Resources for home
Textbook access from home
THE FOLLOWING are the instructions for students
who want to ACCESS THINKCENTRAL/JOURNEYS-SENDEROS from home.
1.- Log into www.k6.thinkcentral.com
2.- User name: Enter student’s ID number: XXXXXXX
Password: D!sd and student’s Birth Year: D!sdxxxx
1.- Log into www.k6.thinkcentral.com
2.- User name: Enter student’s ID number: XXXXXXX
Password: D!sd and student’s Birth Year: D!sdxxxx
Free Educational Websites- Great for kindergarten.
http://pbskids.org/
http://www.nickjr.com/kids-games/
http://www.starfall.com/
http://www.abcya.com/kindergarten_computers.htm
***more are listed below including Spanish websites***
TV shows
nick jr.
Team Umizoomi great for math.
Dora-everything
Bubble Guppies-everything
Disney Junior Channel
Jake and the never land pirates-everything
Special Agent Oso- following 3 step directions
PBS channel 13 (kids shows on weekdays from 5:30AM-5:30PM)
Word World- spelling
Word Girl- vocabulary
Sid the Science kid-Science
Krazt Brother- Science
Everything ESL
Judy Haynes < http://www.everythingESL.net/ > [9/1/2009]
Lesson plans, teaching tips, and links for teaching ESL. Judy Haynes is an ESL educator and author of the Classroom Teacher's ESL Survival Kit.
ESL Sites
Pura Belpre Award
American Library Association < http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=bookmediaawards&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=102627 > [9/1/2009]
Awarded each year to "a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth."
Children's Books
Dave's ESL Cafe
Dave Sperling, California State University-Northridge < http://www.eslcafe.com > [9/1/2009]
The best known ESL site in the world. Designed for older ESL students and their teachers. MANY useful resources
ESL Sites
Center for the Study of Books in Spanish
Isabel Schon, California State University San Marcos < http://www.csusm.edu/csb > [9/1/2009]
An extensive, searchable database of children's books in Spanish. Can search by age level, theme/topic, author, and title. Complete bibliographic information given as well as summaries and ISBN numbers.
Children's Books
CLASP Americas Award
Center of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee < http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CLACS/outreach/americas.html > [9/1/2009]
Awarded annually to "U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction (from picture books to works for young adults) published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States."
Children's Books
Blogger dot Com
Google < http://www.blogger.com > [9/1/2009]
The best known blogging site. Many background templates and other nice features.
Tools
Mo'time Blogs
Tipic Inc. < http://www.motime.com/ > [9/1/2009]
A free blogging site that allows you to use an interface that looks a lot like a Word page.
Tools
Mis Cositas
Teachers College - Columbia University < http://miscositas.com > [9/1/2009]
Picture book stories and other resources in English, Spanish, and French.
Spanish Sites
Biblioteca Digital
ICLE (Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa) < http://biblioteca.redescolar.ilce.edu.mx/html/lit-infantil.html > [9/1/2009]
Children's stories, information about dinosaurs, animals, ecosystems and ecology issues and Mexican and other folktales. ICLE is a consortium of 13 Latin American countries.
Spanish Sites
Online Spanish, French & Italian Bilingual Dictionary
Mike Kellogg, Word Reference < http://wordreference.com/index.htm > [9/1/2009]
English to Spanish and viceversa as well as French and Italian. Look up words and get the equivalents as well as lots of phrases and idioms.
Tools
Babelfish
Altavista < http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/translate.dyn > [9/1/2009]
Multilingual (12 languages) translator.Can translate text you copy and paste into the box or entire webpages. Like all computer translation programs, it is far from perfect, but it can help.
Tools
Mi Tarea
Antonio Rodriguez Sanchez < http://www.mitareanet.com > [9/1/2009]
Developed by a Mexican father who recently died, a set of links to homework help sites in Spanish. A lot of nice Latino cultural links are included.
Spanish Sites
Eduhound Espanol
T.H.E. Journal < http://www.eduhound.com/espanol/defaultE.cfm > [9/1/2009]
Links to sites about animals, art,history, science, literature, math, Spain,and Mexico.
Spanish Sites
James Crawford's Language Policy Site
James Crawford < http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JWCRAWFORD/ > [9/1/2009]
Discussions of English Only, English Plus, bilingual education, and language rights in the US.
Advocacy & Policy
Kokone, el Tlacuache
Gloria Elisa Blanco < http://www.kokone.com.mx/index.html > [9/1/2009]
Award-winning Mexican site for children: games, stories, tests, homework help, Mexican history and geography, etc.
