TESOL Back-to-School Resources

Featured Resources

Online Teaching/Remote Learning

• Fruitful, Friendly and Fun Tips Gained from Lockdown Learning During COVID-19
• Use of Technology in Reading Skills Development
• Integrating Technology into Listening Skills Development
• Just Vocabulary | ESL Podcast for learning SAT and GRE vocabulary
• Who are my classmates?

Primary & Secondary Learners

• Getting to Know Me-Collage Making
• How Cultural Differences Can Benefit Your Classroom
• 7 Tips for Effective Grammar Instruction
• Simple Self-Assessment Card for Young Learners
• Math Screener for ELs
• Traditions, Interrupted
• Stereotypes
• Ice Breakers

Adult Learners

• Responding to News Stories
• Culture Shock
• How to Teach Indirect Questions
• Lesson Plans For Business Letter Writing
• Tell Your Immigration Story
• Peer Review, A Jigsaw Approach

Featured Blog Posts

Online Teaching/Remote Learning

• 5 Ways to Keep a Personal Connection to Students Online
• 3 Online Whiteboard Speaking Games
• Online Teacher Education Resources in ELT: Blogs, Vlogs, and Podcasts
• Distance Learning Tips and Strategies
• In the Aftermath of Crisis: Autonomous Learning
• Supporting Families of ELs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Gaming Tools for Teaching Online: Level Up
• 5 Helpful Apps for Remote ELT Collaboration

Primary & Secondary Learners:

• Activities for Teaching Writing to Young Learners
• Using Literature to Combat Racism in Young Children
• English Learners and K–3 Grade Retention
• 4 Video Games for Language Learning and Social Interaction
• EL Families and School Communities: The Importance of Effective Communication
• 4 Games to Incorporate Social Justice Into Your Classroom

Adult Learners

• Supporting Dually Identified English Learners
• Integrating OER Materials Into the English Language Classroom
• Supporting ELs’ Social-Emotional Learning in a Virtual Classroom
• 9 Ways to Do Retrieval Practice in the Classroom
• Finding Audiences Beyond the Classroom

Featured Articles

Creating an Interculturally Competent Classroom

by Heather Smyser

Learn how to design and implement a learning environment that is more responsive to and inclusive of learners’ needs. Read More 

ESL Teacher Leadership: Delivering Professional Development

by Michelle Benegas & Amy Stolpestad

ESL teachers need to be equipped to be language experts and PD facilitators: Learn why and how. Read More

Spotlight on Online Classroom Management

by Robyn Stewart

Now that you've established the content for your new online class, it's time to turn to the learner experience. These ideas will help you enhance your online teaching. Read More

SRIS Webinar: Diversifying TESOL: Working Towards Inclusivity

EFLIS Webinar: How to Teach Pronunciation Creatively

TEIS Webinar: The ELM Project: A Model to Inform Instructional Practice Through ESL Leadership

Teaching Newcomer Students in the Time of COVID-19

By Katharine Davies Samway, Lucinda Pease-Alvarez, And Laura Alvarez, Ph.D. | 17 June 2020

Are you looking for guidance on how to best support your newcomer English learners, especially during the COVID-19 crisis with the need to teach remotely? Feeling overwhelmed? Based on research and decades of experience, the webinar presenters will provide you with instructional practices and activities that will help you develop newcomers as readers and writers of English and engage them in content learning across the curriculum. Equally important, they will share how you can advocate for these vulnerable students, many of whom have experienced multiple challenges in their home countries or in the United States, including poverty, violence, and political persecution. Learn More

Synchronous Interactivity in Online Language Learning

By Dawn Bikowski and Sandy Wagner | 08 May 2020

Face-to-face communications in the wake of our current pandemic have necessitated the need for teacher to student interactions via synchronous chat. With this migration to a completely online learning environment, blending face-to-face components with asynchronous learning activities, time with the instructor can capitalize on the interactive nature online offers and provide students with ways to better engage with content and other students. Learn More

Enhancing Young Learners' Intercultural Understanding

By David Valente | 26 Feb 2020

The call for increased understanding between cultures has never been louder or more urgent, particularly in the world of education. But, how can English teachers working with young learners move beyond narrowly focusing on language and include a strong intercultural learning element? This seminar offers teachers creative approaches to respond to this call to action, carefully crafted for the young learner English classroom. Learn More

New! Supporting English Language Learners with Exceptional Needs 

21 September - 1 November 2020

Through 15 September receive 10% off with code SUPPORT10!

Gain a deeper understanding of disabilities and how to support your English language learners with special needs using successful strategies and practices. Activities and projects will be tied to your specific role and teaching environment. Learn more and register!

TESOL: Training for Trainers

30 September - 10 November 2020

Assess the needs of your current continuing professional development program and explore ways to boost or transform your program’s profile by using the latest techniques and technologies. Learn more and register!