Resources for teachers and tutors interested in using online video conferencing. Includes video tutorials and websites from experienced ESL educators.

• The Portland ESL Network has a YouTube channel in which instructors and volunteers share their 1 minute tips.
• Linda’s TESOL, Online Teaching – Linda Bonder – Materials available for ESL teachers to use and/or adapt for their students on a creative commons license. They may not be bought or sold.
• Eric Dodson on the Web – online tutoring/teaching resources from a local ESL teacher.
• Literacy Minnesota – free comprehensive webinars and workshops, as well as a wide variety of written materials and videos (linked to YouTube) with relevant tips and techniques for adult literacy.
• Zoom tutorials (You Tube) – more than twenty ZOOM videos on how to use ZOOM features, most are a few minutes long.
• Community Literacy Online Training. Community Literacy Online Training, Literacy Works, Chicago, IL. Includes tutoring with ZOOM, Google Meets and WhatsApp.
• Google Classroom – Ditch that Textbook. The Google Classroom – Quick Start Guide + Resources, tips and tricks!
• Google Classroom (YouTube) – The New Google Classroom Full Tutorial
• Google Hangouts (YouTube) – Google for Education, Teacher Center

A Handbook for Tutors Working with Adult ESOL Literacy Learners – created by Margi Felix-Lund, this is a comprehensive guide for volunteer tutors.

English Listening Language Lab Online – A resource for improving English listening and speaking skills.

Portland ESL Network Website/Wiki – an online resource that includes an ESL class map and ESL resource materials for students and tutors.

GED.com – The official site for the GED test.

Learn Free.Org – A resource for basic learning and education.

Making It Real: Teaching Pre-Literate Adult Refugee Students – Strategies for teaching pre-literate refugees in a multi-level ESL class

Open Educational Resources – High quality, free and low-cost educational materials.

Tutor Help Center – A resource for tutoring materials and ideas.

USA Learns – A resource for basic learning and education

Adult Literacy League Resources, Orlando, FL – tutor resources including grammar; English language literacy; advanced conversation; adult basic education; computer skills and work skills; test prep for citizenship, GED; learning differences; printable worksheets and templates.

The Portland Literacy Council partners with the Portland ESL Network to provide a comprehensive list of area programs that need volunteers. These listings are updated several times a year and also updated when a new request for volunteers is received. Go to the Portland ESL website, Class List and open the tab “Volunteers Needed”.

Use this Tutor Details Form to clarify your interests and availability for volunteering as a tutor. Completing the form will help you when you contact programs about volunteer opportunities.

The following programs regularly seek volunteer tutors to work with adult learners/students. Tutors can choose to work one-to-one, with a small group, or as a program assistant. To learn more about becoming a volunteer tutor for one of these agencies, or any other organization, search for them on the Portland ESL Network and contact the organization directly.

These ESOL packets were compiled by Adult Basic Skills department and Volunteer Literacy Program Coordinators at Portland Community College. The ESOL packets were made possible with the permissions of Pro Lingua Associates and New Readers Press. They are made available to PLC courtesy of the Oregon Literacy, Inc. website.