MCAEL Resource List
Professional Organizations:
WATESOL: http://www.watesol.org/
MAACCE: http://www.maaccemd.org/
TESOL: http://www.tesol.org/
COABE: http://www.coabe.org/
CAL/CAELA: http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/ (Research on Adult ESL Teaching)
CAL/CAELA: http://www.cal.org/caela/tools/instructional/ (ESL Instructional Tools)
Maryland TESOL: https://www.mdtesol.org/
NASLAN: http://naasln.org/
VATESOL: http://vatesol.cloverpad.org/
Proliteracy: http://www.proliteracy.org/
National Coalition for Literacy: http://www.national-coalition-literacy.org/
ESL Certificates/Online/Professional Development:
LADO: http://www.lado.edu/tefl/
Oxford Seminars: http://www.oxfordseminars.com/
*LINCS: http://lincs.ed.gov/
*ELL-U (online course for adult education practitioners) - http://lincs.ed.gov/programs/ell-u
*Teaching Spoken English: Simplicity is the Key! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPmjGHdK5v8
*MCAEL Instructor Workshops: http://mcael.org/events_training
Montgomery College TESOL Training Institute (TED Program):
http://montgomerycollege.edu/wdce/aelg/tesol_courses.html
UMBC: http://www.umbc.edu/eli/teachers/tesol
UMBC MA Program: http://www.umbc.edu/esol/
U of MD TESOL: http://education.umd.edu/TLPL/academics/programs.html ( K-12 TESOL )
Notre Dame of Maryland University: http://www.ndm.edu/academics/school-of-education/programs/ma-in-tesol/
American University: http://www.american.edu/cas/tesol/
MCAEL Resource List
Color Vowel Chart: http://www.colorvowelchart.org/
Pronunciation: http://www.Englishlearning.com
World Education: http://elearningpd.worlded.org/ Online Professional Development for Adult Educators
Opportunities marked with an * are offered at no cost.
Instructional Resources:
MD Adult Education and Literacy Content Standards: http://www.dllr.state.md.us/gedmd/cs.shtml
MD Professional Standards for Teachers in Adult Education: http://www.dllr.maryland.gov/gedmd/standards.shtml
Dave’s ESL Café: http://www.eslcafe.com/
Bogglesworld: http://bogglesworldesl.com/
(strategy: type bogglesworld and topic into google – better search results)
Easy English News: http://elizabethclaire.com/store/easy-english-news.html (monthly hard copy newspaper)
Easy English Times: http://www.easyenglishtimes.com/
Activities for ESL Students: http://a4esl.org/
Adele’s ESL Corner: http://www.adelescorner.org/ (grammar activities)
Breaking New English: http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/
Change Agent: http://www.nelrc.org/changeagent/audio/ (reading excerpts on topics with audio)
News for You: http://www.newsforyouonline.com/
ESL Site: http://www.isabelperez.com/songs.htm (songs with activities)
ESL Gold: http://www.eslgold.com/ Free English Teaching and Learning Resources
Fun with Grammar: http://www.azargrammar.com/materials/index.html free materials and full text of Fun with
Grammar
REEP: http://www.reepworld.org/ Resources from the Arlington Education & Employment Program English and life
skills instruction to adult immigrants
USA Learns: http://www.usalearns.org/ Site for adults to improve English speaking, pronunciation, listening, reading,
spelling, writing and grammar
MCAEL Resource List
5 Minute English: http://www.5minuteenglish.com/ Provides short, easy explanations and exercises to use in your
class