Sites for teachers working with English language Learners:
I scoured the internet for sites that would be useful to other educators. Here is what I found. Enjoy!
Colorin Colorado: A bilingual site for families and educators of English Language Learners
http://www.colorincolorado.org/
This is a great site for your Spanish speaking population. The site is easy to navigate with tabs in English and Spanish. The site stays up to date with current material, for example, it's currently displaying a book about the World Cup.
For first time ELL teachers: Click on the "For Educators" link.
Then click "Back to School Resources"
In this section there were lots of resources for teachers new to the ELL classroom.
Colorin Colorado - Back to School Resources
I especially liked the "ELL Starter Kit for Educators" that is a PDF Booklet linked to the site.
http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/backtoschool/first_year/
Hope you enjoy perusing the site as much as I did!
Global SchoolNet.org
http://www.globalschoolnet.org/index.cfm
Global SchoolNet allows for teachers from around the world to connect their classrooms. The site acts as a virtual meeting place that allows students to access their world. Teachers post projects and other teachers around the world get on board to do the same project. Sounds fun!
The Education Alliance: Brown University
http://www.brown.edu/academics/education-alliance/
This is a great research based site that is looking out for the educational opportunities for ALL of our students, especially our diverse populations. I chose to add this site to my blog because it seemed to be a well rounded place for a teacher of ELL students to be able to get their news, research and guidance all in one place.
I think the mission statement of the alliance says it all: "The EDUCATION
Alliance at Brown University is a reform support organization committed to advancing equitable EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES that prepare all student populations to succeed in the 21st century. Our mission is to enhance learning for culturally and linguistically diverse students. We build partnerships with communities and educational organizations to apply research and transform INSTRUCTIONAL practice. We design and deliver expert services around data collection and analysis, professional learning, and research and evaluation."Awesome Stories
https://www.awesomestories.com/
Awesome Stories seems like it would be a great teaching tool for any teacher! And it is free to join for teachers! The site provides videos for students that engage their "imaginations, cultural memories, concerns, hopes and aspirations". It's goal is to get the story behind the story. Not just scratch the surface like the textbook might but to go further and explore more to get a deeper historical context and cultural understanding.
Fun to Teach ESL - Teaching English as a Second Language http://esleld.blogspot.com/
This is a fun blog that is updated regularly. Because of the regular updates it means that you can always go there for a fresh, new idea to bring to your classroom. Sometimes the newest post is a great reminder of an old technique, sometimes it's something new I've never thought of. Regardless, I've enjoyed looking at new and old posts for ideas for the upcoming school year.
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