TOOLS | | | | | |
Adobe | Free Creative Cloud tools offered to students through May 31, 2020 | K-12 Students | https://helpx.adobe.com/enterprise/kb/covid-19-education-labs.html | | |
Comcast | Increasing speeds for internet for low-income families and offering new customers internet essential services for 60 days for free. | Families | www.internetessentials.com | 8558468376 | 8557656995 |
Google Hangouts | Virtual Classrooms free for anyone with access to google suite | K-12 Schools | https://www.blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/distancelearning-covid19 | | |
Zoom | Free videoconferencing tools for schools K-12 | K- 12 schools | https://zoom.us/education | 888.799.9666 | |
CONTENT/CURRICULUM | | | | | |
Age of Learning | Free access to ABC Mouse, Adventure Academy and Reading IQ; Redeem with code: School7771 | K-8 parents, teachers | https://www.ageoflearning.com/schools | | |
BrainPOP | Free access through the end of the year. Multiple subjects and grade levels | K-12 Students, Educators, parents | https://www.brainpop.com/ | | |
CommonLit | Free ELA resources for grades 3-12, including curated mini units and texts that teachers can assign students | 3-12 parents, teachers, districts | https://blog.commonlit.org/free-resources-to-support-teleschool-plans-covid-19-5b3955333e05 | | |
Curriculum Associates | Free printable at home packets and online iReady Math and Reading content | K-8 schools, parents | https://www.curriculumassociates.com/supporting-students-away-from-school | | |
Discovery Education | Online K-12 curriculum; free of charge through end of year | K-12 Schools | https://www.discoveryeducation.com/coronavirus-response/ | | |
Eureka Math, Wit & Wisdom, PhD Science | Free recorded daily lessons of K-12 Eureka Math, K-8 Wit & Wisdom, 3-5 PhD Science starting Wed. 3/18. Many printable downloadable resources | K-12 Schools, parents | https://greatminds.org/resources | | |
Khan Academy | Free. Age-appropriate sample daily schedules, K-12 math content, additional subjects for many grades, SAT-prep. A free webinar for parents on Wed, March 18, at 8:00 pm ET/5:00 pm PT. Recording for those who can not attend. | K-12 parents, educators, and students | https://khanacademy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040167432-How-can-Khan-Academy-be-used-for-remote-learning-during-school-closures- | | |
Newsela | Online curriculum, offering free access to entire suite for remainder of the year | K-12 Schools, parents | https://newsela.com/about/solutions/ | | |
PBS | PBS Kids; parents can sign up for daily newsletter with tips and activities to use a wealth of free resources from PBS | Parents of children ages 2-8 | https://www.pbs.org/parents/ | | |
Quill | Free, interactive online tools to help students in grades 3-12 with writing and grammar. | 3-12 parents, teachers, schools | https://www.quill.org/ | | |
Raz-Kids | Free through end of year; engaging online materials for 29 reading levels; interactive features and quizzes. Includes material for english language learners | K-6 parents, teachers | https://accounts.learninga-z.com/accountsweb/marketing/trial.do?campaign=rkCOVID19Trial | | |
Scholastic Learn at Home | Day by day projects to keep kids reading and learning at home | K-12 parents, teachers | http://teacher.scholastic.com/education/ | | |
ST Math | Free access through June 30. Web-based visual instructional program that leads to deep conceptual understanding of math. | K-8 parents, teachers, schools | https://www.stmath.com/coronavirus | | |
Zearn Math | All curriculum is free during coronovirus school closures. Resource center with instructions to orient teachers, caregivers, and kids to using Zearn | K-5 Schools, parents | https://about.zearn.org/distance-learning | | |
GUIDES/COMPILATIONS | | | | | |
Amazing Educational Resources | Extensive crowd sourced list of free resources (quality not vetted by NewSchools) | K-12 parents, teachers | http://www.amazingeducationalresources.com/ | | |
Brightworks | Distance Learning Plan (this is for the specific school, but may be helpful for school leaders to use as a model) | K-12 Leadership Teams | Distance Learning Plan | | |
Chiefs for Change | Resource list from State and District Agencies | K-12 System Leaders | https://chiefsforchange.org/responding-to-the-coronavirus/ | | |
edmentum | Free resources and webinars for how to support your students during school closures | K-12 Educators | https://www.edmentum.com/ | | |
Edmodo | Online learning platform that has a free subscription through end of year. Have also provided a covid-19 learning toolkit. | K-12 Educators | https://go.edmodo.com/distancelearning/ | | |
EdNavigator | Tips for parents for supporting learning at home | Parents | https://www.ednavigator.com/resources/how-should-parents-prepare-for-coronavirus-school-closures-and-getting-anything-done | | |
Educaton Week | A downloadable guide for schools | K-12 Schools | https://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/responding-to-coronavirus-downloadable-guide-for-schools.html | | |
GreatSchools | Advice for parents and curated resources for all ages and grades, multiple subjects | Parents | https://www.greatschools.org/gk/coronavirus-school-closure-support/ | | |
Instruction Partners | A comprehensive hub for planning for COVID-19 remote instruction | K-12 school and system leaders | https://instructionpartners.org/covid-19-resource-hub-overview | | |
ISTE/EdSurge | Weekly Friday webinars starting March 13 | K-12 Educators | https://events.edsurge.com/webinars/understanding-the-impact-of-coronavirus-on-k-12-education/ | | |
LearnPlatform | Free services to districts and states to help inventory ed tech products, identify gaps and communicate with teachers and families. They are also compiling a list of ed tech offers of support. | Schools, districts and states | https://learnplatform.com/blog/edtech-management/covid19 | | |
One Schoolhouse | Best practice in moving to distance learning | K-12 Educators | https://www.oneschoolhouse.org/covid-19.html | | |
Pace Strategies | Willing to provide pro-bono communications support to schools | K-12 Leadership Teams | https://pacestrategies.org/ | | |
Policy Innovators in Education | Rapid Response document with lots of tips | K-12 Educators | https://pie-network.org/article/rapid-response-coronavirus/ | | |
Stanford | Teaching effectively during times of disruption | K-12 Educators | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ccsudB2vwZ_GJYoKlFzGbtnmftGcXwCIwxzf-jkkoCU/mobilebasic | | |
TNTP | List of online resources for remote learning and tips for educators and parents | K-12 Educators | https://tntp.org/blog/post/resources-for-learning-at-home-when-schools-close | 7182332800 | |
TNTP | Offering a limited number of free planning sessions for school leaders to think through content, staff training plans, and schedules | K-12 Leadership Teams | www.tntp.org | 7182332800 | |