Culture and Ethnicity

ESL and Bilingual Programs

ESL and Bilingual Professional Organizations

Family Involvement

Literature and Research

Local and State Links

Praxis II

Teacher Professional Development

Teaching Resources

Culture and Ethnicity
CIA - The World Factbook
Culture Grams
The United Nations Refugee Agency
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Visit a Refugee Camp
Tap the Power
Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau lists and links. The link on Hmong resettlement is very good, and it offers links to information that is of use to teachers working with many different immigrant communities.
Lao Family Community of Minnesota
The Lao Family Community of Minnesota's website provides a historic timeline about the Hmong people as well as information about Hmong culture, families, worldviews, and cultural competency tips for educators and social service providers.
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center
The Southeast Asia Resource Action Center website outlines the history of Vietnamese immigration to the U.S., from first arrivals and 'boat people' in the 1970s, to political prisoners' experiences. A brief discussion on today's Vietnamese immigrants is followed by a chart outlining how many Vietnamese live in each U.S. state.
Lao Assistance Center
The goal of the Lao Assistance Center is to help Lao people achieve successful economic integration while preserving their cultural integrity and history.

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ESL and Bilingual Programs

Adult Basic Education and ESL
Arlington Education and Employment Program
Famlit.org
Center for Adult English Acquisition
Housed at the Center for Applied Linguistics, there are many resources here, including those pertaining to civics education.
Adult Literacy Resource Institute
Literacy Online
This site has a link to civics education for adult ESL learners in the U.S.

ELL Newcomer Programs
Center for Applied Linguistics
NCELA Links on Newcomer Programs

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ESL and Bilingual Professional Organizations

Social and Educational Policy Organizations
Education Policy Studies Lab at ASU
General Accounting Office
Education Policy Center of the Urban Institute
Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk
Pew Hispanic Center
MALDEF
Hmong National Development
LULAC
NALEO
National Council of La Raza
James Crawford's Web Page
Project Zero

Useful Organizations and Resource Centers
Center for Applied Linguistics
Center for Equity and Excellence in Education Test Database
Center for Language Minority Education and Research
Center for Research on Education, Diversity, Excellence
CREDE's Five Standards of Effective Pedagogy
Directory of Two-Way Immersion Programs
Linguistic Minority Research Association
National Association of Bilingual Education
Center for Adult English Language Acquisition
National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Teaching
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory Equity Center
Office for Civil Rights
Portraits of Success
U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students
Research on Language Minority Education
Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
What Works Clearinghouse
National Clearinghouse on English Language Acquisition
Sponsored by OELA, this site has a vast online library of research articles, lesson planning ideas, and advocacy documents.
Center for Applied Linguistics
CAL works closely with teachers in the field to research best language-teaching practices.
Intercultural Development Research Association
IDRA is an interesting site to explore for ideas in working with bilingual children and families.

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Family Involvement

Resources on the Family and Immigrant Education
Immigration Studies - NYU
Teacher Research on Funds of Knowledge: Learning from Households
Funds of Knowledge: A Look into Luis Moll's Research into Hidden Family Resources
Cultural Orientation Resource Center
This office, housed at the Center for Applied Linguistics, provides information on cultural orientation for refugees being resettled in the United States.
National Center for Family Literacy
National Even Start Association
Family Literacy: A Review of Programs and Critical Perspectives
Colorin' Colorado
Site for parents to help their children with reading. Site accessible in Spanish and in English
CAELA
Center for Adult English Language Acquisition at the Center for Applied Linguistics
Critical Review of Programs
by Margaret Caspe, Harvard Family Research Project

Family Involvement
http://www.bilingualbooks.com

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Literature and Research

Brain-based Learning
E-Book on Information Processing
Brain Research: Implications for Second Language Learning
by Fred Genesee
The Brain and Learning
ASCD Website
Double the Work
Here is a link to information on Double the Work, a policy recommendation by CAL after a study funded by the Carnegie Corporation concerning adolescent ELL literacy. If you look through this link, there are links to streamed video of Deborah Short discussing findings (demographics, research on how to work with adolescents).
IDRA.org

On-line Journals
NABE Publications
Here you will find the full text of back issues for NABE News and the Bilingual Research Journal
The American Educator
Quarterly magazine of the American Federation of Teachers
Hands-On English
Hands-On English is targeted at adult ESL teachers, but would be useful for any ESL or bilingual teacher. The site promotes a free newsletter, also called Hands-On English. Some of the articles are available on the website. Articles describing teaching tips are written by teachers for teachers
Internet TESL Journal
The Internet TESL Journal provides a myriad of useful resources to ESL teachers. There is information about students of diverse backgrounds, lesson plans, ideas for how to implement plans, and lots of great ideas and techniques. This site is an online journal so it is updated every month with current ideas, techniques, and resources

