Teaching Resources

• GRIT Rubric - (For student's self-assessing their process)

Multilevel

• Global Day of Design - Maker Projects and Design Challenges
• Canva for Education
• CheggStudy
• Adobe Education Exchange

Elementary & Middle School

• Grades K-4 Student-Centered STEM/DESIGN Challenges

• Freakonomics https://freakonomics.com/
• Moving Economics Online https://community.mru.org/
• EconEd Link https://www.councilforeconed.org/resources/econedlink/
• Geni I Revolution (videogames) https://www.councilforeconed.org/resources/gen-i-revolution/
• Federal Reserve Education https://www.federalreserveeducation.org/
• UC Economics Center https://www.federalreserveeducation.org/
• Teaching K-5 Economics https://www.unomaha.edu/college-of-business-administration/center-for-economic-education/teacher-resources/k-5/k-5-lessons.php
• What gives a dollar bill its value? https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-gives-a-dollar-bill-its-value-doug-levinson
• Take Charge Today https://www.takechargetoday.arizona.edu/
• Next Gen Personal Finance https://www.ngpf.org/
• EduTopia https://www.edutopia.org/financial-literacy-resources-guide
• Young Entrepreneur Institute https://www.youngentrepreneurinstitute.org/k-12-programs/pitch-challenge-overview/
• Ohio Means Jobs: Career Education https://jobseeker.ohiomeansjobs.monster.com
• TV for Economics http://tvforecon.blogspot.com/
• National Stock Market Game
• Practical Money Skills (Applications) http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/play/peter_pigs_money_counter
• Chegg Study https://www.chegg.com/learn/economics/ 

• Wide Open School
• Starfall
• English Media Lab

Multilevel

• Storyline Online
• 25 Sources of Free Public Domain Books
• Core Knowledge

Multilevel

• Spanish Children's Stories

Multilevel

• Teaching During COVID-19 Facebook Group - Teachers sharing ideas with other teachers https://www.facebook.com/groups/259567351732867/
• SplashCircle Facebook Group - A group for parents and teachers sponsored by Splash Learn https://www.facebook.com/groups/splashcircle
• Chicago Public Schools Enrichment Learning Resources https://cps.edu/Pages/EnrichmentLearningResources.aspx
• Khan Academy
• Scholastic Learn at Home- Daily activities broken up into PreK/K, Grades 1 & 2, Grades 3-5, and Grades 6+ https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
• An Expansive Listing of E-learning Companies Offering Free Subscriptions due to School Closing http://www.amazingeducationalresources.com/
• School Library Journal's Free Tools for Online Teaching https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=free-resources-tools-for-online-teaching-and-learning-during-school-closures-COVID19-coronavirus
• NextLesson - 50 Free Projects/Activities of varying subjects and age groups. https://www.nextlesson.org/resources/price-free
• INFOOhio - Ohio's PreK-12 Digital Library https://www.infohio.org/
• Project Gutenberg - Free eBooks https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
• ListenWise - podcast lessons for a variety of subjects https://listenwise.com/#
• Stop Learning Loss https://www.stoplearningloss.org/contents/
• Uof I Learn Away https://learnaway.education.illinois.edu/
• The Learning Ally Audiobook Solution https://learningally.org/Solutions-for-School/Educator-Blog/at-risk-students-given-free-access-to-essential-education-solutions

Early Childhood Education

• Kohl Children's Museum Home Zone https://www.kohlchildrensmuseum.org/home-zone-steam-childrens-museum-activities-for-home/

Elementary & Middle School

• Wide Open School - free collection of the best online learning experiences for kids curated by the editors at Common Sense Media https://wideopenschool.org/
• Genius Hour Journal (a do-it-from home PPT) https://www.dropbox.com/s/pueorky51xg3n27/Genius%20Hour%20Journal.pptx?dl=0
• Story Time from Space https://storytimefromspace.com/

High School

• CheggStudy https://www.chegg.com/learn 

• Zoom
• WebEx Meetings

Elementary & Middle School

• Genius Hour Journal (A do-it-from home PPT)
• Summit Project Based Learning - Full PBL Units Connected to Standards

High School

• Genius Hour Journal (a do-it-from home PPT)
• Summit Project Based Learning - Full PBL Units Connected to Standards

General Multilevel

• CSS Resources for Navigating Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) https://www.socialstudies.org/ncss-covid19-resources
• History for Kids https://www.historyforkids.net/
• iCivics https://www.icivics.org/
• News Literacy Project https://newslit.org/coronavirus/
• Newslea https://newsela.com/
• Core Knowledge https://www.coreknowledge.org/curriculum/download-curriculum/

