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Digital Classroom Resources to help Embed Technology and Computer Science:
K-12
Grade-level specific lesson plans and quick activities centered around digital citizenship and online safety. This site also contains reviews of various forms of media, including movies and apps that may be used in the classroom.
K-5
A collection of materials great for the start of the year when teachers are introducing or reintroducing responsible tech care.
Common Sense Digital Wellbeing
6-8
Support students' digital well-being with this set of evidence-based lessons. Each is designed to help them build agency, reduce anxious thoughts, and increase mindfulness related to their tech habits.
2-12
Pixilart is an online drawing application and community of art enthusiasts. Pixilart is a safe website for users of all ages, where users can easily create art for games, entertainment, and education. Note: This website seems to have many ads on the drawing page unless you pay $4.99/month for the pro plan. No account required.
2-12
Piskel is a free online editor for animated sprites & pixel art. Similar to PixilArt, but has a slightly simplified toolbox and can be used to create multi-frame animated GIFs. No ads. No account required.
K-12
A series of fun and colorful tools for students to play and create music. These tools range from very simple, like Rhythm and Kandinsky, to more complicated, such as Song Maker.
PK-5
Doodle3D Transform is a free and open-source web-app that makes designing in 3D easy and fun! Students draw their basic shapes in 2D on the left side of the screen and watch it become a 3D model on the right. They can make further changes to the 3D shape on the right side. Once complete, these files can be exported for use in a 3D printer.
6-12
Tinkercad is a free web app for 3D design, electronics, and coding. Students can build their own models or use pre-loaded figures to create digital dioramas.
K-12
A series of activities centered around diverse perspectives and roles in Computer Science. There are inspirational posters/videos included, and the individuals selected are updated each year.
K-5
A collection of unplugged activities that appear in the CS Fundamentals courses
2-7
Interland: Be Internet Legends empowers younger children to use the web safely and wisely, so they can be confident explorers of the online world.
Typing.com offers a comprehensive curriculum to strengthen student’s typing abilities with a customizable experience for both educators and students.
It is web based and highly effective. TypingClub is (and will always be) free for both individuals and schools. There is an optional paid school edition.
Build and test primary Computing skills with different levels of touch type challenges. Learn and practice typing letters in rows, typing keys on the home row and typing capital letters, apostrophes, slashes and full stops.
K-12
EVERFI helps teachers and schools bring real-world skills to students. Their digital platform offers self-paced online lessons with built-in assessments that are free for schools. Their digital platform offers interactive, game-based lessons to engage students at all ages.
4-8
CS First is an easy-to-use computer science curriculum designed for students in grades 4-8 (ages 9-14) that is free of charge. Teachers use the video content to teach kids coding basics with Scratch for CS First, a special version of the Scratch coding editor inside the CS First website.
K-12
Students will imagine how they can use computer science and leverage their passions in their future careers. They will create posters illustrating their future selves to describe the positive impacts their work will have on others. Students will be able to plan poster content, design posters, and share their posters with others.
The Office of Curriculum and Instruction is releasing two resources to help educators and parents support children in the subjects of Science and Physical Education.
The flyers, A Parent's Guide to the New York State P-12 Science Learning Standards and A Parent’s Guide to the Physical Education Standards, address questions about the new learning standards and connect parents with additional Science and Physical Education resources to support learning at home.
As a free and shareable resource, districts are encouraged to share the flyer in multiple settings or on a variety of platforms. Copies may be distributed through email, linked on a webpage, or printed and shared as part of a welcome packet or at a school function or event. As the resource facilitates dialogue between parents and educators, the flyer is recommended for any situation in which parents and educators interact, such as parent teacher conferences or open houses. Also, both flyers are available in 12 different languages.
These flyers can be referenced on the following webpages:
Science: Parent Resources for Science
Questions related to these resources can be directed to the NYS Education Department's Office of Curriculum and Instruction via email to emscurric@nysed.gov or via telephone to (518) 474-5922.
In gratitude,
NYSED’s Office of Curriculum and Instruction
Recorded Webinar from PBS
Teaching Matters
@SCHOOL ANYTIME Interactive Student Projects
3-10 day student projects for teachers to customize while students learn remotely.
