Websites
The CDC en Español Web site address is www.cdc.gov/spanish. Find information about nutrition, physical activity and obesity under Vida Saludable at http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/temas/vida.html
This link goes to an information site for the hearing impaired. http://www.auditory-verbal.org/default.asp
Appalachian Educational Laboratory at Edvantia (formerly Region IV Comprehensive Center at Appalachian Educational Laboratory) - http://www.edvantia.org/home.cfm?§ion=home&area=home
* Technical assistance available to NC and Center activities
* Improving America's Schools Act information
Carolina TESOL - http://www.carolinatesol.org/
* Professional association of North and South Carolina ESL educators
* Information on upcoming workshops and conferences
* Current information on ESL issues
Center for Applied Linguistics{CAL} - http://www.cal.org/
* Bilingual education
* Immigrant education
* K-12 ESL
* Language testing
* Links to National Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education and other websites
Dave's ESL Cafe - http://www.eslcafe.com/
* ESL lesson plans and tips
* ESL chat room for teachers, students
* quotation of the day
* Much more!
Eastern Studies Database - http://www.easternstudiesdatabase.com
* One of the leading providers on the Internet for Asian and Middle Eastern data
* Offers hundreds of lesson plan outlines in English (including ESL) and social studies
* Provides over 1000 book titles related to China
* Chinese poetry with complete translations and interpretations
* 600 educational links to Asian and Middle Eastern learning tools
* Favorably reviewed by the History Channel.
ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics
* Online resource guides on :Linguistics:http://www.cal.org/ericcll/faqs/rgos/linguistics.html and Dialects in Education:http://www.cal.org/ericcll/faqs/rgos/dialects.html
* Additional resource guide titles are available at - http://www.cal.org/ericcll/faqs/rgos/
* Frequently Asked Questions may be found at the following URL - http://www.cal.org/ericcll/faqs/ What is linguistics? How is second language proficiency assessed?What dialect differences exist in English? What role do they play in education?
ESCORT (Migrant Education Assistance)- http://www.escort.org/
* Technical assistance and training models
* Program assessment and program improvement assistance
* Help! They Don't Speak English Starter Kits, Primary and Young Adult editions available in downloadable form.
* Funded through the U.S. Dept. of Education, Comprehensive Centers, and several states' departments of education
* Contact ESCORT at (800) 451-8058
Ethnologue- http://www.ethnologue.com/web.asp
* An on-line search engine for more than 38,000 languages and dialects
* A country name may be searched to identify most prevalent languages
* A language may be entered to determine where it is commonly used, as well as alternate spellings.
* Ethnologue information is also available on a CD-ROM
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition - http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/
* Information on legislation, teaching practices, assessment
* Journal, articles, search engine
* Links to other websites
* Search engine; Ask NCELA feature.
National PTA's Spanish Resources - http://www.pta.org/spanish/index.asp
Check out this collection of resources in Spanish to promote parent involvement in a variety of areas. The National PTA offers Spanish language publications on: understanding standards, talking to teens about AIDS, fighting discrimination, and creating healthy children and families.
North Carolina Center for International Understanding - http://ciu.northcarolina.edu/content.php/system/index.htm
* A public service program of the University of North Carolina dedicated to helping educate citizens, K-12 educators, and students to function effectively in an interdependent global community. NCCIU sponsors international educational exchanges, resources, and programs. Since 1979, the program has supported over 320 exchanges - almost 7,000 North Carolinans have participated in exchanges and over 4,000 international visitors have been hosted in North Carolina.
* For more information, contact the North Carolina Center for International Understanding, 412 North Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-2813, (toll-free in NC) (888)840-8328 or (919)733-4902. Visit the NCCIU website above.
North Carolina General Assembly - http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/
* Information from the General Assembly
North Carolina Humanities Council - http://www.nchumanities.org/
* Publishes a free, newspaper-like publication, NC Crossroads, focusing on NC culture and identity.
* A recent issue featuring a community oral history project about HIV/AIDs people in Durham was bilingual English/Spanish. The oral histories address issues such as health care, how one gets AIDS, how the lives of real individuals have been affected, how those individuals have learned to live with the disease, as well as other topics.
* For more information, please call Harlan Gradin at the North Carolina Humanities Council, (336)334-5236, or e-mail: gradinh@gborocollege.edu
(The) North Carolina Society of Hispanic Professionals - http://www.thencshp.org/
* Information on motivational speakers
* On-line student mentoring
* Higher education initiatives
* Sponsorships of outreach programs
North Carolina State University ESL online newsletter - http://www.ncsu.edu/eslglobe
Office for English Language Acquisition (formerly the Office for Bilingual Education and Minority Language Affairs) {OBEMLA} - http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/index.html?src=mr
* Information on U.S. Office of Education
* Information and link to Comprehensive Regional Assistance Center Network
* Introduction to U.S. Government; available in English/Cambodian, English/Hmong, English/Lao, English/ Vietnamese at a nominal cost.
Office for Civil Rights, US. Department of Education - http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html?src=mr
* Programs for English Language Learners, Resource Materials for Planning and Self-Assessment
* Additional information from the Office for Civil Rights
Southeastern Equity Center - http://www.southeastequity.org/
* Information on technical assistance provided to school systems
* Tery Medina, National Origin Coordinator, has provided assistance at no cost to school systems acroos North Carolina; phone number: (305)669-0114.
Southern Regional Education Board's EvaluTech Website - http://www.evalutech.sreb.org/
* Up-to-date evaluations by trained teachers and other professionals on educational software and other instructional materials
* More than 20 years of experience in media evaluation
* Consistent evaluation criteria are used
SpanishUS.com - http://www.spanishus.com/
* An on-line resource center for Spanish language, culture and people
* Website is in English, with Spanish features
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages{TESOL} - http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/index.asp
* ESL Pre-K-12 standards
* U.S. advocacy, including a federal update
* Job placement services
* TESOL publications catalog
* Membership information
U.S. Office of Education - http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml
* News and funding reports
* Federal Register documents including grant applications
* Secretary of Education initiatives
* Education resource organizational directories showing state resources
* Guide to education programs
* Publications, newsletters, research syntheses and reports
* Database of education publications
* Search engine
Visiting International Faculty Program - http://www.vifprogram.com/
* Brings highly-qualified educators to North Carolina from Europe, Latin America, and Canada.
* VIF teachers teach English as a Second Language, foreign languages, math, science, special education, general education, computer technology, English, social studies, music, art, and other subjects.
* North Carolina students benefit from excellent instruction, as well as a unique introduction to a different culture.
* For more information, contact Visiting International Faculty Program, P.O. Box 3566, Chapel Hill, NC 27515-3566, (919) 967-5144, or click on the VIF website above.
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