• Determine the resources you will need to support and develop the topic. Are they research-based?
• Locate these resources using the Internet, the ICP website, your local library, university and/or school corporation, state/federal Department of Education.
• Obtain a variety of resources including books, journal articles, class lecture notes, information gained at other in-services.
• Create a bibliography of these resources so that you acknowledge the authors and share information with your colleagues.

The following links provide appropriate resources for developing your in-service:

• National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
• National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA)
• The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
• Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
• The Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students (OELA)
• The U.S. Department of Education
• The Indiana Department of Education, Language Minority and Migrant Programs
• The ICP Library