Customize based on ELL, IEP, Standards, Grade Level and Subject
OEEP Brochure FINAL.pdfWSB Outdoor Education Brochure
The Western Suffolk BOCES Outdoor Environmental Education Program is proud to announce that their outdoor education and science programs will be offered virtually and in-school this upcoming year. As always, all programs will be led by highly skilled naturalists and educators. These programs include, but are not limited to, professional development, virtual field trips, and science curriculum support. We are prepared to offer all of our learning lab classes and customizable programs both virtually and in-school. A full list of these programs can be found in the attached brochure. Additionally, if there is a program you would like to run, but do not see it on the list, please do not hesitate to contact us to develop a customized program for you!
NEW VISIONS
Introduction to New Visions Biology Curriculum
Register for these upcoming sessions to work with the New Visions team on getting ready for the coming school year. These sessions are designed for teachers of Living Environment and Biology.
Cross-Content Foundational Unit to Launch the Year
We have developed a cross-content foundational unit (also known as Unit 0) which contains:
materials for synchronous and asynchronous lessons designed to meet specific learning targets for digital skills, digital citizenship and SEL; and
a series of routines to structure student conversations that can be used in any virtual classroom.
For other resources to support instruction on digital skills and SEL, including a Digital Skills Support Binder, check out our resources for launching the school year on our Remote Teaching and Learning site.
UNIT TO LAUNCH THE SCHOOL YEAR
REMOTE TEACHING AND LEARNING SITE
RESOURCES FOR LAUNCHING THE SCHOOL YEAR
Unit 1 Resources & Planning Guidelines
Refer to these planning guides to support on teaching Unit 1 in Biology and Earth & Space Science in a remote/blended context.
EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE UNIT 1 RESOURCES
Did you miss our summer webinars? Access the resources here!
Use the link below to access google folders which contain materials from the summer webinars from Living Environment/Biology and Earth Science/Earth & Space Science
Office Hours with members of the New Visions Science Team
Need some one-on-one time with someone from our team? Schedule an appointment during our new office hours! Use the link below to access our appointment calendars.
The mission of Young Voices for the Planet (YVFP) is to limit and mitigate the magnitude and impacts of climate change by empowering youth, through uplifting and inspiring success stories, to take an essential role in informing themselves, their peers and their communities—becoming leaders and changing laws, changing minds and changing the world.
Our award-winning documentary films feature diverse young role models on the front lines of climate change, reducing the carbon footprint of their homes, schools and communities—while saving money and improving health. California kids ban plastic bags; Florida students save their school $53,000 in energy costs; an 11-year-old German boy plants millions of trees; and a 10-year-old Connecticut girl’s dynamic speeches help shut down a coal-fired power plant. These films along with our Civic Engagement and Democracy Curriculum and professional development for educators, give young people hope and the tools to take action and make a difference—even though they’re still too young to vote!
Webinars
FLORIDA SEA GRANT PRESENTS: BITE-SIZED SCIENCE
The Bite-Sized Science webinar series is presented by UF/IFAS Extension Florida Sea Grant agents. Each webinar will start at 4 pm EST. These webinars will consist of 30-minute presentations, but presenters will stay longer to answer questions as needed. People will need to register for EACH webinar that they would like to participate in. Click on the webinar title to register. Presentations will be recorded, and registrants will be sent a link to view the recordings.
Each day of the week is structured to loosely tie in with one of the Florida Sea Grant focus areas
- Monday: Healthy Coastal habitats (Habitats and Species)
- Tuesday: Fish & Fisheries
- Wednesday: Threats to Coastal habitats/species
- Thursday: Sustainability (including climate change)
- Friday: Aquaculture and seafood
While you are home, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Regional Collaboration Network in conjunction with Woods Hole Sea Grant and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, is offering this series on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 11 EDT during school closures. The series started on March 16 and will go through June 12th, 2020.
Each webinar features a different NOAA expert/topic and a moderated question and answers session throughout so that you can get a peek at what our NOAA scientists do in all the various NOAA offices. These webinars are geared toward grades 2-8 and allow students to connect with scientists. Webinars are streamed via GoToWebinar, are between 45-60 minutes in length, and are recorded. #NOAALive4Kids
Join DiscoverE every Friday at noon eastern time to meet engineers who are working hard to make the world a better place. Your host is Tiffany, a Future City Competition alum and current ninth-grader who lives in Texas.
MEL Science
Conduct hands-on science experiments, explore VR lessons, and learn online, with the help of science teachers
