Literacy in the Criminal Justice System
EDUC 401K
SLN: 12902
Facilitator: Chelsea McPherson and Paul Brown
Dates: Tuesdays; 1/12, 1/19, 1/26, 2/9, 3/2, 3/9
Time: 12:30 - 1:20 pm
Location: GUG 416
Note: You must be 21 years old in order to work at the King County Correctional Facility, and you may register for a maximum of 3 credits for this class.
Mandatory Tutor Training: January 23rd, 10am-2pm
Mandatory Safety & Security Orientation: January 20th, 9:30am-1:30pm
Tutoring hours are available M-Th, 11am-8pm.
Required texts:
NewJack, by Ted Conover
True Notebooks, by Mark Salzman
Does illiteracy lead to criminal behavior? Find out for yourself with this unique opportunity to tutor in one of society's most under-served populations. The Education department at the King County Correctional Facility encourages you to stretch your boundaries and join us in a quarter of educational enrichment. With the opportunity to tutor inmates in a GED (General Educational Development), ABE (Adult Basic Education), and/or ESL (English as a Second Language) curriculum, you have the freedom to challenge your own creativity, gain teaching skills, and help the community by being your student's first positive educational experience. Our seminar series will focus on personal tutoring strategies and techniques, issues of adult education in our community, and the positive outcomes of adult education. We will hear from speakers who work in adult education as well as adult learners who are the product of adult education. Be prepared for a dynamic experience as you tap into a population that acts with emotion and can touch you with stories of their dehumanizing reality. PLEASE NOTE: You must be 21 years or older, and also a criminal background check will be completed for all interested students (previous convictions DO NOT automatically bar your entrance into the jail).