Homeroom Resources
What is the Homeroom?
Once you begin exploring InfoCenter, you’ll notice that Period 1 is Homeroom. Homeroom is where students do the following:
Access a wide range of curriculum resources
Submit Bi-Weekly Learning Plans, Submissions and Learning Assessments to your homeroom teacher
Note: All k-6 students within a family are assigned to the same Homeroom teacher. You will receive an email and phone call from your teacher before school begins.
What Homeroom Resources are available to TTA students?
Each student in Tech Trep Academy is provided a FREE comprehensive state standards-aligned curriculum. This curriculum is provided through several online resources, including; BrainPop, BrainPop Jr., Generation Genius, Kahn Academy, and more. Used alone, these resources provide a thorough comprehensive foundation for math, language arts, science, and social studies. Login Information can be found in Homeroom.
Tech Trep Academy provides every enrolled student in Kindergarten through 6th grade with access to this comprehensive core curriculum. We hope you will take advantage of these great opportunities to enrich your student’s Homeroom experience. The curriculum available from Homeroom Resources are in these categories:
Free Homeroom Resources
Optional Homeroom Resources (Group Buys)
Tech Trep Direct Classes
Types of Homeroom Resources
Each student in our program is provided a FREE Comprehensive Curriculum that aligns to State Standards. This option can be found as the first option listed when choosing your student’s course in Schedule Builder.
If you select this option, you may choose to use the FREE programs that are provided AND you may choose other supplemental curriculum to add. This course was previously called “Custom Built”. There are no fees deducted from a student’s funding allotment when choosing this first option.
The following resources are provided for all Kindergarten through 8th-grade students. Tech Trep Academy has a large number of optional homeroom resources for you to purchase with our group discount also.
Free Homeroom Resources – K–8
The Free Homeroom Resources are provided at NO COST and are not deducted from a student’s supplemental learning resources. See the list of Free Homeroom Resources below.
Optional Homeroom Resources – K–8
The Optional Homeroom Resources (Group Buys) are deducted from your supplemental learning resources. Each student may choose as few or as many of the offerings as desired. These courses are provided as group buys coordinated by Tech Trep Academy. NOTE: If any program does not have the minimum number of students sign up, families will be contacted and that resource will be removed. These options may not be fully comprehensive but can be used to supplement your other curriculum.
Tech Trep Direct Courses
If you choose a different Tech Trep Academy Direct course in the place of the FREE curriculum, there is a fee listed which will be deducted directly from the student’s funding allotment. We’ll register your student, pay for the class, and send you the login information in August. These other course offerings use a comprehensive state standards-aligned curriculum.
Signing Up for Homeroom Resources
FREE and OPTIONAL RESOURCE SIGNUPS:
To sign up for the optional homeroom resources, log in to InfoCenter, and select the red homeroom button, scroll down and you will see two blue bars. The first blue bar is the Homeroom Resources that are provided FREE to everyone. Login information will be added in August for most resources. Brainpop, Generation Genius, and Learn360 are available now.
The second blue bar is the Optional Homeroom Resources. Each resource has a cost that will be taken out of your student's supplemental learning funds. To request a resource, please scroll to the bottom of the page. You will see a pink button that says "Select optional homeroom resources." When you click that button, it will open a new page where you can select a student's name and any of the resources you would like for that student. You can come back and add additional resources until Aug 15th. After that date, resources will be available on a space-available basis. If you select a resource in error, please contact resources@techtrepacademy.com within 3 days to have it removed. After 3 days, it will only be able to be removed if we have not already ordered it for you or if we can transfer it to another student.
Resources will be set up AFTER August 15th and logins will be posted on the Homeroom Resource page when possible or emailed to families. With the large number of resources available this year, it will take our team a few weeks to get everything up and running. We will be working with companies to fill orders as quickly as possible. It will be September before many are fully set up.
If you have already ordered resources please go into InfoCenter and verify that the resources that you ordered are the ones that you still want. We are still working on setting up our box subscriptions for Kiwi Crate and Mel Science along with a few other resources. Please check back in August.
High School students have comprehensive state standards-aligned curriculum also! Choose from our many HS Anchor Classes. Each class is designed to allow students to set their own pace (within the semester) and choose how they will demonstrate their learning.
