Recommended Links
The following are links to recommended organizations and web sites that provide information on learning disabilities, ADHD, and other issues.
You can also see this list organized by type of organization, by focus, or by audience.
WGBH: Open Vault Media and Archives
Open Vault provides online access to unique and historically important content produced by public television station WGBH for individual and classroom learning. The website contains video excerpts, searchable transcripts, a select number of complete interviews for purchase, and resource management tools.
Ancient Mesopotamia: This History, Our History
This is an interactive website created by school teachers in collaboration with the University of Chicago and the Oriental Institute Museum. This website provides information about the Mesopotamia, including items related to its architecture, culture, language, history, etc. This interactive website also offers the opportunity to access the museum online, explore subjects of interest, and expand on specific subjects about the Mesopotamia period up to today's date. In-class and group activities for research and exploration are provided, as well as guided lesson plans and other materiasl for teachers.
African American Oddysey: A Quest for Full Citizenship
This site offers information of events in history that help African American obtain full citizenship in the United States, including the periods of Abolition, Civil War, Reconstruction, WWII, Depression, and Civil Rights. This website includes pictures, dates, and other resources to links that can help expand on specific topics of history.
National Geographic Explorer (Student Magazine) - Teachers
National Geographic offers helpful links, resources, articles, guided lesson plans, templates, and PowerPoint presentations to assist teachers in the preparation of their lesson plans. Many of the resources that can be found in this site can be downloaded for free. Teachers can also subscribe to the magazine and obtain access to other interesting articles.
Kids Off the Couch offers a variety of activities that can be with our children to expand their knowledge of cities, countries, films, novels, festivals, and school-subjects like History, English, etc. The website offers an overview of the activities, links to other resources, lists of helpful films, videos, books, a section for cultural connections, and access to this website's newsletters.
American RadioWorks: King's Last March
This website is a documentary of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. during his years advocating for racial unity. This website provides information about his position on the Vietnam War, his records with the FBI, his most powerful preachings, and other resources of the last month of his life.
American RadioWorks: Imperial Washington
This is an American RadioWorks documentary that enables audience to listen or read the transcriptions of the radio shows, read articles, and find other resources about politics. This website is especially dedicated to the job of Congressmen and lobbyists.
Lincoln Memorial: Virtual Tour
This online tour provides students with a walk through of the memorial, as well as reflections of park rangers working at the memorial.
AFT Tools for Teachers: Teaching as a Career
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has pulled together a variety of information on topics such as finding a teaching position and licensure requirements.
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has pulled together a variety of information on topics such as classroom management, working with special populations, getting advice from other teachers, tips for developing classroom assessments, finding resources for monthly celebrations, building positive relationships with parents and colleagues, and much more.
TEFL.net offers numerous links to help out ESL teachers looking for a job. One in particular is the link Top 10 Interview Questions for Teachers to Ask.
NABE.org has a job board where you can register to receive email notifications about positions as well as browse for open jobs online. Be sure to check your state Bilingual Association affiliate’s website for additional links.
The advice from YourDictionary.com is very useful. One valuable piece of advice it offers is to learn about the school where you are interviewing. There are also links to other related articles.
ESL Drive is a great resource to potential interviewees as they will find over 130 potential questions they may face in an interview, their possible answers, and a list of questions to ask the interviewer.
Real-Life Interview Questions for ESL Instructors
This list breaks down interview questions into categories, such as teaching and classroom management, and marks the questions more often asked in an interview.
100 Teacher Interview Questions
The Teacher Job and Interview Resource Site offers a list of 100 commonly asked questions at a teacher interview.
Common ESL Interview Questions
Here is a list of questions that HeadsUpEnglish.com offers that you may face from a potential employer at an interview for teaching EFL abroad or ESL in a US school.
Sample ESL Resume and Cover Letter
If you have never written a resume, or need some ideas for a cover letter, here is an ESL example that you can refer to when writing your own.
Career Services at Virginia Tech gives specifics for interview attire for both men and women.
NBPTS English as a New Language Teacher Standards
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards has posted the English as a New Language Standards for Early and Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood. These can serve as a guide for what an accomplished ESL teacher knows and can do.
