Newcomer Toolkit from the U.S. Department of Education

Automatic translation tools

ESL Hot Topics for Teachers

WIDA Can Do Descriptors

ESL Resources and Information

Implementation Guidance of the Alabama Literacy Act for English Learners

Capitalizing on Similarities and Differences between Spanish and English

The Five Pillars of Equitably Grading ELs

Scaffolding Instruction for ELs

6 Steps to Making Texts Accessible for ELs

Video in Spanish showing how to access ClassLink and Schoology and how to change languages in Schoology

How to log into ClassLink (Spanish)

Schology Student Guide (Spanish)

How students can change languages in Schoology (Spanish)

How students can translate Read It content from Schoology (watch minute 5:00)

Google Meet Parent Guide (Spanish)

Activating and connecting the TCS hotspot to a device (Spanish)

• TransACT ParentNotices: free access to a collection of legally-reviewed parent notices and translations into different languages. To access/create an account: https://parentnotices.com/login
  You can search for a parent notice (for example, a field trip form or a health form). After selecting the document, you will see a preview to the right of the screen. To print or select other languages, click "Fill-in and Print" (blue button on the top right, in the preview pane). Staff quick start guide: https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/2100863/Quick%20Start%20Guide%202020_Staff.pdf
• COVID-related resources for Staff
• Progress Reports: Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade
• Attendance/Truancy
• Discipline
• EL Program Forms
• Enrollment and Registration
• Field Trip Forms
• Free and Reduced Price Meals
• Health Forms
• Technology/Internet
• Multilingual School Signs
• Parent Visitation Month
• Parent Teacher Conference Letters
• Retention
• RTI
• School Parent Compact
• Section 504 forms in Spanish
• SRIP