Spanish Sites
Omni News
< http://www.omninternet.com/news/news.asp > [9/1/2009]
Links to newspapers all over the world including many Latin American countries.
Spanish Sites
El Ciberbus Escolar
The United Nations < http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/spanish/index.asp > [9/1/2009]
Maps and other geographical information about countries all over the world as well as UN info.
Spanish Sites
Juegos y Canciones para Niños
Doug Shivers, an ESL teacher in Oregon < http://www.hevanet.com/dshivers/juegos/juegos.html > [9/1/2009]
Song lyrics, hand movements, and games for traditional children's songs like Los Pollitos. Audio files with the melodies can be played using the Quicktime player.
Spanish Sites
Educar.org
Civila (Ciudades Virtuales Latinas) < http://www.educar.org > [9/1/2009]
Educational information on a variety of topics.
Spanish Sites
Leeme un cuento
< http://www.leemeuncuento.com.ar/ > [9/1/2009]
275 children's stories, poems, fables, etc. some written by children..
Spanish Sites
CREDE
Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence (CREDE), Center for Applied Linguistics < http://www.cal.org/crede/ > [9/1/2009]
The purpose of CREDE's research is to identify and develop effective educational practices for linguistic and cultural minority students, such as those placed at risk by factors of race, poverty, and geographic location.
Research Sites
El Tesoro del Arcoiris
< http://www.mundolatino.org/rinconcito/arcoiris.htm > [9/1/2009]
Cuentos y mas cuentos.
Spanish Sites
Vistas del Sistema Solar
Calvin J. Hamilton < http://www.solarviews.com/span/homepage.htm > [9/1/2009]
The sun and nine planets in our solar system. Information, great photos, lessons, and more.
Spanish Sites
TESOL
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages < http://www.tesol.org > [9/1/2009]
ESL educators from around the world.
Advocacy & Policy
NABE
National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE) < http://www.nabe.org > [9/1/2009]
NABE is a professional association of bilingual educators. TABE is the Texas affiliate.
Advocacy & Policy
CNN en Español
Cable News Network (CNN) < http://www.cnn.com/espanol/ > [9/1/2009]
Regional and international news in Spanish.
Spanish Sites
Colorín Colorado
NPR (public radio) station for DC < http://www.colorincolorado.org/index.php > [9/1/2009]
Family literacy tips for Latino parents
Spanish Sites
Spanish TEKS
Texas Education Agency < http://www.tea.state.tx.us/teks/spanish/index.html > [9/1/2009]
The Texas standards, in Spanish, for grades K-6 for language arts, math, science, and social studies.
Standards
English TEKS
Texas Education Agency < http://www.tea.state.tx.us/teks > [9/1/2009]
The Texas standards, in English, for all subject areas
Standards
National Center for Education Statistics
US Department of Education < http://nces.ed.gov > [9/1/2009]
Lots of national and state data about education in the US, including the NAEP data.
The Numbers
NAEP Data
US Department of Education < http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard > [9/1/2009]
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data for Reading, Writing, Math, Science and Social Studies. National and state level data.
The Numbers
Tomas Rivera Policy Institute
< http://www.trpi.org/ > [9/1/2009]
Does objective policy research on key issues affecting Latino communities such as immigration, education, and employment.
Research Sites
Library of Education Research
US Department of Education < http://research.cse.ucla.edu/ > [9/1/2009]
A portal to research conducted by federally-funded centers in all areas:
Research Sites
NCELA Online Lesson Plans
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition < http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/practice/lessons > [9/1/2009]
Links to collections of online lesson plans for bilingual and ESL classrooms
Lesson Plans
TESOL PK-12 ESL Standards
TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) < http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/seccss.asp?CID=113&DID=1583 > [9/1/2009]
ESL standards for students in grades PK-12.
Standards
Fun Mathematics Lessons
Cynthia Lanius, Rice University < http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/ > [9/1/2009]
Award-winning math lessons with a couple in Spanish.
Lesson Plans
Matemática Interactiva
Shodor Education Foundation < http://www.eduteka.org/MI/master/interactivate/ > [9/1/2009]
Java-based interactive materials for math and science explorations.
Spanish Sites
Bayard Revistas
Bayard, Madrid < http://www.bayard-revistas.com/ > [9/1/2009]
Magazines for children, teens and parents. Available through subscriptions.
