2020 Census

U.S. Census Bureau

• Census.gov
• Statistics in School (many lesson plans)
• September 17: Constitution Day
• US Census Bureau on YouTube (many videos)
• 2020 Census: What is the Census?
• 2020 Census PSA: Census Made Simple (2:20)
• Shape Your Future: The 2020 Census (w/Asian Language tags)
• U.S. Census Bureau Commemorates Constitution Day (event webcast)
• 2020 Census: The Census in 23 Artifacts
• The U.S. Census and the Amazing Apportionment Machine (old but GREAT)
• 2020 Census
• 2020census.gov/en (English homepage)
• 2020census.gov/es (Spanish homepage)
• Language support (59 non-English guides to completing the Census)
• Sample Copy of the 2020 Census Questionnaire
• Why 2020 Matters for Schools
• ELL/Adult ESL
• Statistics in Schools activities created specifically for English language learners (ELLs) and adult English as a second language (ESL) learners feature data on the country's diversity. Activities also highlight how a complete count in the 2020 Census can benefit all communities.
• Celebrating Diversity in Our Community
• Adult ESL - What’s Next?
• Adult ESL - The Census and Apportionment
• Adult ESL - How the Census Helps My Community
• American Community Survey
  
  • American Community Survey: FAQs
  • American Community Survey Form 2019
  • American Community Survey: Questions on the Form and Why We Ask

California Census

• CA Census.gov
• 2020 CENSUS: A GUIDE FOR CALIFORNIA'S SCHOOL-BASED OUTREACH (K-12)  
• CA Interactive Map: California Hard-to-Count Index by Census Tract and Block Group

Local Government Agencies

• County of San Mateo
• Census 2020 Outreach Toolkit (very rich resource)
• Census 2020 Practice Scenarios
• Census Ambassador program

2020 Census and Adult Education Resources

• ACRS
• 2020 Census Curriculum and Training Materials
• American Library Association
• ALA Resources about the 2020 Census
• CA Adult Ed
• Census 2020: Making Half a Million Jobs Count
• CASAS
• CASAS - Census Pilot Program (presentation at CASASSI 2019)
• CASAS COAPPS 54: 2020 Census
• Identify the importance of and the barriers to participating in the Decennial Census. Respond to Census questions online and in person.
• CASAS COAPPS 54: 2020 Census Activities and Assessments
• COABE
• COABE19: CENSUS 2020: Important Ways to Get Your Program Ready by Judy Mortrude
• ESL Library
• US Census Lesson plan and student handout
• Generations on Line
• US Census 2020 Tutorial (added 4/21/2020)
• Kahoot
• 2020 Census Kahoot 
• LAUSD’s Division of Adult and Career Education
• 2020 Census Student Workbooks, Teacher Lesson Plans, Assessments, and more (supports CASAS EL Civics COAPPS 54.1!)
• Learning Chocolate (by uscitizenpod)

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• Live Worksheets
• Think Sheet online worksheet (added 4/21/2020)
• NATIONAL COALITION FOR LITERACY
• CENSUS 2020 RESOURCE LINKS
•  New England Literacy Resource Center (NELRC)
• The Change Agent Packet
• News
• KPBS: San Diego Gearing Up For 2020 Census (held @ San Diego Continuing Education ECC)
• NYTimes: In 2020 Census, Big Efforts in Some States. In Others, Not So Much.  (check out the photo of the Census loteria)
• Stayed Tuned 
• What’s the U.S. CENSUS + Why’s It SO IMPORTANT? (video)
• TED Talks 
• Gerrymandering: How drawing jagged lines can impact an election - Christina Greer video  (watch Census.gov video about Apportionment first)
• Does your vote count? The Electoral College explained - Christina Greer video  (watch Census.gov video about Apportionment first)
• Why Being Counted is as Important as your Vote | Mara Abrams | TEDxCrossroadsSchool (video)
• US Citizenship Podcast
• 2020 Census Playlist (video playlist) https://
• 07/01/19: A Quick Comparison between the USCIS N-400 and Census 2020 
• video and mp3
• 07/12/19: No Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census BUT....
• video and mp3
• 07/29/19: The 2020 Census: We are counting on YOU to make sure that WE ALL COUNT!  An Interview with Aparna Ramakrishnan from the SMC Census Team (see County of San Mateo Census resources above)
• video and mp3
• 08/07/19: iCount! An Interview with the San Mateo Adult School Census Ambassador Team (see County of San Mateo Census resources above)
• video and mp3
• 01/27/2020: SMAS Census Ambassador Team: Calming Fears about the Census: A Listening Activity for Intermediate ESL students
  • video only 
  • EdPuzzle quiz direct link (Question 2 corrected!)
  • EdPuzzle quiz embedded in a blog post
• 01/28/2020: They Also Count: A Listening Activity for Beginning ESL students 
• direct link to the Google form 
• Google form embedded in a blog post 
• direct link to the video on YouTube
• 02/01/2020: Mock 2020 Census Forms (minor corrections 2/10/2020)
• Click link to make your own copy of Mock 2020 Census Forms.  
• The Census form will be copied to your Google drive.
• Customize the form and send the form to your students or embed in your website
• Review the results in your Google Account (Sheets)
• Form 1-simple
• http://bit.ly/copy-cen1
• Form 2-Person 1
• http://bit.ly/copy-cen2
• Form 3-Person 1 and 2
• http://bit.ly/copy-cen3
• Form 4-Person 1 and 2, preparer info
• http://bit.ly/copy-cen4
• 2020/02/04 Mock Census Forms (minor corrections 2/10/2020)
• click link to practice
• Results are private and will be deleted at 10 pm
• Form 1-simple
• http://bit.ly/fill-cen1
• Form 2-Person 1
• http://bit.ly/fill-cen2
• Form 3-Person 1 & 2
• http://bit.ly/fill-cen3
• Form 4-Person 1 & 2, preparer info
• http://bit.ly/fill-cen4
• 03/12/2020: Shape the Future (I fill out my census) video
• VOA Learning English
• US Census video
• VOA News
• 07/11/19 Trump to Obtain Citizenship Data From Government Agencies video
• 10/24/19 Most US States Not Giving Driver’s License Data to Washington article
• VOX
• The fractured politics of a browning America (video)
• We Speak NYC
• Census Girl! (video and lesson) (added 4/21/2020)
• Count Us In! (video and lesson) (added 4/21/2020)

Family Fun!

• Statistics in Schools Story Book
• Census Bingo
• Everybody Counts - Coloring Book in English 
• ¡Todo El Mundo Cuenta! - Coloring Book in Spanish
• New SIS Pre-K Materials 

Updated 4/21/2020--CHECK BACK FOR MORE RESOURCES!!!