General Academic Support Tools

National School Choice Week: 42 Resources for Schools Shifting Online During Coronavirus - A list of free online resources for schools, educators, and administrators.

1. • Offers platforms for online learning and presentations

   • Offers resources for languages, social studies, STEM, and multi-subjects.

Parlay - An interactive tool that allows for roundtable discussions

• • This resource is recommended as a supplement to the reading/writing students complete in class and is especially helpful for students who thrive in oral communication and struggle with reading/writing

  • A student is invited to the discussion table and will then either read an article or answer a series of questions, which can be planned by the teacher or chosen from a pre-set list

  • Content for the discussions are relevant, robust, and engaging

    • • Students can complete these discussions with little guidance

      • Because s/he is present during the discussions, the teacher can offer additional support when needed

  • Student learning goals are clear and can be measured with a rubric that teachers can populate

Brainpop - Provides students with engaging, informative videos accompanied by activities to supplement their learning in a variety of subjects

With little guidance, students can watch the video, review the activity by answering questions, and take a quiz

• • There are no supplementary resources if the students perform poorly on the quiz

  • Quiz mastery is tracked so teachers can identify trends

Videos can move quickly, so an accompanying note taking tool is highly recommended

Videos have clear instructions and the use of closed captions allows for remediation for ELL and IEP students

EdPuzzle - A practical tool that allows access to thousands of videos on a variety of topics

1. • Teacher can easily cut videos with the most important information, create their own content, add CFU questions to assess student mastery (MC and open-ended), add notes and voice overs, and much more

   • The source of videos vary in quality, and should be vetted accordingly.

   • There are no follow up questions or activities once the video is done playing, so be sure to supplement them with an activity

We Are Teachers + Home School Resources - Both offer a comprehensive list of resources from multiple sources and for various content areas.

Enriching things to do with younger siblings - This resource provides students with engaging and wide-ranging activities to do with their younger siblings at home, but none of the activities should not replace any core content that is taught.

Activities are sorted by age range, cost, educational level, and tech needs

Activities do not have measurable outcomes, ways of assessing mastery, or opportunities for practice.