Type of user | Title | Description |
all teachers | Global Schoolhouse at www.gsn.org/ | Communication tools, including Classroom Conferencing, Mailing Lists, and Discussion Boards; collaborative projects, including CyberFair, GeoGame, FieldTrips, Newsday, and the Projects Registry |
all teachers | Websites for Teachers at www.sitesforteachers.com/ | Annotated links on a variety of topics - some very useful sites |
all teachers, especially language teachers | Hot Potatoes and Quandary site at web.uvic.ca/hrd/halfbaked/ | Source of Hot Potatoes and Quandary software - useful for making a variety of exercises |
all teachers | I Love Languages (formerly the Human Languages Page) at https://www.ilovelanguages.com/ | Links to information about a wide range of languages, including English. May be useful for getting background information about a child's first language. |
primary/secondary language teachers | Children's speech and language developmental milestones: www.ldonline.org/article/6313 | An overview of ages and stages in FIRST language development; good background information |
primary/secondary teachers | KidClick at https://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/ | A search engine put together by librarians for children. This says what grade level each site is for and whether or not there are images. |
English language teachers | CNN Student News at https://www.cnn.com/studentnews/ | Online support site for a 10-minute, free instructional program with CNN news stories and world and regional events that is on TV at 4:00-4:10am Eastern time. Shows are archived, with transcripts, on the site as well. |
English language teachers | ESL Independent Study Lab by Michael Krauss at legacy.lclark.edu/~krauss/toppicks/toppicks.html | An example of how to organize online self-access resources, with an English language teaching focus |
English language teachers and learners | ESL Partyland at www.eslpartyland.com | Resources for teachers, including lesson plans, quizzes and games, and Spanish language resources; also resources for learners, including lessons on specific topics and quizzes |
English language teachers | ESL through music: various links at |
A good starting point for using music in the classroom |
language teachers | Pizzaz: People Interested in Zippy and ZAny Zcribbling at pages.uoregon.edu/leslieob/pizzaz.html | Lots of writing activities online and lesson plans for offline use |
language teachers | Tech Tip of the Month at www.deborahhealey.com/techtips | A series of articles on how to use technology in the classroom, with a focus on ESL. |
Deborah's Attic / Useful Internet Sites
Useful Internet Sites for Teachers with English Language Learners
General sites
Self-access centers
language teachers | A Place to Start in Selecting Software at www.deborahhealey.com/cj_software_selection.html | A guide to choosing software; it includes publisher links. |
language teachers | CALL Software List at https://www.eltexpert.com/softlist/ | A searchable database of software for English language teaching |
language teachers | Vance Stevens' Web resource for CALL lab managers and others at www.vancestevens.com/esl_home.htm | Lots of links to sites for those planning and implementing a self-access center; last updated in 2007 |
language teachers | Ergonomic and task-based CALL room design at www.deborahhealey.com/tesol98/roomdesign.html | From a TESOL '98 presentation by Deborah Healey, Doug Coleman, and Susan Dever |
Lesson plans
English language teachers | ESL/EFL Lessons and Lesson Plans at iteslj.org/Lessons/ | A substantial collection of lessons in various categories. |
primary/secondary teachers | K-12 Lesson Plans and other resources for teachers from Los Angeles County at teams.lacoe.edu/teachers/index.asp | Links to a range of lessons and activities in different areas, such as math and science; also articles and links to other resources |
primary/secondary teachers | Houghton-Mifflin's Education Place at www.eduplace.com/ | Various classroom resources, including lesson plans and activities |
primary/secondary teachers | Youthline's Lesson Stop at www.youthline-usa.com/lessonstop | Links to lesson plans in a variety of areas, including math and science, as well as to articles about writing good lesson plans with technology |
primary/secondary teachers | Project MORE at https://education.uncc.edu/MORE/StartResources/OnlineRes.htm | Links to articles, lesson plans, and resources for content-area teachers (math, science, language arts, social studies) with ELLs |
Math and science
primary/secondary teachers | Eisenhower National Clearinghouse Online: Resources for Math and Science at www.enc.org/ | Searchable by topic |
all teachers | Discovery School at school.discoveryeducation.com/teachingtools/teachingtools.html | Student and teacher links - science, math, social studies, etc. activities |
all teachers | Teacher's Channel at school.discovery.com/schrockguide/ | A range of math and science links and activities from Discovery School (above) |
all teachers | Science and Math Initiatives site at www.learner.org/sami/ | A searchable database of ideas, lesson plans, and resources |
Lesson plans for math and science
primary/secondary teachers | Lesson plan ideas at the SMILE website for biology, chemistry, math, and physics: https://mypages.iit.edu/~smile/ | Single-activity lesson plans; not necessarily for ELLs |
primary/secondary teachers | Activities Exchange lesson plans for science at www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/index.html | Quite a variety of lesson plans; they'd like to have yours, too |
English language teachers | Ideas for ESL math from Dave's ESL Ideas Page at www.eslcafe.com/ideas/sefer.cgi?Math | More lesson plans for math |
Student projects
all teachers | Internet projects at www.lightspan.com/teacher/pages/ projects/ default.asp?_prod=LS&_nav=T2_proj | A searchable database of projects of different types |
math teachers | Algebra project with English and Spanish-speakers www.lightspan.com/common/pages/ linkout5.asp?loc=gsh.lightspan.com/ pr/index.cfm?&setInternal=true&_prod=GSH | A sample project from the link above |
primary/secondary teachers | Kid's Place area at Education Place at www.eduplace.com/kids/sla/index.html | Activities for children in a variety of areas, including some interesting science activities |
primary/secondary teachers | Houghton-Mifflin's Activity Search at www.eduplace.com/search/activity2.html | Lesson plans for math and science at a variety of grade levels |
Beginning learners
English language teachers | Activities for newcomers who speak little or no English at www.everythingesl.net/inservices/september.php |
A starting point |
primary teachers | Enchanted Learning - Zoom School at www.EnchantedLearning.com/school/index.shtml | Activities for a variety of pre-K and primary topics, including science; lots of graphics make it easier to understand |
primary teachers | Southwest Educational Development Laboratory: English Language Learners links at https://www.sedl.org/pubs/free_ell.html | Many free resources for early childhood education |