Adult ESL Teacher Requirements, State-by-State
There is no single federal certification for adult ESL teachers, and requirements vary from state to state. Fortunately, CAELA has published a table outlining the requirements for Adult ESL educators in each state. Click here to download a PDF of the table.

Resources for Working with Refugee Populations
CAL (Center for Applied Linguistics) has a variety of publications for understanding and communicating with refugee students from many different countries. Resources are listed alphabetically. To find resources relating to a particular country, type the country name in the Search box. Those interested in purchasing bilingual dictionaries, can check this online resource for a selection of dictionaries in 60 different languages.

Do you know of opportunities or resources for ESOL classes in Central Texas?
Contact webmaster at textesol.org to have it posted here.

Tips for Teaching 21st Century Workplace Skills
In coordination with their affiliates in A PEC member economies, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL) created a set of teaching tips that address the needs of the 21st Century Business English Learner. The teaching tips emphasize the skills necessary for success in a multinational business culture, including cross-cultural communication, language skills, leadership, diplomacy, and team building. Additional tips consider sustainable growth (green business), while others identify obstacles and opportunities for women. These tips help learners deal with the complexities of the global marketplace by focusing on core competencies, such as working as part of a team, solving problems, showing initiative, and asking questions. View these 30 teaching tips here: Tips for Teaching 21st Century Workplace Skills.

TEFL/TESOL Certification
The TEFL Store, a UK-based website, has articles pertaining to TEFL courses, shares information on what TEFL is, where interested students can study it, and how to get the certification. This is a free advisory website about TEFL and TESOL course programs, certification processes, and professional opportunities.

Funding Available for AE Classroom Materials
Honoring the life and work of Tina B. Carver, longtime member of TESOL and the ESL/EFL community, a fund has been established by her family and colleagues to provide funding to nonprofit organizations that offer adult ESL instruction in the United States. The funds are to be used for the purchase of instructional materials. Visit the Tina B. Carver Fund web page on TESOL's Web site for applications guidelines.