Education Resources

Teaching Resources

COVID-19

• Explaining COVID-19 Flipchart Story

For Educators

(See Preparing to Work Virtually Resouces)

• ABC Mouse - Free 30 day subscription granting access for course curriculum for 2nd-8th graders

• Teach For America - Innovations in Virtual Learning

• Meeting Pulse - Live audience platform free for teachers through Sept 1

For Parents/expecting parents

• Curiosity Steam - Kid-friendly documentaries available for $12 for 1 year during pandemic

• Virtual Support Group for Pregnant Women and New Moms

Virtual Field Trips

• Only In Your State: NJ online virtual visits

For Kids!

• This Digital Harry Potter Escape Room Lets You Visit Hogwarts From Your Couch

• Switcheroo Zoo – Watch, listen and play games to learn all about amazing animals.

• Fun Brain – Play games while practicing math and reading skills.

• Nat Geo for Kids – Learn all about geography and fascinating animals.

• PBS Kids – Hand out with your favorite characters, all while learning.

• Into the Book – Go “into the book” to play games that practice reading strategies.

• Star Fall – Practice your phonics skills with these read-along stories.

• Seussville – Read, play games, and hang out with Dr. Seuss and his friends.

• Storyline Online – Have some of your favorite stories read to you by movie stars!

• ABC Ya – Practice Math and reading skills all while playing games!

• Highlights Kids – Read, play games, and conduct cool science experiments!

• Coolmathgames - The name says it all! Fun math online games.

Educational Enrichment all ages

• Brain Pop - Animated educational videos.

• Virtual Field Trips - Travel to museums and major sites virtually!

• Khan Academy - Educational training videos.

• Quizlet- Educational quizzes, flash cards and games.

Education for Adults (advanced)

• Yale is offering its most popular course online free

• MIT Open Source Courses - Courses for Adults from MIT

• Class Central - Courses for Adults from universities

• edX - Courses for Adults from EdX

Digital Skills Courses

Online courses

• Grow.google - Courses on how to use Google suite (google docs, drive, etc)

• Class Central - Online digital literacy courses

• GCFlearnfree.org - Skills for Microsoft Office (Please note that we are not able to offer Microsoft Office on most)

• https://techprep.org/

• https://www.class-central.com/tag/digital-literacy

• https://www.everyoneon.org/digital-learning?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Coding Programs for Youth

• Girls who code - Free summer programs and after-school clubs for teen girls.

Source: DINJ, Union County CNA