University Library: Bilingual Ed & English Language Learners: Lesson Plans & More

Lesson Plans

Activities for ESL Students
Contains numerous quizzes, puzzles, podcasts, and YouTube videos to help students learn English.
PBS Learning Media
Gives multimedia resources for the classroom by topic area and grade level.
New York Times Learning Network -- Language Arts
Highlights resources for parents, students and teachers and is designed for grades 3-12.
Education World - Lesson Planning

A Course for Teaching English Learners
Publication Date: 2019

Web Resources

Florida Department of Education
provides resources for students, parents, and educators in the state of Florida. Get news and updates on education legislation and statistics.
Florida Department of Education, English Language Learners
Language Guide
Sponsored by nonprofit organization, Language Guide. Contains pictorial vocabulary guides, interactive readings, and grammar guides for 17 languages.
Multicultural Pavillon
from Paul C. Gorski and EdChange
NABE (National Association for Bilingual Education)
Organization for bilingual learners and bilingual education professionals.
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
A terrific resource for teachers funded by the Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students (OELA) of the U.S. Department of Education.
Smithsonian Education: Educators' Section
is a terrific resource for all ages and contains a resource library as well as lesson plans
TESOL International Association
Internet resources for students and teachers of English as a Second Language.
U.S. Department of Education - Research and Statistics
gives statistical information from various research organizations and is a great resource for education researchers.
U.S. Dept. of Education
gives resources for students, teachers, parents, and administrators. Find information on financial aid, policy, programs, grants, and more.

Open Literature Databases

Worlds of Words: International Collection of Children's and Adolescent Literature, by the University of Arizona, is an online database of more than 30,000 children's books from regions all over the world that focus on world cultures and indigenous peoples. Users can quickly locate titles by genre, age, or region and retrieve detailed descriptions of materials. Contains many non-English materials.

Bilingual Ed & English Language Learners

Lesson Plans

Web Resources

Open Literature Databases

Florida Gulf Coast University Library