Brown University
Brown University: Sheltered English Instruction
Under the heading, "Language Support for Studentsin the Home and in School," this site provides detailed tips and support information on language instruction. The headings covered include create participatory, inquiry-based classrooms,...
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The Eleanor Rigby Project
This is an online collaborative project for middle school students from around the globe. The focus of the project is learning about those who find themselves living on the street. The Eleanor Rigby Project will help students examine not...
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Operation Santa Paws: Holiday Toys and Treats for Shelter Pets
Here is an idea for organizing a volunteer effort to collect needed items for animal shelters.
EL Education
El Education: An a to Z Book of Homelessness
This ABC book about the lives of homeless people was created by 3rd and 4th grade students in Washington, D.C. The class took part in a Learning Expedition about homelessness in part because students walked by homeless individuals on...
Buck Institute
Buck Institute for Education: Pblu: Schoolyard Habitat Project
An example of a project-based learning opportunity that engages students in learning what a healthy habitat is by working within the school's campus to increase opportunity for animals to find food and shelter, maintaining plants, and...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Students Write a Newspaper
In this project-based language development lesson, English Language Learners learn about the newspaper publication and create their own newspaper that covers stories about their school year. The lesson format follows the Sheltered...
EL Education
El Education: 12 Things to Do for Everyone to Have Enough Healthy Food
This is part of a calendar created by 1st graders after studying about how to help everyone get the healthy food they need. Students wrote interview questions and went on field trips to community gardens, food banks, soup kitchens,...