Resources

   The M/SI Regional BETAC staff is evaluating the materials in the Resource Center. The collections are being updated to provide current materials for bilingual education administrators, teachers, students and parents. We would appreciate your input as to what kinds of materials you feel will be the most useful to bilingual education practitioners.

   The following materials are available for viewing upon request. Please contact 212-772-4768 for an appointment.

Available Resources

• Professional Resource Library
• ESL Instructional Materials
• Spanish Language Literacy Materials
• Bilingual Glossaries
• The Teaching of Language Arts to Limited English Proficient/English Language Learners (Training-of-Trainer Institute Binders):
  • Learning Standards for Native Language Arts & Poster Set
  • Learning Standards for Native Language Arts RUBRICS for Assessment in Grades 4, 8, and Regents
  • A Resource Guide for All Teachers & Poster Set
• Learning Standards for English as a Second Language
• Standards-Based Teaching and Learning in English as a Second Language (Professional Development Institute II Binder)
• Annotated List of Reading Materials for Middle and High School Limited English Proficient/English Language Learners: Chinese, English, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, and Spanish

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Workshop Materials

• Bridging ESL Standards to Technology for English Language Learners on November 27, 2007
1. Agenda ESL Workshop 11-27-07
2. ELL & ESL Websites for Students
3. Integrating Literacy & Technology in the Curriculum
4. ESL Websites for Teachers and Students
5. 170 Ideas and Resources for Teachers Intergrating Technology into Planning and Curriculum
6. THE LITERACY LIST
7. Project Planner.pdf
8. Internet Scavenger Hunt
9. Keyword Worksheet
10. The Internet-Making it Work in the ESL Classroom
11. The Internet in the Classroom A Valuable Tool and Resource for ESL
• Bridging ELA Standards & Technology Workshop on November 15, 2007
1. Websites for Review
2. Awesome Authors ELA Grades PreK-2
3. Strategies for Usingthe Internet
4. Keyword Worksheet
5. NETS for Students 2007
6. LEP-ELLs Resource Guide
7. Creatinga Heroic Character ELA Grades6-8
8. NETS for Students Standards
9. Web Resources Gallery
10. Wall of Fame ELA Grades3-5
11. ELA Learning Standards Handout
12. Integrating Literacy and Technology in the Curriculum
13. Related Internet Links
14. Project Planner
• Scientifically-Based Research and Best Practices with Dr. Deborah Short, Ph.D. on June 14, 2007
1. Agenda
2. Research in Action: Findings and Applications from Recent Syntheses and REsearch on English Language Learners
3. Instructional Strageties for ELL Academic Literacy and Achievement
4. Double the Work
• New York City Teachers' Institute 2007 -- Jose P. Staff Development Session on June 7, 2007
1. Agenda
2. Classroom Resources - Graphic Organizers
3. Critical Questions about Tiered Lessons by Cheryll M. Adams, Ph.D.
4. Differentiated Instruction
5. Differentiated Instruction and Anchor Activities
6. English Language Learners
7. Frames
8. Graphic Organizers
9. Graphic Organizers Printables
10. Teachers' Institute Handout -- materials
11. Teachers' Institute Handout -- reading
12. How to Differentiate Instruction -- The Right Environment
13. How to Differentiate Instruction -- Good Planning
14. Adapting Materials
15. Learning Through Many Kinds of Intelligence by Dee Dickinson
16. Structured Overview
17. Three Different Learning Styles-Answers
18. TimeLine
19. VennDiagrams
20. What's Your Learning Style
21. What are literature circles?
• Dual Language / Two-Way Bilingual Education Institute on May 30, 2007
1. Agenda
2. Evaluation
3. Special thanks to the participating vendors for supporting our event
4. A National Study of School Effectiveness for Language Minority Students' Long-Term Academic Achievement
5. A TWO-WAY BILINGUAL PROGRAM Promise, Practice, and Precautions
6. Adapting the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) for Two-Way Immersion Education: An Introduction to the TWIOP
7. Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Improving Educational Opportunities for All Students
8. How to Evaluate Your Dual Language Program: A Beginner's Toolkit
9. The Two-Way Immersion Toolkit
10. TRENDS IN TWO-WAY IMMERSION EDUCATION - A Review of the Research
11. Practitioner Brief 2
12. Directory of Dual Language Programs 2006
13. The Multiple Roles of the Dual Language Practitioner
14. Vieos to Support the Implementation of Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Programs
15. Review of Research and Best Practices on Effictive Features of Dual Language Education Program
16. Guiding Principles for Dual Langauge Education
17. Two-Way Immersion 101: Designing and Implementing a Two-Way Immersion Education Program at the Elementary Level
18. The Astounding Effectiveness of Dual Language Education for All
19. Biliteracy for a Global Society
20. ESSENTIAL BOOKS FOR SECOND LANGUAGE PRACTITIONERS
21. Dual Language Education: A Promising 50­50 Model
22. Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education
23. The dual language program planner: A guide for designing and implementing dual language programs
• Native Language Arts Conference (collaboration with B/Q BETAC @ Long Island University) on May 22, 2007
1. Agenda
2. Handout
3. Handout2
4. Evaluation
• ESL Standards Workshop - District 75 Citywide Special Education Teachers on May 7, 2007
1. Agenda
2. Handout
3. NYS Standards
4. English-Spanish Cognate List
5. Evaluation
• Learning Strategies for ELLs with Limited Formal Schooling on April 26, 2007
1. Agenda
2. Meeting the Literacy Development Needs of Adolescent English Language Learners Through Content-Area Learning Part II
3. Annotated resource list for ESL students with disrupted schooling