Spanish Sites
Enchanted Learning Spanish/English Picture Dictionary
Enchanted Learning < http://www.enchantedlearning.com/languages/Spanishdictionary.html > [9/1/2009]
A bilingual picture dictionary that is great for primary age children with links to many additional educational activities such as coloring pages and information. Dictionaries for other European languages also available
Tools
Internet Picture Dictionary (Spanish)
< http://www.pdictionary.com/spanish/ > [9/1/2009]
A picture dictionary, browsable by letter or by category.
Tools
TEA Bilingual Ed Instructional Resources
Texas Education Agency (TEA) < http://www.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/biling/tearesources.html > [9/1/2009]
Lessons and suggestions for sheltered instruction, Spanish reading, and more.
Lesson Plans
TEA Accountability Data
Texas Education Agency (TEA) < http://www.tea.state.tx.us/accountability.html > [9/1/2009]
State, district and campus data collected by the Texas Education Agency. The AEIS (Academic Excellence Indicator System) is the main accountability system used.
The Numbers
Latino/Hispanic Data
TODOS – Mathematics for All < http://www.todos-math.org/latino_data.html > [9/1/2009]
Links to a variety of reports on Latino student demographics and achievement data
The Numbers
¡Resuélvelo!
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) < http://figurethis.org/espanol.htm > [9/1/2009]
Math challenges for middle school students and their families.
Spanish Sites
Biblioteca Nacional de Manipuladores Virtuales
National Science Foundation (NSF) < http://nlvm.usu.edu/es/nav/index.html > [9/1/2009]
A library of interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives or concept tutorials, mostly in the form of Java applets, for mathematics instruction (K-12 emphasis).
Spanish Sites
Just for the Kids
National Center for Educational Accountability < http://www.just4kids.org/ > [9/1/2009]
This site presents student achievement data based on state assessments like the TAKS from all states.
The Numbers
ERIC Database
US Dept of Education < http://www.eric.ed.gov/ > [9/1/2009]
"The world's premier database of journal and non-journal education literature." Over 110,000 full text articles and 1 million citations.
Research Sites
Profes.net
Some organization in Spain < http://www.profes.net/ > [9/1/2009]
Lesson ideas and materials and discussion forums for early childhood, elementary and secondary teachers.
Spanish Sites
SIOP Lesson Plans
Echevarria, Vogt, & Short, the SIOP developers < http://www.siopinstitute.net/lessonplans.shtml > [9/1/2009]
Lesson plans using the SIOP (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol) submitted by teachers who received SIOP training.
Lesson Plans
Programa de apoyo al profesorado
Santillana, publisher < http://www.indexnet.santillana.es/home.htm > [9/1/2009]
Lessons, stories, and instructional tips for early childhood, elementary and secondary teachers.
Spanish Sites
National Geographic en Español
National Geographic < http://www.esmas.com/nationalgeographic/ > [9/1/2009]
Text and photos from the spectacular National Geographic Magazine collection.
Spanish Sites
ERIC Lesson Plan Collection
USDE < http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/index.shtml > [9/1/2009]
Over 2000 lesson plans submitted by teachers all over the country. Searchable by subject and grade level.
Lesson Plans
Estudio 24
EXO Training Center < http://www.estudio24.com/estudio24-ims/index1.html > [9/1/2009]
Click on Ver web for lots of interesting lesson plans and instructional ideas. Argentine site.
Spanish Sites
TEA BIlingual Education
Texas Education Agency (TEA) < http://www.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/biling/ > [9/1/2009]
The state's department of bilingual ed page. State regulations and curriculum resources.
Advocacy & Policy
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), USDE < http://www.ncela.gwu.edu > [9/1/2009]
THE place to go for information on bilingual/ESL education: research, demographics and achievement data, instructional methods, etc. START HERE.
Research Sites
Up To Ten
< http://www.uptoten.com/ > [9/1/2009]
French and English bilingual games online. Teachers may enter an online quiz for students also at the free level. Spanish, Italian and Dutch are available at the Premium level. Schools have a free version.
Lesson Plans
One Stop English
MacMillan Publishers, United Kingdom < http://www.onestopenglish.com/ > [9/1/2009]
Lesson plans, worksheets, jazz chants and other instructional goodies for ESL students of all ages.
ESL Sites
US Census Bureau
US Government < http://www.census.gov/ > [9/1/2009]
Data from the most recent (2000) census and earlier ones.
