Learning-at-Home Resources for Districts

Arts (Dance, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts) Resources

DANCE

• ARTSEDGE
  The Kennedy Center's free digital learning platform for arts education. Our resources-- including lesson plans, guides, audio stories, video clips, etc.

• Dance Teacher's Tool Kit
  There are three main sections to the site – teaching and learning resources, planning tools to support curriculum development

• Dance Teaching Ideas
  Creative Dance Teaching Ideas and Resources

• National Dance Education Organization
  NDEO provides professional development, networking forums, honor societies, journals, research and advocacy tools for teachers, administrators and students in the field of dance education centered in the arts.
   

MUSIC

• ARTSEDGE
  The Kennedy Center's free digital learning platform for arts education. Our resources-- including lesson plans, guides, audio stories, video clips, etc.

• GRAMMY Museum

• Making Instruments

• National Association for Music Education
  Resources for teachers 

• National Association for Music Education
  Lesson Plan Ideas For K-5 General Music Classes
  NAfME Lesson Plan Archives 
   

THEATRE

• Dramatics.org
  Stories offer valuable resources for onstage, offstage, and backstage topics; again, use these materials to support your remote teaching.
   

VISUAL ARTS

• Crayola
  Lesson Plans, Teaching & Learning Resources

• Curriki
  Curriculum, lessons and on-demand content free, open, and accessible to all.

• Digital Drawing/Painting
  Draw, Create, Share

• Education Closet
  Integration of art and STEAM

• Getty
  Resources and lessons from the Getty, which is one of world’s largest arts organizations.

• Incredible Art Department 
  Many resources including lesson plans, curriculum, assessments, etc. 

• LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems!

• MOMA
  Resources from Museum of Modern Art for k12 teachers.

• MetPublications
  Publications from the Metropolitan Museum of Art about art history online

• National Museum of African American History and Culture
  A museum that seeks to understand American history through the lens of the African American experience.

• Student Art Guide
  Articles written for students to assist in idea creation as well as techniques for creating art.
   

Career and Technical Education (CTE) Resources

• iCEV
  We're here to help. Many schools are in the process of implementing virtual learning environments. In an effort to help face this challenge, we are working to provide solutions to affected schools. To find out if a complimentary semester pilot will fit your needs, please visit our Distance Learning page. We offer customizable, premade courses and content for 7 CTE subject areas. Courses include lesson plans, multimedia lessons, projects, activities and assessments. View a list of courses per subject area below.
  • Agricultural Science Courses
  • Architecture, Construction, Transportation & Manufacturing Courses
  • Business, Marketing, Finance, IT & Media Courses
  • Career Exploration Courses
  • Family & Consumer Sciences Courses
  • Health Science Courses
  • Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security Courses

Career Pathway Experience (CPE) Alternative Resources

Due to COVID-19 pandemic limiting the availability of gaining work hours during the 2019-2020 school year, Mississippi Department of Education is providing a list of free alternative resources for CPE students who were unable to fulfill their work hours through the listed alternative resources.

• Get on the Grid
  As an extension of the Mississippi Department of Education partnership, The Skills Foundation is providing, free of cost, to Mississippi’s educators a set of tools to allow students to learn about the highest demand, good-paying career opportunities that really exist.
  • Get On The Grid: MS’s Virtual Guidance Counselor – High demand careers broken down by the 5 priority sectors ID’s by MS workforce leaders. (6th-8th Grade, 9th-12th Grade)

  • Get Local: More detailed version of Get on the Grid , broken down by workforce region. The content on this site was developed by local workforce leaders to ensure the content is specific to regional needs. (9th-12th grade)

  • Virtual Classroom Experience: This is a module crafted for utilization by educators with a captive audience. It walks a student through a series of basic career questions, then shows them a video explaining how to use Get on the Grid to explore careers. After a period of exploration it asks a series of post questions to gauge the process’ impact. (6-8th Grade, 9th-12th grade)

  • Educator Resources: A set of resources developed by a Mississippi teacher to be used in conjunction with Get on the Grid. Resources include both middle school & high school lesson plans, a budget worksheet to help students think through financial needs, and career exploration worksheets. (6th-8th Grade, 9th-12th Grade)
  • Mississippi Educators should feel free and are encouraged to utilize any resources listed above free of cost. The development of the resources were made possible by partnerships with private employers, foundations and public workforce leaders.
  • For any additional information, please feel free to contact The Skills Foundation of Mississippi, Inc. at info@skillsfoundationms.com

• Nepris Career Explorer
  Nepris connects educators with a vast network of industry professionals to engage students in their learning and prepare them for their future. Professionals now have the opportunity to share their skills and knowledge with learners to inspire the next generation of the workforce.

