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Teach Out of the Box
ADDITIONAL NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
In recognition of the significance of English Language Learners and their impact on the US educational system, national professional associations also provide resources for teaching English Language Learners.
American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages
https://www.actfl.org/
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is dedicated to the improvement and expansion of the teaching and learning of all languages at all levels of instruction. ACTFL is an individual membership organization of more than 12,500 language educators and administrators from elementary through graduate education, as well as government and industry.
Resources:
Advocacy Resources https://www.actfl.org/advocacy/resources
Literacy in Language Learning https://www.actfl.org/guiding-principles/literacy-language-learning
Search on English Language Learners https://www.actfl.org/search/node/English%20language%20learners
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
http://www.ascd.org/Default.aspx
ASCD is dedicated to excellence in learning, teaching, and leading so that every child is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.
Resources:
Chapter from Teaching ELLs Across the Content Areas
http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/109032/chapters/Lesson-Planning-to-Ensure-Optimal- Engagement-of-ELLs.aspx
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
https://www.aera.net/
The American Educational Research Association (AERA), a national research society, strives to advance knowledge about education, to encourage scholarly inquiry related to education, and to promote the use of research to improve education and serve the public good.
Resources:
‘‘I’m Not Going to Be, Like, for the AP’’: English Language Learners’ Limited Access to Advanced College-
Preparatory Courses in High School https://www.aera.net/Newsroom/Recent-AERA-Research/Im-Not- Going-to-Be-Like-for-the-AP-English-Language-Learners-Limited-Access-to-Advanced-College- Preparatory-Courses-in-High-School
Reclassification Patterns Among Latino English Learner Students in Bilingual, Dual Immersion, and English Immersion Classrooms https://www.aera.net/Newsroom/Recent-AERA-Research/Reclassification-Patterns-Among- Latino-English- Learner-Students-in-Bilingual-Dual-Immersion-and-English-Immersion-Classrooms Search on English Language Learners https://www.aera.net/Search-Results?search=english%20language%20learners&size=100
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