The Numbers
México Para Niños
Secretaria de Educación Pública de México < http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/index_esp.html > [9/1/2009]
Games,Mexican history and geography,parent section
Spanish Sites
Sitio Infantil
A commercial site in Mexico < http://www.globalpc.net/entretenimiento/juegos/default.asp > [9/1/2009]
Mostly just for fun. Lots of jokes and links to games, homework help, and electronic card making sites.
Spanish Sites
U.S. English Foundation
Mauro Mujica, CEO < http://www.us-english.org/foundation/ > [9/1/2009]
A non-profit that seeks to help immigrants acquire English and assimilate into American society. Supports English as an official language.
Advocacy & Policy
NCELA Research Resources Page
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition < http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/resabout/research > [9/1/2009]
Page listing a variety of resources for research on bilingual learners and programs.
Research Sites
Lecturas Interactivas
Arturo Ramo Garcia < http://www.aplicaciones.info/ortogra2/lectura.htm > [9/1/2009]
Stories, poems, riddles, crossword puzzles, and games. Students can input answers to comprehension questions, fill in the puzzles etc.
Spanish Sites
Internet Familia
Chilean-based site < http://www.familia.cl/ > [9/1/2009]
Areas for both children and parents.
Spanish Sites
Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award
Texas State University -San Marcos < http://www.education.txstate.edu/subpages/tomasrivera/index.html > [9/1/2009]
Awarded annually "to the author/illustrator of the most distinguished book for children and young adults that authentically reflects the lives and experiences of Mexican Americans in the United States."
Children's Books
IDRA Newsletter
Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) < http://www.idra.org/IDRA_Newsletters/ > [9/1/2009]
IDRA is a non-profit that advocates for poor, minority and language minority students and parents.
Advocacy & Policy
CAL Research Projects
Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) < http://www.cal.org/research/researchprojects.html > [9/1/2009]
List of studies CAL is doing on bilingual and ESL education
Research Sites
ECS List
Education Commission of the States (ECS) < http://www.ecs.org/ecsmain.asp?page=/html/issuesK12.asp > [9/1/2009]
Selected research reports and readings. Click on the dropdown to select the bilingual/ESL education section.
Research Sites
Casa de Joanna
Joanna Porvin, teacher and consultant < http://www.casadejoanna.com/mirror/ > [9/1/2009]
This page was designed to be a jumping off point for Middle School and High School folks, teachers and students alike, who are exploring the Web as part of their French and Spanish language-learning.
General
Kids and Teens Open Directory
Netscape < http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/ > [9/1/2009]
A website directory of safe sites for children. Includes 670 links to sites in Spanish and 31 ESL sites.
General
Curiosikid
Museo de los ninos de Caracas, Venezuelan site < http://www.curiosikid.com/view/ > [9/1/2009]
Scientific experiments for kids to try and simulation games that help them understand scientific principles.
Spanish Sites
Websites for Hispanic Heritage Month
Cumberland County, NJ Media Center < http://www.cumbavac.org/Hispanic_Heritage.htm > [9/1/2009]
Links to websites, lesson plans, classroom activities, and webquests for Hispanic Heritage month (September).
Lesson Plans
RubiStar
4Teachers.org and ALTEC Advanced Learning Technologies in Education Consortia < http://rubistar.4teachers.org/ > [9/1/2009]
A free tool to help teachers create quality rubrics
Tools
Kbears
KnowledgeBears.com < http://www.kbears.com/ > [9/1/2009]
Fun site with science and social studies information and activities. Some connection to ads, however.
General
English Mexico para ninos
Secretaria de Educacion Publica (Mexican Dept of Education) < The link to the English page for this website is broken. This is a direct link to the English site: http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/index_kids.html > [9/1/2009]
This is a direct link to the English page of the Mexico para ninos website. We have sent several emails asking them to fix this link, but they appear to have ignored them.
Spanish Sites
Salon Hogar
Vernet Inc. Located in Puerto Rico < http://salonhogar.com/ > [9/1/2009]
Lots of information, educational games, and activities for Math, Science, Social Studies, Spanish and English.
Spanish Sites
Brain Pop
Brainpop.com < http://www.brainpop.com/ > [9/1/2009]
Over 550 short, cute movies about science, math, social studies, English, arts and music, health, and technology topics. Also quizzes for each movie and other resources. A few movies available free. Rest available through subscription.
General
EFL Playhouse
Julie Vickery-Smith < http://www.esl4kids.net/ > [9/20/2009]
For teachers of young English language learners.
