learning circles. The program serves 1,300–2,000 students yearly with a student population that is 75% Spanish-speaking immigrants. Instruction is virtual and synchronous via Zoom, combining vocational skills, ESOL language support, and job-search readiness, including weekly stipend-supported IET pathways and weekly BurlingtonEnglish-based learning circles.

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REMOTE ESOL CASE STUDY: Low-and High-Intensity Remote ESOL Options Santa Barbara City College School of Extended Learning Santa Barbara, California ESOL Program: SBCC School of Extended Learning [Website:](Website: www.sbcc.edu/extendedlearning)[ ](Website: www.sbcc.edu/extendedlearning)[www.sbcc.edu/extendedlearning](Website: www.sbcc.edu/extendedlearning)[ ](Website: www.sbcc.edu/extendedlearning)Reach: Urban/Suburban Number of ESOL students served per year: 1,300–2,000 Student population: 75 percent Spanish-speaking immigrants Contact for more information: Sachiko Oates, Noncredit Coordinator, [sooates@pipeline.sbcc.edu](sooates@pipeline.sbcc.edu)[ ](sooates@pipeline.sbcc.edu)[Photo:](Photo: SBCC student with her new Chromebook provided by the college)[ SBCC student with her new Chromebook provided by the college](Photo: SBCC student with her new Chromebook provided by the college) Program Description SBCC School of Extended Learning is part of Santa Barbara City College, based in Santa Barbara, California. Its mission is to create a gateway to opportunities for lifelong learning and remove barriers to participation in education, while fostering an equitable learning community that embraces, promotes, and supports diversity and inclusion. In addition to regular ESL classes Remote ESOL Case Studies: SBCC School of Extended Learning • 1 (SBCC doesn’t use the acronym ESOL), the ESL program partners with the Career Skills Institute, also at the School of Extended Learning, to offer intensive Integrated Education and Training (IET) courses, such as Green Gardener (landscaping), that are co-taught by faculty from the ESL program and the Institute. Back to Work, an IET model program funded through the federal CARES Act, targets unemployed adults and pays a weekly stipend. The ESL program also offers stand-alone Vocational English for Healthcare courses, such as the Personal Care Attendant (PCA) training/certificate. In addition, the School of Extended Learning offers parenting courses, adult secondary education, careers skills courses, courses for older adults, and learning circles. Learning circles are informal study groups, facilitated by a volunteer or teacher, that take place once a week for 5–6 weeks on an open enrollment basis, so that there are three rounds of learning circles each semester. SBCC School of Extended Learning did not operate a distance education program prior to March, 2020. The school is funded by Santa Barbara City College, the federal CARES Act, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title II, the Santa Barbara Adult Education Consortium, and the SBCC Foundation. The average annual budget is $1 million. In addition, the school was able to secure federal CARES Act support for non-credit students who have experienced ongoing significant financial hardships as a result of COVID-19. SBCC was allocated $600,000 that went directly to almost 800 students in the form of CARES Act Emergency Grants. Notable, Innovative Practices SBCC School of Extended Learning created and implements intensive, online IET programs for ESOL learners, such as Personal Care Attendant, Green Gardener (landscaping), and Construction. Some of the IET programs target unemployed community members who have been laid off due to COVID’s impact on the economy. Thanks to federal CARES Act funding, these students receive $200/week to attend these intensive IET classes remotely. In contrast to the intensive IET courses, the ESL program offers a “light-touch” option: open-entry, less formal learning circles offered remotely. The learning circles are a regular part of the ESL program offerings. Remote ESOL Program Design Students at SBCC School of Extended Learning have multiple remote learning options depending on their interest, availability, and life circumstances. These options range from open-entry learning circles that meet once a week to regular ESOL classes and intensive IET courses that meet 30–32 hours per wee

FAQs

SBCC School of Extended Learning提供哪些远程ESOL选项？

提供两类主要选项：强度较高的在线IET课程，以及强度较低的开放式“learning circles”（学习小组）远程学习。两者均通过Zoom进行同步教学。

IET课程的教学结构包含哪些部分？

每个IET项目由三部分组成：职业技能、ESOL语言支持以及职业探索/求职技能。ESOL教师与职业技能教师协作授课，并通过小组分组讨论进一步支持语言学习。

学习小组（learning circles）的组织方式和学习资源是什么？

学习小组每周一次、5–6周为一轮，支持在课程期间随时加入，并提供免费的BurlingtonEnglish账号。活动内容包括浏览课程单元、观看并讨论YouTube视频，以及更深入的小组分组讨论。

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