These resources have been submitted by a variety of learning professionals but have not been individually vetted. Please check with your administration if you have any questions regarding whether this resource is appropriate for use in your district.
https://dmaps.setda.org/?fwp_gep=gep-inclement-weather-bool
United States Federal Government The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Department of Education (ED), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) created SchoolSafety.gov to share actionable recommendations to keep school communities safe. SchoolSafety.gov aims to help schools prevent, protect, mitigate, respond to, and recover from emergency situations.https://www.schoolsafety.gov/
This resource contains a link to interim guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for Childcare and K-12 schools, https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/guidance-for-schools.html.
The Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)An interactive map showing current and past cases of COVID-19 cases worldwide.https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
The mission of the Aurora Institute (formerly iNACOL) is to drive the transformation of education systems and accelerate the advancement of breakthrough policies and practices to ensure high-quality learning for all. The Action Research Center illuminates the path forward as a knowledge-building hub for practitioners to transform education toward student-centered approaches. We advance the field by creating and curating research that informs, inspires, encourages and supports the development of new learning models. https://www.inacol.org/our-work/new-learning-models/
ArcGIS, a mapping and analytics platform free to schools from Esri. Esri provides schools and districts a great raft of free content, tools, and instructional activities that teachers and students can use, together or separately. Students and schools can collaborate and share via maps, apps, dashboards and reports. https://community.esri.com/community/education/blog/2020/03/09/fun-with-gis-262-when-school-is-disrupted
A Guide from Edublogger, Kathleen Morris, gives insights into how educators around the world are approaching school closures. https://www.theedublogger.com/teaching-online-school-closures/
Weekly webinars webinars on how K-12 schools are coping, the move to remote learning and how students and educators are being impacted by the virus. https://events.edsurge.com/webinars/understanding-the-impact-of-coronavirus-on-k-12-education/
ISTE is providing this curated collection of tips, news, and expert advice to help school leaders make informed decisions as they provide online learning experiences to keep learning going. https://www.learningkeepsgoing.org/
ASCD In ServiceAuthor Mike Flynn, a former 2nd grade teacher, is the director of Mathematics Leadership Programs at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, where he and his colleagues have created an innovative and highly regarded online-learning system for graduate students in math education. https://inservice.ascd.org/transitioning-to-online-learning-pro-tips-on-what-you-need-to-know
ASCD In Service Author David Griffith is ASCD’s senior director of advocacy and government relations. https://inservice.ascd.org/the-conversation-were-not-having-about-coronavirus-school-closures/
NH CTO CouncilNew Hampshire K-12 student (and staff) data privacy alliance offers several key and critical factors such as timely program rollout, ability to scale resources to support the first-year ramp up, prior experience with the systems and procedures, and member support, to member districts. http://www.nhcto.org/about-sdpa.html
Microsoft Education https://educationblog.microsoft.com/en-us/2020/03/making-remote-learning-effective-and-engaging-with-microsoft-education-resources/
Microsoft Education https://educationblog.microsoft.com/en-us/2020/03/how-schools-can-ramp-up-remote-learning-programs-quickly-with-microsoft-teams/
https://nhlearninginitiative.libguides.com/NHLIVIRTUALLEARNING
US Department of Education https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/sites/default/files/resource_document/file/FERPA%20and%20Coronavirus%20Frequently%20Asked%20Questions_0.pdf
US Department of Education https://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/memosdcltrs/qa-covid-19-03-12-2020.pdf
US Department of Education https://oese.ed.gov/files/2020/03/COVID-19-OESE-FINAL-3.12.20.pdf
The following articles may be of use to teachers, paraprofessionals and administrators who are unfamiliar with online learning and want to get more comfortable with it. There are many more resources available online for educators who want to explore more.
Annenberg Foundation Multimedia resources for K-12 classroom instruction and teacher professional development. https://www.learner.org/
Chronicle of Higher Education https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/advice-online-teaching
TeachOnline.CA https://teachonline.ca/tools-trends/how-teach-online-student-success/new-pedagogy-emerging-and-online-learning-key-contributing-factor
Online Learning and Distance Education Resources https://www.tonybates.ca/2016/12/01/5-ideas-for-a-pedagogy-of-online-learning/
Inside Higher Ed https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2017/07/12/7-guidelines-effective-teaching-online
GettingSmart https://www.gettingsmart.com/2016/08/5-ways-teachers-can-get-parents-involved-beyond-homework/
NH Learning Initiative https://motivis.org/all-articles/
State Educational Technology Directors AssociationThe eLearning Coalition provides support to education leaders across the country as schools close per COVID-19 as well as support for ongoing eLearning opportunities. https://www.setda.org/main-coalitions/elearning/
Note: Not all of the companies that provide free or at cost resources may have signed, or will sign, data privacy agreements (DPA) with districts, as required by New Hampshire law. Use these resources in conjunction with district student and staff data privacy policies.
University of Illinois http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/index.asp
OER Commons https://www.oercommons.org/advanced-search
Annenberg Foundation Multimedia resources for K-12 classroom instruction and teacher professional development. https://www.learner.org/
Curriki https://www.curriki.org/resources-curricula
Gale An evolving hub to help support librarians and educators as they navigate a rapid shift to virtual learning and across many communities, the physical closure of libraries. an evolving hub to help our partners. https://www.gale.com/covid19support
Eastern Michigan University https://guides.emich.edu/lesson/oer
Esri https://www.esri.com/en-us/industries/education/schools/geoinquiries-collections
Public Broadcasting Service https://nhpbs.pbslearningmedia.org/
Monterey Institute for Technology and Education https://www.hippocampus.org/
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdxpofrI-dO6oYfsqHDHphw
National Geographic Society https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/classroom-resources/
Colorin'Colorado https://www.colorincolorado.org/coronavirus
American Association for the Advancement of Science http://sciencenetlinks.com/
ISTE STEM Professional Learning Network https://sites.google.com/view/iste17stempln/covid19-resources
National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institute https://historyexplorer.si.edu/
Mango Classroom has made their online language-learning resources freely available to schools facing closures due to COVID-19. https://mangolanguages.com/info/covid19-response.cfm
National Center for Families Learning http://www.wonderopolis.org/
KQED https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/34761/10-free-online-educational-game-sites
Funbrain Holdings LLC https://www.funbrain.com/
Mystery Science To help educators during this time of coronavirus, we have pulled our most popular science lessons and are offering them for anyone to use for free. No account or login is needed. All of these K - 5 activities are designed to use simple supplies a parent will likely already have at home. https://mysteryscience.com/school-closure-planning
Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions due to School Closings. Updated with new resources every few hours. http://amazingeducationalresources.com/