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The Professional Development team suggests these resources:
Stop Overlooking English Language Learners, Op-Ed by Deborah Short in Language Magazine - January 8, 2021
https://www.languagemagazine.com/2021/01/08/stop-overlooking-english-learners/
WIDA Assessment Best Practices During COVID 19 - December, 2020
Assessment-Best-Practices-During-COVID-19-1.pdf
Adapting tried-and-true instructional strategies for emergent bilinguals to the virtual environment – August 31, 2020
Extra Support needed for English-second-language students in junior high, study shows – August 31, 2020
https://phys.org/news/2020-08-extra-english-second-language-students-junior-high.html
EdTEch Focus on K–12: Working Remotely? Here’s how to maintain FERPA compliance – August 31, 2020
This read serves as a good reminder of simple practices that one must consider when teaching online.
https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2020/08/working-remotely-heres-how-maintain-ferpa-compliance
Getting to know me – Collage Making
This is a great idea for students to engage with the language offered by the TESOL Resource Center
Online Resources you will find helpful from the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
http://www.cal.org/resource-center/freeresources
CAL Webinar - Meeting the Social Distancing Challenge: Strategies for Adult ESL (April 23, 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCW_9MLJIfs
CAL Webinar – The World Around Us: Social Studies, Geography and Language in the Home (May 15, 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFKNu9fpe-U&feature=youtu.be
CAL Webinar – Assessing Development and Providing Feedback: Language Assessment in a Virtual Environment (May 1, 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEzczu55dBU
CAL Webinar – Engaging Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students and Families: Social-Emotional Wellness in the Home (April 24, 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cemv5F8sVp0&t=
CAL Webinar – Kitchen Chemistry and Backyard Biology: Language and Science in the Home (April 17, 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwVvOQW-A8o
CAL Webinar – 12+ Reading & Writing Activities to Promote Literacy in Your Home (March 27, 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HkP1P-hrec&t=
CAL Webinar – Beyond Numbers: Math and Literacy in the Home (April 3, 2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnCwYJBkzNU&t=
Educational Web sites
Amazing Educational Resources provides a variety of resources in a number of levels including grades PreK – 12, postsecondary, and adult learning resources with categories covering subject areas that range from reading and writing to STEM and beyond.
https://www.amazingeducationalresources.com/