Discussion area
Handouts
Newsletters
Web resources
Final projects
ELI/OELA Action Research Projects 2002-2003 (RTF 10K)
District workshops: Topics and timing
University-based workshops

Discussion Area

The group had real-time and asynchronous discussions in forums set up at nicenet.org.

Handouts from the Workshops

See some of the handouts from the 1999-2000 workshops.

Newsletters

2003-2004: Summer 2004 - 3.2MB, Spring 2004 - 726KB, Winter 2004 - 752KB, Spring 2004 - 776KB
2002-2003: Winter 2003 - 1.8MB, Spring 2003 - 286KB Summer 2003 - 343KB
2001-2002: Winter 2002 - 550K, Spring 2002 - 10MB, Summer 2002 - 2MB.
2000-2001:  Winter 2001, Spring 2001, and Summer 2001.
1999-2000: December 1999, Winter 2000, and Spring 2000. 

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Web Resources

Take a look at  

• Shareware and freeware links
• Larry Francis' website
• Larry Francis' Audio Tools for Reading & Writing
• annotated alphabetical list of publishers' sites
• annotated links to sites for teachers and kids teacher and kid sites
• web page with links for the Fall 2001 technology workshop at OSU. It includes lesson plans, websites with activities, and sites with free or low-cost software.
• annotated list of sites explored by teachers in the Dec 8, 2000 technology workshop at OSU
• annotated list for ESL, bilingual education, and foreign language teachers from the February 2000 technology workshop participants 
• Other suggested lists of links:
• List of translation sites - these free translation tools are only useful in giving learners a vague idea about content. The translations are generally word-for-word and are not good for formal communication.
• Teaching about diversity from the April 14th, 2000 workshop
• Deborah Healey's K-12 links for ESL
• Foreign language links, also from Deborah
• Michael Krauss's ESL Independent Study Lab 
• Also take a look at the Tech-Niques templates for creating web pages.

Final Projects

Students in ED571 participating in the 1999-2000 workshops have put together final projects to share.  

• Building a Culturally Aware Classroom through Literature by Jeanette Scotti and Erika Anderson
• Scavenger Hunt Lesson Plan by Mark Swartzfager
• Scaling the Distance by Amy Baumgartner
• ESOL Strategies For Teachers With Little Or No Resources by Deborah Bunker