CCAE 2017 Report-Back 1: The Citizenship Interview

This week, we are LIVE from Long Beach at the 2017 CCAE Conference. CCAE is the California Council for AdultEducation (https://www.ccaestate.org/), a professional organization which advocates for the needs of Adult Learners so that they may acquire the necessary English language, civics, and vocational skills to full integrate in California and beyond.

At the conference, I was honored to present a workshop entitled, "Tech Up Your Citizenship Class" (https://goo.gl/SMrwdC) which includes ten tips on how to use digital resources in a Citizenship classroom. The ideas ranged from using EMMA, to answer student most pressing questions while familiarizing them with the USCIS.gov website, to downloading apps to inform students about their civil rights and enabling them to contact their government representatives.

After the workshop, I recorded a quick podcast with Kathy Martin,the Citizenship teacher from Beaumont Adult School (https://bas-beaumont-ca.schoolloop.com/). After this quick interview, Teacher Kathy talked about the I-912, Request for Fee Waiver and I-942, Request for Reduced Fee. She used an idiom to give a very important piece of advice--listen closely and try to identify the idiom and what it really means. The idiom's definition is also included in the show notes.

Visit www.uscitizenpod.com during the week for more Citizenship resources from the CCAE conference including a new Citizenship and civics books for Spanish Speakers from http://www.fisher-hill.com/.

USCIS Forms Page 
https://www.uscis.gov/forms
USCIS FORMS ARE FREE: Download them on this site (forms can be filled out using the latest version of Adobe Reader.) You can also order forms by mail or phone. Don't pay anyone for copies of USCIS forms. Don't forget to sign your forms! Failure to sign will result in rejection.

I-912, Request for Fee Waiver
https://www.uscis.gov/i-912

I-912P, HHS Poverty Guidelines for Fee Waiver Request
https://www.uscis.gov/i-912p

I-942, Request for Reduced Fee
https://www.uscis.gov/i-942

I-942P, Income Guidelines for Reduced Fees
https://www.uscis.gov/i-942p

I-912 | Solicitud de Exención de Tarifas
https://www.uscis.gov/es/formularios/i-912

I-912P | Guías de Pobreza de HHS para de Solicitud de Exención de Tarifas https://www.uscis.gov/es/formularios/i-912p

I-942, Petición de Reducción de Tarifa
https://www.uscis.gov/es/formularios/i-942

I-942P, Guías de Ingreso para la Reducción de Tarifas
https://www.uscis.gov/es/formularios/i-942p

From the Cambridge Dictionary:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/stick-with-it

The idiom graphic is from American English at State.
Go to the American English at State Facebook page and check out their whole collection of idiom and grammar cards. Look under photos.