Jessie Hulst
Always learning. Always teaching.
Resources for Teachers
Finding great resources for learning can be hard! Below are descriptions of web pages I have used and found helpful and that I think other educators will find helpful, too! I've arranged the links into two main topics: English Langauge Learning and Anti-racist Teaching.
English Language Learning: These resources are ones that I've found influential or useful in guiding my work with English Language Learners (ELLs). They promote English Language Development (ELD).
This bilingual website has amazing informational resources about ELD. I've found the resources about ELLs and special education and the instruction and best practices pages to be especially helpful.
This page on the USA Hello site provides cultural background information about major U.S. refugee groups. This allows teachers to have general historical and cultural knowledge of refugee groups.
WIDA, the test used in most states for assessing ELD, offers teaching resources on its site. The Language Development Standards and Can Do Descriptors are particularly useful.
These website offers childen's books in multiple languages. Students can continue to develop first languages and parents can be involved in literacy activities at home, both immensely important for student success.
These websites are tools for family communication. What do they have to do with ELLs? Both offer translation in many languages, allowing me to message with students' families.
The Center for Applied Linguistics website shares research, resources, and lesson plans for Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP), the best practices for working with ELLs.
Anti-Racist Teaching: The resources in this section are ones which have helped me to grow as an anti-racist teacher either through personal growth or by offering me teaching tools and practices to use.
The Teaching Tolerance website offers resources for teachers such as posters, lesson plans, strategies for teaching, and student texts that promote justice and equity. The site also links to their magazine, podcasts, and articles.
This resource offers a "Diversity and Inclusion Cultural Calendar" which includes important dates and holidays from many cultures and countries, increasing awareness and providing learning opportunities.
This google doc, put together by the Center for Racial Justice in Education, suggests teaching approaches, lesson plans, alternative perspectives, and other resources for teaching about Thanksgiving in a just way.
This site has blog posts, podcasts, and links to other resources about anti-racism which teachers can use to self-educate. The interviews with anti-racist educational leaders are especially helpful for teachers.
The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding offers teachers research, resources, and toolkits, along with training, to guide discourse and action which enable Muslim students to thrive.
These podcasts discuss how history and current events are tied up in racism and other systems of injustice. Some episodes discuss educational topics. However, all episodes are important for teachers as we educate ourselves.
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