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Resources for parents and teachers

NY Times for High School Students (free).

The New York Times is available to high schools across the U.S. — for free.  Enjoy free digital access from April 6 to July 6. Teachers and administrators. All you need is a consolidated list of the students’ emails. Builds Aware Engaged Citizens! Link here:  here

Pirate Math Equation Quest

Free intervention materials for solving addition and subtraction word problems (Individual program) as well as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division word problems.  For individual or small groups. Link here:  link This program was designed for elementary students experiencing math difficulty and has shown to be effective for increasing the word-problem knowledge of students.  All the …

121 Tools for Distance Learning & Strategies for Student Engagement

A comprehensive compilation of online tools.  This list is broken down to support content area teachers to find content easily, while keeping your students engaged. Link here. Full Curriculum Coverage Distance Learning Tools Reading or English Language Arts Distance Learning Tools Writing Distance Learning Tools Math Distance Learning Tools Language Learning Distance Learning Tools Science …

The Story Starter

This is a free tool that begins a piece of writing.  Teachers can have students complete a writing a day while you’re away by beginning with an auto generated block of text.  Link here.  The Story Starter was selected as one of the Top 101 Websites for Writers by Writer’s Digest Magazine in 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 …

The NSF Science Zone app (Free).

Download the NSF Science Zone app (FREE!) Access and navigate hundreds of exciting videos and high-resolution photos from a wide array of science topics. You can have students select a video a day or assign one. NSF Science Zone is available for free on the Apple App Store for all iOS mobile devices and on …

250+ Amazing Online Learning Resources

We are Teachers compiled a list of free tools for teachers.  Many are able to be used for various supports or strategies, they describe how. For teachers and parents, ready-to-use lesson plans (K-12, all subjects).  Every subject covered, from Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), interactive constitutional discussions, coding, activities, to professional teacher development.  Link here. …

Teaching Special Education Online During COVID-19 Slides 

Teaching Special Education Online During COVID-19 Slides ((here) from Council for Exceptional Children (K-12).  Text version for best practices for educating online here. Teaching Special Education Online During COVID-19 offers high-impact accessible education using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in fully online environments.  Coverage is from A to Z.  From objectives,  to how to hold a …

STEM Toys for Kids Stuck at Home During Coronavirus

STEM toys—which help kids build skills in science, technology, engineering, and math—can be a helpful bridge between educational exploration and playtime What sets STEM toys apart is their potential for open-ended, creative, child-driven play. https://thewirecutter.com/blog/stem-toys-kids-coronavirus/  

WUSF at Home

WUSF has created a list of websites and resources with games for students to play during their time at home.

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

Let’s Catch Kids Being Good, and Reinforce Their Positive Choices PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) programs address the need for increased interventions in the areas of social, emotional, and behavioral support. The ultimate goal is to recognize and reinforce positive and pro-social behaviors. For example, if a kid displays positive behaviors related to the skill …

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