ELearning
/Inclement Weather plans. Up to 5 state policies or guidelines can be compared.

https://dmaps.setda.org/?fwp_gep=gep-inclement-weather-bool

School Safety Resources,

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.

Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases,

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

New Learning Models, Aurora Institute (formerly iNACOL)

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/

Fun with GIS 262: When School is Disrupted, Esri

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

Resources For Teaching Online Due To School Closures, The Edublogger

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/

Understanding the Impact of Coronavirus on K-12 Education, ISTE/EdSurge

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/

Learning Keeps Going,

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/

Transitioning to Online Learning: Pro Tips on What You Need to Know,

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

The Conversation We’re Not Having About Coronavirus School Closures,

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/

Secure Student Data Agreements (DPA),

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

Making remote learning effective and engaging with Microsoft Education resources,

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/

Community Resource for Educators, NH Learning Initiative

https://nhlearninginitiative.libguides.com/NHLIVIRTUALLEARNING

FERPA & Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-10) Frequently Asked Questions,

US Department of Education https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/sites/default/files/resource_document/file/FERPA%20and%20Coronavirus%20Frequently%20Asked%20Questions_0.pdf

Questions and Answers on Providing Services to Children with Disabilities During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak,

US Department of Education https://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/memosdcltrs/qa-covid-19-03-12-2020.pdf

Fact Sheet: Impact of COVID-19 on Assessments and Accountability under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act,

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 Learner,

Annenberg Foundation Multimedia resources for K-12 classroom instruction and teacher professional development. https://www.learner.org/

How to be a better online teacher,

Chronicle of Higher Education https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/advice-online-teaching

A New Pedagogy is Emerging... and Online Learning is a Key Contributing Factor,

TeachOnline.CA https://teachonline.ca/tools-trends/how-teach-online-student-success/new-pedagogy-emerging-and-online-learning-key-contributing-factor

5 IDEAS for a pedagogy of online learning,

Online Learning and Distance Education Resources https://www.tonybates.ca/2016/12/01/5-ideas-for-a-pedagogy-of-online-learning/

Effective Teaching Online,

Inside Higher Ed https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2017/07/12/7-guidelines-effective-teaching-online

5 Ways To Get Parents Involved in Student Learning Beyond Homework,

GettingSmart https://www.gettingsmart.com/2016/08/5-ways-teachers-can-get-parents-involved-beyond-homework/

All Knowledgebase Articles,

NH Learning Initiative https://motivis.org/all-articles/

SETDA eLearning Coalition,

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.

Illinois Online Network Online Educational Resources,

University of Illinois http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/tutorials/index.asp

Open Education Resources,

OER Commons https://www.oercommons.org/advanced-search

Annenberg Learner, resources for K-12

Annenberg Foundation Multimedia resources for K-12 classroom instruction and teacher professional development. https://www.learner.org/

Curriki Resource Library,

Curriki https://www.curriki.org/resources-curricula

Resources to Support Libraries and Educators Impacted by COVID-19,

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 Open Ed Resources,

Eastern Michigan University https://guides.emich.edu/lesson/oer

GeoInquiries,

Esri https://www.esri.com/en-us/industries/education/schools/geoinquiries-collections

PBS Learning Media,

Public Broadcasting Service https://nhpbs.pbslearningmedia.org/

HippoCampus,

Monterey Institute for Technology and Education https://www.hippocampus.org/

YouTube Learning,

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdxpofrI-dO6oYfsqHDHphw

National Geographic Classroom Resources,

National Geographic Society https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/classroom-resources/

Coronavirus: Multilingual Resources for Schools,

Colorin'Colorado https://www.colorincolorado.org/coronavirus

ScienceNetLinks,

American Association for the Advancement of Science http://sciencenetlinks.com/

COVID-19 Resources,

ISTE STEM Professional Learning Network https://sites.google.com/view/iste17stempln/covid19-resources

History Explorer,

National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institute https://historyexplorer.si.edu/

COVID-19 School Closure Response

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

Wonderopolis,

National Center for Families Learning http://www.wonderopolis.org/

10 Free Online Educational Games,

KQED https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/34761/10-free-online-educational-game-sites

FunBrain,

Funbrain Holdings LLC https://www.funbrain.com/

Free, easy science for remote learning,

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

Amazing Educational Resources

Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions due to School Closings. Updated with new resources every few hours. http://amazingeducationalresources.com/