Teacher Resources - ESOL

ORIENTATION

• ESOL Assessment - Information about types and administration of assessments that take place before instruction (diagnostic testing).
• ESOL Student Orientation Booklet - A booklet of editable welcoming activities that could be used at the beginning of a term/year.
• ESOL Teacher's Orientation Packet - Teachers can use this companion piece for the Orientation Booklet.
• Goal Setting
  • Goal Setting Lesson Plan - Lesson plans for instruction on setting goals.
  • Learner Goal Setting - Article by Ronna Magy that includes research-based strategies and suggestions to answer “What can instructors do to help students set goals, monitor progress and reach goals?”
• Ohio Aspire Individual Career and Academic Plan – an Individual Learning Plan (ILP) template that captures career-focused goals, ESOL standards-focused (academic) skills and other implications for instruction. Use this tool for goal setting and tracking student performance in the portfolio.
• Opportunities for New Americans - Find Ohio resources for job search, pursuing education, learning English and growing businesses. Additional Information links to the International Engagement site and Vibrant Ohio with local welcome initiatives that offer support.
• Student Experience Model (SEM) - A section of the Ohio Aspire eGuide.
• Techniques for Better Intercultural Communication/Tips for Understanding the Non-native English Speaker
• Transitions - Resources for Aspire teachers to help them prepare students for successful transition to postsecondary education and training and the workplace.

INSTRUCTION

• Career Pathways
• Content Areas
  • IELCE/IET – Occupational specific curricula and resources for IELCE programs with IET components.
  • IET Resources
  • Civics Education
  • Math in ESOL - Instructional materials for incorporating math into ESOL instruction.
• Curriculum and Instruction – A section of the Ohio Aspire eGuide.
• Digital Learning - Instructional resources for incorporating Digital Literacy into instruction and delivering Distance and Blended Learning opportunities.
• ESOL Instructional Websites
• ESOL Lesson Planning Resources - ESOL Lessons and planning resources for Aspire ESOL teachers.
• Instructional Resource Collection - Welcome to your connection to lesson plans, teaching strategies, and books to use in the classroom. Teaching resources have been curated and arranged by content area. Click on your program role to explore a collection of resources to use in your ABE/ASE and ESOL classroom.
• Specific Populations
  • Advanced ESOL - Support for teachers and programs for serving NRS Level 6/Advanced ESL students and ELLs beyond Level 6 who want to transition to college and career.
  • Internationally Trained Professionals - State and national career pathways resources to assist skilled immigrants and refugees interested in transferring skills, getting licensed or having credentials evaluated in the US.
  • Low Literacy ESOL - Strategies, tools and resources for teachers and programs serving low level ESOL students who may be preliterate, non-literate, semiliterate, or literate in a non-Roman alphabet language.
  • Special Needs – Resources on accommodations, adaptations and assistive technology.
• Standards
  • ESOL Standards
  • ESOL Standards Applications to Four Skills
  • ESOL Standards Progression Tables
  • ESOL Standards Support Materials - Log into the PDN Moodle to access resources that support implementation of the Ohio Aspire ESOL standards and benchmarks. Resources include unpacking the standards, increasing the rigor, academic language, scaffolding, critical thinking, academic discourse and lesson planning.
• Translanguaging
  • On Speaking and Cultural Terms Combined – A practical guide to language and culture that includes the difficult sounds in English for 27 languages, cultural information, linguistic descriptions, and syntax/grammar differences.
  • Phonemic Inventories and Cultural and Linguistic Information Across Languages – Resources to raise awareness and show comparisons of students’ home languages and English.
  • Using Cognates with ELLs – A guide for using cognates in the classroom, including a Cognate List for English and Spanish.

MONITORING STUDENT PERFORMANCE

• Portfolio - Information to consider when putting together the Aspire Student Portfolio.
• Retention - Contains a tool for evaluating program practices as well as strategies and resources to assist Aspire programs and staff implementing successful retention practices.
• Student Achievement Checklist for Ohio ESOL Standards