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Gale In Context: For Educators
Gale In Context: For Educators
Gale In Context: For Educators
GICFE bridges the gap between the content that you already have access to and student achievement by putting tools at teachers' fingertips. It enables educators to be intentional about collecting, organizing, customizing, differentiation, and sharing standard-aligned content in ways that match their teaching style, workflow, and correlate with best practices & provides students, teachers and librarians access to all 11 of Gale's cross-curricular databases.
Professional Development
Professional Development
Early Childhood Resources for Racial Justice & Equity
Book List to support conversations about current events (race, racism against black Americans, and activism)
A Conversation about Racism: ALL AMERICAN BOYS, Five Years Later - This summer marks the 5th anniversary of All American Boys. Join authors Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely for a very special "In Conversation." - This talk already happened by it can be revisited
100% of the authors' proceeds will go to Black Visions Collective Minnesota (blackvisionsmn.org). Jason Reynolds is this year’s National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
The DOE’s Mastery Collaborative is offering resources and professional training for principals, assistant principals, teachers, school counselors, and paraprofessionals to support engaging students in responsive and equitable remote learning. Mastery Collaborative has developed professional-learning resources on the three major mindsets that are essential for optimal learning: Growth Mindset, Belonging Mindset, and Value Mindset. Each mindset is powerful on its own. Combined, they can be transformative in engaging students under COVID-19-related remote learning.
Optional resources for citywide use:
You can register for an upcoming professional learning session about how to use mindset strategies to support student engagement, from May 20 through June 2. Sessions will incorporate strategies for fostering the three key remote-learning mindset resources, and will provide a forum for questions and discussion among a group of practitioners. Continuing teacher and leader education (CTLE) credit is available. For more information, email team@masterycollaborative.org.
Multi-Subject and General Resources
Multi-Subject and General Resources
New York State Musem - Educational resources for online/blended learning including virtual “field trips,” women of science, digital collections, online resources, and many fun activities for kids derived from the museum’s research and collections.
The Frick Collection is now “open” for online visits for schools, colleges, and universities. Sessions are tailored to lesson plans, and led by Frick educators who will guide discussions of selected works of art from the Frick’s collection.
For Teachers: to learn more and make a reservation, please email schoolvisits@frick.org with your preferred date and time, the grade level of your students, and the subject of your course.
Special education and accessibility resources for remote learning - from Microsoft
Free Online Courses from Harvard
NYCDOE | DIIT Remote Learning Tech PD Calendar
50 Ways to Earth Day - lesson plans, activities, and challenges from Discovery Education
Netflix Documentaries - Available for Free on YouTube
Earth Day Resources from Lisa - A very diverse list of activities
Virtual Field Trips Apps and Websites - Great games, apps, and websites that can bring places and experiences fostered by field trips to the classroom. While not an outright replacement, these field trip tools can offer inspiring and intriguing experiences for students. These tools were picked by Common Sense Education.
University Online Teaching Resources: Designing Online Learning 101 | The New School
Goosechase - Create a Scavenger Hunt for your students.
Remote Learning and Activities - Resources for ebooks and more - shared with parents but contain resources for teachers as well
Wide Open School - Curated and coordinated by the experts at Common Sense, Wide Open School is the result of a collaboration among leading publishers, nonprofits, and education and technology companies. Wide Open School features a free collection of the best learning experiences and activities for kids, organized by grade band and subject. You will also find daily schedules with creative breaks and recommendations to keep kids engaged and exploring, one day (or one hour) at a time.
The Learning Network - from the New York Times. "Teach and Learn With The Times: Resources for Bringing the World Into Your Classroom." Offers lesson plans, and interesting prompts for written responses
For eBooks sources go to Parent Resources > Remote Learning and Home Activities
Social-Emotional
Social-Emotional
HOW DO YOU CLOSE THE SCHOOL YEAR DURING DISTANCE LEARNING? - Activities for the end of the year from facinghistory.org
Second Step - Social-Emotional Learning program that we use at school. Here it is available virtually and updated for covid-19
A Trauma-Informed Approach to Teaching Through Coronavirus - Experts from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network share their recommendations for educators supporting students during the COVID-19 crisis.