General
Biblioteca Digital Internacional para Ninos/International Children's Digital Library
ICDL (International Children's Digital Library) Foundation < http://es.childrenslibrary.org/ > [11/11/2009]
Full text versions of children's books with in English, Spanish and many other languages.
Children's Books
http://pbskids.org/
http://www.nickjr.com/kids-games/
http://www.starfall.com/
http://www.abcya.com/kindergarten_computers.htm
***more are listed below including Spanish websites***
TV shows
nick jr.
Team Umizoomi great for math.
Dora-everything
Bubble Guppies-everything
Disney Junior Channel
Jake and the never land pirates-everything
Special Agent Oso- following 3 step directions
PBS channel 13 (kids shows on weekdays from 5:30AM-5:30PM)
Word World- spelling
Word Girl- vocabulary
Sid the Science kid-Science
Krazt Brother- Science
Everything ESL
Judy Haynes < http://www.everythingESL.net/ > [9/1/2009]
Lesson plans, teaching tips, and links for teaching ESL. Judy Haynes is an ESL educator and author of the Classroom Teacher's ESL Survival Kit.
ESL Sites
Pura Belpre Award
American Library Association < http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=bookmediaawards&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=102627 > [9/1/2009]
Awarded each year to "a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth."
Children's Books
Dave's ESL Cafe
Dave Sperling, California State University-Northridge < http://www.eslcafe.com > [9/1/2009]
The best known ESL site in the world. Designed for older ESL students and their teachers. MANY useful resources
ESL Sites
Center for the Study of Books in Spanish
Isabel Schon, California State University San Marcos < http://www.csusm.edu/csb > [9/1/2009]
An extensive, searchable database of children's books in Spanish. Can search by age level, theme/topic, author, and title. Complete bibliographic information given as well as summaries and ISBN numbers.
Children's Books
CLASP Americas Award
Center of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee < http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CLACS/outreach/americas.html > [9/1/2009]
Awarded annually to "U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction (from picture books to works for young adults) published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States."
Children's Books
Blogger dot Com
Google < http://www.blogger.com > [9/1/2009]
The best known blogging site. Many background templates and other nice features.
Tools
Mo'time Blogs
Tipic Inc. < http://www.motime.com/ > [9/1/2009]
A free blogging site that allows you to use an interface that looks a lot like a Word page.
Tools
Mis Cositas
Teachers College - Columbia University < http://miscositas.com > [9/1/2009]
Picture book stories and other resources in English, Spanish, and French.
Spanish Sites
Biblioteca Digital
ICLE (Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa) < http://biblioteca.redescolar.ilce.edu.mx/html/lit-infantil.html > [9/1/2009]
Children's stories, information about dinosaurs, animals, ecosystems and ecology issues and Mexican and other folktales. ICLE is a consortium of 13 Latin American countries.
Spanish Sites
Online Spanish, French & Italian Bilingual Dictionary
Mike Kellogg, Word Reference < http://wordreference.com/index.htm > [9/1/2009]
English to Spanish and viceversa as well as French and Italian. Look up words and get the equivalents as well as lots of phrases and idioms.
Tools
Babelfish
Altavista < http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/translate.dyn > [9/1/2009]
Multilingual (12 languages) translator.Can translate text you copy and paste into the box or entire webpages. Like all computer translation programs, it is far from perfect, but it can help.
Tools
Mi Tarea
Antonio Rodriguez Sanchez < http://www.mitareanet.com > [9/1/2009]
Developed by a Mexican father who recently died, a set of links to homework help sites in Spanish. A lot of nice Latino cultural links are included.
Spanish Sites
Eduhound Espanol
T.H.E. Journal < http://www.eduhound.com/espanol/defaultE.cfm > [9/1/2009]
Links to sites about animals, art,history, science, literature, math, Spain,and Mexico.
Spanish Sites
James Crawford's Language Policy Site
James Crawford < http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JWCRAWFORD/ > [9/1/2009]
Discussions of English Only, English Plus, bilingual education, and language rights in the US.
Advocacy & Policy
Kokone, el Tlacuache
Gloria Elisa Blanco < http://www.kokone.com.mx/index.html > [9/1/2009]
Award-winning Mexican site for children: games, stories, tests, homework help, Mexican history and geography, etc.
Spanish Sites
Omni News
< http://www.omninternet.com/news/news.asp > [9/1/2009]
Links to newspapers all over the world including many Latin American countries.
