Career Resources
Learn to Earn Toolkit from National Center for Families Learning
Cultural Resources
Refugee Backgrounders
Literacy
Argument Mini-Units from LWP Mini-units complete with texts, videos, etc. on engaging topics
Britannica LaunchPacks Informational articles available at three reading levels, includes pictures and videos
curriculet -- an online tool for creating text dependent questions/annotations over an existing text.
CommonLit -- a free digital collection of fiction and nonfiction for classrooms.
International Childrens Library -- books and translations from around the world.
First Book Marketplace -- thousands of FREE ebooks.
izzit -- a collection of free online current event articles.
Kelly Gallagher -- Article of the Week, instructional materials, videos, etc. from an ELA master.
Kylene Beers -- smart advice for ELA teachers from arespected authority in literacy education.
Newsela -- current event articles with adjustable Lexile levels and online quizzes.
TED-Ed -- TED talks with supplemental articles, discussion questions, etc.
Teri Lesesne -- the goddess of YA Lit. Check out her blog and book picks here.
StoryCorps -- an app and a website that allow you to interview people and create/share stories.
The Electric Typewriter -- from the best writers, useful for close readings or mentor texts.
Smithsonian Tween Tribune -- informational texts at a variety of Lexiles (with quizzes and en Español).
thinkcera -- a collection of free online current event articles. Includes quizzes and audio.
Unite for Literacy -- online books with narration in many languages.
WatchKnowLearn -- instructional videos for students on various topics.
Write About -- a digital writing platform for classrooms.
Techy Tools
Annotation Studio -- a tool developed by MIT to support online collaboration and annotation.
Aurasma -- an app that creates an "augmented reality experience" for images.
Chatterpix -- an app that creates "talking " photos.
CNN Student News -- a 10 minute newscast for teens... includes maps, transcripts, and blog prompts.
Kahoot -- a digital, game-based learning platform.
goodreads -- it's Facebook for book lovers... a place to log, review, and share books.
Newspaper Generator -- make faux newspaper clippings.
Notablility -- an app that allows users to highlight, annotate and organize documents.
Quizalize -- interactive quiz tool like Kahoot, but quizzes can be complete live or at home
Quizziz -- interactive quiz tool like Kahoot, but quizzes are seen on individual devices
Quizlet -- an app that creates quick review quizzes for vocabulary, etc.
Padlet -- create interactive bulletin boards that connect students via phones, iPads, etc.
Plickers -- an app that allows Ts to collect formative data quickly and without student devices.
Remindpost -- a tool to manage assignments and projects with students.
RefME -- create citations and bibliographies in seconds.
Rewordify -- an online resource that linguistically simplifies text. Creates vocabulary lists and quizzes.
TEDxESL -- Ted talks for ESL classes. Discussion, vocabulary and grammar materials included.
Tellagami -- a mobile app that creates quick animated videos.
ThingLink -- a tool that creates more engaging content for presentations.
Word Cloud Website Preview -- create a quick word cloud from a website.
Videolicious -- an app that allows you to create short movies with pictures, video, and audio in seconds. Really.
VoiceThread - create your own audio for presentations, texts, etc.
Professional Development
Achieve the Core -- resources, tools and lesson plans for teaching CCSS.
engage NY -- amazing resources and lesson plans.
The GO TO Strategies -- essential GO TO strategies from the Center for Applied Linguistics
Hess' Cognitive Rigor and Matrix
Teaching the Core -- common sense advice for ELA and CCSS.
WIDA Educator Resources -- research bulletins, videos, and lesson plans.
Text Complexity Worksheet -- Reading Nonfiction by Beers and Probst.
Other Links and Tools
Enriques Journey -- click on"Educator Resources" to see work by Atherton ESL students.
WIDA ACCESS Demo & Practice
Edge Placement Test
Striking Visuals and Infographics
Information is Beautiful: Lovely infographics to spark conversation and writing
NYT: What's going on in this picture?