Research and Educational Services
California Tomorrow
Contains interesting links pertaining to cultural minority groups accessing quality educational services
U of California Language Minority Research Institute
A group effort of University of California campuses to provide research on working with linguistically and culturally diverse students.
Language and Culture Resources from NCELA
The Education Alliance at Brown University
Civil Rights Project
at Harvard University
Immigration Studies at NYU
Center for Applied Linguistics
Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence
at UC-Santa Cruz
The U.S. General Accounting Office
The GAO is one of the policy audit and research arms of Congress. The public can search GAO reports and Congressional testimony for policy related to almost any area that receives federal funding, including education.

Reading and Biliteracy
National Literacy Panel for Language Minority Children and Youth
American Educator, Spring 2003
This issue is dedicated to reading in the primary grades and the 'fourth grade slump'
American Educator, Fall 2004
Several articles in this issue are devoted to preventing early reading failure.
NCELA's Bilingual Reading Instruction
Acquiring Literacy in English
Development of (Early) Literacy in Spanish Speakers
National Council of the Teachers of English - Elementary
This area of the National Council of the Teachers of English website focuses on reading instruction for English Language Learners in the elementary grades. The website is full of articles, checklists, sample lessons, and more in the areas of Teaching Strategies, Professional Readings, and Related Resources.
What Elementary Teachers Need to Know about Language
This article, What Elementary Teachers Need to Know about Language, is from the Center for Applied Linguistics. It summarizes some basic aspects of oral and written language about which elementary teachers need expertise in order to promote literacy.
National Council of the Teachers of English - Secondary
The National Council of the Teachers of English websit continues with a thorough look at Teaching Strategies, Professional Readings, and Related Resources for teachers of ELLs in the secondary grades.

Second Language Acquisition
I Teach, I Learn
Jim Cummins' Website
Mora Modules
Professor Jill Kerper Mora of San Diego State U. shares her resources on teaching linguistically and culturally diverse students.
Acquiring a Second Language for School
Stephen D. Krashen Web Page
Laura-Ann Petitto Web Page
Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
at the University of Minnesota
Overview of Second Language Acquisition Theory
Overview of Second Language Acquisition Theory , reviews the five stages of second language development as well as critical findings from second language researchers.
General Principles for Teaching ELL Students
General Principles for Teaching ELL Students , discusses four basic principles and includes strategies for implementing them in the classroom. A useful chart connects these strategies to the five stages of second language development. The article concludes with 10 tips for improving mainstream instruction for ELLs.

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Local and State Links
Department of Public Instruction Home Page
DPI Reports and Statistics
Scroll to the reading and WKCE links to search for performance of students on standardized tests in your school district.
DPI Bilingual/English as a Second Language Program
DPI English Language Proficiency Tests
This page contains information about English Language Proficiency Tests Recommended by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
DPI English Language Proficiency Levels
DPI Wisconsin Model Academic Standards
Equity Mission Team: Bilingual/ESL Education
The links on this page yield information on state requirements for the education of bilingual children. The team has been recently “reassigned” to other divisions and teams within the DPI, so this page may redirect you.
Tap the Power
Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau lists and links.  The link on Hmong resettlement is very good, and it offers links to information that is of use to teachers working with many different immigrant communities.
Wisconsin 5-County Latino Needs Assessment Project
by Paula Poorman

Praxis II
An Overview of the Exam
Test Descriptionand Sample Questions
Study Tips
Register Online
Test Centers and Dates
More Information

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Teacher Professional Development
Learner.org
The site contains many professional development videos on demand for topics for K-12 teachers.

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Teaching Resources

Assessment
Rubistar
Allows you to create rubrics for a variety of content areas—oral presentations, math, geography, etc.  You can choose the desired scale and objectives for evaluation, as well as delete or change the pre-written criteria to meet your students’ needs.  The site will save the rubric so you can make changes at any time.
Rubistar for Spanish Speakers
An awesome extension of the Rubistar site that creates rubrics in Spanish!
Rubistar Spanish 2
An extension of the previous site for working with Spanish speakers
Teach-nology
Generates ready-made rubrics for all subject areas by filling in teacher name and school.  The downside is that it is generic and un-adaptable.
Teach-nology 2
Generates personalized graphic organizers from a pre-set template, such as concept webs, KWL, Venn diagrams, and SQ3R.
CRESST (Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing)
S.C.O.R.E.
Offers example graphic organizers—timeline, KWHL, webbing, etc., but does not allow you to customize.  Essentially, it gives you the format, but you still have to make it yourself.
Illinois State Board of Education English Language Learning Page
This page is a gateway to handy resources on best teaching and assessment practices.  There are links to documents for parents written in many different languages.