• Georgia Virtual Learning 

• ACTE Free Distance Learning Resources
  ACTE is compiling a list of resources about online and distance learning resources for CTE. The following are links from the ACTE free distance resource page that relate to WBL:
  • CTE Learn: ACTE Online Learning Network
  • Skills to Succeed: An online experience for students that features an engaging multimedia interface that delivers high-quality career planning, job exploration and a unique ‘flight simulator for job seekers. In addition to offering free access to its members for use with their students, the partnership is providing a $1,000 incentive for the first 20 ACTE member institutions that have 500 or more students complete a minimum of one module in the S2S Academy.
  • Career and Technical Education Consortium of States: Students can practice Workplace Readiness Skills using online lesson plans, activities, and vocabulary associated with a specific skill/standard.
  • Center for Global Education: Numerous career planning tools, including Career Planning Curriculum and Career Profile Videos.
  • Emerge with Rubin: 11 free assignments from the Emerge with Rubin online program. The assignments cover email etiquette, LinkedIn profile creation and life skills.

English Language Arts Resources

• Achieve3000 Literacy Printable Packets in English and Spanish
  For students who do not have internet access at home, Achieve3000 has created leveled text sets including 20 printable articles with comprehension questions. Text packets add up to one month’s worth of content differentiated for students who are at-, below-, and above-grade-level readers. Lessons can be easily downloaded and sent home by email or printed out. Achieve3000 is offering daily webinars to assist educators with their remote learning needs. You can find more information and details here. 

• CommonLit (Grades 3rd - 12th)
  This site offers over 2,000 free reading and writing lessons. The lessons are available digitally and many are also available to download and print. Passages and information are available in English and in Spanish. 

• Englishmaven.org (Grades K - 6th)
  Free online Reading Comprehension Exercises and Quizzes.

• Kialo Edu (Grades 9th - 12th)
  A free platform designed to encourage thoughtful classroom discussion and assist teachers in the teaching of critical thinking. Kialo Edu is a custom version of kialo.com, the world's largest argument mapping site, and was launched last year in response to the high demand from teachers for a separate domain. It includes several unique features for educators, such as the ability to write student feedback. Its clear, visually compelling format makes it easy to follow the logical structure of a discussion and facilitates thoughtful collaboration.

• Lexile Tools to Support Reading (Grade K - 12th)
  Lexile measures provide a scientific approach for matching students with ability-appropriate text and audio resources. Lexile measures help differentiate instruction and monitor growth in reading and listening, putting students on the path to success in school, college and careers. 

• Literacy Design Collaborative (Grades K - 12th) 
  LDC is a national community of educators which provides literacy-rich assignments and courses (organized by collection) across content areas.

• MackinVIA (Grades K - 12th)
  MackinVIA is offering more than 10,000 free ebooks for K12 students. If your school does not have a MackinVIA account, now is the time to secure this free, multi-faceted, online education system. Using MackinVIA as an “at home” online learning center will help you keep your students on track and engaged. MackinVIA is easily accessed and can be integrated with your school’s SIS or LMS system. This offer goes through September 30, 2020. 
  Mississippi Distance Learning Primary 
  Mississippi Distance Learning Secondary 

• National Council of Teachers of English (Grades K- 12th)
  Online learning and instruction offer their own particular benefits and challenges at any time—here we suggest some resources and activities that may help those suddenly faced with teaching online. This source includes books, blog posts, journal articles, as well as many other resources and activities.

