Education Research Web Sites

Mouse Practice Site #1	

http://www.otan.us

Learning Resource Network
http://www.intelecom.org/ilrn/

http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/month1/demonstration.html

Multiple Intelligences
http://literacyworks.org/mi/home.html

Paths to Success-Integrating Technology in the Curriculum 
By Sabine Thompson
http://www.my-ecoach.com/online/teacherguide.php?projectid=550


The Literacy List is a large collection of free Adult Basic Education and ESL/ESOL Web sites, electronic lists ("listservs"), and other Internet resources for adult basic skills learners and teachers. 
http://alri.org/literacylist.html

Adult English Language Instruction in the 21st Century provides an overview of the field of adult English as a second language (ESL) instruction in the United States today. First, it places adult ESL in the broader context of the U.S. education system, and then it describes trends and issues in the areas of program design and instructional practice, assessment, teacher training and professional development, integration of research and practice, and technology.
http://www.cal.org/ncle/languageinstructionEng.pdf

e-Instruction Web Instruction Tips Videos

CaliforniaStreaming.org

Jody's Picks:

• As the news breaks, teach it - this is the future of English Language teaching. Your FREE ESL lessons include full Teacher's Notes, Student Handouts and Texts, Warm Ups & Cool Downs, Pre-Reading Ideas, While-Reading Activities, Post-Reading Fluency Ideas, Homework, Internet links and more. A complete current affairs lessons resource. Please tailor, evaluate, test and enjoy them in class ... and then come back for more tomorrow. ESL lessons that will never run dry!   (updated 3.02.05) http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com
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• Mary White's Spotlights   http://www.abcusd.k12.ca.us/dist_info/staffdevel/index.htm
• LACOE Multimedia Services
  http://media.lacoe.edu
• California Distance Learning Project This website has news stories with interactive vocabulary exercises for Beg. High to Int. Low students. The "Full Story" is also available for Int. High and above, but no vocabulary lessons are included. The life skills topics include working, law and government, family, school, health and safety, housing, money, science and technology, services, going places and nature. For each topic, there are 10 to 20 news stories with audio files, and sometimes an accompanying video news story. http://www.cdlponline.org/
• http://healthycity.org  This web site has pertinent information about all geographic areas in LA County. You have the option of searching for an address, a zip code, a city, an LA County Supervisorial District, an LA County School District and so on. Once you have designated the geographic area you are interested in Healthy City will generate a map of your area populated with all of the health and human services in your area representative by icons.
• U.S. Citizenship & Immigration site. This site has important citizenship information and civics flash cards listing the citizenship 100 questions. There is also a wide range of government information related to forms, services, field offices, laws/regulations, public affairs and more.  http://uscis.gov/graphics/citizenship/index.htm
• http://bogglesworldesl.com/
• ABCUSD Media center has many videos to check out... http://www.abcusd.k12.ca.us/dist_info/resourcecenter/Videos_Title_Index.htm
• El Civics

VIDEO ORDERING INFORMATION

There are 3 ways to order videos:
1 Order by E-mail:  Open the VHS Order Form (one title per form) (see attached) Complete the order form using the Tab key Save a copy to your computer E-mail as an attachment to: sue.greene@abcusd.k12.ca.us

2 Order by District Mail:  Open and complete the VHS Order Form (see attached). Print and send through District Mail to: Sue Greene, Resource Center

3 Same Day Pick Up :  If you want the video that same day, come to the Resource Center Fill out the order form, and you can take the video with you, if available.

Just fill out the attached word document request form and view this link for video titles http://www.abcusd.k12.ca.us/dist_info/resourcecenter/Videos_Title_Index.htm

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http://santamariaesl.com/