ESL and Bilingual Books
Lectorum - Scholastic
Bilingual Books
Marciuccia Iaconi Book Imports
Bilingual Books, Inc
Hubbards Cupboard
Reading A-Z

Lesson Plans, Ideas, and Materials for Teachers
Activities for ESL Students
BBC English
Created by the British Broadcasting Corporation, this site encourages language acquisition through the use of various language elements. Students can pick from various section headings such as News English, Business English, grammar and vocabulary, and quizzes.
Bilingual Teacher Store
Boggles World
Dave's ESL Cafe
EduHound Espanol
English-to-go
English Club
ESL and EFL Games, Songs, Lessons, and Resources
ESL Grammar Links for ESL Students
ESL Lessons and Flashcards
English Outlook: Online Magazine
ESL Wonderland
Includes lesson plans and activities, such as the death penalty, cloning, and race relations; appropriate for the secondary level.
Everything ESL
This site has a long list of lesson plans for the ESL classroom. It includes teaching tips, resources, and a question/answer section.
Global Education
Holiday Zone
Instant ESL Lessons
Interesting Things for ESL Students
Interesting Things for ESL Students to Read
Internet Resources for Language Teachers and Learners
Jose-Luis Orozco
Many things
This is a very versatile site with a wide variety of activities for ESL students. The site has quizzes, vocabulary, spelling, word puzzles, sentence puzzles, grammar activities, word games, and much more.
New Horizons in Education, Inc
Karin's ESL Party Land
1-Language
Pen Pals! Way to find email pals for learning ESL
Questia. Worlds Largest ESL Online Dictionary
Readwritethink.org
Sponsored by the International Reading Association, National Council of Teachers of English, Marco Polo and MCI Foundation
Songs for Teaching
We Speak English
Favorite Poem Project
Story Corps
StoryCorps is a national project to instruct and inspire people to record each others' stories in sound.  The website contains many, many wonderful personal stories of individuals recorded in Story Booths across the country.  There are many teaching applications ready to be born here!
This American Life
"This American Life" is a public radio program that originates in Chicago.  Host Ira Glass produces thematic programs in which ordinary people tell stories about their ordinary and not-so-ordinary lives.  You can search and play programs on a PC.  There is a section of the website with ideas for teachers.
Activities for ESL Students
Vocabulary / Grammar quizzes
Seussville!
Dr. Seuss printable activities and interactive games
Primera Escuela
Scholastic
Lessons and ideas
The Activity Idea Place
Lessons and ideas
The Lexile Framework for Reading
You can find the lexile level of most books and type in paragraphs for books not in their database.
LessonPlans.com
Starfall.com
This is an interactive website designed for elementary school teachers to use with their students in the area of readings. This website was created to instill a love of learning, and self-confidence while helping children learn to read by themselves with little or moderate help as they progress. Read aloud stories and movies in English.
Songs For Teaching
Website with songs for teaching ESL.
Childrens Library
Zillions of books in many different languages. It's a great resource.
Reading Quest
The site has a number of other strategies and graphic organizesr for use in developing students' reading comprehension and writing.
Education-World.com
Education-World.Com has lots of specific resource material for teachers. It includes a section dedicated solely to lesson planning; in this section each lesson features examples, art galleries, history, language art and exhibits of illustrations of student's work on specific project. One such project is currently ongoing called ".Say hello around the world." another is ".Tracking Olympic Gold." and so forth. There are also feature articles pertaining to teaching on this site

Spanish Resources
Algunos Lugares en Espanol
Biblioteca Infantil
Bilingual Books for Kids
Center for the Study of Books in Spanish
CNN en Espanol
Elementary Spanish Curriculum
Escuela.net
EspanOle! Pagina Principal
Internet Resources for Language Teachers and Learners
Jose-Luis Orozco
Juegos y Canciones Para Los Ninos
K-3 Resources for Bilingual Educators
Learn Spanish
Lee y seras
This interactive site is a multi-faceted early literacy program for Latino families and those who work with them. It has many practical resources which can be downloaded and put to immediate use. It can be accessed in both Spanish and English.
Mariuccia Iaconi
Spanish Teacher Resources
Sitio INfantil
Spanish Lessons on the Web, Links
Trabalenguas (Spanish Tongue Twisters)
Web Spanish Lessons

