Resources
Welcome to our Resources Webpage. This is a collection of resources we find useful for educators. If you have a suggested addition, or find a link that does not work, please email our Technology Chair.
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Diffit: literacy practice and related activities
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Snorkl: AI feedback for student-spoken responses
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MagicSchool AI: lesson plan, differentiate assessments, communication, AI feedback, rubric generation
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Adobe Firely: image generation from text description
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Ideogram: secondary option for image generation from text description
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Brisk Teaching: chrome extension that can be used to generate materials, provide feedback, etc (integrates with google workspace, youtube, pdfs, and more)
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Notebook LM: google service to create videos, podcasts, quizzes, flashcards, etc
- ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines
- English Gateway
- Snappy Words - Games and Tools
- Bilingual/ESL/Multicultural Education Resources
- Breaking News English
- The Center - Resources for Teaching and Learning
- Dave's ESL Cafe
- Englishpage
- English as a Second Language - Rong-Chang Li
- English Central
- English Consulting and Language Reference Service
- English Language/Civics resources
- ESL Independent Study Lab
- ESL Learning for Traveling Students
- ESL Net
- ESL Resources
- Exceller Software (ESL Software)
- Humanising Language Teaching
- Interesting Things for ESL Students
- International Travel Grant for US Teachers
- The Interent TESL Journal ESL links
- Purdue University Online Writing Lab
- Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
- Sites for Teachers
- Scholarship Help
- Writing Center
- Grammarly: 10 Best Grammar Resources for Professionals
Chicago State University
Dr. Miguel Fernandez
215 Education Bldg
Chicago IL, 60628
Phone: 773-995-3749
Email: mferna20@csu.edu
Studies offered: BS in Education - Bilingual Elementary Education; MS in Education - Bilingual Education
Aurora University
Dr. Shajaira Lopez
347 S. Gladstone Ave.
Aurora, IL 60506
Phone: 630-844-4649
Email: slopez@aurora.edu
Studies offered: BA in Elementary Education; BA in Early Childhood Special Education with Bilingual/ESL; MA in Curriculum and Instruction with Bilingual/ESL; English as a Second Language Endorsement; Bilingual Education Endorsement.
DePaul University Department of Writing, Rhetoric and Discourse (WRD)
Dr. Jason Schneider
2320 North Kenmore Ave
Chicago IL 60614
Phone: 773-325-7740
Email: wrd@depaul.edu
TESOL Certificate Coordinator: Dr. Jason Schneider jason.schneider@depaul.edu
Studies Offered: Graduate Certificate in TESOL
DePaul University Department of Writing, Rhetoric and Discourse (WRD)
802 W. Belden Avenue
255 McGaw Hall
Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: 773-325-4180
Email: wrd@depaul.edu
TESOL Certificate Coordinator: Dr. Christine Tardy ctardy@depaul.edu
Studies Offered: Graduate Certificate in TESOL
Governors State University
Department of Education
Carla Johnson, Senior Academic Advisor
Phone: 708-235-3989
Email:cjohnson@govst.edu
1 University Parkway,
University Park, IL 60484
Studies Offered: Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Bilingual/English as a Second Language Education
Website
Illinois State University
Department of English
Campus Box 4240
Normal, IL 61790
Phone: 309-438-3667
URL: http://www.english.ilstu.edu/
Studies Offered: Undergraduate Minor in TESOL; Undergraduate or Graduate Certificate in TESOL
Lincoln Christian College and Seminary
TESOL Program Director
Lincoln Christian College and Seminary
100 Campus View Drive
Lincoln, IL 62656
Office: 217-732-3168 ext. 2292
Fax: 217-732-1729
E-mail: mwindham@lccs.edu
Studies offered: ESL Teacher Education Endorsement; ESL Academic Certificate
Northern Illinois University
Department of English
DeKalb, IL 60115-2683 U.S.A.