Teen Health and Wellness - Rosen’s award-winning digital resource, has been updated to include coronavirus information.
To stay connected, we are inviting students to share their voices through our Personal Story Project. Sharing challenges confronted and overcome, especially now, is more than empowering; it's a way to say, "You are not alone."
"The Children's Psychological Health Center has developed a 102-page guided "first-aid" workbook, 'My Pandemic Story,' for children and teenagers, to encourage mental health, creative expression, learning, and coping. The book includes guidance for families and teachers."
Book for children about the Coronavirus
First Aid for Feelings: A Workbook to Help Kids Cope During the Coronavirus Pandemic - "Denise Daniels, a leading child development expert, has teamed up with Scholastic and the Yale Child Study Center to help children, families, and educators cope during this pandemic. First Aid for Feelings: A Workbook to Help Kids Cope During the Coronavirus Pandemic is a free 16-page downloadable workbook available in English and Spanish."
Science and Math
Science and Math
COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others? - by Smithsonian Science Education Center - COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others? will help you, and your community, understand the science of the virus that causes COVID-19 and other viruses like it.
At Home Math Kit for Young Children - From Stanford's Development and Research in Early Math Education The resources are geared toward children from birth to age 8, but children of all ages will delight in the learning.
Pandemics: The Invisible Enemy Ebook - features important information on pandemics throughout world history. We believe this content will help provide your students and researchers with a deeper understanding of the health and societal impacts of pandemics from a historical perspective.
Virtual Field Trips - From Arizona State University
Resources and Collaboration to Support Teachers and School Communities - From New Visions Science Curriculum
Ology for Teaching at Home - Lessons and activities organized by grade from American Museum of Natural History
National Agriculture in Classroom - Science activities by grade
ELA and Social Studies
ELA and Social Studies
Women Writing History: A Coronavirus Journaling Project | National Women's History Museum
Every woman and girl’s story is important. We invite individuals from all ages, backgrounds, cultures, and socio-economic circumstances to be a part of living history by keeping a journal in 30, 60, 90, 120-day, or any longer OR shorter increments, and contributing their journalistic efforts to the National Women’s History Museum.
"We are living in unprecedented times indeed. History-making times. Times that challenge, burden, and cause many women to re-think and re-imagine the workings of their daily lives. Sociologists and economists warn us that the COVID-19 pandemic is and will disproportionately affect women’s lives more so than men. Whether it’s picking up additional childcare or domestic duties or giving up work to step in and care for vulnerable family members, women are often at the center of these responsibilities."
How Keeping a Pandemic Journal Builds Students’ Historical Thinking Skills and Helps Them Cope
Elizabeth Acevedo Reads Excerpt from Clap When You Land | - Award-winning, bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo reads from her latest novel, CLAP WHEN YOU LAND
Checkology - Everything in our Checkology virtual classroom will be available at no charge for the 2020-21 school year and beyond. You'll be able to create as many student accounts as you want and access Checkology's entire suite of news literacy lessons and enrichments, developing custom courses that fit your students' needs. This affirms our belief that news literacy is a right — and is more important than ever.
The NYCDOE Social Studies Team has curated an outstanding list of high-quality professional learning opportunities and instructional resources being provided by cultural institutions including online history classes for students with New-York Historical Society staff, as well authentic opportunities for students to engage in civics and have access to platforms to speak out about what matters most to them.Social Studies Curated List of PD Opportunities and Instructional Resources. - recommendation from Terri
Coronavirus: Protect Yourself and Stand Against Racism | Facing History and Ourselves - "This Teaching Idea outlines the known facts about COVID-19 and gives students the opportunity to explore instances of discrimination related to this novel strain of coronavirus. Providing students with factually correct information and opportunities to reflect on the consequences of discrimination makes them less likely to participate in coronavirus-inspired racism and encourages them to challenge such othering if, or when, they encounter it."
11 Meaningful Writing Assignments Connected to the Pandemic - From Edutopia
NYS Historical Newspapers - Available for free. Check out the headlines about the Spanish Flu from 1918.
13 Legally Free Digital Queer Books for Your Quarantine Needs - Some of the titles are for youth audience
The Decameron Project - “The Decameron Project aims to empower students to express themselves creatively and share their stories, even amidst school closures and other hardships posed by COVID-19. Our platform enables a community of young writers and readers to come together, no matter how hard the virus tries to keep us apart. At our core, we are a student organization –– by students, for students –– but we’re also partnered with prize-winning authors and distinguished institutions. They share our vision, and their invaluable insight helps us make that vision a reality. If you’re thinking about bringing the project to your school, submitting a story, or just looking to see what we’re about, read on to find all the information you need in one place.”
Activities for Teens during COVID-19 (WorldsAlive.org)- This site has pandemic prompts, daily reflection journal prompts, writing lessons from the likes of Mark Oshiro (Anger is a Gift) and Kelly Yang (Front Desk), make-your-own-book activities, make-you-own-zine activities, read-alouds, writing tips, and videos by popular YA authors:
Newsbank - Offers free access to their databases and lessons
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Password: ncdtempschl1
Access World News Research Collection 2020 – Explore diverse perspectives, topics and trends that align with curricular areas such as English, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Technology, Arts, History and more to foster critical thinking skills. Features reliable, credible information from over 12,000 sources from 196 countries around the world providing local, national and global perspectives on virtually any topic. https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/?p=AWNB
America’s Historical Newspapers – Study significant periods in American history through a timeline-based interface. Complete editions from hundreds of U.S. newspapers provide primary source content covering eras such as the Revolutionary War, Civil War, World War I, Roaring Twenties, Great Depression, World War II, Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam War, Information Age and more. This collection of unique primary sources also supports English Language Arts, Science and more. https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/?p=EANX-NB
ReserachRocket – Support classroom activities and topical research as well as lesson and assignment planning for the K6 space with age appropriate, vetted sources such as, Highlights, Ranger Rick, Ranger Rick JR, Beanz and more. Explore topics, trends and current events that align with curricular areas such as English, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Technology, Arts, History and more. https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/?p=JRKP
NYC Department of Education subscribes to TeachingBooks, an online literacy service. Enjoy the connections below to favorite books and authors.
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Students' Pandemic Journals Could Become Primary Sources
EduHam at Home - It is an extension of the Hamilton Education Program (EduHam), which has served more than 200,000 students across the country since 2016. Through EduHam, students study primary source documents from the Founding Era, learn how Lin-Manuel Miranda used such documents to create the musical Hamilton, and finally create their own original performance pieces based on the same material. EduHam at Home provides a family version of EduHam that can be accomplished outside of a school setting. It will continue to be available through August 2020.
SAFE AT HOME: Celebrating an American Hero, a Jackie Robinson Virtual Learning Hub
This free interactive portal celebrating Jackie Robinson will educate, inspire and challenge students and families with games, arts and crafts, video clips, book readings, and more. There's something for everyone as we stay SAFE AT HOME. Explore readings of Jackie Robinson: American Hero by author Sharon Robinson and CC Sabathia; a behind-the-scenes look at film "42" with director and screenwriter Brian Helgeland; and interactive games and activities. Check it out at Jackie Robinson Legacy Website.
Online Historical Society - Daily lessons and meetings by grades, resources, and more
12 Poets Who Changed the World - ebook
Newsela - Terri's email with all the information for free access
Book Creator App - A special offer for schools affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, and some ideas for using Book Creator for remote learning.
Jason Reynolds, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature connects with Young People at Home through New Video Series and Newsletter, Reynolds’ “GRAB THE MIC.” Initiative Encourages Young People to Tell Their Own Stories
In his new role as National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Jason Reynolds will connect directly with young people online during the coronavirus pandemic, in collaboration with the Library of Congress, the Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader.
On April 14, 2020, Reynolds will debut his first initiative in support of his platform GRAB THE MIC: Tell Your Story—including a monthly newsletter for parents and educators focused on relevant topics of the day and a biweekly video series intended to inspire creativity in young people, titled “Write. Right. Rite.” Both will be hosted on Reynolds’ GRAB THE MIC Resource Guide.