• New York Times Learning Network (Grades 4th - 12th)
  Articles and questions, writing prompts and lesson plans that coordinate with The New York Times Learning Network for teens. Sample lessons include: When School Gets Real: Teachers Connect Classroom Lessons to Current Events, Ten Ways to Teach Argument Writing, and more.

• Newsela (Grades 3rd - 12th)
  Nonfiction texts and current events at different reading levels. Many include comprehension activities.

• NoRedInk (Grades 3rd - 12th)
  NoRedInk offers grammar instruction and writing practice for 3rd-12th grade. 

• Read Alouds:
  • Children’s Authors Reading Books Aloud (Grades K - 6th)
    This site offers a list of links to children’s authors reading their books aloud. Some also offer teacher supports for the books. 
  • Virtual Read Alouds (Grades K - 6th)
    This list is a collection of children’s authors reading and talking about their books. The list includes links to the readings/activities and dates and times.  
  • Storyline Online (Grades K - 4th)
    This site from the Screen Actors Guild offers a variety of picture book readings by famous actors.  

• Read Write Think  (Grade K - 12th)
  Sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English, ReadWriteThink provides educators with access to the highest quality practices in reading and language arts instruction by offering the very best in free materials.
  Sample Lessons: Color Poems-Using the Five Sense to Guide Pre-Writing, Teaching About Story Structure Using Fairy Tales, A Blast From the Past With Nuclear Chemistry and more. 

• ReadWorks.org (Grades PreK - 12th)
  This website offers free resources to keep students engaged with reading by supporting growth in background knowledge and vocabulary and effective and engaged reading practice.  It offers the ability to create digital classes, print any content on the site, or project the resources through a remote meeting.  Materials include an article a day, a student library, and sets of text dependent questions.

• SERP- Literacy for Secondary Students (Grades 6th - 12th)
  Word Generation emphasizes 21st century learning goals, such as using academic language, developing an argument, reasoning analytically, reading to find evidence, reviewing data, discussing various perspectives, engaging in debate, and expressing well-reasoned positions in writing.

• Quill (Grades 1st - 12th)
  Quill provides free writing and grammar activities for elementary, middle, and high school students. To get started, we provide diagnostic assessments so that you can see which skills your students should practice and then with one click, you can assign those practice activities. 
   

Mathematics Resources

• Algebra Nation (Grades 6 – 12th)
  As districts are facing difficult decisions due to closing schools, Algebra Nation and Study Edge (co-creator of Algebra Nation), in partnership with the Mississippi Department of Education, are here to lessen the burden around distance learning plans. As a reminder, we offer free, digital access to our 6th-8th Grade Math, MSCCR Algebra 1, MSCCR Geometry, and Algebra 2 courses as well as SAT preparation materials to all school districts in Mississippi via funding from the Mississippi Legislature. We still have a limited supply of free Algebra 1 workbooks as well. 
  • Study Edge: Study Edge offers short concept videos, study guides, and practice problems for the following courses: Chemistry, Physics, Precalculus, Statistics, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, AP Chemistry, AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, and AP US Government and Politics. Study Edge videos are primarily meant to be a supplement to instruction but are a great resource for distance learning during this time. To gain free access to the Study Edge resources through the end of the school year, email info@StudyEdge.com. 
  • GoBoard: An online tutoring platform developed by Study Edge, which combines video conferencing with an interactive drawing canvas, is available free of charge, as always. It is available on computers with Chrome or Firefox, or on our free iPad App. GoBoard has become the tutoring platform of choice for over 200 colleges, universities, and collegiate athletic associations since its launch in 2016. 
  • Any districts not currently using Algebra Nation should email Shauna@AlgebraNation.com with their curriculum and technology directors’ contact information to set up free access for teachers and students. 

• Next Gen Personal Finance (Grades 9th – 12th)
  Free lessons, interactives, assessments and other resources for engaging students with quality personal finance curriculum. We wanted to highlight some resources to support you based on your specific use case:
  • Synchronous: Attend one of NGPF's daily Virtual PDs and see how to use Zoom, Nearpod, and NGPF resources to create a live learning experience
  • Asynchronous: Carry on with your normal lessons in whatever unit you're in and load NGPF Student Activity Packets into your LMS (e.g., tips for Google Classroom and Schoology); OR Choose one of NGPF's workshops (8-hour, 18-hour) to do some review/some new content in a totally time-bound fashion
  • No-Tech: Watch this video on How to Use NGPF Activities Without Technology. Pick and choose from over 70+ resources from our "NO TECH" spreadsheet and send home a hard copy.

