Parma City School District

Parma City School District

English for Speakers of Other Languages

This is a link to information about the 2010 Census which is being taken this year. Note the option in the lower left hand corner that will allow you view the information in your own native language. Click on all the links on the menu listed to the left to learn about all aspects of the census.

http://2010.census.gov/2010census/how/

Teacher and Classroom Pages....see what is happening in our classrooms!!!

Community and Internet Resources

Web Sites for ESOL students

Frequently Asked Questions

Registration Dates

Contact Us

Web Sites for Debbie's Assignment...click on the links below.

Websites for PRESIDENTS' DAY

Click on the links below and read about Presidents' Day and the two presidents that originally honored for their February birthdays.

http://www.elcivics.com/presidents-day.html

http://www.elcivics.com/esl_abraham_lincoln.html

http://www.elcivics.com/esl_george_washington.html

http://www.elcivics.com/mardi-gras-1.html

Websites for MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a national holiday. It is in honor of Dr. King's birthday, which is on January 15. It is always celebrated on the third Monday in January. See if you can respond to the questions that appear next to each picture before viewing the answers. Try to complete the crossword puzzle using information from this site.

http://www.elcivics.com/king-holiday-lesson.html

Perhaps one of the most notorious assassinations took place in Memphis in 1968 when the famous civil-rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr, was killed. King (1929-1968) had attracted attention by speaking out against discrimination against black people. He had also organized demonstrations to raise the profile of the cause. Quiz and word scramble at the conclusion.

http://www.englishclub.com/esl-forums/viewtopic.php?f=192&t=48109

have a Dream Speech-Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech

http://my.englishclub.com/profiles/blogs/i-have-a-dream-speechmartin

Martin Luther King website. Speeches and biography.

http://www.mlkonline.net/

What is a dream? Quiz and word scramble at the conclusion.

http://www.englishclub.com/esl-forums/viewtopic.php?f=192&t=23457&view=unread

Websites for EMERGENCIES

A series of questions to show what to do if there is an emergency.

http://www.tinkerbellchime.com/EL_Civics_Emergencies/EL_Civics_Emergencies.html

A website which educates you about fire safety and provides several learning activities.

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/kids/flash.shtm

Contains the article, "Emergencies-Important Information" and learning activities to test your comprehension.

http://thewclc.ca/edge/issue2/index.html

Websites for TRAVEL

Using a bus schedule.

http://www.gcflearnfree.org/everydaylife/lesson.aspx?id=14

Using a subway schedule

http://www.gcflearnfree.org/everydaylife/lesson.aspx?id=17

Map reading

http://english-zone.com/reading/citymap01.html

http://english-zone.com/reading/map01.html

World capitals

http://www.travelpod.com/traveler-iq/europe

Listening comprehension exercises with a New York tourist.

http://esl-lab.com/newyorktravel/newyork-travelrd1.htm

Questions to ask at customs.

http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz/customs1.htm

Multiple choice and fill in questions about traveling.

http://www.sussex.ac.uk/langc/support/exercises/pre-int/vocab/travelphrasalverbsmatch.htm

http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/pvtravel.html

Listening activities regarding travel.

http://www.esl-lab.com/plane1/pln1.htm

http://www.esl-lab.com/flight/flightrd1.htm

http://www.esl-lab.com/hotel1/hotel1.htm#list

http://www.esl-lab.com/tips/airplane-travel.htm

Listen and answer the questions about travel that are asked in the printed introduction.

http://www.elllo.org/yeartwo/jan24th/travel.htm

Follow the spoken directions to find the correct destination.

http://www.elllo.org/yeartwo/feb7th/directions.htm

Websites for CAREERS AND WORK

http://www.thewclc.ca/edge/

Presented in a newspaper format issues 5-10 deal with employment. Articles have quizzes designed to measure comprehension skills and vocabulary.

http://www.careervoyages.gov/students-main.cfm

This is a comprehensive site on employment opportunities. Click on “Career Videos” to see a selection of various industries. In each industry, you will find videos about some of the specific occupations in that particular industry. To learn more about the industries and the in-demand occupations in them, click one of the industry buttons on the upper left-hand side of your screen.

http://www.gcflearnfree.org/default3d.aspx

Use the following to log in or sign up for your own free account.

User Name: ParmaABLE

Password: parma (case sensitive)

Click on the “Work & Career” option to access information including changing careers, position advancement, job interviews, resume writing. The site includes tutorials and activities to help with your personal career development and training.

http://www.tctc.edu/career_survey/index.html

Not sure which career is right for you? Take this fast, easy survey to find the career clusters that may be a good match for your personality and interests. This isn't a complicated, scientific type survey. It's just meant to be fun and to give you something to think about.

http://www.learnmoreindiana.org/careers/exploring/Pages/IndepthCareerInterestInventory.aspx

http://www.learnmoreindiana.org/careers/exploring/InterestInventories/Pages/InterestInventories.aspx

http://www.myfuture.com/toolbox/workinterest.html

After taking the survey, results are given in areas of interest: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional.

http://www.careeronestop.org/SKILLS/SkillCenterHome.asp

Welcome to the Skills Center. Learn how skills relate to occupations and how skill levels are measured.

Assess Your Skills | Review Basic Skills | Skills Standards | Skills Shortage

http://mbcd.intocareers.org/

There are three stages in Making Better Career Decisions

In the First Stage you will be asked to choose occupation factors you find important in making a career decision, and to rank them according to their importance to you. An optional worksheet is available to assist you with this stage.
In the Second Stage you will be asked to indicate your preferences for each of the important factors, and the system will eliminate occupations that are incompatible with your preferences.
In the Third Stage, after being presented with a short list of "promising" occupations compatible with your preferences, you will be able to do any of the following:
1. Ask "Why Not?" about a specific "Occupation Not on Your List" - that is, ask why it was eliminated.
2. Locate "Occupations Almost on Your List" - that is, occupations that were eliminated from the list due to one small discrepancy with your preferences.
3. View detailed occupation information.
4. Print a Summary of your MBCD session.