Teacher Resources: Web Guides

Following are some guides of free online sites that offer pedagogical and practical resources for teaching. The list is in alphabetical order by topic area.

Authentic Materials with suggestions for choosing and using them in the language classroom.

Classroom Management strategies and techniques

Creative Writing ideas for fiction, poetry, and interactive activities.

Drama, role play, skit, and improvisation ideas.

Email keypal and discussion forum opportunities.

Holidays as a topic for Content-based Instruction (CBI) and Project-based Learning (PBL).

Lesson Plans for a wide range of ages, topics and skills.

Music and Songs as a means of integrating skills and expanding on themes in the language curriculum.

One Computer Classroom ideas for classes and schools with limited numbers of computers.

Professional Organizations
with online publications, email newsletters, networking opportunities, best practices, new trends, and practical classroom tips.

Projects for for pre-teens, teens, and young adults.

Rubrics in conjunction with checklists, as a form of alternative assessment.

Storytelling as a means of integrating oral and writing skills.

Video as a means of integrating skills and expanding on themes in the language curriculum.