Phone: 1-815-753-6602
Fax: 1-815-753-0606
Contact Person: D. Macdonald (dmvm@niu.edu)
Studies offered: MA focus in TESOL
Northeastern Illinois University
Teacher Education Department
Dr. Joaquin Villegas
Office CLS-3024
Chicago, IL 60607-7106
Phone: 773-442-6000 ext. 5381
Email: J-Villegas1@neiu.edu
Studies offered: MA in Teaching: Bilingual/Bicultural Education Program
Northeastern Illinois University
Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language
Office LWH 3062
Chicago, IL 60625
Phone: 773-442-5872
Email: J-Villegas1@neiu.edu
Studies offered: MA in TESL/TEFL: Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language
North Park College
3225 W. Foster Avenue
Chicago, IL. 60625
Dr.Angie Balodimas-Bartolomei,
ESL Endorsement Coordinator
Studies Offered: Teacher Education, K-12 & Secondary Advisor
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Department of English Language and Literature
Peck Hall 3206
Box 1431
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1774 U.S.A.
Phone: 1-618-650-2060
Email: english@siue.edu
Studies offered: MA TESL; Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in TESL; ESL endorsement
University of Illinois at Chicago
Dept. of Linguistics
1715 University Hall
Chicago, IL, 60607-7120
Tel: (+1) (312) 996-3241
Director: Richard Cameron (rcameron@uic.edu)
Studies offered: MA TESOL/Applied Linguistics
Michael Herkes College of Education - M/C 147
Office of Student Services
University of Illinois at Chicago
1040 W. Harrison Street
Chicago, Illinois 60607-7133
Studies offered: Bilingual Endorsement/Approval; English as a New Language Endorsement/Approval
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Randall Sadler
Email: rsadler@illinois.edu
Department of Linguistics
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
4080 Foreign Languages Building, MC-168
707 S. Mathews
Urbana, IL 61801 USA
Phone: 217 244-2734
Studies offered: Minor (and Certificate) in TESL, Endorsement in TESL (on campus and online), Graduate Certificate in TESL (on campus and online), MATESL
Western Illinois University
Dr. P. Lance Ternasky
Horrabin Hall 80
Office: Horrabin Hall 80
Telephone: 309/298-1183
Fax: 309/298-2222
E-Mail: GA-Delany-Barmann@wiu.edu
Studies offered: BS in Education - Bilingual/Bicultural Education
Wheaton College
Graduate School
Graduate Program in Ministries
Graduate Admissions Office, 501 College Avenue
Wheaton, IL 60187-5593 U.S.A.
Phone: 1-800-888-0141 or 1-630-752-5195
Fax: 1-630-752-5935
Email: gradadm@wheaton.edu
Studies offered: MA in Intercultural Studies and TESOL; Certificate in TESL;
Intensive Training in TESL
Distance Learning Resources:
Online Programs
Accredited Online Colleges
Illinois TESOL-BE is one of over 90 affiliates of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), an international association of English teaching professionals.
TESOL-BE related organizations and websites
TESOL-BE related organizations and websites
- Adult Education ESL Teachers Guide
- Adult Learning Resource Center
- American Association of Applied Linguistics
- Association of International Educators
- The Center for Adult English Language Acquisition
- Center for Applied Linguistics
- The Chronicle of Higher Education
- IACEA (Illinois Adult and Continuing Educators Association)
- ICIRR: Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
- Illinois Resource Center (IRC)
- Illlinois State Board of Education
- Linguistics Society of America
- National Association for Applied Linguistics
- National Association for Bilingual Education
- National Center for Literacy Education
- National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
- The National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs
- The National Institute for Literacy's English as a Second Language Special Collection
- Office of English Language Acquisition
- Peace Corps
- TEFL professional network
- TESL-L Electronic Discussion List
- TESOL International
- TOEFL
- ELT Journal
- ESLFocus
- ESL MiniConference Online Newsletter
- Humanising Language Teaching
- The Internet TESL Journal
- Journal of Language Teaching and Learning
- Journal of Language and Linguistics Studies
- Language Learning and Technology
- Language Magazine
- The Reading Matrix
- TESL-EJ
- TESOL Journal
- TESOL Quarterly
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