Community and District Resources

Norfolk Public Schools Adult ELA

Colorín Colorado

A Web-based service that provides information, activities, and advice for educators of English learners.

Newcomer ToolKit

The U.S. Department of Education is pleased to announce the release of its Newcomer ToolKit, designed to help U.S. educators and others who work directly with immigrant students - including asylees and refugees - and their families. The  Newcomer Tool Kit provides:

1) discussion of topics relevant to understanding, supporting, and engaging newcomer students and their families;

2) tools, strategies, and examples of classroom and schoolwide practices in action, along with chapter-specific  professional learning activities for use in staff meetings or professional learning communities; and

3) selected resources for further information and assistance, most of  which are available online. 

VDOE: English as a Second Language (ESL)

Virginia Department of Education: English as a Second Language (ESL) resource site for educators and families.

Welcoming America

Welcoming America inspires people to build a community that embraces immigrants and fosters opportunity for all. This organization is leading a movement of inclusive communities across the nation becoming more prosperous by making everyone who lives there feel like they belong.