Spanish Sites
El Ciberbus Escolar
The United Nations < http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/spanish/index.asp > [9/1/2009]
Maps and other geographical information about countries all over the world as well as UN info.
Spanish Sites
Juegos y Canciones para Niños
Doug Shivers, an ESL teacher in Oregon < http://www.hevanet.com/dshivers/juegos/juegos.html > [9/1/2009]
Song lyrics, hand movements, and games for traditional children's songs like Los Pollitos. Audio files with the melodies can be played using the Quicktime player.
Spanish Sites
Educar.org
Civila (Ciudades Virtuales Latinas) < http://www.educar.org > [9/1/2009]
Educational information on a variety of topics.
Spanish Sites
Leeme un cuento
< http://www.leemeuncuento.com.ar/ > [9/1/2009]
275 children's stories, poems, fables, etc. some written by children..
Spanish Sites
CREDE
Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence (CREDE), Center for Applied Linguistics < http://www.cal.org/crede/ > [9/1/2009]
The purpose of CREDE's research is to identify and develop effective educational practices for linguistic and cultural minority students, such as those placed at risk by factors of race, poverty, and geographic location.
Research Sites
El Tesoro del Arcoiris
< http://www.mundolatino.org/rinconcito/arcoiris.htm > [9/1/2009]
Cuentos y mas cuentos.
Spanish Sites
Vistas del Sistema Solar
Calvin J. Hamilton < http://www.solarviews.com/span/homepage.htm > [9/1/2009]
The sun and nine planets in our solar system. Information, great photos, lessons, and more.
Spanish Sites
TESOL
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages < http://www.tesol.org > [9/1/2009]
ESL educators from around the world.
Advocacy & Policy
NABE
National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE) < http://www.nabe.org > [9/1/2009]
NABE is a professional association of bilingual educators. TABE is the Texas affiliate.
Advocacy & Policy
CNN en Español
Cable News Network (CNN) < http://www.cnn.com/espanol/ > [9/1/2009]
Regional and international news in Spanish.
Spanish Sites
Colorín Colorado
NPR (public radio) station for DC < http://www.colorincolorado.org/index.php > [9/1/2009]
Family literacy tips for Latino parents
Spanish Sites
Spanish TEKS
Texas Education Agency < http://www.tea.state.tx.us/teks/spanish/index.html > [9/1/2009]
The Texas standards, in Spanish, for grades K-6 for language arts, math, science, and social studies.
Standards
English TEKS
Texas Education Agency < http://www.tea.state.tx.us/teks > [9/1/2009]
The Texas standards, in English, for all subject areas
Standards
National Center for Education Statistics
US Department of Education < http://nces.ed.gov > [9/1/2009]
Lots of national and state data about education in the US, including the NAEP data.
The Numbers
NAEP Data
US Department of Education < http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard > [9/1/2009]
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data for Reading, Writing, Math, Science and Social Studies. National and state level data.
The Numbers
Tomas Rivera Policy Institute
< http://www.trpi.org/ > [9/1/2009]
Does objective policy research on key issues affecting Latino communities such as immigration, education, and employment.
Research Sites
Library of Education Research
US Department of Education < http://research.cse.ucla.edu/ > [9/1/2009]
A portal to research conducted by federally-funded centers in all areas:
Research Sites
NCELA Online Lesson Plans
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition < http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/practice/lessons > [9/1/2009]
Links to collections of online lesson plans for bilingual and ESL classrooms
Lesson Plans
TESOL PK-12 ESL Standards
TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) < http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/seccss.asp?CID=113&DID=1583 > [9/1/2009]
ESL standards for students in grades PK-12.
Standards
Fun Mathematics Lessons
Cynthia Lanius, Rice University < http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/ > [9/1/2009]
Award-winning math lessons with a couple in Spanish.
Lesson Plans
Matemática Interactiva
Shodor Education Foundation < http://www.eduteka.org/MI/master/interactivate/ > [9/1/2009]
Java-based interactive materials for math and science explorations.
Spanish Sites
Bayard Revistas
Bayard, Madrid < http://www.bayard-revistas.com/ > [9/1/2009]
Magazines for children, teens and parents. Available through subscriptions.
Spanish Sites
Enchanted Learning Spanish/English Picture Dictionary
Enchanted Learning < http://www.enchantedlearning.com/languages/Spanishdictionary.html > [9/1/2009]
A bilingual picture dictionary that is great for primary age children with links to many additional educational activities such as coloring pages and information. Dictionaries for other European languages also available
Tools
Internet Picture Dictionary (Spanish)
< http://www.pdictionary.com/spanish/ > [9/1/2009]
A picture dictionary, browsable by letter or by category.
