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Eslflow.com
This website contains free downloadable handouts on a wide variety of ESL topics, including Business English, English for Tourism, and jobs and careers. Read More
Breaking News English
This website is a long-time teacher favorite, featuring readings from news stories around the world in seven different levels. Each article is written in three to four different levels and contains printable activities and handouts. Read More
Citizenship Teaching Resources – Literacy Minnesota
The Citizenship Kit provides teachers and volunteer tutors with all of the materials that necessary to help learners prepare for all portions of the citizenship interview, as well as activity ideas to challenge learners and keep them engaged as they study one-on-one with a tutor. Additional citizenship instructional resources are available as well. Read More
CTEP Digital Homeroom
This website contains extensive vocabulary lists along with videos and interactive lessons on computer basics, Microsoft Word, email and internet at beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. Read More
3 Strategies for Teaching ELLs Academic Language
This article provides three concrete strategies for supporting learners in understanding and remembering new academic vocabulary. Read More
8 Strategies for Teaching Academic Language
This Edutopia article begins with a definition of academic language, offers some suggestions for where teachers should start with teaching, and provides eight specific strategies for academic language instruction. Read More
Adapting Materials for Multilevel Classes
This article from the Teaching English website offers some ideas of how you can support your students who are struggling more, and offer extension activities for your stronger students, while using the same materials as the starting point for the class. Read More
Learning Network
This online resource was developed by the New York Times to help facilitate both teaching and learning with NYT content. It includes a huge variety of articles with question sets, photos and videos, writing prompts, and fully developed lesson plans with high quality downloadable materials. Read More
Skills to Pay the Bills
This resource from the United States Department of Labor was designed to teach “soft” or workforce readiness skills. The materials are organized according to six key skill areas: communication, enthusiasm and attitude, teamwork, networking, problem solving and critical thinking, and professionalism. Read More
Street Law
Street Law is a global, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization devoted to developing classroom and community resources that educate people about law and government. The Street Law Resource Library contains a vast array of teaching activities, lesson plans, case studies, and articles that are organized according to topic, audience, and type. Read More