• Quantile Tools to Support Math (Grades K - 12th)
  Quantile measures provide a scientific approach for matching students with ability-appropriate resources. Quantile measures help differentiate instruction and monitor growth in mathematics, putting students on the path to success in school, college and career.

• SERP- Algebra & Math by Example (Grades 6th – 8th)
  Students analyze and explain correctly and incorrectly worked examples targeting common errors in math and then work on similar problems on their own.   

• SERP- Math Posters (Grades 6th – 7th)
  Students work on complex, open-ended problems that encourage creating and comparing multiple representations.

• Splash Learn (Grades K - 5th)
  SplashLearn is a research-based K-5 math program used by over 20 million kids across 50,000 schools in the USA. Educators love the interactive interface powered by age-relevant themes, fun animated characters, and positive reinforcements at each step. It's a bilingual program (English and Spanish) available across platforms - the Web, App Store, and Play Store. Our vision is to build the most engaging learning experiences that transform children into lifelong, fearless learners. SplashLearn complies with all major privacy laws and provides multiple SSO integrations. Moreover, we further extend our support to our educators through free PD sessions. All these checks are to ensure a hassle-free experience for admins, teachers, and students.

• Zearn K-5 Mathematics (Grades K – 5th)
  Zearn has made its entire curriculum, including 400 hours of digital lessons with on-screen teachers and supportive remediation, available for free. To access these materials, go to the Distance Learning Resource Center for: (1) Quick-start instructions for using Zearn Math programmatically as part of a distance learning plan; (2) Parent/caregiver packs to send home to quickly orient to Zearn Math (in English and Spanish, more languages coming); and (3) Daily webinars for administrators, teachers, and parents to walk through quick-start instructions and parent/caregiver packs. Each webinar will offer ‘office hours’ with time for questions with our team.

Science Resources

• The Concord Consortium STEM Resource Finder  (Grades K - 12th)
  The Concord Consortium STEM Resource Finders embraces the next generation of STEM scholars with thought provoking and engaging activities in the areas of physics, chemistry, engineering, coding, biology, earth science, space science, and math.  Activities can be filtered to address specific grade level content. These experiences are fully aligned to the core disciplines of STEM, science and engineering practices, and cross-cutting concepts that serve as the foundation to Next Generation Science Standards and the  Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards for Science.

• Earth and Space Science Online with WGBH and PBS LearningMedia (Grades K - 12th)
  Looking for learning resources to assign or suggest to students working from home? Our Bringing the Universe to America's classrooms collection is filled with free, high-quality, standards-aligned engaging Earth and Space resources, created in collaboration with NASA and other partners, all available on PBS LearningMedia.

• HHMI Biointeractive (Grades 9th - 12th)
  The HHMI Biointeractive site is designed to engage the high school life science student in in-depth and relevant activities that closely follow issues that scientist across the globe are currently researching and solutions to biological concerns that are in practice today.  This site can also serve teachers by providing them with tools and resources aim to peak student interest in the biological world around them and abroad.

• MysteryScience (Grades K - 5th) 
  This website includes a series of free K-5 mini science lessons, many of which are easy to do from home. Other content must be purchased. 

• National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Grades PreK - 12th)
  Our Science Education Partnership Award program offers STEM and informal science education projects for pre-K through grade 12, including apps, interactives, and curricula. Pathways, a collaboration between NIGMS and Scholastic, provides a student magazine, lesson plans, activities, and videos about basic science and research careers. We also have additional science education resources, ranging from articles and fact sheets to images and videos.

• National Science Digital Library (Grades K - 12th)
  The National Science Digital Library (NSDL) is a partner supported site that provides teachers and students with resources such as games, lesson plans, interactive activities, case studies, lab simulations, and lesson plans to name a few. The NSDL is an Open Education Resource (OER) and is supported by a diverse partnership of STEM professionals and enthusiasts.  

• OpenSciEd (Grades 6th - 8th)
  OpenSciEd provides free access to grades 6-8 OpenSciEd Science Units.

• PhET (Grades 4th - 12th)
  PhET is a free science and math simulation tool with simulations covering various topics and concepts in physics, chemistry, math, earth science, and biology. Simulations often have notes that explain the concepts and thinking that are displayed in the activity.

• SERP- Science Generation (Grades 6th - 8th)
  SciGen covers a variety of science topics, including cells, energy, environment, matter, and more. The “dashboard” is full of interactive media.

• Story Time from Space (Grades 1st - 6th)
  This is a project from the Global Space Foundations where astronauts on the International Space Station read stories from outer space. The site also includes other science books and videos to encourage scientific interest in young science minded children.  While the books may be of more interest to younger readers, the experiments will be of interest to older students as well. 

• Twig Science (Grades K - 5th)
  The Twig Science Reporter website has useful science-based material for any elementary science class. Teachers can browse videos, photos, text, or activity resources that match upcoming lessons. 

Social Studies Resources

• Econ Lowdown
  A free platform with online courses and videos for K-12 and college classrooms. Educators can create online classrooms; build a syllabus using Federal Reserve Bank resources; quickly choose resources to drop into your classroom syllabus; and monitor student progress.

• iCivics  (Grades 6-12)
  iCivics offers free game-based learning for middle and high school social studies curricula. When you create a new class, you receive a unique code to distribute to students. Each class has Assignments, Announcements, and Discussions areas, and you can easily add new content or create polls. You can print out a detailed report of how students are doing on games. You also can access prepared material from the iCivics curriculum, including lesson plans (with step-by-step teaching instructions and handouts), games, and Web quests. 

• Kialo Edu (Grades 9th - 12th)
  A free platform designed to encourage thoughtful classroom discussion and assist teachers in the teaching of critical thinking. Kialo Edu is a custom version of kialo.com, the world's largest argument mapping site, and was launched last year in response to the high demand from teachers for a separate domain. It includes several unique features for educators, such as the ability to write student feedback. Its clear, visually compelling format makes it easy to follow the logical structure of a discussion and facilitates thoughtful collaboration.

• SERP- Social Studies Generation (Grades 6-8th)
  Social Studies Generation (SoGen) is comprised of three six-week sequences around topics commonly included in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade social studies content standards. These curricular materials can be used in place of the standard curriculum materials, or as a supplement. They provide opportunities to read, write, discuss, and build arguments about central concepts in social studies.

• Smithsonian Learning Lab
  Because of its flexible design, teachers can use the Smithsonian Learning Lab in many ways. At its most basic level, teachers can create collections aligned with their classroom content. The collections could be projected for full-class discussion or viewed by individual students. Teachers and students can share collections with embed codes, on social media, or with a link.

• Teaching History – The National History Education Clearinghouse (Grades K-12)
  Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Teachinghistory.org  is designed to help K–12 history teachers access resources and materials to improve U.S. history education in the classroom. It is funded through the Office of Innovation and Improvement’s Teaching American History (TAH) program, builds on and disseminates the valuable lessons learned by more than 1,000 TAH projects designed to raise student achievement by improving teachers’ knowledge and understanding of traditional U.S. history. 

• Teaching Social Equality and Tolerance  (Grades K -12)
  Teaching Tolerance provides free resources to educators—teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners—who work with children from kindergarten through high school. Educators use our materials to supplement the curriculum, to inform their practices, and to create civil and inclusive school communities where children are respected, valued and welcome participants.

World Language Resources

MULTIPLE LANGUAGES 

• AATSP Classroom Resources - Websites of Interest
  This site from the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) provides the URLs for more than 400 websites that are useful for teachers of world languages. The AATSP provides a review of each of the websites listed, which include sites with online newspapers, magazines, radio programs, podcasts, ebooks, songs, films, stories, cartoons, and virtual museum visits. 

• A Language Practice Choice Board
  The activities included in this choice board were created by Leslie Grahn to be intentionally generic and non-language specific so that the ideas might be practical for students of multiple languages. They are ready to use resources without the need of teacher preparation or paid subscriptions. Choice boards allow students to select activities that interest them and those that they have the resources to complete.  You can download the document in Microsoft Word and edit it to customize the activities for your students.

• CommonLit (Grades 3rd - 12th)
  This site offers over 2,000 free reading and writing lessons. The lessons are available digitally and many are also available to download and print. Passages and information are available in English and in Spanish. 

• Dr. Javier Gomez
  Dr. Javier G. Gomez, Japanese and Spanish Instructor at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College & Instructional Technology and Design Instructor at The University of Southern Mississippi
  • Preterite/Past tense
  • Write sentences in the past tense 
  • ePortfolios with Canvas
  • Using Vocaroo
  • For more videos visit Twitter @CruzHakase

• Going the Distance: Online Learning Ideas
  Online learning strategies from Creative Language Class with examples from Google Classroom sites.

• International Children’s Digital Library
  This site offers access to the best of children’s literature from around the world. The books are offered in multiple languages. There are activities and teacher training manuals to go with the books.

• Open Culture Language Textbooks - Chinese, Classics (Latin), French, German, Hindi, Korean, Spanish 
  Open Culture has a list of textbooks and online resource links in many subjects, including languages [Chinese, Classics (Latin), French, German, Hindi, Korean, Spanish] 

• Open Culture Language Lessons - Multilingual 
  Open Culture has a curated list of online resources (digital textbooks, iTunes, YouTube channels, websites, etc.) for 48 languages, including more and less commonly taught languages.

• LibriVox
  Free and downloadable audio books in multiple languages. Teachers should review materials to select readings that relate specific standards.  

• Unite for Literacy 
  This site offers free books for children to read along with in English or other languages. The English versions are also offered with narration in English and translations in many languages.

• Virtual Concerts, Plays, Museums and Other Culture 
  A comprehensive list from CNN of virtual museum tours, concerts, performances, cultural sites and more currently available.

• Virtual Tours
  List of 100 things for kids (and students) to virtually tour. These are world-famous places that can be fun (such as LEGOLAND), educational (the Colosseum in Rome), or a bit of both (the National Aquarium). 

• Vista Higher Learning Webinar Series
  Transition to Remote Teaching Webinar Series for free by two WL professors

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE

• ASL Kids’ Stories
  This site from the Sign Language Channel offers readings of a variety of children’s books in American Sign Language.

• Handspeak.com
  This site offers tutorials on ASL and Deaf Culture, phrases, vocabulary, ASL for Kids, finger writing, ASL writing and other resources.  

CHINESE

• BBC Languages Chinese 
  This site offers a variety of resources for learning Chinese including phrases, pronunciation, writing the Chinese characters and others.  
   
• Chinese Character and Calligraphy
  Printable Worksheets

• Little Fox Chinese 
  Stories and songs for learners

• PandaTree
  This site offers free resources for teachers and parents for levels ranging from novice to intermediate-low. The site offers a range of language learning materials including videos, songs, stories, and cultural information.  

• The Language Playground
  This site offers free printable activities for students to use to practice reading and understanding Chinese.  

FRENCH

• 1jour1actu 
  French language articles and short animated videos addressing current events world-wide, sports, health, science, arts, and more.
   
• AATF Web-based Activities for French
  The American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) has created these webinars to support French teachers through school closures. 

• Collaborative list of French resources
  A list of french podcasts and other websites for children.
   
• Free Digital Books and Online Reading for French
  A compilation of French books and online reading materials from Blogger Larissa Aradj, Mrs. Geek Chic - Ed Tech du jour from a nerdy French Teacher, including EBook Kids in French, Jeunes Banq, Je Lis Online Audio Readers, Il etait une histoire, EDU365, Scholastic, Children's Books Forever, etc.

• French Children's Stories 
  Some well-known children's stories translated into French and spoken by a native French speaker.  Read along in French or English.