Tools
TEA Bilingual Ed Instructional Resources
Texas Education Agency (TEA) < http://www.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/biling/tearesources.html > [9/1/2009]
Lessons and suggestions for sheltered instruction, Spanish reading, and more.
Lesson Plans
TEA Accountability Data
Texas Education Agency (TEA) < http://www.tea.state.tx.us/accountability.html > [9/1/2009]
State, district and campus data collected by the Texas Education Agency. The AEIS (Academic Excellence Indicator System) is the main accountability system used.
The Numbers
Latino/Hispanic Data
TODOS – Mathematics for All < http://www.todos-math.org/latino_data.html > [9/1/2009]
Links to a variety of reports on Latino student demographics and achievement data
The Numbers
¡Resuélvelo!
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) < http://figurethis.org/espanol.htm > [9/1/2009]
Math challenges for middle school students and their families.
Spanish Sites
Biblioteca Nacional de Manipuladores Virtuales
National Science Foundation (NSF) < http://nlvm.usu.edu/es/nav/index.html > [9/1/2009]
A library of interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives or concept tutorials, mostly in the form of Java applets, for mathematics instruction (K-12 emphasis).
Spanish Sites
Just for the Kids
National Center for Educational Accountability < http://www.just4kids.org/ > [9/1/2009]
This site presents student achievement data based on state assessments like the TAKS from all states.
The Numbers
ERIC Database
US Dept of Education < http://www.eric.ed.gov/ > [9/1/2009]
"The world's premier database of journal and non-journal education literature." Over 110,000 full text articles and 1 million citations.
Research Sites
Profes.net
Some organization in Spain < http://www.profes.net/ > [9/1/2009]
Lesson ideas and materials and discussion forums for early childhood, elementary and secondary teachers.
Spanish Sites
SIOP Lesson Plans
Echevarria, Vogt, & Short, the SIOP developers < http://www.siopinstitute.net/lessonplans.shtml > [9/1/2009]
Lesson plans using the SIOP (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol) submitted by teachers who received SIOP training.
Lesson Plans
Programa de apoyo al profesorado
Santillana, publisher < http://www.indexnet.santillana.es/home.htm > [9/1/2009]
Lessons, stories, and instructional tips for early childhood, elementary and secondary teachers.
Spanish Sites
National Geographic en Español
National Geographic < http://www.esmas.com/nationalgeographic/ > [9/1/2009]
Text and photos from the spectacular National Geographic Magazine collection.
Spanish Sites
ERIC Lesson Plan Collection
USDE < http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/index.shtml > [9/1/2009]
Over 2000 lesson plans submitted by teachers all over the country. Searchable by subject and grade level.
Lesson Plans
Estudio 24
EXO Training Center < http://www.estudio24.com/estudio24-ims/index1.html > [9/1/2009]
Click on Ver web for lots of interesting lesson plans and instructional ideas. Argentine site.
Spanish Sites
TEA BIlingual Education
Texas Education Agency (TEA) < http://www.tea.state.tx.us/curriculum/biling/ > [9/1/2009]
The state's department of bilingual ed page. State regulations and curriculum resources.
Advocacy & Policy
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), USDE < http://www.ncela.gwu.edu > [9/1/2009]
THE place to go for information on bilingual/ESL education: research, demographics and achievement data, instructional methods, etc. START HERE.
Research Sites
Up To Ten
< http://www.uptoten.com/ > [9/1/2009]
French and English bilingual games online. Teachers may enter an online quiz for students also at the free level. Spanish, Italian and Dutch are available at the Premium level. Schools have a free version.
Lesson Plans
One Stop English
MacMillan Publishers, United Kingdom < http://www.onestopenglish.com/ > [9/1/2009]
Lesson plans, worksheets, jazz chants and other instructional goodies for ESL students of all ages.
ESL Sites
US Census Bureau
US Government < http://www.census.gov/ > [9/1/2009]
Data from the most recent (2000) census and earlier ones.
The Numbers
México Para Niños
Secretaria de Educación Pública de México < http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/index_esp.html > [9/1/2009]
Games,Mexican history and geography,parent section
Spanish Sites
Sitio Infantil
A commercial site in Mexico < http://www.globalpc.net/entretenimiento/juegos/default.asp > [9/1/2009]
Mostly just for fun. Lots of jokes and links to games, homework help, and electronic card making sites.