4. Beginning ESL – Secondary Support material for newly arrived secondary students learning English as a second language
5. Fecella et al. (2005). Effective Teaching Strategies for English Language Learners
6. Immigrant Students and Secondary School Reform: Compendium of Best Practices
7. Double the Work
8. Research-based Recommendations for Instruction and Academic Interventions
9. Earnets Garcia (2005). The Reading Instruction of English Language Learners
10. Resources for Educators of English Language Learners - Elementary and Secondary Levels
11. Favorite ELL Articles
12. Enabling Academic Success for Secondary Students with Limited Formal Schooling - A study of Haitian Literacy Program
13. Educating Learners in their Home Languages
14. The Help! Kit -- A Resource Guide for Secondary Teachers of Migrant English Language Learners
15. Do You Have Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students?
16. Graphic Organizers (zip file)
17. More Graphic Organizers (zip file)
18. Strategies for ELLs (zip file)
19. ESL Learning Standards
20. NLA Learning Standards
21. NLA Learning Standards -- Resource Guide
22. Proceedings of the First National Conference for Educators of Newcommer Students
23. The Elementary Immersion Learning Strategies Resource Guide
24. Literacy Resource Guide for Families and Educators
25. Overlooked and Underserved -- Immigrant students in U.S. secondary schools
26. Helpful References for Teachers Serving English Language Learners
27. Program Alternatives for Linguistically Diverse Students
28. Help! My students don't speak English -- How to help monolingual students in the content academic areas
29. Proceedings of the NYS Symposium on the Education of Over-age Limited English Proficient Students with Interrupted Formal Schooling
30. Help! They Don't Speak English Starter Kit for Teachers of Young Adults
31. Teacher Winter 2004 issue
32. SABE/DOE Powerpoint Presentation File
33. Powerpoint Presentation File
• NCLB Symposium Accountability... Where are we going? on April 19, 2007
1. Agenda
2. PowerPoint Presentation
3. Handout
4. Handout2
5. Bronx BETAC fact sheet
6. Evaluation
• Training-of-Trainers Institute Standards-Based Teaching and Learning in English as a Second Language New York State Learning Standards in English as a Second LanguageP on April 19 & 20, 2007
1. Agenda
2. Facilitators Guide
3. Institute Handout Set
4. Institute Overheads
5. Resource 1
6. Resource 3
• New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT) 2007 on April 12, 2007
1. Agenda
2. Handouts
3. NLA Standards
4. NYSESLAT 2006 Item Map
5. NYSESLAT 2006 Parents Guide
6. NYSESLAT 2006 Test Sampler
• The Teaching of Language Arts to ELLs and NYS Standards for English as a Second Language on April 11, 2007
1. Agenda
2. Handouts
3. Handouts
4. NYS Standards
5. Evaluation
• The Teaching of Language Arts to ELP/ELL Students: Designing Learning Experiences Based on the NYS ESL Standards on March 30, 2007
1. Agenda
2. Handouts
3. ESL Standards
4. Institute on Standards-Based Teaching & Learning in English as a Second Language: Handout Set
5. Learning Standards in New York State
• Helping ELLs Access Academic Language on the English Language Arts Exam on March, 28 & 29, 2007
1. Agenda
2. Handouts
3. Powerpoint presentation
4. Evaluation Form
• New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT) 2007 on March 29, 2007
1. Agenda
2. Handouts
3. LD Online: All Children Can Write
4. NLA Standards
• The Teaching of Language Arts to ELP/ELL Students: Learning Standards for Native Language Arts on March 16, 2007
1. Agenda
2. Handouts
3. NLA Learning Standards
4. NLA Learning Standards -- Resource Guides
• Supervising Support Program CSA-DOE collaboration on March 10, 2007
1. Agenda
2. Handout
3. NYSDOE -- A Quality Review of Services for LEP/ELLs
• The Teaching of Language Arts to ELP/ELL Students: Designing Learning Experiences Based on the NYS ESL Standards on March 9, 2007
1. Agenda
2. Handouts
3. ESL Standards
• Internet Resources for English Language Learners on February 6, 13 & 27, 2007
  1. The Internet :Making it Work in the ESL Classroom
  2. The Internet in the Classroom A Valuable Tool and Resource for ESL/EFL Teachers
  3. Searching the Internet
  4. Search Engine Reference Tool
  5. Internet Tutorials
  6. Keyword Worksheet
  7. 170 Ideas and Resources for Teachers
  8. Lesson Planning
  9. Teacher Resources and Lesson Plan Databases
  10. Related Internet Links
  11. Project Planner
• Understanding Second Language Acquisition & Instructional Strategies for Enriching Literacy Instruction on February 2, 2007
  1. Agenda
  2. Overview of Second Language Theory
  3. General Principals for Teaching ELL Students
  4. Teaching Language Minority Students in Elementary Schools
  5. Working with Young English Language Learners-Some Considerations
  6. Handouts from The Amazing English!  How-To Handbook
  7. References & Recommended Readings
  8. Lesson Plan for Interaction and Review: Addition Stories
• NLA Standards Workshop on November 29, December 6 & 13, 2006
  1. Learning Standards for Native Language Arts
  2. Letter from Saul B. Cohen, Regent to Chancellor Bennett dated 11/21/06 (PDF)
  3. NCLB Memo from Jean C. Stevens dated 8/4/06 (PDF)
  4. ERIC Digests A Global Perspective on Bilingualism and Bilingual Education (PDF)
  5. Language Web Sites
  6. Websites for Language Resources (doc)
  7. Spanish Websites for Children (doc)
• ELA Standards Workshop on November 3 & 10, 2006
  1. The Teaching of Language Arts to LEP/ ELLs Resource Guide
  2. Workshop Handouts (PDF)
  3. ELA Resource Guide (PDF)
• ESL Workshop that was conducted on November 3 & 10, 2006
  1. Learning Standards for ESL Guide
  2. Workshop Handouts (PDF)
  3. Learning Standards for English as a Second Language (PDF)
  4. Learning Standards for New York State (PDF)
• NYC Regional BETACs Institute on Standards & Assessments for ELLs on October 27, 2006
  1. Powerpoint Presentation File

