Local professional development opportunities
Please note that the listings here are for informational purposes only. CESL does not endorse any particular listings.
- CERCLL offers a summer professional development workshop series
- UA Office of Instruction and Assessment (for UA faculty, ongoing professional development workshops)
- Professional development through Language Resource Centers
- UA's Writing Skills Improvement Program has free writing workshops as well as fee-based services
- Other upcoming AZTESOL conferences
- Information about the Arizona English Teachers Association
- TESOL Career Development Resources
- Community teaching opportunities: Literacy Connects, the International Rescue Committee
- Some resources for mastering skills on technology, media, and instructional design (mix of free and paid):
Local References and Information
Further Educational Opportunities
- UA Master’s Program in Teaching English as a Second Language
- UA Online Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language
- UA Online MA in Second Language Learning and Educational Technology
- UA PhD Program in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching
Using the Internet to Teach
- 1-language.com - free, comprehensive ESL site including forums, real time chat, jobs, grammar, helpline, multi-lingual content and much more
- American English - United State Department of State website for language teachers and learners
- British Council's LearnEnglish - gain access to teacher networks and professional development communities
- British Council's TeachingEnglish - tips, suggestions and teaching materials for ELT classrooms; advice on managing class, exploiting materials with games and activities
- BBC's Skillswise - a site containing factsheets, worksheets, quizzes and games
- Custom Writing Resources - a site containing resources for writing, listening, and grammar
- English Club - everything from job openings and continuing development to lesson plans
- ESL Active - free ESL activities
- Grammar Education Resource Guide - a thorough grammar guide for ESL/EFL teachers
- Guidelines for Designing a Good ESL Website - website design for ESL teachers
- IvyPanda: website with resources for teachers and students as well as a blog with teaching ideas.
- Kathy Schrock - website evaluation and integration
- Mark's ESL World - general ESL information about teaching, practicing and jobs
- Movie Segments to Assess Grammar Goals - movie segments recommendations for ESL classrooms
- Penguin Readers - a variety of books at different levels with teacher's notes including background about the author and the text, summary of the book, classroom ideas for discussion, and group activities
- Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab - audio and video for all English levels, including pre-/post-listening activities
- Student Training and Education in Public Service - apps, quizzes, and resources for students, teachers, and parents
- University of Iowa's Phonetics Libraries - practice and compare English and Spanish phonetics
Bibliographic Citations
Dictionaries
- Cambridge Dictionaries Online - dictionary that includes etymology
- Dictionary.com - basic dictionary
- Lexical FreeNet - word families
- Little Explorer's Picture Dictionary - children's picture dictionary
- OneLook - general search engine
- Thinkmap - visual thesaurus
- Wordsmyth - dictionary/thesaurus
Reference materials
- Infoplease - news
- Refdesk.com - topic links
ESL Megasites for Teachers
- Cambridge English
- Dave's ESL Cafe
- English Grammar Online
- ERIC Institute of Education Sciences
- ESL Gold
- ESL Partyland
- Using English
ESL Writing Sites
- ABC's of the Writing Process
- Internet/Computer Writing Resources for a Content-Based Curriculum
- Leslie Opp-Beckman's PIZZAZ
- Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
- Word Circuits
Newspapers with Educational Components
- BBC's Learning English
- English to Go
- The Learning Network: Teaching and Learning with the New York Times
- The Public Broadcasting Station (PBS)
- National Public Radio (NPR)
- The New York Times
- USA Today
- Voice of America
Professional Organizations
- American Association for Applied Linguists (AAAL)
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
- Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
- Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)
- International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL)
- International Association for World Englishes (IAWE)
- Modern Language Association (MLA)
- TESOL International Association
Research and Articles on Education and ESL
- ERIC Institute of Education Sciences
- The Internet TESL Journal
- Language Learning and Technology
- National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
- U of A Library's Articles and Databases
Virtual Libraries
- Ask.com - website that provides current news using natural language
- WordCat.org - access a wide-range of academic articles, books, and journals
- The WWW Virtual Library - a collection of subject area links put together by experts in the field
- Free Printable Books - for early readers