Resources
Professional Organizations
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| Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) CAL is a private, nonprofit organization working to improve communication through better understanding of language and culture. |
| National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) Promoting educational excellence and equity through bilingual education, the NABE is the only national organization exclusively concerned with the education of language-minority students in American schools. |
| National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) The Council promotes the development of literacy, the use of language to construct personal and public worlds and to achieve full participation in society, through the learning and teaching of English and the related arts and sciences of language. |
| Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) (TESOL) mission is to develop the expertise of its members and others involved in teaching English to speakers of other languages to help them foster effective communication in diverse settings while respecting individuals' language rights. |
| US Department of Education Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) Provide national leadership to help ensure that English language learners and immigrant students attain English proficiency and achieve academically and Assists in building the nation's capacity in critical foreign languages. |
| WIDA Consortium of states, territories and federal agencies dedicated to the research, design and implementation of a high-quality, culturally and linguistically appropriate system to support multilingual learners in K-12 contexts. |
