US Department of Education

Part 1. Designing Activities for ESL Teaching & Learning

A. EVALUATING A WEBSITE

Good Rule of Thumb: Thinking about the Five W's of Web Site Evaluation

                    * Who wrote the pages and are they an expert in the field?
                    * What is the purpose of the site?
                    * When was the site created, updated, or last worked on?
                    * Where does the information come?
                    * Why is the information valuable?

1. Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators - Critical Evaluation of a Website – High School Level

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/evalhigh.html

B. OFFICIAL WEBSITES FOR ESL AND ONLINE TEACHING

1. US Department of Education

http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml

2. Teachers

http://www.ed.gov/teachers/landing.jhtml?src=fp

3. Students

http://www.ed.gov/students/landing.jhtml?src=fp

4. University of the State of New York – State Education Department

Resources for Students

http://usny.nysed.gov/students/

5. University of the State of New York – State Education Department

Resources for Teachers

http://usny.nysed.gov/teachers/

6. National Center for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE)

http://www.cal.org/ncle/

7. NCLE Annotated List of ESL Publishers

http://www.cal.org/ncle/publishers.htm

8. Using Technology: Evaluating Software Programs

http://www.cal.org/ncle/softwareval.htm

9. U.S. Department of State

http://exchanges.state.gov/education/engteaching/onlineca.htm

10. Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)

http://www.cal.org/

11. CAL Links

http://www.cal.org/links/index.html

12. CAL K-12 English as a Second Language Education

http://www.cal.org/links/esl.html

13. MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching

http://www.merlot.org

C. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

1. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages - TESOL

http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/index.asp

D. CONFERENCES

1. TESOL Conferences and Events

http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/seccss.asp?CID=23&DID-26

E. ONLINE JOURNAL

1. Language Learning and Technology

http://llt.msu.edu

2. The Internet TESL Journal

http://iteslj.org

3. ESL/EFL Lessons and Lesson Plans from the TESL Journal

http://iteslj.org/Lessons

F. ESL RESOURCE SITES (Official)

1. Web Resources at the Robert Henderson Language Media Center - University of Pittsburgh

http://www.polyglot.pitt.edu/web/

2. Web Resources: English as a Second Language

http://www.polyglot.pitt.edu/web/englishlistening.html

3. Resources for TESOL and Applied Linguistics Research

http://www.polyglot.pitt.edu/web/appliedling.html

4. General Resources for Language Learning and Teaching

http://www.polyglot.pitt.edu/web/general.html

5. Lesson Plans and resources for ESL, Bilingual, and Foreign Language Teachers

http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslindex.html

6. ESL Lesson Plans and Resources

http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslplans.html

7. Foreign Language Plans and Resources

http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslsp.html

8. Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) Language Learning

http://www.sil.org/lglearning

9. SIL Pictures for Language Learning

http://www.sil.org/lglearning/artwork/index.htm

10. Online Materials on EFL and Related Topics - U.S. Department of State

http://exchanges.state.gov/education/engteaching/onlineca.htm

11. Online Writing Lab – OWL

http://owl.english.puerdue.edu/handouts/index2.html

12. OWL’s ESL Resources for Students

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslstudent.html

13. Multimedia Language Learning Lab - ESL Lab Resources

http://www.cpcc.edu/langlab/esl.htm

14. The English Language Institute

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/eli/teacherpre.html

15. Listening for English Language Learners - Ohio ESL

http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/english/listening.html

16. Instructional materials: ESL Support

http://ctl.clayton.edu/esl.htm

17. ESL/EFL Resources Online

http://www.arts.mcgill.ca/programs/esl/csamuel

18. Newspapers in Education

http://litsite.alaska.edu/uaa/workbooks/highnewsread.html

G. ESL RESOURCE SITES (Unofficial)

1. English as a 2^nd Languge – About.com

http://esl.about.com

2. Solutions for English Teaching

http://www.onestopenglish.com

3. The ESL Area

http://members.aol.com/adrmoser/esl.html

4. ESLGO

http://www.eslgo.com

5. Boggle’s World

http://bogglesworld.com/lessons/archive.htm

6. Teaching Materials

http://www.tesol.net/links/Teaching%20Materials.html

7. Real English – ESL for Everyone

http://www.real-english.com

8. Randall’s Cyberlistening Lab

http://www.esl-lab.com

9. ESL/EFL Resources Online

http://www.arts.mcgill.ca/programs/esl/csamuel

10. Teaching English in Japan

http://teaching-english-in-japan.net

11. Sites for Teachers and Students of English

http://www.isabelperez.com/tesllinks.htm

12. Dave’s ESL Cafe

http://eslcafe.com

13. ESL Lounge

http://esl-lounge.com

14. A to Z Teacher Stuff - Harry Potter

http://atozteacherstuff.com/themes/Harry_Potter

15. James Bowie Elementary - Harry Potter

http://www.richardsonk12.tx.us/schools/bow/harrypotter

H. PROGRAMS

1. PlanetEllis

http://www.planetellis.com

2. ESL.NET

http://www.esl.net

H. A SPECIAL CASE

1. Baltimore County Public Schools

http://www.bcps.org/offices

2. English and Reading – Secondary

http://www.bcps.org/offices/secondary_programs/english_reading/default.html

3. Websites

http://www.bcps.org/offices/secondary_programs/english_reading/websites.html

4. Office of World Languages

http://www.bcps.org/offices/world_languages/index.html

5. Curriculum

http://www.bcps.org/offices/world_languages/curric.htm

6. Links (Teacher Resources)

http://www.bcps.org/offices/world_languages/links.htm

7. Library Information Services - Librarian Information Network for the Essential Curriculum

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/

8. The i-Question Research Lesson Generator

http://66.39.15.72/listing.html

9. Greek Culture, Life and Times

http://66.39.15.72/module.html?id=5

10. The Essential Curriculum K-12

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/curric/index.html

11. Internet Links Supporting the Essential Curriculum – High School Level

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/curric/high/index.html

12. English Language Arts – High School English

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/curric/high/eng/index.html

13. Research Models – Information Problem Solving Research Models Supportign the Essential Curriculum

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/index.html

14. High School Core Subjects

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/highcore.html

15. American Writers - Essential Question: How does an author's style reflect the tensions of his/her times? (Pictures from left to right, James Baldwin (Go Tell It On the Mountain, Notes of a Native Son, The Fire Next Time), X, Lorraine Hansbury (Raisin in the Sun), and X

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/amwriters/index.html

16. American Writers and their Works

http://www.shsu.edu/~eng_wpf/amlitchron_20th.html

17. Curriculum Alignment – Teacher Guide

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/amwriters/tchrnote.html

18. Nations in Transition - Essential Question: How does altering the political structure of a nation effects the everyday life of its people and the day-to-day operation of its government?

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/nationsgr9/index.html

19. Curriculum Alignment – Teacher Guide

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/nationsgr9/notes.html

20. Coming to America - Essential Question: How did immigrants to the U.S. during the post-Reconstruction era contribute to American society?

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/immigration/index.html

21. Curriculum Alignment – Teacher Guide

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/amwriters/tchrnote.html

22. High School – Special Programs

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/highsp.html

23. Photographers - Essential Question: Which photographer do you consider to be influential to photography as an art form and why?

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/photographers/index.html

24. Curriculum Alignment – Teacher Guide