Teachers' Resources
Government Websites
· U.S. Department of Education - http://www.ed.gov/index.jsp
News, resources, policies, research, priorities, and other information
· No Child Left Behind - http://www.nclb.gov
Official website – find answers to questions about the NCLB law
· OELA - http://www.ed.gov/offices/OBEMLA
The Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students
· NCELA - http://www.ed.gov/offices/OBEMLA
National Clearinghouse for English Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs
· U.S. Senate Contact site - http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
· U.S. House Contact site http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW_by_State.html
· New Jersey Department of Education - http://www.state.nj.us/education
News, programs, data, NCLB and other information
· No Child Left Behind: New Jersey - http://www.nclb.gov/next/where/newjersey.html
Chief State School Officer, State Education Agency, State Education Committee Leaders, Secretary's Regional Representative, and an evaluation of individual districts
· New Jersey Department of Education - Bilingual Education information - http://www.state.nj.us/njded/bilingual
· New Jersey Department of Education Bilingual Education three-year plan - http://www.state.nj.us/njded/bilingual/resources/els3year.doc
· NJDOE: Collaborative Assessment for Planning and Achievement - http://www.nj.gov/njded/capa
· State of New Jersey - http://www.state.nj.us
Official web site
· New Jersey Legislature - http://www.njleg.state.nj.us
Click on Find your Legislator under Members on the left side of the page
Discussion Forums & More
· Everything ESL - http://www.everythingESL.net
Judy Haynes' s ESL website with a discussion forum, lesson plans, teaching tips, & resources for teachers
· TEAL3 - http://www.TEAL3.com
Books, online workshops, on-site training and presentations, help meeting the NCLB and state curriculum standards, discussion forums, and tele-chats hosted by Hope Blecher-Sass
All Students
· 1-Language.com - http://www.1-language.com
Activities, exercises, worksheets, forums, chats, articles, and more
· Repeat After Us - http://repeatafterus.com/
The best collection of copyright-free English texts and scripted recordings
· Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun - http://www.vocabulary.co.il
Games and quizzes for practicing vocabulary
Students K-8
· Kindersite - http://www.kindersite.org
1,000s of links to graded English content suitable for 2 to 6 year olds
· Starfall.com - http://www.starfall.com
Phonics lessons, interactive books, and word games
· AAA Math - http://www.aaamatematicas.com
over 2500 interactive math lesson pages
· NASA's Space Place - http://spaceplace.nasa.gov
NASA's education program; also available in Spanish
Students K-12
· Mrs. Hurley's ESL Page - http://www.mrshurleysesl.com
Tips, activities, information & links for students and teachers
· Children's Literature Web Guide - http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
Many Internet resources related to books for children and young adults including lists, reviews, and lesson plans & more
· Windows to the Universe - English: http://www.windows.ucar.edu Spanish: http://www.windows.ucar.edu/spanish
A comprehensive science education and reference site spanning a broad range of Earth and Space Science topics and related topics in the humanities
· ESL Summer Programs at Colleges in New York State for Kids & Teens 8-18 http://www.summeroncampus.com/main/ActivityProgramsList.asp?CategoryID=25
Search by college or location. Updated annually
High School, Adult, & College Students
· 1-language.com's ESL Center - http://www.1-language.com/
Comprehensive ESL Site including forums, realtime chat, jobs, grammar, helplines, multi-lingual content - and much more!
· Breaking News English - http://www.BreakingNewsEnglish.com/
Free, daily current affairs lesson plans
· Dave's ESL Cafe - http://www.eslcafe.com
Numerous topics for ESL/EFL students and teachers
· English Language Resource Center - http://www.bergen.edu/library/learning/english/index.asp
Bergen Community College's ESL links, software, & more
· ESL Gold - http://www.eslgold.com
Text, audio, pictures, handouts, quizzes, and much more: All materials are categorized by skill and level.
