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Secondary Teachers This guide is a compendium of the latest research about best practices in teaching English language learners in content area courses for the middle and high school levels. Be sure and scroll all the way to the bottom of the page! http://escort.org/?q=node/153 Meeting the Needs of Significantly Struggling Learners in High School: A Look at Approaches to Tiered Intervention CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency) is seen in action in this algebra classroom. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0QfRf-19Vw Mathematics for English Language Learners has assembled a number of web-based resources that educators frequently find helpful in teaching English language learners. http://www.tsusmell.org/resources/useful-links.htm A tour can be found at http://www.tsusmell.org/video/mell-video.htm describing the partnership with Texas State Universities and public schools. All About Adolescent Literacy is designed for educators of students in grades 4-12. ABCD program includes an extensive range of articles to help parents solve problems they face with their child. The articles cover issues that parents of teenagers commonly seek advice about, and they are all based on research into child and adolescent development. Some of the articles have been translated into community languages including Arabic, Macedonian, Spanish, Turkish, and Vietnamese. (Readers may choose the language from the drop down menu on the right side of the page.) http://122.252.5.200/~abcdpare/index.php?option=com_content&view+article&id=23&Itemid=8 As a STEM instructor, you are likely to encounter many international students in your career. Their levels of English fluency will vary. View Teaching Strategies Chart for adapting instruction to adjust instruction for varying levels on non-native speakers of English. Though Zona Land is not an "ELL" site, this link contains multiple visuals for teachers to access which support ELL students visual learning of academic learning pertaining to physics, to the mathematical sciences, and to mathematics in general. Its user-friendly features include simple explanations, clear illustrations, and interactive buttons that allow for the demonstration of topics. http://id.mind.net/~zona/index.html This site, in English and Japanese, is for all students, teachers, and researchers interested in mathematics. IES inc. was established by people involved in mathematics education and is interactive http://www.ies.co.jp/math/java/index.html with JAVA containing 279 math Applets that cover topics from middle school mathematics, trigonometry, calculus, vectors, complex numbers, and conics. Other topics covered in the contents are Dynamic Geometry, Software by IES, Links, and Messages. http://www.ies.co.jp.math/indexeng.html This web site was developed to help students improve their math skills interactively. Flashcards are included to give practice in adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, rounding, and finding square roots. http://www.aplusmath.com/ Purdue University's On-line Writing Lab has excellent handouts on matters of interest to ESL students. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/678/01/ On-line listening lab is at this site and includes vocabulary development opportunities and quizzes. This is an excellent resource for self-study and learning English. http://www.esl-lab.com Academic vocabulary building exercises are contained within this site. http://www.academicvocabularyexercises.com/
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