Advanced Academics Resources

Outside resources to promote curiosity, independence, and new ideas for teachers and parents

These are either local, district/state subscriptions (free to you), and/or have use-now resources:

Duke TIP Teachers Workshop <<highly recommended for use-now resources Actively Learn (district subscription)Smithsonian Institute for Educators <<STOP EVERYTHING and visit now. So. Much. Stuff.NCWiseowl (state subscription--see your GES to fully exploit this awesome resourcs)Padaeia seminars & cycles (can drive the best discussions, everyday, for most students.)Carolina Public Humanities (a local goldmine of lessons & professional development. Includes free or low-cost summer PD opportunities)NCCAT: North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching. Free to NC teachers so that they may fully focus on targeted professional development.

Math interactive websites:

Art of Problem Solving (Ms. Clark and Dr. B have teacher access to this; see them with questions.) Math WarehouseLearn AlbertaShodor InteractivesNational Library of Virtual ManipulativesTeaching Videos for Math, Science, English, Social Studies and Test Prep

Teaching Videos for Math, Science, English, Social Studies and Test Prep

BrightstormKhan Academy

Cloud-based Presentations

PreziCanva

Collaborative Brainstorming/Graphic Organizers

Bubbl.usPopplet

Bookmarking/Organization

DiigoLivebindersSymbaloo

Social Studies Resources:

Smithsonian Teacher InstitutesSmithsonian Institute for Educators <<STOP EVERYTHING and visit now. So. Much. Stuff.National Holocaust Museum for teachers

English Resources:

Poetry Out Loud: a powerful program whose elements can be used in part or full to develop student voice.Brave New Voices: spoken word festival for teens. CommonLit: FREE reading passages and lessons for teachers, because "teachers shouldn't have to pay!"Grammarly: add to Chrome for helpful editing support.Flocabulary: try this for free; if it is a resource you would like to use full-time, let's talk about the (reasonable) funding for it.

Arts Resources

Metropolitan Museum of Art for educatorsVisual Thinking Strategies: Smith's GES is certified in using this strategy; please contact me for a day of model lesson.Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University: local tours and arts resources

Kinesthetic Learning Resources

The Walking Classroom Couch to 5K (which leads to training programs for longer races.) Students may want to work together to set some fitness goals.

Socio-Emotional Resources

Professional development presentation: anxiety in gifted & advanced students Professional development for SMS; classroom management

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