A literacy lesson for teachers

http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2012/07/25/tln_boutin_spanish.html?tkn=RZLFCu8NCvooNd39KXCHP0eJDDxwkrMsOtGY&cmp=ENL-TU-NEWS1

Using technology with ESL students

http://differentefl.blogspot.gr/2012/07/making-your-e-dreams-come-true.htmlhttp://differentefl.blogspot.gr/2012/07/making-your-e-dreams-come-true.html

Computer program helps Asian students with English dialects

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/Technology/2012/07/11/Computer-helps-Asian-students-with-English/UPI-74551342051536/

Alternative Assessment Ideas

http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/tannen01.html

Randall's Cyber Listening Lab

A fantastic resource for developing listening skills

http://www.esl-lab.com/

Do Londoners speak English?

Watch this video to find out!

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/48275098#48275098

Make Belief Comix

Another great way for students to use language creatively

http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/

Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies

http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/scmsAdmin/uploads/005/120/Culturally%20Responsive%20Differientiated%20Instruction.pdf

Teaching English Internet Journal

This resource has all kinds of strategies and activities for the classroom.

http://iteslj.org/

Preparing ESL Students for College Writing

http://iteslj.org/Articles/Fregeau-CollegeWriting.html

Backward Design

An excellent way of planning lessons is by beginning with what you want students to know (determining content objectives) and how you want them to show their knowledge (how you assess them).  For English Learners, it's important to also include language objectives; that is, determine which words and phrases are essential for their understanding of the content.

http://xnet.rrc.mb.ca/glenh/understanding_by_design.htm

Academic vocabulary video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVI-n8ukBcs&feature=related

Teaching Strategies for Language Learners

http://e-flt.nus.edu.sg/v1n12004/chamot.htm

Ways to increase motivation among ESL students

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/blogs/alexenoamen/ways-motivating-efl-esl-students-classroom

Content Assessment of English Language Learners

http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/14733/

What English Language Learners need to know about college

http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/29256/

Strategies for teaching multiple proficiency levels in one class

http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/tesolc/issues/2012-05-01/2.html

Xtranormal

Xtranormal is a software for creating animated movies.

http://www.xtranormal.com/

Glogster

If you're tired of traditional posters, make a Glog instead!

http://edu.glogster.com/

Prezi

Prezi is an alternative presentation software for those of you who are tired of Power Point!

http://prezi.com/ucbqnfjsurg9/what-is-prezi-press-the-play-button/

Animoto

Animoto is a free technology for creating animated cartoons to be used as presentations.

http://animoto.com/education

Make your own vocabulary flashcards

http://quizlet.com/create_set/

Conversation Ideas

http://www.esldiscussions.com/

Practice minimal pairs in English

http://www.spokenskills.com/student-activities.cfm?section=studentpractice&practicepageID=1503

English quotes, sayings, idioms

http://www.teacherjoe.us/Wisdom.html

Correct these English phrases

Think English is easy?  Take a look at this resource!

http://www.altaesl.com/handouthaven/ELTGrammarBookHandout.pdf

Multilevel speaking/reading activities

http://www.altaesl.com/handouthaven/EffectiveRdgSpkng%20ActivitiesforMultiLevelClasses.pdf

The 2000 most frequent words in English

"The list is important because a person who knows all the words on the list and their related families would understand approximately 90-95 percent of colloquial speech and 80-85 percent of common written texts."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_General_Service_List_of_English_Words

Wiktionary sublists from Academic Word List

http://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Academic_word_list

Academic vocabulary by part of speech

http://www.englishcompanion.com/pdfDocs/acvocabulary2.pdf

Academic Word List

http://www.uefap.com/vocab/select/awl.htm

TOEFL and other language proficiency assessments

http://secure.vec.bc.ca/toefl-equivalency-table.cfm

Pressure on colleges to change

http://www.educationcorner.com/changing-higher-education.html

Foreign-born workers in the USA

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/08/us/08census.html

Diversity in academic settings

http://wiseli.engr.wisc.edu/docs/Benefits_Challenges.pdf

ESL Students in College Composition

http://faculty.ccp.edu/dept/viewpoints/s04v5n3/eslstance.htm

"Linguistics 101" reference

http://www.ielanguages.com/linguist.html

Motivating International Students reference

http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/handbook/printable/motivating_international.pdf

BICS vs. CALP

Ever wonder why English language learners can hold conversations but struggle in the classroom?  This video provides great explanations of the differences between Basic Interpersonal Conversational Skills (BICS) and Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2C8aDlQJTY&feature=related

Academic vocabulary games  http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/vocab/index.html

Academic Writing  http://www.victoria.ac.nz/llc/academic-writing/

Academic English Cafe  http://www.academicenglishcafe.com/

Great website about learning academic English
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/04/06/the-best-websites-for-developing-academic-english-skills-vocabulary/

TOEFL is the dominant assessment used in the USA for English language proficiency assessment.
http://www.ets.org/toefl/

IELTS is one assessment of English language proficiency used at the college level, especially in Britain.
  http://www.ielts.org/