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Eight years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention.

You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES, ARTICLES & BLOG POSTS FOR TEACHERS OF ELLS IN 2021.

Also, check out A Collection Of My Best Resources On Teaching English Language Learners.

In addition, look for our book on teaching ELLs, which was published in the Spring of 2018 and learn about our new book.

Here are this week’s choices:

Court grants immigrant parents right to vote in San Francisco school elections is from Ed Source.

Another AI Issue for Schools to Know About: Bias Against Non-Native English Speakers is from Ed Week.

This is a dark video that should not be shown to younger students, but adolescents (especially boys) will likely love it. They can talk and write about what they see:

Languages are both acquired and learned – so conscious and unconscious effort is needed when picking up a new one is from The Conversation.

Making Project-Based Learning More Accessible for Multilingual Students is by Tan Huynh. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING HOW TO USE PROJECT-BASED LEARNING & PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING IN YOUR CLASSROOM.

This video could prompt a good discussion among students, as well as having them just write about what they saw:

Translation a Support Not a Solution

You can get lots of good free resources for ELLs from Inspired Young Learners.

How to Fulfill Interpretation & Translation Requirements: Tools for Guiding Decisions is from Immigrant Connections.

I’ve often posted about the Hands Up project, an English-teaching effort in Gaza.  I’m sure they could use some support.