Learn more about out fantastic High School Program.
Grades 3-8
Can only be used for Science and Social Studies Portfolio Submissions grades K-5
A collection of short videos and activities on a wide variety of topics.
Login Information:
Found under Homeroom Resources in Infocenter
*Click: Keep using shared account
Grades K-3
Can only be used for Science and Social Studies Portfolio Submissions grades K-5
A collection of short videos and activities on a wide variety of topics.
Login Information:
Found under Homeroom Resources in Infocenter
*Click: Keep using shared account
Available from 8-3 weekdays
Reading books at a variety of levels- has books that cover all core subjects
Ebook and Audiobook library available during school hours. Class codes will be sent to you by your Homeroom Teacher in late August and early September.
Login Information:
Sent out from your Homeroom Teacher
Grades K-8
Standards aligned video based lessons for elementary students
Science & Math
Standards aligned video based science & math lessons for elementary students K-8.
Login Information:
Found under Homeroom Resources in Infocenter
Grades: K-8
Math +
A comprehensive math program with videos and exercises. Khan Academy also has coding, Science, reading and Language Arts and History classes.
Login Information:
Sent out by your Homeroom Teacher
Grades K-12
All Core Subjects +
Teachers, students, and parents can access more than 164,000 media resources on any Internet-enabled device, anytime, anywhere, and engaging content landing pages make it easy to find the wealth of videos, interactives, 20,000 printable lessons, audio content, and maps and flags.
Login Information:
Found under Homeroom Resources in Infocenter
Elective: Spanish
Georgia Public Broadcasting's award-winning Spanish language series for young learners in kindergarten through the third grade.
Puppets in familiar stories, digital graphics, and animation teach the language.
Login Information:
Found under Homeroom Resources in Infocenter
SORA is an app that allows students can read ebooks and listen to audiobooks.
It also can be paired with your public library to have access to more books through the app.
Tech Trep Academy is working to bring Sora to our students this school year.
We will let you know when it becomes available
Grades: K-8
Math
Weekly math puzzles that provide problems that give students the opportunity to improve their skills in a thoughtful and systematic way.
By the end of the year, kids who use these worksheets each week will have done thousands of problems designed to help them become better in math.
Login Information:
Found under Homeroom Resources in Infocenter
Teach Your Monster To Read
Grades: K-2
Reading and Phonics
Online phonics and reading games for young learners
Computer use: FREE
Mobile App cost: $6
Totally worth it
Ideal for Kindergarten and first-grade students
Great for struggling second-grade readers
Login Information:
Sent out by your Homeroom Teacher
Please start on the Instructions Tab
Follow the steps 1-3
Look at tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet
Choose a day from those tabs
There are several days to choose from
Try not to choose the same day
Double-check your time and time zone
Schedule with a Direct Order Specialist
Make sure to choose one who has listed next to their name:
All States
IN
Anything costing over 30,000 points will need to be approved
Please fill out this form:
Ages 2-8
Price is for up to 3 licenses and subject to reduce depending on enrollment numbers
Supplemental Resource
Grades K-8
ELA/Reading
Comprehension tests on popular books, often used in public schools. Parents will be set up as teachers.
Accelerated Reader doesn’t include “books.” Renaissance creates Accelerated Reader quizzes for most fiction and nonfiction trade books as well as curated nonfiction articles.
We currently have almost 200,000 quizzes in our database (10,000 are in Spanish), and we add thousands more each year, for classic literature, award winners, long-time favorites, and many of today’s most popular titles.
Our quiz writers research the latest titles and write quizzes every week. Check out Renaissance Accelerated Reader Bookfinder® to see if we have a quiz for your child’s favorite book.
If it’s not there, click the Suggest Quizzes link. We’ll be happy to add it to our list!
As students develop in-demand digital skills with these tools, they also learn how to express their ideas in more visually compelling ways. So they can make the world take notice.
Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe Premium Pro, and Acrobat
Can be used on up to 3 devices.
Ages 8-13
Price is for up to 3 licenses and subject to reduce depending on enrollment numbers
Supplemental Resource
This is an supplement to learning, not a full curriculum. The program lets kids explore what they are interested in and does not place students at a specific grade level to work from or grade level progression.
Game play:
Students earn experience points and "coins" by completing learning activities (i.e. completing tasks in a particular order, solving a problem, answering questions, watching a short video, etc.)
They unlock new parts of the game or items for their avatar or house when they "level up" through accomplishing different tasks or lessons.
Grades 3-12
Math
Subscription length varies from 7-12 months depending on when the student's account is set up
Online math program for 3rd grade and up. Students can work through multiple grade levels in one year. Reading intensive.
All students will start with a placement test. We recommend that students who score lower than 15% be moved down a grade and students who score higher than 85% be moved up a grade.
Ages 8-13
Math
The digital practice includes games, problems, and puzzles divided into chapters and units that follow the same sequence found in the Beast Academy book series.
It is a full online curriculum that helps young students master fundamental math concepts with interactive practice and challenges, as well as detailed progress reporting.
Because the program includes challenging problems, Beast Academy generally recommends that students start about a level "behind" their current grade level. A student who is 8 or 9 years old, for example, should likely start with Beast Academy Level 2.
Subscription length lasts 1 year from account activation
Extra-curricular
Social and Emotional Learning Games help students practice and improve their social and emotional skills.
Zoo Academy, Zoo U, SS GRIN, Hall of Heroes, and Stories in Motion are interactive online programs in which students practice social and emotional skills through fun challenges.
Some skills that are addressed and improved in the games are impulse control, following directions, time management, communication skills, and appropriate social interactions.
Centervention programs are leveled by grade.
There is also a separate program for children with autism.
Intoductory Coding: Extracurricular
CodeMonkey is a leading educational game-based environment where millions of students learn to code in a real programming language.
Their platform fosters the development of executive functioning skills, such as problem-solving and planning as well as geometric and mathematical thinking.
Grades K-12
Math
Online math program for kindergarten through high school. This curriculum is taught by an Australian math teacher Patrick Murray.
It is a core math program and can also be used as a supplemental resource with your current math curriculum.
Grades PreK-8
Math
DreamBox is an online math program with individualized lessons to keep students engaged.
DreamBox dynamically adjusts to students’ actions, meeting them at the right level–with personalized instruction that promotes student decision-making and strategy development in real time.
Available in English and Spanish!
Grades 2-8
Reading
Dreamscape is an engaging reading game for Grades 2-8. Combining strategy, engagement, and imaginative reading passages to create a fun curriculum-aligned literacy game.
Grades K-8
All Subjects
Education.com is a comprehensive library of K-8 resources for learning at home or in a classroom.
There is something for everyone. With the school membership, parents have full access to everything Education.com has to offer including tracking your student’s progress, interactive games, lesson plans, and worksheets.
It is a wonderful supplemental site for engaging your students.
Grades K-5
Extracurricular
Education.com is a comprehensive library of K-8 resources for learning at home or in a classroom. There is something for everyone.
With the school membership, parents have full access to everything Education.com has to offer including tracking your student’s progress, interactive games, lesson plans, and worksheets.
It is a wonderful supplemental site for engaging your students. You can find a lesson and corresponding worksheet in Learning Goals.
Teacher File Box by Evan-Moor is a lesson library that has a great selection of tools and resources to help your students learn.
They offer daily practice sheets, eBooks, interactive games, and interactive lessons, including instructional videos to help with a variety of subjects.
Individual accounts come with full access to TeacherFileBox resources and interactive tools.
In Exact Path, all students automatically receive a personalized learning path of pedagogically sound, self-paced curriculum.
The 100% mobile-optimized, direct instruction, and activities use a mastery learning approach to adapt to each student's needs and remediate with prerequisite Building Blocks as needed.
Research confirms that students who complete at least 8 skills show significant learning gains and with an investment of at least 20 minutes per session and 40-60 minutes per week per subject, students will be on their way to improving academic achievement!
This resource also includes worksheets available in the program.
Grades K-2
All Subjects
An online collection of standards-aligned hip-hop videos, covering over 600 topics in all K-12 subject areas.
The hip-hop videos and instructional activities promote literacy, build vocabulary and spark creativity.
Grades 3-5
Math
Frax stops the fractions struggle and puts students on a path to ongoing success in higher mathematics.
Game-based and story-driven, the adaptive system meets students where they are and unlocks new games, challenges, and rewards for their efforts. Foundations I includes 27 story-driven missions.
Each mission includes 3 to 4 activities, with 20–30 minutes of instruction per mission.
It also contains student rewards (tokens, milestones, and a customizable ship cabin).
Grades 2-8
Reading comprehension & reading
Two programs in one. Headsprout is a phonics based reading program, followed by reading comprehension lessons.
Raz Kids is a leveled reader program where students listen to a story, read it, then answer comprehension questions about it. This program is great for 2nd and up, but can also be used by students as young as K.
It requires more mouse control than Reading Eggs and moves faster.
Grades: PreK - 12
Full curriculum
Online standards based program covering grades Pre K to 12. Students answer questions on topics to show mastery.
Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, & Spanish
Grades K-8
Science & Social Studies
Library of over 2,000 visually stunning science and social studies articles on any internet-enabled device.
This resource is a school account and we will be unable to assign quizzes for individual students.
If this feature is important to you please consider purchasing this resource on your own.
STEAM
Ages 2-16:
Koala (ages 2-4)
Kiwi (ages 5-8)
Atlas (ages 6-11)
Doodle (ages 9-16+)
Tinker (ages 9-16+)
Ages 14+:
Eureka Crate (ages 14-104)
Maker Crate (ages 14-104)
KiwiCo empowers kids to explore, create, and learn with hands-on kits delivered monthly to your home.
Safety tested, research-backed, designed by experts, and Montessori inspired.
Subscription lasts 1 year from purchase of subscription
We are sorry we are not able to offer a 3, 6, or 9-month subscription
PreK - Grade 5
Reading
Lexia Core5 Reading is an adaptive, blended learning program that accelerates the development and literacy skills for students of all abilities.
This is done with differentiated literacy instruction for students in grades PreK-5. Lexia’s research-proven program provides explicit, systematic, and personalized learning in the six areas of reading instructions. It is also great at targeting skill gaps as they emerge.
This program uses online, interactive activities as well as offline work to help students learn to read so they can then read to learn.
Grades 6-12
Literacy
Accelerates literacy gains for students in grades 6–12 who are at risk of not meeting College- and Career-Ready Standards.
Proven to be up to five times as effective as the average middle school reading intervention, PowerUp enables students to make multiple years of growth in a single academic year
Ages 5 to 16
Mathletics is an engaging online math program that is perfect for hybrid classrooms and home learning. Students participate in practice and fluency activities to help challenge thinking and problem-solving.
Learning is rewarded with certificates and points. By blending intrinsic and extrinsic motivations and rewards, and using best-practice theories of gamified learning, Mathletics keeps students engaged with math.
Grades K-3rd
Math
Mathseeds teaches kids ages 3-9 the core math and problem-solving skills needed to be successful at school with fun, highly interactive, and rewarding lessons.
Mathseeds combines highly structured lessons with fun motivational elements that keep children engaged and keen to learn.
Microsoft Office Apps
Included for Minecraft Direct TTA Class
This service can be requested at a discounted rate through a group buy purchase.
Minecraft Multiplayer Server
Minecraft players, both Java and Bedrock (Windows 10 and Pocket Edition) are invited to join our Multiplayer Minecraft Servers.
These servers are whitelisted only teacher-moderated worlds exclusively for Tech Trep Academy students and siblings and will run from September 1 to July 15.
Our moderating teacher will be available for office hours each week, except during scheduled TTA holidays, to further support Minecraft players and parents.
Each student will need to register for this resource individually (no family shared access).
Please read the full in-depth resource description in the linked document prior to requesting this resource.
*A Minecraft account is required for access, but not included in this resource.*
Grades 3-12
Writing program
MIWrite is a writing program to help students in grades 3-12 improve writing through practice and feedback.
It includes an automated essay scoring engine, which instantly reviews essays and provides feedback and recommendations based on the six traits of writing.
MIWrite also provides interactive lessons to teach various writing skills.
Grades K-8
All Core Subjects
MobyMax is a standards-aligned curriculum for K-8 which is designed to find and fix learning gaps, personalize and differentiate learning, and show student growth.
MobyMax helps struggling learners quickly catch up to grade level and closes learning gaps for students.
An account will include access to English, Math, Social Studies, and Science.
Math
Self-paced courses
Class levels start at Pre-Algebra
Please reach out to resources@techtrepacademy.com for more information and the school coupon code.
You can also submit a receipt for reimbursement.
They also offer live classes and tutoring at an additional cost that must be registered for on your own.
Live classes fill up quickly and start in early August.
Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry
Grades K-5
Science
Offers open-and-go lessons that inspire kids to love science. The hook, visuals, and activity have all been prepared for you.
Mystery Science can only be purchased in one large order before September.
Once this order is placed we are unable to add requests.
You must have a current membership or have signed up for the free trial in order to link the new subscription.
They also have No-Prep activities with no printouts
Grades K-5
Reading & Spelling
Specifically created for students w/dyslexia
Nessy programs are designed to help students of all abilities learn to read, write, spell and type, especially those who learn differently, including:
Mainstream
EAL
Education at home
Students with dyslexia
Grades K-8
Writing Program
Inspire a love of writing with our online writing tool, class blog and interactive lessons.
By providing thousands of fun and engaging lessons, challenges, and games, Night Zookeeper helps children to learn new words, use them in sentences, and then create amazing pieces of writing that are shared with children from around the world.
They receive feedback from our team of tutors as well as other children that highlight where they can improve. In-game awards and competitions keep them motivated to continue to learn and progress.
Grades K-3
Electives
Teach your kids the fundamentals of music. More than 550 video lessons, sheet music, and lesson plans. Your student will learn pitch development through songs, games, and activities about the music notes. Lessons help build rhythmic development, listening, and aural comprehension skills and help students play their first instrument.
Not included in this membership and can be purchased separately:
Deskbells,
xylophone,
recorder, or
Ukulele
This membership is for the new Prodigies Academy school account launching on August 3rd.
Grades 1-8
Math
Game based math practice. Content is the same as the free program, but students with the paid option can level up faster and access more game options.
Subscriptions are for 12 months from when the account was activated.
Grades 3-12
Writing
Quill is a web-based tool that provides personalized, interactive writing and grammar activities. Quill features over 150 activities.
Writing and grammar activities for elementary through high school. Quill will be included in TTA writing workshops.
Prek-1st
(2nd if they need a little extra help)Phonics & Reading
This is a great phonics and reading program, especially for younger students.
Reading Eggs is a dynamic 4-in-1 literacy solution for pre-K through 6th grade with special focus on Fast Phonics (K-2), Reading Eggs (K-2), Reading Eggspress (K-5) and the ebook library all included in one subscription. Educational content is built upon the five essential pillars of reading—phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and fluency built into learner motivation with friendly characters, games, and rewards keep students laughing and learning.
Grades 1-5
Reading
- Not great for independent work with 1st
- Not overly rigorous for older grades
The Reading Eggspress program can be used by struggling readers up to about 5th grade.
Grades 2+
Reflex Math is an adaptive and individualized game-based program for mastering basic facts for grades 2+ (per company recommendation):
addition
subtraction
multiplication
division
Full of games that students love, Reflex takes students at every level and helps them quickly gain math fact fluency and confidence.
Grades Prek-2
Up to 3 students per license
Literacy
Combining strategy, engagement, and imaginative reading passages to create a fun curriculum-aligned literacy game!
Grades PreK-8
Math
A visual instruction math program good for students who struggle with reading.
It’s a PreK-8 visual instructional program that leverages the brain's innate spatial-temporal reasoning ability to solve mathematical problems.
ST Math’s unique, patented approach provides students with equitable access to learning through challenging puzzles, non-routine problem solving, and informative feedback.
With ST Math, students build deep conceptual understanding, and schools see proven, repeatable results.
If you would like a family account for up to 10 students you can find more information HERE.
*ST Math is currently FREE until June 2022 as a COVID benefit
Grades K-8
Available in Spanish
Math, Language Arts, Science, & Social Studies
Standards aligned program that is great for showing mastery of power learning goals. Each standard has a lesson followed by a 10 question quiz for a student to show mastery.
Math: 2-8th grade
Spelling: 2- 6th grade
LA: 2-5th grade
Supplemental game based Math/Language Arts program
Sumdog is a game-based practice program for Math and Language Arts skills. Students play against other students in a live format. It adapts to each individual, using engaging game-based learning to motivate and build confidence.
Foreign Language
With our program, you learn a foreign language as a family the same way you learned your first: talking as life happens!
We know parents are the most successful language teachers in the world. (Who taught your kids to talk?)
With TalkBox.Mom, you go beyond your child(ren) learning grammar and vocabulary. You actually have your entire family using your dream language every single day.
Afterall, languages are meant to be used (not just conjugated), so you and your family can do more good in the world, connect with other cultures as you travel, and expand your work and educational opportunities.
Grades 6-8
Supplemental
An online news source that brings relevant current events and primary sources to students. All of the content is written by the editors of TIME and TIME for Kids and geared specifically for middle school students. Access the content online from any device. From engaging nonfiction text and a 90-year archive of primary sources to formative assessments, TIME/Edge has a lot to offer!
Ages 7 to Adult
Language Arts: Spelling & Reading
A highly accessible typing program that teaches spelling and reading.
Suitable for students with dyslexia.
The main course is modular in design and contains 24 levels with 31 modules in each level. A module typically takes a few minutes to complete.
Student success is encouraged by immediate feedback and positive reinforcement. This feedback includes a score that is based on completion rates and accuracy, not speed or time taken. Learners can earn points toward trophies and certificates.
This is a new resource this year. Please consider visiting the website and requesting a demo to see if it will be a good fit for your student.
Extracurricular
Ages 7+
TypingClub is web based, and highly effective, it is (and will always be) free for both individuals and schools. This is an optional paid school edition which is ad free.
Middle & High School
Extracurricular: Spanish and French Language Learning
Learn Spanish and French in this three-year language program based on the Natural Language Acquisition Sequence. It imitates the natural means by which one learns one’s native language, first laying a strong oral foundation to ensure that students actually learn to speak their new language, before moving on to elementary reading and then finally to writing.
Ages 2-8
All subjects
Wonderful interactive video-books to encourage students to read. Words are highlighted as the book is read aloud so the student can follow along.
Many of the stories are focused on character building and positive messages. There are great lesson plans and resources to accompany the books and enhance the reading experience.
Geared towards K-3 but older kids would enjoy the stories as well.
PreK - 2nd Grades
All subjects
Individualized Pre-K to 2nd-grade instruction. Personalized learning software adapts automatically to give each student a unique learning experience tailored to his or her own skill level and pace, making it ideal for all of your early learners. This program includes math, science, and reading.
Welcome to the K-8 Course Catalog for Tech Trep Academy. We are committed to helping parents personalize an educational plan for each of their students! In addition to the flexible at-home curriculum and resources we offer, there are a variety of virtual and in-person classes, clubs, and programs. Explore all of the different programs and classes using the menu bar at the top of the page!
Grades 3-8
Writer’s Workshop is a weekly interactive virtual class led by Tech Trep teachers for grades 3-8.
The workshop will be held weekly from September 20th to April 30th except for holiday breaks.
Over the course of the school year students will:
Practice the main genres of writing from the state standards during weekly mini-lessons.
Use MIWrite (writing/editing program), ReadWorks (reading/writing comprehension program), and Fanschool (classroom blog) - all included in the cost of the class.
Receive weekly individualized feedback and support from a teacher (through one on one conferencing).
Have the opportunity to share and publish their writing with other Tech Trep students on a safe blog (Fanschool).
Prepare and feel more confident for the writing portion of the ISAT.
Have fun improving their writing skills as they share and interact with teachers and other students.
Grades K-5
Classes have 45-60 minutes of live instruction each week for 28 weeks of the school year.
Students are given optional activities and assignments to complete before and after each lesson to reinforce the concepts and use as their InfoCenter upload.
The Virtual Teacher is available to give feedback on student work if desired.
Each student will enroll in an Learning Management System (LMS), See Saw (1st-4th) or Schoology (5th grade), so all materials and communication happens through those platforms. No emails to miss!