ONTESOL.COM
ONTESOL.COM is an off-spring of Coventry Group and is the result of its members’ concern to contribute to education in general and, more specifically, to English Language Teaching in an online format. ONTESOL.COM acknowledges that educational transformation is a process which requires the integration of theory - practice alongside teachers immersed in the reality of their classrooms, institutions and communities.
http://www.ontesol.com/Welcome.asp
TEFL Job Placement
TEFLJobPlacement.com specializes in locating quality teaching positions with reputable schools around the globe. They use a network of global contacts and dedicated TEFL job placement advisors, who find you the job of your choice in the location of your dreams. TJP currently places teachers in paid teaching positions in over 150 cities in 30 countries worldwide—and are expanding those numbers every year. Learn more.
http://www.tefljobplacement.com/index.php
FREE coloring pages
November 12, 2008 by admin
Filed under ESL Resources
This is a great resource for Thanksgiving printables, Fall holiday activities, cute November images for coloring, and colour in sheets for students. Pictures with: turkeys, cornucopia , pilgrims, turkey dinner, corn, pumpkins, the Mayflower, pumpkin pie, boys, girls, family, harvest, fall and autumn images, and more!
http://www.mes-english.com/coloring/thanksgiving.php
The CAELA
November 12, 2008 by admin
Filed under ESL Resources
Teachers, tutors, and volunteers, and program administrators need many and diverse tools to effectively serve the needs of adult English language learners. To make it easier for the various groups of practitioners to find the information they seek they need, this section of the CAELA Web site is divided in two sections, Instructional Tools for teachers, tutors, and volunteers, and Program Development Tools for local, regional, and state administrators, professional developers, and others. In some cases, the resources are the same.
http://www.cal.org/caela/tools/
EL Civics for ESL Students
November 12, 2008 by admin
Filed under ESL Resources
This site is a great resource for ESL Students to learn Civics. You will find a wealth of easy Lessons and fun activities. The site includes interactive games, downloadable worksheets, pictures and videos. English Language Civics provides an easy way to learn about American history, geography, and culture. New lessons, worksheets, PowerPoint presentations, and videos are added to elcivics.com almost every week. Free lessons for students and teachers http://www.elcivics.com/
HISD bilingual program doubles in capacity
Texas Tribune - District spends $3.56 million in educating foreign language students. Humble ISD is truly a diverse community, as evidenced by an annual report on the English as a Second Language program, or ESL. The program has increased from 1226 students in 2001 to 2923 in 2008. Special programs coordinator Sara Smith-Frings recently presented information on the set of courses to members of the Humble ISD Board of Trustees.
“In Humble, 54 other language speakers are represented,” said Smith-Frings. “Spanish continues to be the majority ‘other language’ (nearly 88 percent) with these individuals originating from a number of countries including Mexico, Venezuela, Chile, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Peru. Vietnamese is the second most prevalent language, at two percent of the ELLs” Read More
Canada’s Largest Conference on “English as a Second Language” for new Canadians
Nov. 10 /CNW/ - English as a Second Language (ESL) education is increasingly becoming critical for new Canadians. Immigrants, refugees and international students depend on improving their ability to speak English in order to overcome barriers to finding employment, developing relationships and integrating into Canadian society. These and other ESL related issues will be addressed at the 36th Annual TESL Ontario Conference Read More
Cop recruits benefit from ESL program
The Calgary Sun - Calgary police may be helping them hone their English skills, but a number of new recruits will be offering plenty of payback on the streets, bringing a plethora of languages and cultural currency with them to the force.
Const. Josef Chudy is one of about 60 students to take the service’s English as a second language (ESL) course, aimed at making potential recruits more competitive in the application process.
For the 34-year-old Chudy, becoming a police officer who hit the streets this week was a life-long dream that has come true. Read More
ESL school excels in variety
LJworld.com - When Shabina Kavimandan first entered Hillcrest School six years ago, she was immediately drawn to something near and dear to her heart: The Indian flag.
“The first thing I saw was the flag of my country, and a huge map of all the kids from around the world,” said Kavimandan, an English-as-a-Second-Language coach at Hillcrest, 1045 Hilltop Drive. “At that moment, my heart was sold to this country.”
It was a welcome sight for Kavimandan, who came to Hillcrest from Kansas State University. She entered perhaps the most diverse building in Lawrence, where today 28 countries and five continents are represented, and 28 languages, including English, are spoken. Of the roughly 450 students, about 300 speak a foreign language. Read More
Schools’ Resources Important For Helping Children Of Immigrant Families Succeed In The Classroom
ScienceDaily (Nov. 10, 2008) — Children of immigrants who enter school with low math and reading skills have a better chance of catching up with their peers if they attend a school with high-performing students, well-supported teachers and services to families of English as a second language (ESL) children, according to a new study. Read More