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NYSED Web Resources
NYSED: The Grades 3-8 Testing Program in English Language Arts and Mathematics - A Parent's Guide: Translated versions
Ask the Secretary (the U.S. Department of Education website)
NYSED: Call for Expertise
The State Education Department (SED) is proud of its tradition of involving New York State teachers in a variety of curriculum guidance initiatives related to the seven learning standard areas. Over the years, thousands of teachers have worked with us to develop the New York State Learning Standards and Resource Guides with Core Curriculum. The expertise of diverse educators representing New York's diverse student population is essential in guiding this important work. Through our "Call for Expertise," we encourage you to become involved.
NYSED: Call for NYS Certified Teachers
It is very important to NYSED that we develop fair and valid tests for the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT) Testing Program on an annual basis. Therefore, we are calling for NYS bilingual and English as a Second Language teachers that are interested in participating as a commi

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ESL/TESOL Book Publishers
Alta Book Center Publishers
Oxford University Press: ELT
Longman: ESL
Macmillan: ELT
McGraw-Hill: ELT
Heinle & Heinle: ESL
Houghton Mifflin: ESL
Cambridge University Press: ESL
Blackwell Publishers
Columbia University Press
John Benjamins
Lawrence Erlbaum
Multilingual Matters
Scholastic Lectorum
Harcourt Achieve
Santillana
Scholastic

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Professional Organizations
AAAL (American Association for Applied Linguistics)
ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching Foreign Languages)
CAL (Center for Applied Linguistics)
Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
Center for Language Minority Education and Research
English Language Learner Knowledge Base
ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics
IATEFL (International Association for Teachers of English as a Foreign Language)
Intercultural Development Research Association
IRA (International Reading Association)
Linguistic Minority Research Institute
MLA (Modern Language Association)
Multicultural Pavillion Teacher's Corner
NABE (National Association for Bilingual Education)
NAME (National Association for Multicultural Education)
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
New York State Bilingual/ESL Network
NYSABE (New York State Association for Bilingual Education)
TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)
New York State TESOL

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Graduate Schools
GraduateSchool.com

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Grant Opportunities
Education Grants
A comprehensive list of educational grant information
GrantAlert Blog
A comprehensive list of educational grant information
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
A number of funding opportunities for female graduate students
American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
Graduate Student Travel Grants and several TOEFL Grants
Council of American Overseas Research Centers
For doctoral or post-doctoral students in the field of the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences
Ford Foundation
Mostly institute or organization level grants; a few grants for doctoral or pre-doctoral minority students
Fulbright Scholar Program
Graduate study abroad for US citizens; contact Fulbright representative in each country for graduate study in the US for non-US citizens
Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research
Funding for dissertation research in the humanities
Social Science Research Council
A number of funding opportunities from pre-dissertation to post-doctoral levels
TESOL
A number of awards for graduate study and research in the field of TESOL
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships
A fellowship program for immigrant graduate students
The Spencer Foundation
Mostly Institute- or organization-level grants
TOEFL Awards
Research awards on TOEFL or language testing studies
Toyota Foundation
Research grants under the main theme of "Creating a Society with Pluralistic Values"
Wenner-Gren Foundation Grants
Funding source for anthropology studies, including linguistics

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Advocacy
ASPIRA Association
Ethnologue (database of the world's languages)
James Crawford's Language Policy Website and Emporium
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
National Council of La Raza
Terralingua

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