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Government Websites Discussion Forums All Students Students K-8 Students K-12 HS, Adult, & College For Teachers Professional Organizations World Languages	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.shtml New Jersey Department of Education - http://www.state.nj.us/education News, programs, data, NCLB and other information New Jersey Department of Education - http://www.state.nj.us/education/bilingual/resources/WhatCanIExpect.pdf Data for ELLs' performance on NJASK NJDOE Model Curriculum - http://www.state.nj.us/education/modelcurriculum/ela/ English Language Arts 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 Learning Resource Centers (LRC Network) http://www.state.nj.us/education/lrc supported through the NJDOE, Office of Special Education Programs. Click on "Services" and scroll down to the library in your region. 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 2009 Standards Revision Project - http://www.nj.gov/education/aps/cccs/2009/ 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 ELL Tool Box Suggestion Site http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/elltoolbox best practices for various aspects of an English language classroom Hope4Education - http://www.hope4education.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 Learning the Language http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/ Mary Ann Zehr's blog for Education Week - news, controversies, initiatives, research, legislative updates about teaching English language learners FLENJ (Foreign Language Educators of NJ) 'E-Verse' wiki: http://www.flenj.org/Publications/?page=135 Back To Top 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 Learning Games for Kids - http://www.learninggamesforkids.com Learning games and songs for preschool and elementary children SpellingCity.com - http://www.SpellingCity.com Lessons, Games, Tests, over 25,000 words, students can practice teacher-assigned words 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 Teaching Reading and Language Arts - http://teachingreadingandla.pbworks.com Sites and resources for classroom instruction compiled by Keith Schoch Mrs. Hurley's ESL Pagehttp://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 21st Century Centers http://www.21stcenturycenters.com/21cc/Home.html Implement "Centers" in a high school classroom using the i-pod touch 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 Back To Top High School, Adult, & College Students 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/pages1/Pages/2183.aspx Bergen Community College's ESL links, software, & more English as a Second Language - http://www.rong-chang.com/ Free online English-learning resources for ESL/EFL teachers and students ESL Gold - http://www.eslgold.com Text, audio, pictures, handouts, quizzes, and much more: All materials are categorized by skill and level. 5 Minute English - http://www.5minuteenglish.com Easy explanations with exercises for grammar, reading, listening, pronunciation, and vocabulary ESL Partyland - http://www.eslpartyland.com Lessons, classroom activities and practice for students Learn English Feel Good - http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/ Grammar & vocabulary exercises, idioms, phrasal verbs, handouts, & quizzes Resources for New Immigrants - http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis Click on "Education and Resources." On the side is a list. Choose "Resources for New Immigrants" U.S.A. Learns - www.USALearns.org A free site for adults to earn English and improve read, writing, speaking, and life skills Sites for Teachers Wida Focus Bulletin - www.wida.us/focus Ideas, thoughts, and research about issues that directly impact the education of English language learners Developing ESL Curriculum Using the WIDA ELP Standards http://www.nj.gov/education/bilingual/ells/standards/curriculum_presentation.pdf Language, Literacy, and Learning in the Content Areas http://ell.stanford.edu/papers Home Language Surveys in 25 different languages. http://www2.ednet10.net/BilingualESL/HLS.html Young Dual Language Learners - A Key Topic Resource List http://www.researchconnections.org/files/childcare/keytopics/Dual_Language_Learners.pdf PrintablesDirectory - http://www.printablesdirectory.com Free printable worksheets, coloring pages, and lesson plan resources Internet Second Language Collective - http://iSLCollective.com A file-swapping community of ESL, French, Spanish and German teachers sharing free, downloadable language-teaching materials AcademicInfo - http://www.academicinfo.net/ An online education resource center with extensive subject guides and distance learning information 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 Hudson River Center for Program Development - http://www.hudrivctr.org A not-for-profit training and development corporation specializing in education and human services, research and development, strategic planning, staff training, inc. native language assessment Adult Education Content Standards Warehouse - http://www.adultedcontentstandards.ed.gov/about_warehouse.asp Support for developing and using content standards to improve the quality of adult education programs ESL MiniConference Online Newsletter - http://www.eslminiconf.net Articles on teaching ESL students, including some from NJTESOL/NJBE ELL Toolbox: Ideas for English Language Learners - http://www.elltoolbox.com A forum for immediately applicable materials with inspiring content Civics and Citizenship Toolkit - http://www.citizenshiptoolkit.gov Educational materials designed to help permanent residents learn more about the United States and prepare for the naturalization process 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. Back To Top 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/ New Jersey Immigrant Policy Portal - http://www.usdiversitydynamics.com/nj/ Strategies and programs to address human need, build strong communities, promote immigrant integration, and preserve the American dream 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 World Languages Punto Informatico - http://www.tcstore.it/pin Information on the world of computers, education and the economy in Italian Education in Italy - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1809/indein0.html Italian links. ideas for teaching techniques and learning incentives La France - http://web.urec.fr/france/france.html A clickable map that guides you through all of France's cities French Language Learning Resources - http://www.fourmilab.ch/francais/lfrench.html Strategies that can be used to improve your French French Supersite - http://www.utm.edu/departments/french/french.html Culture, curriculum, and literature Trovator - http://trovator.combios.es Informative and comprehensive Spanish literature site with more than 17,000 URLs Internet Resources for Spanish - http://www.sussex.ac.uk/languages/1-6.html A vast array of links for Spanish Education Back To Top
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