Distance Learning Resources (Created to be used during the Covid-19 Pandemic)
Bozeman Science
A Survival Guide for Parents teaching science at home during the #CoronaVirus pandemic. Good luck out there. https://t.co/0yPulHs98v https://t.co/TaCT3GLx7l
https://twitter.com/paulandersen/status/1240331209856569346?s=20
Notice from Active Learning:
"We recognize the inherent challenges associated with hands-on learning, particularly in a virtual environment, and have compiled suggestions for teachers and families to encourage the continued use of Activate Learning curricula in the classroom and at home. Click here to read our suggestions to support teaching and learning.
Easily create beautiful interactive video lessons for your students you can integrate right into your LMS. Track students' progress with hassle-free analytics as you flip your classroom!
edpuzzle.com: Edpuzzle: http://edpuzzle.com/, allows you to make embedded questions on youtube videos
Flipgrid: https://admin.flipgrid.com/manage/grids (Use you Microsoft email to create an account)- Will enable students to post video responses to assignments.
From PASCO
Free Distance Learning Home Science Tools from PASCO.
Distance Learning Home Science Toolshttps://www.pasco.com/resources/home-science-tools#/about-us/press-releases
Message from AP Board
Information for AP Students Affected by Coronavirus (COVID-19) – AP Students | College Board
Here’s how the AP Program is supporting students in the face of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
apstudents.collegeboard.org
Helpful Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o84IgVcyf14
Is COVID-19 a Pandemic? | March 2020 Update
Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try out Brilliant’s Daily Challenges. The first 200 subscribers get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. SARS-CoV-2 is a new kind of coronavirus that appeared suddenly in late 2019. The disease it causes, called COVID-19, is now showing signs that it's able to spread outside of its place of origin ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf3Ih0kNvlU
How Dangerous is COVID-19? | SciShow News
Notice from Discovery Education:
"Discovery Education Experience is a simple-to-use K-12 learning platform that combines dynamic, curated curriculum resources for all subjects with on-demand teaching strategies and ready-to-go lessons. This collection of real-world educational content brings excitement and relevancy to the topics you teach, so all students have opportunities to unlock their true potential. It is accessible 24/7 on any internet-connected device.
If you choose to access Discovery Education Experience, your district, schools, and users shall be required to continue to comply with our terms of use that are posted on our website (www.discoveryeducation.com).
We have shared resources and ideas for supporting virtual learning with your teams, and are committed to supporting you. Please let us know how we can be of assistance in the coming days and weeks."
Discovery Education would like to share some resources and best practices we are aggregating from our education partners around the world.
Please find below some helpful links as we collectively look to support our educators, parents and students during this time of distance learning.
5 Ways Digital Content Can Support Virtual Learning
To assist educators and parents in planning anticipated shifts to online instruction, we recently posted 5 Ways to Support Virtual Learning with Digital Content, which explores how to best utilize the Discovery Education Experience platform and resources to support educators, parents and students.
Access Discovery Education Experience
Discovery Education is offering access to the Discovery Education Experience at no cost for the remainder of the school year. Schools will have access to our dynamic K-12 learning platform and its ready-to-use digital lesson plans, activities, and standards-aligned resources through the remainder of the school year, which will help teachers continue instruction as they shift to a virtual teaching environment.
To request immediate access, please complete the Experience Access Request Form.
We are proud and honored to share that over 5,000 schools and districts have activated our resources in the past week alone, including New York City Department of Education.
Popular and timely Virtual Field Trips transport students to exclusive locations or popular landmarks while providing learning activities to keep them fully engaged. After the Virtual Field Trip, they can extend their learning with additional learning content and resources.
In the coming days, we will continue to add more resources to support educators making the transition to virtual learning and will be made available on our website in the Insights Section and the Discovery Educator Network Channel in Discovery Education Experience.