app to grade multiple choice tests

Here is an app to grade multiple-choice tests:

Zipgrade app

Link to Youtube video here: https://youtu.be/FZuY22aJZio

Download free in the Apple app store: App in Apple Store Check out new features to ZipGrade: * 50 Question Answer Sheet * Identifies students by ID number * More user-defined settings

10 ESL Activities for Powerful Pronunciation Progress

Visit this site to see some ideas and links for pronunciation progress for your students:

www.fluentu.com/blog/educator-english/esl-pronunciation-activities/

Included are the following headings:

How to Solve ESL Student Pronunciation Problems

What Are Minimal Pairs and How Can They Help Your Students?

1. Minimal Pairs Bingo

2. Odd One Out

3. Run and Grab

4. Basketball

5. Sound TPR (Total Physical Response)

6. Dictation

7. Fruit Salad

8. Telephone (Chinese Whispers)

9. Card Games

10. Minimal Pair Math

Typical Pronunciation Problems by Language Group

Common Pronunciation Errors

By Chinese Speakers: Chinese Pronunciation Errors

By Russian Speakers: Russian Pronunciation Errors

By Chinese, Thai, Arabic, Korean, and Spanish Speakers: 5 languages

This is taken from an English Learning PDF: www.englishelearning.com/teach/teach05.pdf 
This PDF shows typical pronunciation problems experienced by different language groups (click the link to go to the PDF)

A majority of students experience the following problems:
that
thank
run
back
dad
gag
pack
tank
cap
hang 
zoo - sat
love – run
vest - win
chum - shin
yam - jump
dad - tank
s endings 
ed endings

Worksheets for reading, writing, and language arts

 This website is a great website with many free resources.

Take a look at the author's write-up below

ereadingworksheets.com

Ereading Worksheets provides teachers, parents, and motivated students with high-quality reading worksheets, activities, and resources aligned with Common Core State Standards. This website uses a skill-focused approach where each activity targets a specific skill set, but you can also browse the reading worksheets by grade level.
The resources on this website cover a broad range of reading, writing, and language arts skills. This site has a growing collection of online reading activities. Everything on here is free for home and classroom use. I am committed to expanding and improving the content on this site and making it easy to access for learners around the world. Subscribe now to receive emails about new content and big updates to this site. 

Teach English through VIP Kid on Skype

You can teach from home via Skype through organizations such as VIPKid.

Here is a YouTube video from someone I know.

VIPKid Teacher Susie

This is a paid teaching position.

Story Writing Prompts

Lots of story writing prompts for free:

Scholastic Story Starters:  http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/

The Story Starter, Jr.
...now provides 194,480 story starters for kids.

 http://www.thestorystarter.com/jr.htm

Presentation Rubric

A very simple presentation rubric

Mini Presentation
Topic Choice - engaging and suitable for group	5	4	3	2	1
Volume & Confidence - spoke clearly; able to be heard easily; confident	5	4	3	2	1
Interest to peers - peers benefitted from presentation; interest was held; peers fully participated	5	4	3	2	1
Able to explain it well & demonstrate how to do it	5	4	3	2	1
Lead discussion in adapting topic - come up with other adaptations and explain how to adapt it to other ages or levels	5	4	3	2	1

English Accent Coach - free pronunciation coach and guide

English Accent Coach is a great tool to improve your pronunciation.  It is free on a desktop, and only a few dollars for an iPhone app.

http://www.englishaccentcoach.com/play.aspx

Business English Links

ESLFLOW.COM - has many categories - as well as Business English

http://www.eslflow.com/BusinessEnglish.html



British Council - English for Business - also has great business English categories

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/teaching-adults/resources/english-business



ESL Right Now has links to Business English lesson plans

https://eslrightnow.com/business-english-lesson-plans/ 

Volunteer Opportunities

Go through this list and you are sure to find some volunteer teaching opportunities -


https://niagara.cioc.ca/volunteer/

Volunteer Locally

Do you need some volunteer teaching hours to spruce up your resume?

Take a look at the following links to get some ideas.

Niagara Regional Literacy Council
Niagara Regional Literacy Council, founded in 1978, is a community based, not-for-profit, organization dedicated to literacy.  Our trained volunteer tutors assist adults with reading, writing, numeracy, workplace, computer and life skills. 

ESL Classes for Migrant Farm Workers
Youtube Video 
Email Address: manifestyourvoice@gmail.com

Volunteer in China - while staying at home!

Do you have little to no teaching experience?  Then it's time to volunteer until the right opportunity opens up.

Here is one opportunity to be a Skype teacher/tutor for children in Sichuan, China!

Volunteer in China through Skype