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Helpful Education Resources with Extensive Reach
MiddleWeb: All About the Middle Grades
Content
Khan Academy-Extensive Resources in Math, Science & Engineering, Arts & Humanities, Economics, & More
Free Resources from Table Talk Math, involves many challenges
EVERFI-Many Indiana Educators Have Praised These Free Resources for Financial Literacy, SEL, Health & Wellness, Career Readiness, & More
Nature Lab-Much on this site from the Nature Conservancy. This directs you to a curriculum page that can be used at home or school.
Brainpop-A few resources in each category are free, but most require a subscription
Science Links Curated by HASTI for DOE
Virtual Field Trips (Many Science Related)
Actively Learn Many Features, Several Disciplines, Multiple Languages. Some available for free
Readworks Resources from several different content providers, including museums and cultural institutions
TedEd Videos Portals for Both Teachers & Students, Can Create High-Interest, Custom Lessons
Spanish Experiment Great Source for Lessons and Books in Spanish (Also in French & German)
MyLanguages.org Lessons in a multitude of languages; recommended by ESL expert Valentina Gonzalez
Open PE Physical Education Activities for Home
Smekens Literacy Lessons New Lessons Posted Every Week, From K-1 to 7-12
Technology Tools & Help
Online Learning Extensive List of PD Opportunities, Many Live, Some Archived
Youtube Channel with Beginning Tips for Google Classroom from Alice Keeler (she is adding more)
Parent Guide to Google Classroom
Free Access to Nearpod & Flocabulary (Individual Teachers Can Do This)
EdTech companies offering FREE support and/or access to schools affected by COVID19 closures (Wakelet Curated by Joli Boucher, Purdue grad)
Free Digital Breakouts Courtesy of BreakoutEDU
Extensive List of Online Teaching Tools from Steve Sherman, a Math Teacher from South Africa
Math: Desmos Webinar Series (upcoming and archived)
Google Voice Creates New Phone Number to Use for Calling & Texting (must use a personal gmail acct to be free, use to call/text parents, not students)
TalkingPoints Translates Texts You Send into Other Languages as Needed
Resources Dealing with AI
AMLE- Five Ethical Considerations to Keep in Mind Before Using AI in Your Classroom
AMLE- Ten Ways to Hack Your Teaching with AI and Save Time
Reading Materials and Activities
Updated: Can Teachers Read Books Out Loud Online? Actually, Yes
Author & Illustrator Videos, Events, & Activities Updated Continually by Kate Messner
Abdo Digital Books-thousands available, can choose from 3 different levels, many nonfiction
Picture Book Read Alouds for Lesson Use by Pernille Ripp (Middle School ELA Teacher)
Free Materials from Scholastic by Grade Level
Interactive Read Alouds, Mainly with Authors, listed in Chronological Order (curated by the LivBits)
Another Listing of Author Events (Might Be Easiest in Agenda View, Many More Suited for Elementary)
Storyweaver.org-Multilingual Stories, under Creative Commons License
Online African-American Children's Stories-video read alouds
Non-Fiction Books from Big Timber Media-Four Different Age Ranges
Opportunities for Professional Development
Ditch Summit-Repeats again in December
Hive Summit-access to videos from previous summits, plus some new material
edweb.net-Easy to view webinars; archives and certificates available