Geography

• National Geographic https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/
• Teaching the Sustainable Development Goals http://www.teachsdgs.org/
• Google Earth https://www.google.com/earth/education/
• Maps in K-12 Classes https://publications.newberry.org/k12maps/
• American Geographic Society https://americangeo.org/
• The True Size: Examining Maps App https://www.wired.com/2016/06/handy-applet-will-remind-distorted-maps/
• PBS Global Connections http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/themes/religion/index.html
• iEARN https://iearn.org/
• TakingItGlobal https://www.tigweb.org/
• Skype in the Classroom https://education.skype.com/
• Newspapers from Around the World http://www.world-newspapers.com/
• Newseum-Front Pages https://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages
• Global Education Resources https://www.globaleducation.edu.au/resources-gallery/resource-gallery-teaching-activities.html
• Facing the Future https://www.facingthefuture.org/
• Global Education Collaborative http://globaleducation.ning.com/
• Globalization 101 http://www.globalization101.org/
• Asia for Educators http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/
• GapMinder http://www.gapminder.org/
• World Mapper https://worldmapper.org/

Government and Civics

• iCivics: Videogames https://www.icivics.org/
• Annenberg Classroom https://www.annenbergclassroom.org/
• Pros & Cons of Controversial Issues
• Factcheck.org https://www.factcheck.org/
• C3Teachers.org http://www.c3teachers.org/
• World’s Constitutions https://www.constituteproject.org/
• Center for Civic Education https://www.civiced.org/
• Teacher Vision https://www.teachervision.com/subjects/social-studies-history/us-government
• Ted Talks & Government https://ed.ted.com/series/government-declassified
• PBS NewsHour for Kids https://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/
• Time for Kids https://www.timeforkids.com/
• Teaching Tolerance https://www.tolerance.org/
• News Literacy Project https://newslit.org/
• NYTimes Current Events https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/learning-current-events
• PBS Learning https://ideastream.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/b524a08e-a487-43f3-926a-1a4e87be657a/the-united-nations-lesson-plan-gt
• Popular and Electoral College Data Results, 1789-2008 https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/
• The Living Room Candidate http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/
• Newsela https://newsela.com/
• Civics Renewal https://www.civicsrenewalnetwork.org/featured/teaching-reconstruction-amendments/
• I Side With https://www.isidewith.com/
• Constitutional Rights Foundation https://www.crf-usa.org/curriculum/?fbclid=IwAR1d5K6harqLSrb6Vlbh7H-MDYGtcHhgHG2ZsviRi7ZuIngBn98P3XpZkFQ

History - US and World

• Reading Like a Historian https://sheg.stanford.edu/history-lessons
• C3 Teachers http://www.c3teachers.org/inquiries/
• Smithsonian https://www.commonsense.org/education/website/smithsonians-history-explorer
• Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/teachers/
• Beyond the Bubble https://sheg.stanford.edu/history-assessments
• Zinn Project https://www.zinnedproject.org/
• US Holocaust Memorial & Museum https://www.ushmm.org/learn
• Constitution Center https://constitutioncenter.org/
• Crash Course History Videos https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse
• Teaching History https://teachinghistory.org/
• Facing History https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/teaching-strategies
• NCSS Lesson Plans & Kids Books https://www.socialstudies.org/publications/notables
• Teaching Tolerance https://www.tolerance.org/
• Black Lives Matter Syllabus http://www.blacklivesmattersyllabus.com/
• History Unerased (LGBTQ+ History) https://unerased.org
• History Channel - This Day in History https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history
• NYTimes 1619 Project https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html
• Medieval Sourcebook http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html
• U.S. National Archives https://www.archives.gov/education
• Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History https://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection
• National Museum of the American Indian https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360
• Women in World History http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/
• EDSITEment: Nat. Endowment for the Humanities https://edsitement.neh.gov/?fbclid=IwAR2Mc7UIT8Gb94POH08dmH03Q1WG1V3ArR42b_bfAemAsKmZSEAWBwFcYaU
• Teach Rock (US History) https://teachrock.org/lesson/the-journey-to-marriage-equality-in-the-united-states/
• Ohio History Connection https://www.ohiohistory.org/learnathome
• New American History https://learn.newamericanhistory.org
• History for Kids (Gr. K-5) https://www.historyforkids.net/
• White House Historical Association https://www.whitehousehistory.org/rubenstein-center

• IRIS Modules — cover a lot of wonderful inclusive teaching practices which often include technology and distance learning accommodations (e.g., high leverage practices, FBA/BIP, assistive tech, IEP development)
• eLearning Industry The Use of Technology in Special Education
• Reading Strategies and Activities for Students at Risk for Reading Difficulties, Including Dyslexia
• Webinar on Online Education and Website Accessibility
• National Center on Disability and Access to Education
• Stop Learning Loss — Special Education Resources 
• Teach Town — Exceptional Solutions for Exceptional Students

Multilevel

• 12 Famous Museums and Galleries Offering Virtual Tours
• Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems