Teacher Resources

This page provides lesson as well as research resources. Also included are interactive sites that can be put to use in the classroom. To include resources you may have found, please email Tanya Wiggins.

This page is constantly under construction.

Please check back periodically, and email with ideas or sites to add!

*******Bilingual Education Resources*******

Below are 12 resources for educators, parents, students, and activists who wish to learn more about bilingual education. These resources as well as many others related to Politics, Education, and Multiculturalism are listed in Cafe Progressive's Resource Directory.

  • James Crawford's Language Policy Web Site- a simply awesome collection of information to aid the fight against the English-Only movement and to promote equal opportunity for linguistic minorities.
  • SMARTNATION
    SmartNation is devoted to "Language, Literacy, and Cultural Tolerance for All Children." Join them in the fight to defeat the racist and pedogogically ludicrous Unz Intitiative (aka CA Proposition 227).
  • National Association for Bilingual Education- committed to promoting educational excellence and equity through bilingual education.
  • National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education
    This resource center aims to provide educators with the materials needed to assist language-minority students.
  • Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence (CREDE)
    CREDE's emphasis is on developing sound educational practices in order to better serve all "at-risk" students.
  • Clearinghouse for Multicultural/Bilingual Education- another resource center worth checking out
  • California Association for Bilingual Education
    CABE offers legislative info and other resources related to serving the needs of California's diverse students. Stop by their chat room.
  • California Tomorrow- focuses on research and info related to promoting equity for ALL students.
  • Bilingual Education Network (BiEN) A variety of resources from the California Department of Education.
  • The Bilingual ESL Network(BEN) Lots of info and links of interest to Bilingual and ESL teachers.
  • Center For Multilingual,Multicultural Research
    USC's CMMR offers extensive information on bilingual education and issues of multiculturalism.
  • Electronic Textbook: Bilingual Education- presents a straight-forward argument for bilingual education.

    *******General Interest*******

  • National PTA Online Includes resources, archives and links to local and state PTA websites and organizations of interest.
  • Global Schoolhouse A site for teacher and classroom resources.
  • Educational Internet Resources
  • National Black Child Development Institute

    *******Lesson Plans and General Resources*******

  • Columbia Education Center
  • Teachnet Lesson Ideas
  • Collaborative Lesson Archive
  • Teachers Helping Teachers
  • EdWeb

    More to Come!