· ESL Home Page - http://www.lang.uiuc.edu/r-li5/esl
For learners of English who want to use the Web to improve their English
· Learn English Feel Good - http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/
Grammar & vocabulary exercises, idioms, phrasal verbs, handouts, & quizzes
Sites for Teachers
· From Shared Reading to Authoring in Two Languages - http://www.njtesol-njbe.org/conferences/ReadingAuthoring.htm
MSWord version of the slides used in the workshop, August 3 and 4, 2004 – Atlantic City, Presented by Ana M. Mistral, Ph.D.
· Center for Applied Linguistics - www.cal.org
Articles and information on all aspects of ESL and bilingual education
· ESL MiniConference Online Newsletter - http://www.eslminiconf.net
Articles on teaching ESL students, including some from NJTESOL/NJBE
· The Literacy List - http://alri.org/literacylist.html
Free Adult Basic Education and English language ELL/ESL/ESOL Web sites, electronic discussion lists ("listservs"), and other Internet resources
· New Jersey Educational Sales Club, Inc. - http://www.njeducationalsalesclub.org
Provider of educational media, textbooks, information and services to educators
· ESL Teachers Board - http://www.eslteachersboard.com/
Job listings, lesson plans, games, and more
· Reading Rockets - http://www.readingrockets.com
information about reading, newsletters, links, teacher and parent guides, including reading in Spanish
· The Immigration Debate in the Classroom 2006 - http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/immigration_debate/
A site with lessons to coannect the history-social science curriculum to real world immigration issues
· Hispanic online.com - http://www.hispaniconline.com
Cultural issues for Latinos in the United States including education
· Teacher Resource Links - http://www.geocities.com/thomas_ihde/interjects.htm
Bilingual and ESL links created by Prof. Ihde's graduate students
· Dual Language Programs - http://www.njtesol-njbe.org/who/duallang.htm
A sampling of dual language program websites and resources gathered by Thomas Ihde.
Professional Organizations
· TESOL - http://www.tesol.org
· TESOL - U.S. Action Advocacy Center - http://capwiz.com/tesol/home/
· NABE - http://www.nabe.org
· FLENJ - http://www.flenj.org/
Foreign Language Educators of New Jersey
· New Jersey Immigration Policy Network - http://www.njipn.org/
· Hispanic Directors Association of New Jersey - http://www.hdanj.org/home.html
· National Immigration Law Center - http://www.nilc.org/immlawpolicy/DREAM/index.htm
Dream Act Information
· National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities - http://www.nichcy.org
· Statewide Parents Advocacy Network - http://www.spannj.org
Information, support, training, and advocacy for families of children with special needs
· ESL/EFL Organizations and Journals - http://www.linguistic-funland.com/tesl.html
Resources & TESL articles
· TESL/TEFL/TESOL LINKS (I-TESL-J) - http://iteslj.org/links
Gateway to the World of ESL/bilingual education
· The Internet TESL Journal - http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj
Articles, Research papers, lesson plans, and more
· Center for Multilingual, Multicultural Research - http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~cmmr
Multilingual education, English-as-a second language, and foreign language instruction information
· National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education - http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu
Information relating to the effective education of linguistically and culturally diverse learners in the U.S.
· MABE - http://www.mabe-mi.org
Michigan Association for Bilingual Education
· The Internet Job Search for ESL - http://www.uni.edu/riedmill
Meta-list and clearinghouse for the ESL job search: links and a guide job hunting resources
Other resources:
www.mindbodyheart.com and www.ialearn.org/AL.php. Both are related to Accelerated Learning Cycle
www.a4esl.org
www.wwebenglishteacher.com
www.colorincolorado.org
www.eslflow.com
Www.englishclub.comWww.manythings.org
http://bogglesworldesl.com/
http://www.mes-english.com/worksheets/
http://www.usingenglish.com/teachers.php
http://www.sitesforteachers.com/index.html
http://www.zozanga.com/
http://www.kids.scintro.com/index2.html