ELL+Links

http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/immersion - "Immersion" - 10 minute film depicting a 10-year old student who struggles in school without native language resources

Films about Immigrants
"Under the Same Moon" - [|watch on Amazon] [|watch on Neflix] 'Rain in a Dry Land" - http://video.pbs.org/video/1513336151 http://www.pbs.org/pov/raininadryland/video_classroom1.php - clip from "Rain in a Dry Land" http://digitalis.nwp.org/collection/english-language-learners-digital-tools - Great link from NWP - supporting ELLs' writing

SLA and Instructional Practices
http://moramodules.com/MoraModules/Default.htm - A collection of modules for teachers, includes SLA theory and L2 teaching methods http://www.nssea.org/events/edexpo/2012/handouts/CC%20ELL%20Materials%20Checklist.pdf - Checklist for Evaluating ELL Materials www.state.nj.us/ **education **/.../ **ell **.../schoolculture **checklist **.doc - School Culture Checklist

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/50-incredibly-useful-links-for-ell-educators/ - 50 useful links for ELL Educators http://teachingrefugees.com/ - Specific ideas for teaching students from refugee backgrounds http://ell.nwresd.org/ - Best Practices for ELLs -- lots of instructional ideas with videos and tools http://ell.stanford.edu/ - Understanding Language - Stanford's resource for teaching ELLs

http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/tesolc/issues/2014-10-01/3.html - ELL strategies for secondary ELLs https://sites.google.com/a/bsdvt.org/ell-teaching-tips/contact - Includes videos explaining the meaning of names in different cultures