Building Bilingual/Bicultural Teachers

Bilingual Books

http://www.bilingualbooks.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=21

A great site for primary bilingual Ed teachers to find books in Spanish for their students. The public library can be a resource but oftentimes the books are checked out. If the teacher has a grant from her/his school or decides to invest in these out of her own budget, these books will be sure to offer students classic stories in their native tongue.

Paso Partners

http://www.sedl.org/scimath/pasopartners/

This site is a bit different in that it’s not necessarily for primary bilingual Ed teachers in a self-contained classroom. Rather, it’s appropriate for teachers who offer Math and Science instruction to ELLs during ancillary time. As the population that I worked with – and hope to work with again, have this set-up during their academic day, I included this link as a frame of reference.

Homeroom Teacher

http://www.homeroomteacher.com/spanish.aspx

A good place to find bilingual/Spanish-language materials for the classroom. Incorporating accurate and compelling materials in Spanish can sometimes be hard as they are difficult to find all teacher supply stores. This is a good one-stop shop.

Teaching Diverse Learners

http://www.alliance.brown.edu/tdl/tl-strategies/be-resources.shtml

Offers literature for teachers to reference when instructing a diverse population. From standards to centers to culturally responsive teaching – the site touches on a wide range of topics.

TABE – Texas Association of Bilingual Education

http://tabe.org/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=116

A wonderful professional development website for bilingual teachers in the state of Texas. Part of the larger, national organization, NABE.