Spanish Sites
U.S. English Foundation
Mauro Mujica, CEO < http://www.us-english.org/foundation/ > [9/1/2009]
A non-profit that seeks to help immigrants acquire English and assimilate into American society. Supports English as an official language.
Advocacy & Policy
NCELA Research Resources Page
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition < http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/resabout/research > [9/1/2009]
Page listing a variety of resources for research on bilingual learners and programs.
Research Sites
Lecturas Interactivas
Arturo Ramo Garcia < http://www.aplicaciones.info/ortogra2/lectura.htm > [9/1/2009]
Stories, poems, riddles, crossword puzzles, and games. Students can input answers to comprehension questions, fill in the puzzles etc.
Spanish Sites
Internet Familia
Chilean-based site < http://www.familia.cl/ > [9/1/2009]
Areas for both children and parents.
Spanish Sites
Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award
Texas State University -San Marcos < http://www.education.txstate.edu/subpages/tomasrivera/index.html > [9/1/2009]
Awarded annually "to the author/illustrator of the most distinguished book for children and young adults that authentically reflects the lives and experiences of Mexican Americans in the United States."
Children's Books
IDRA Newsletter
Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) < http://www.idra.org/IDRA_Newsletters/ > [9/1/2009]
IDRA is a non-profit that advocates for poor, minority and language minority students and parents.
Advocacy & Policy
CAL Research Projects
Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) < http://www.cal.org/research/researchprojects.html > [9/1/2009]
List of studies CAL is doing on bilingual and ESL education
Research Sites
ECS List
Education Commission of the States (ECS) < http://www.ecs.org/ecsmain.asp?page=/html/issuesK12.asp > [9/1/2009]
Selected research reports and readings. Click on the dropdown to select the bilingual/ESL education section.
Research Sites
Casa de Joanna
Joanna Porvin, teacher and consultant < http://www.casadejoanna.com/mirror/ > [9/1/2009]
This page was designed to be a jumping off point for Middle School and High School folks, teachers and students alike, who are exploring the Web as part of their French and Spanish language-learning.
General
Kids and Teens Open Directory
Netscape < http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/ > [9/1/2009]
A website directory of safe sites for children. Includes 670 links to sites in Spanish and 31 ESL sites.
General
Curiosikid
Museo de los ninos de Caracas, Venezuelan site < http://www.curiosikid.com/view/ > [9/1/2009]
Scientific experiments for kids to try and simulation games that help them understand scientific principles.
Spanish Sites
Websites for Hispanic Heritage Month
Cumberland County, NJ Media Center < http://www.cumbavac.org/Hispanic_Heritage.htm > [9/1/2009]
Links to websites, lesson plans, classroom activities, and webquests for Hispanic Heritage month (September).
Lesson Plans
RubiStar
4Teachers.org and ALTEC Advanced Learning Technologies in Education Consortia < http://rubistar.4teachers.org/ > [9/1/2009]
A free tool to help teachers create quality rubrics
Tools
Kbears
KnowledgeBears.com < http://www.kbears.com/ > [9/1/2009]
Fun site with science and social studies information and activities. Some connection to ads, however.
General
English Mexico para ninos
Secretaria de Educacion Publica (Mexican Dept of Education) < The link to the English page for this website is broken. This is a direct link to the English site: http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/index_kids.html > [9/1/2009]
This is a direct link to the English page of the Mexico para ninos website. We have sent several emails asking them to fix this link, but they appear to have ignored them.
Spanish Sites
Salon Hogar
Vernet Inc. Located in Puerto Rico < http://salonhogar.com/ > [9/1/2009]
Lots of information, educational games, and activities for Math, Science, Social Studies, Spanish and English.
Spanish Sites
Brain Pop
Brainpop.com < http://www.brainpop.com/ > [9/1/2009]
Over 550 short, cute movies about science, math, social studies, English, arts and music, health, and technology topics. Also quizzes for each movie and other resources. A few movies available free. Rest available through subscription.
General
EFL Playhouse
Julie Vickery-Smith < http://www.esl4kids.net/ > [9/20/2009]
For teachers of young English language learners.
General
Biblioteca Digital Internacional para Ninos/International Children's Digital Library
ICDL (International Children's Digital Library) Foundation < http://es.childrenslibrary.org/ > [11/11/2009]
Full text versions of children's books with in English, Spanish and many other languages.
Children's Books