Content Areas

Math
Multiplication.com
Cool Math for Kids
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
NCBE Preparing Secondary Education Teachers to Work with English Language Learners: Mathematics
Unlocking the Language of Mathematics; Helping ELLs gain access to algebra [PDF]
Content ESL Across the USA: A Training Packet
This document contains many guides to integrating content and language learning. Examples are taken from schools across the country.
ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education
This site offers comprehensive services (lesson plans, information for parents, etc) Some documents are written in Spanish.
AIMS Education Foundation
This organization offers resources in the linking of math and science curricula.
SERVE
This is a federally funded regional consortium of science and math educators. The website offers many connections to teaching and assessment resources.

Science
Learning Sciences Institute
The Learning Sciences Institute Website is sponsored by Vanderbilt University. The focus is on math and science instruction. The site offers resources and links to resources based on a cognitive scientific approach to teaching.
Content ESL Across the USA: A Training Packet
This document contains many guides to integrating content and language learning. Examples are taken from schools across the country.
National Science Foundation's Division of Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education
Search the Eisenhower database for science lesson planning ideas.
National Science Teachers Association
NSTA - Galapagos Islands
The site was developed by the NSTA for teachers and parents who are interested in educational activities pertaining to the Galapagos Islands. There are lesson planning ideas and many activities for students interested in the biology and geography of these islands.
BBC
Science-Elementary labs online
Virtual Body

Social Studies
National Geographic
Library of Congress American Memory
National Museum of American History
Africa Kids
Social Studies Culture
Global Education
This site was created and maintained by the American Forum for Global Education. It includes Global and World history lesson plans and curriculum
IS sponsored by National Geographic
Children, adults, and especially teachers would profit from using this website. These sites are selected based on quality and depth for geography and give useful tips for teachers teaching grades K-12. It includes additional links to other useful resources for geographic education.
National Council for the Social Studies
History Channel
This is the homepage for the History Channel. It is a useful site for grades 4 and up. Students and teachers can access information on international and domestic historical topics. The site also features special topics, such as Black History Month and information on holidays.

Hmong Resources
The Lao Family Community of Minnesota
The Lao Family Community of Minnesota's website provides a historic timeline about the Hmong people as well as information about Hmong culture, families, worldviews, and cultural competency tips for educators and social service providers.
Hmong Bookstore
Hmong Books and Publications

Literacy Instruction
Bilingual Reading Instruction
International Reading Association
ICDL books
This site has an outstanding digital library of children’s books from all over the world. ICDL is a research project funded primarily by the National Science Foundation, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and Microsoft Research. It can serve as a welcoming tool to newly arrived ESL students who are already reading.
Literacy Connections
National Literacy Panel on Language Minority Children and Youth
Read Write Think
Dr. Seuss
Lexile Levels
You can find the lexile level of most books and type in paragraphs for books not in their database.
Bilingual Books
Bilingual Guided Reading Books
Lee y seras
This interactive site is a multi-faceted early literacy program for Latino families and those who work with them. It has many practical resources which can be downloaded and put to immediate use. It can be accessed in both Spanish and English.
Reading A-Z
Sponsored by ProQuest Information and Learning, this site offers thousands of printable teacher materials to teach guided reading, phonemic awareness, reading comprehension, reading fluency, the alphabet, and vocabulary.
NCTE - Reading Instructions for ELLs in elementary grades
This area of the National Council of the Teachers of English website focuses on reading instruction for English Language Learners in the elementary grades. The website is full of articles, checklists, sample lessons, and more in the areas of Teaching Strategies, Professional Readings, and Related Resources.
Starfall.com
This is an interactive website designed for elementary school teachers to use with their students in the area of readings. This website was created to instill a love of learning, and self-confidence while helping children learn to read by themselves with little or moderate help as they progress. Read aloud stories and movies in English.
What Elementary Teachers Need to Know about Language
This article is from the Center for Applied Linguistics. It summarizes some basic aspects of oral and written language about which elementary teachers need expertise in order to promote literacy.
NCTE - Resources for teachers of ELLs in the secondary grades.
The National Council of the Teachers of English website continues with a thorough look at Teaching Strategies, Professional Readings, and Related Resources for teachers of ELLs in the secondary grades.
Childrens Library
Zillions of books in many different languages. It's a great resource.
Reading Quest
The site has a number of other strategies and graphic organizesr for use in developing students' reading comprehension and writing.

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