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1. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

   Format(s): Website

   Information on health and safety topics, up-to-date statistics, tools, and resources for students and educators.

2. Center for Disease Control & Prevention

   Format(s): Text, Video, Website

   Provides information on health and safety topics, up-to-date statistics, tools, and resources for students and educators.

3. Smithsonian History and Culture

   Format(s): Text, Website

   Lesson plans and resources for teaching and learning about American culture, art, and history.

4. Trace Effects Teacher Manual Introduction

   In: Trace Effects Teacher's Manual Format(s): Text

   The Trace Effects Teacher's Manual Introduction provides teachers a resource on the methodology and pedagogy of using games for learning, including how to use Trace Effects for classroom learning.

5. Art & Culture Lesson Plans

   Format(s): Website

   Check out EDSITEment! from the National Endowment for the Humanities. It is a filled with resources for teaching the humanities, from Benjamin Franklin to Zora Neale Hurston.

6. English Teaching Forum 2003, Volume 41, Number 2

   Format(s): Text

   This issue is full of jazzy teaching ideas. A feature article on jazz is joined by articles on ESP, professional development, and the use of computers and web resources to enhance writing and speaking skills.

7. National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition

   Format(s): Website

   Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, The National Center for English Language Acquisition provides a broad range of research and resources in support of an inclusive approach to high quality education for English Learners.

8. Smithsonian Folkways: Tools for Teaching

   Format(s): Website

   Looking for more ways to use music to teach? Check out the Smithsonian Folkways website that has a section called “Tools for Teaching” with free lessons and activities for the classroom.

9. Techniques for Students New to the Language Lab

   In: English Teaching Forum 2003, Volume 41, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   This article presents techniques that can be used in the university language lab to improve listening and speaking skills. The article describes several tasks for pairs and groups. Lessons begin with a popular English song and a warm up activity. Materials expose students to the formal and informal language of native speakers and fluent non-native speakers. Drills, stories, songs, and conversations make the language lab a beneficial resource. An initial session highlights the unique aspects of spoken language.

10. Personal Learning Environments for Supporting Out-of-Class Language Learning

    In: English Teaching Forum 2014, Volume 52, Number 4 Format(s): Website

    A Personal Learning Environment (PLE) is a combination of tools and resources chosen by a learner to support the learning process.

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