FCSA partner Carnegie Learning has officially launched resources for teachers who need support facilitating an at-home learning model. Carnegie Learning is providing teachers with access to video resources, lessons and skills practice pages. This might make the creation of assignments for students much quicker and simpler. Click here for the learning library
Check out Carnegie Learning’s National Webinar Series which includes a variety of sessions designed to both connect you with other math educators from across the country and to build your capacity to deliver engaging math lessons virtually. Click here for a list of informative webinars and collaboration and networking opportunities geared specifically for your grade and/or course.
Carnegie Learning is offering iCulture — a unique cultural immersion resource for Spanish, French and German — free to teachers and students through the summer of 2020. iCulture gives students access to travel videos, day in the life videos, current news articles, and songs that are all 100% target language, age, and school appropriate, and include topics of interest to teens and young adults. More info here.
Renaissance offers solutions that can help educators, families, and students with at-home learning. This includes complimentary access options for digital reading with myON, and online practice with Freckle for math, ELA, science and social studies. Click here for more information. Additionally, the Renaissance at Home website offers resources to support educators. More details here.
Harris School Solutions offers tools that offer comprehensive and consistent processes for data collection, analysis, and action. For example, EdInsight takes a holistic approach to student growth by empowering educators to: monitor and share ALL forms of assessment data for MTSS tracking, quickly identify at-risk students to seamlessly assign and progress monitor interventions, access curriculum and create, share and schedule lessons, build and administer assessments…and their customizable observation tool, eWalk, enables you to:
- customize your template(s) with individualized criteria or use premade documents
- create and share your walk-through schedule to optimize communication
- email a copy of the observation for transparent and comprehensive collaboration
- e-signature capability for efficiency
- create customized reporting to monitor progress
- create and administer student and staff surveys
- video and photo-taking capability for self-analysis and/or group reflection
To schedule a demonstration, contact Lisa Redman at lredman@harriscomputer.com, (727) 459-9085.
Super Duper Publications offers free online learning resources — including a free trial for our award-winning HearBuilder program. Visit www.superduperinc.com or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Teachers Pay Teachers for free printable worksheets, product and therapy ideas, and other engaging content while you are home. If you have questions or concerns, please call (800) 277-8737 or email customerhelp@superduperinc.com to reach a customer help team member or a speech-language pathologist.
Grab and Go Instructional Materials from Instruction Partners offers ready-made learning plans and materials for K–9 students. These materials include directions for use, grade-level assignment bundles, and communication templates for leaders. To provide the highest level of access for students, all assignments are intentionally compatible with analog/print learning models, and all Grab and Go materials are freely available for use. Instruction Partners developed these:
- To support educators who have been struggling to sort through the overwhelming abundance of online resources in order to implement a coherent distance learning plan.
- To help students and families stay engaged in continuous learning.
Instruction Partners is posting new materials bundles every week for each grade.
Free online courses from the University of Phoenix, College of Education’s Continuing Teacher Education collection.
These courses can help you transition smoothly from in-person to online learning during the COVID-19 crisis. Courses include: Using Apps in the Classroom, Using Google Tools in the Classroom, Using Social Media in the Classroom, Multimedia for Educators, Technology Integration for Educators, Technology Survival for Educators, and Becoming a Connected Educator. Enroll here.
Resources for Learning at Home When Schools Close
A list of home learning resources and strategies from TNTP. Click here.
10 Student-Tested Chrome Extensions
Many teachers and students use Google Chrome, and it’s easy to customize with these extensions that really benefit students. More details here.
A new community of resources and support for parents, educators, and students
Parent and Teacher Resources from Khan Academy
School closed? Khan Academy is here for you with free resources to keep everyone learning. Click here.
Resources for learning from home during COVID-19 school closures
Resources for learning from home during COVID-19 school closures – Thomas B. Fordham Institute
Educational YouTube channels to help students find and explore their interests
Great YouTube channels for middle and high school student for learning from home during the COVID-19 school closures
Mindfulness app for families, teachers
Engaging in meaningful remote learning
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, schools have temporarily shut their doors, and we don’t know for how long. Parents everywhere are wrestling with the new normal, working from home, and for those without the support of remote learning through their schools, navigating how to teach from home, and keep students engaged in their education. Jaime Casap, Google’s chief education evangelist, shares what parents can do to engage students in meaningful remote learning experiences, all the while balancing their work. Click here to watch that webinar.