Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX)
A project of the Alabama Department of Education, the Alabama Learning Exchange includes multimedia, learning activities, lessons, and unit plans all "connected" by the Alabama Standards to promote deeper learning competencies essential for success in college, careers, and our global society.
Bilingual Education
A list of links to bilingual educational resources.
Brain Research and Instruction
Janet Zadina, Ph.D., works to bridge between neuropsychological research and education, and advocates making teachers' classrooms "brain compatible." Over 50 resources directly related to language learning, ESL, and bilingualism. A free newsletter subscription is available.
Busy Teacher
Free database of over 17,000 printable worksheets and lesson plans for teaching English for all levels. Creative writing prompts, ice-breakers, flashcards, and much more for busy teachers.
Hot Potatoes
Freeware that allows you to create your own internet-based interactive multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises.
Interesting Things for ESL Students
A fun site for ESL and EFL students, featuring quizzes, word games, word puzzles, proverbs, slang expressions, anagrams, a random sentence generator and other computer assisted languge learning activities. This site is free, non-commercial and has no advertising so it's great to suggest to parents and students.
Language Learning and Technology Journal
LLT is a fully refereed, open journal which has been published (every February, June, and October) exclusively online since 1997. This journal seeks to disseminate research to foreign and second language educator on issues related to technology and language education. The focus of LLT is not technology per se, but rather issues related to language learning and language teaching, and how they are affected or enhanced by the use of digital technologies.
Learning for Justice
A project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, Learning for Justice was created to prevent the growth of hate by reducing prejudice and provides free resources to K-12 educators.
MES English
Free printable resources for teachers of young learners, especially good for ESL, including over 2,000 words/images on flashcards, worksheets, handouts, phonics worksheets, classroom games and projects.
National Geographic - Education
National Geographic includes printer friendly maps, games, activities, and a book club for students. For teachers, the site includes lesson plans, a teacher store, and the opportunity to sign up for monthly email newsletters filled with practical ideas.
Tools for Educators
Free tools to create printable worksheets, word search maker, dice maker with text and/or images, printable board games with images and/or text, crossword puzzle maker with text or image hints, bingo board maker with images or text, maze makers with images or text, domino maker with text on side and the image on the other, and certificate/award maker.
UVic's Language Teaching Clipart Library
Over 3,000 free images helpful in the teaching of vocabulary, depicted as culturally neutral as possible.
