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Escort: Educating Migrant Children
With links and resources, this organization uses federal funding (among other sources) to run a hotline for migrant farm workers and their families (National Migrant Education Hotline), to publish teaching kits (for teachers at all...
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Esl Teachers' Board: Survival Arabic for Teachers
While the pronunciations are a bit off, this is an ultimately useful list of basic classroom vocabulary (e.g., Stand) and phrases (e.g., What's the difference?) of use to the ESL teacher with Arabic speaking students. It provides a basis...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Can Gaming Help You Score Better in School?
There are a variety of educational computer games on the market in the areas of math, history, science, and language, as well as many simpler versions free on the Internet. This exercise asks that you make up a test based on the subject...
Rick Beach
Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition: Chapter 3: Activities
The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities for Chapter 3 reflection. Intended for teachers, this site contains activities that will extend the content from the Chapter 3. Focus of the...
Rick Beach
Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition: Chapter 7: Activities
The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities for Chapter 7 reflection. Intended for teachers, this site contains activities that will extend the content from the Chapter 7. Focus of the...
Rick Beach
Teaching Literature to Adolescents, Second Edition: Chapter 1: Activities
This site shares activities that will coordinate with Chapter 1 of the textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, Second Edition. These activities provide opportunities to reflect about the teaching of literature.
Rick Beach
Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition: Chapter 3: Planning Curriculum
The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities for Chapter 3 reflection. Intended for teachers, this site contains activities that will extend the content from the Chapter 3. Focus of the...
Rick Beach
Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition: Understanding Adolescents
The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities for Chapter 2 reflection. Intended for teachers, this site contains activities that will extend the content from the Chapter 2. Young adult...
Rick Beach
Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition: Leading Student Responses
The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities for Chapter 5 reflection. Intended for high school teachers, this site contains activities that will extend the content from the Chapter 5. Focus...
Rick Beach
Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition: Canon Curriculum Design
The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities for Chapter 9 reflection. Intended for teachers, this site contains activities that will extend the content from the Chapter 9. Focus of the...
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Asa: Journal of Statistics Education
This Journal of Statistics Education site is a guide for teaching statistics. Includes many resources and publications.
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World of Education: Cultural Learning Styles
Learning style and culture - what's the link? This article provides a summary of learning styles theory and the literature on learning style and culture correlations.
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Multicultural Pavilion: A Diversity Newsletter
This is a great newsletter/e-zine with information, articles, links, and much more.
Brown University
Brown University: Teaching Diverse Learners
Resource is dedicated to enhancing the capacity of teachers to work effectively and equitably with English language learners (ELL). This Web site provides access to publications, educational materials, and the work of experts in the field.
Everything ESL
Everything Esl: Activities for Newcomers
Practical tips, activities, and great resource suggestions from a veteran ESL teacher for working with newly arrived non-English speaking students.
Everything ESL
Everything Esl: Activities for Newcomers
Practical tips, activities, and great resource suggestions from a veteran ESL teacher for working with newly arrived non-English speaking students.
International Reading Association
Reading Online: Reading Alone Together
In this educational research article, the use of reading partnerships in the context of classrooms where some students are learning a second language. The first part of the article discusses the benefits of adding extensive reading to...
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Writing Instructions Sample: How to Raise Potatoes
A good example of a piece of writing which instructs the reader. Good for students to use as a model for instruction-writing essays.
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Tefl.net: Esl Lesson Plans
TEFL.NET provides a variety of different ESL worksheets, games, and activities available for download. Worksheets are categorized by topic. Teaching tips and suggestions are also provided.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian: Science: Week of 4 22 13: Do Teachers Need Their Own "Bar Exam"?
This article presents the debate over establishing an offical licensing exam for teachers, similar to the Bar Exam.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Context Counts in Second Language Learning
Discover how contextual factors count when learning a second language.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Context Counts in Second Language Learning
How does context influence learning a second language? Come and find out what type of environment is best for students to learn a second language.
Edutopia
Edutopia: Redefining the Role of the Teacher
This article from Edutopia focuses on how students learn in the classroom. It discusses the shift in teaching from lecture-based in favor of student directed instruction.