Resources for Educators of ELLs

Academic Info
Directory of online writing resources for high school and college
http://www.academicinfo.net/engwrite.html

Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
Information on research, resources and other services offered by CAL
http://www.cal.org/

Diversity: Celebrating Who We Are
http://www.geocities.com/chinaadopting/diversity.html 

ESL Lesson Plans and Resources
Marty Levine, Professor Emeritus from California State University – Northridge provides resources and lessons for bilingual educators contributed by teachers from around the world. Career opportunities for bilingual educators are listed as well.
http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslplans.html

Everything ESL 
NEA recognized site with lesson plans, teaching tips and classroom activities for teachers of ESL/Bilingual education. Great practical and research based “tips” for teachers!
http://www.everythingesl.net/

Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA)
This website includes information on research conducted by IDRA staff and IDRA publications.
http://www.idra.org/

James Crawford's Language Policy
Articles and essays on language policy (e.g., English Only, English Plus, bilingual education, Native American language revitalization, etc.)
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JWCRAWFORD/

Jim Cummins' Website
Resources on language acquisition, ESL and bilingual education
http://www.iteachilearn.com/cummins

John Korber: One World, One People ESL / TESOL Lessons
ESL Lessons, Games, Ideas, and Links
http://www.members.aol.com/jakajk/ESLLessons.html

Just4Kids
The National Center for Educational Achievement (NCEA) is the national sponsor of Just for the Kids (JFTK), which provides school, district, and other education leaders with essential system performance and best practice information they need to make sound decisions.
http://www.just4kids.org 

Lexicon of Educator Terms
This is a wonderful site that explains educator terms. You can find definitions from ability grouping and achievement gaps to zero-tolerance. A great help to any educator!
http://www.ascd.org/cms/index.cfm?TheViewID=1112

National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
The professional organization dedicated to advocacy for English language learners in the U.S..
http://www.nabe.org/

National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Programs
OELA's National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA) collects, analyzes, synthesizes and disseminates information about language instruction educational programs for English language learners and related programs.
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu

Rethinking Schools Online
Rethinking Schools is an activist publication, with articles written by and for teachers, parents, and students. Yet it also addresses key policy issues, such as vouchers and marketplace-oriented reforms, funding equity, and school-to-work. The publication emphasizes problems facing urban schools, particularly issues of race.
http://www.rethinkingschools.org/index.shtml

Rethinking Schools Online: Confronting White Privilege
An article about one white teacher's journey as she explores what it means to become engaged in the life-long struggle against racism.
http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/16_04/Conf164.shtml

Texas Association for Bilingual Education (TABE)
The professional organization dedicated to the advancement of bilingual education and advocacy for English language learners in Texas.
http://www.tabe.org/main/index.php

TESOL: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
An organization that is working to advance professionals that teach English to ELLs
TESOL: http://www.tesol.org/
TESOL: http://www.textesoliv.org/pages/

The ESL Area: A Place to Learn English
Free resources and online ESL activities for teachers and students learning English as a second language (ESL).
http://members.aol.com/adrmoser/esl.html

The OWL at Purdue ESL Instructors and Students
Materials on writing for ESL teachers and students
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/678/01/

The OWL at Purdue ESL Resources for Teachers
This website includes links to organizations and journals for language teachers and language policy developers, as well as to online teaching and reference materials.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/586/01/

Tolerance
Tolerance.org is a Web site that seeks to create a national community committed to human rights. Its goal is to awaken people of all ages to the problem of hate and intolerance, to equip them with the best tolerance ideas and to prompt them to act in their homes, schools, businesses and communities.
http://www.tolerance.org/index.jsp

U. S. Department of Education-Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA)
This website provides information for students, parents, teachers, and administrators. There is also a link to information in Spanish.
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/index.html

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