Starting April 14, GRAB THE MIC: Tell Your Story newsletters and videos can be found here:
Instagram: @LibraryCongress
Twitter: @LibraryCongress
Facebook: Library of Congress
“Write. Right. Rite." video series
Every Friday NYPL (New York Public Library) Teens @nyplteens will share book recommendations you can read from home with ebooks. They'll talk to you about how to get a library card from home if you don't have one and share great recommendations. They are on live at 4 p.m. or you can just wander on to their Instagram page. Spend some time on their page because they have some great stuff:
How to Use Garage Band to using the smart piano to create easy and interesting chords and beats!
Tips to fight the depression you might be experiencing due being inside.
How to keep your mind sharp by taking practice tests (SAT and more) with #LearningExpressLibrary.
Visit a college campus virtually
Learn how to make loop beats on Garage Band!
Mad Libs from Penguin Publishers - Interactive lessons, games, and activities combine direct instruction with discovery learning to reinforce essential grammar, reading comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, and study skills in this fun guide to bring Mad Libs into the classroom!
Historical Society Collecting Primary Resources from Students - Youth are invited to keep and share diary entries on their experiences with the Coronavirus pandemic through New-York Historical Society’s History Responds program. Students can record their diaries in whatever form they’d like—digitally, analog, video, voice memo, etc.—and share them with us. They may become a part of the New-York Historical Society’s collection, so future generations can understand the historical moment we are living through.
Diary entries can include whatever feels interesting and important to your students. To get them started, consider the following prompts:
How are you feeling?
What was your day like today?
How was your day affected by Coronavirus?
Has anything changed since yesterday/your last entry?
What ways have you found to cope with this situation?
Setting The Stage for Learning | LATW
LATW’s Setting the Stage for Learning brings free audio recordings of important stage plays to middle and high schools around the world, harnessing the power of professional theatre to deepen students’ understanding of complex literature and subject content.
latw.org
Poetry Sites for Teens:
Favorite Poem Project: American’s Saying Poems They Love
This is a collection of videos of people reading poems and explaining what the poem
means to them.
Poetry Foundation is the publisher of Poetry magazine, that aims to discover and
celebrate the best poetry and distribute it to the largest possible audience. They have a
“Teaching Poetry Online” collection to help teachers with remote learning. Their website
has thousands of searchable poems, as well as poems clustered in subject collections and
audio poems under the “listen” tab.
Poets & Writers magazine is not free, however, student poets will be interested in the
“Writing Contests, Grants & Awards” section that lists contests where they can submit
their poems.
This is an world-wide online poetry community for youth. It is a place that encourages
young people to use poetry to express themselves and “change the world.” Under
RESOURCES, they have Poetry Tips, Poetry Terms, and a section for Teachers.
Poetry 180: A Poem a Day for American High Schools, Hosted by Billy Collins, U.S. Poet
Laureate, 2001-2003, from the Library of Congress
This collection of poems were selected with high school students in mind. Collins talks
about the program how he envisions their use. He also has a useful article “How to Read
a poem Out Loud.” It includes a recorded message and example of a poem read aloud.
The first poem in this collection is called “Introduction to Poetry” by Billy Collins.
This is a free archive of international poetry. The website is searchable by poem, poets,
country and language. They provide the English version as well as the poem in its
original language. The website also has podcasts and articles about poets around the
world.
This is the website of the Academy of American Poets and American Poets Magazine.
They have a collection of over 10,000 searchable poems. They also have “Materials For
Teachers,” which includes poems for kids and teens, lesson plans, essays, and more.
Technology Support
Technology Support
New Form for DIIT ticket - If you or your staff are experiencing technical issues with remote technology, you can submit a Remote Learning Technical Support Ticket Request form for help from DIIT, including the following technical issues:
Google/G-Suite Classroom;
Microsoft Teams;
Office 365;
Application installation/Activation issues;
Profile-related issues; and
Connectivity and device issues.
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