• Khan AcademyFrancophone
  Khan Academy offers academic support through video lesson for multiple topics in mathematics, science, computer science and economics in French
   
• Les fondamentaux de mathématiques 
  Math games and activities in French that can provide reinforcement for concepts students have already learned.

• ThoughtCo.
  Resources for French teachers which include French language worksheets, games, exercises and other resources to teach inside and outside the classroom.

GERMAN

• AATG Resources for online teaching. This is a list of resources compiled by the AATG

• German Language Workshop 
  This site offers multiple resources for teachers of German including books, lessons, online picture dictionaries, conversation topics, and other resources.

• Goethe Institute Resources
  Free lesson plans and materials for German teachers in the USA

• Schubert Verlag 
  This site contains a large collection of free and printable worksheets for all levels of German learners.

LATIN AND GREEK

• Dickinson College Commentaries for Latin and Greek
  Dickinson College Commentaries are an online collection of Latin and Greek texts for reading, with explanatory notes, essays, vocabulary, and graphic, video, and audio elements.

• Greek Grammar Exercises
  Free printable PDFs of exercises for all the word classes for beginning through advanced students.  Directions are written in Greek and English.  Answers are also provided with the PDFs. 

• Open Greek & Latin Project
  The Open Greek & Latin project is an international collaboration committed to creating an open educational resource featuring a corpus of digital texts, deep-reading tools, and open-source software.

• The Latin Library 
  A collection of lesson reviews, handouts, and worksheets for Latin language learning.  

PORTUGESE 

• eilanguages.com
  This website offers opportunities to learn Portuguese phrases, grammar, and vocabulary with free audio recordings to support accurate pronunciation.  

JAPANESE

• The Japan Foundation
  A series of links to web resources for Japanese Teachers 

• JapanesePod101.com 
  Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com. This site has from the most beginning Japanese to the most advanced.

SPANISH

• 123 Teach Me Spanish Worksheets
  This website offers a variety of free and printable worksheets to support learning the Spanish language. 

• Cuentos infantiles 
  This collection of stories and readings support family reading time and discussion about books and ideas. The site offers a variety of genres as well as activities for families.

• Discover Para Escuchar en Español
  This site offers many audible books for children to listen to in Spanish. Supports building of vocabulary and listening skills in Spanish.

• Newsela
  Nonfiction reading about current events and more. Offering free subscription for the remainder of 2019-2020 school year. All articles are in English where you can alter the reading level up/down for students and some articles are available in Spanish. 

• Online Spanish Books for Free
  Elisabeth Alvarado, Spanish Mama blogger, has compiled a list of online Spanish books available for free.

• Paco el Chato Libros en Línea 
  This site offers Spanish language books with embedded discussion questions about the text.

• SUNY-Albany Free Online Latin American and Spanish Videos
  This guide from the library at SUNY's University at Albany brings together a selection of web resources that provide access to freely available videos, representing the great variety and diversity of Latin American and Spanish video production.

• The Spanish Experiment 
  Well-known children's stories translated into Spanish and spoken by a native Spanish speaker. Read along in Spanish or English. 

Counselor Resources

• IHL: System Guidance for IHL institutions regarding admission and placement for AY 2020-21 in response to COVID-19 

• Mental Health Mississippi
  Access to local mental health services and resources for children and adults

• DMH Helpline and Crisis Lifelines
  Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help
  • Suicide Prevention Training 
    During this time of stress and uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mississippi Department of Mental Health (DMH) and Mississippi State University (MSU) are offering a free online training, The Alliance Project, that is focused on youth suicide prevention during COVID-19. The Alliance Project addresses how to identify when a person is in distress, how to make a connection with that person, and how to best help them. This free online training is available to parents/caregivers, teachers, counselors, and others. The Alliance Project training can be found directly at https://youtu.be/pRKecOce7AA. It is also available on the DMH Facebook page, www.facebook.com/dmhmississippi. 

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 or text "Home" to 741741 to text with a Crisis Text Line counselor (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)

• Mental Health Technology Transfer Center
  • Supporting Student Mental Health: Resources to Prepare Educators
    This document describes the role of educators in supporting student mental health, explains the core components of mental health literacy, and provides an annotated list of existing resources and trainings that instruct educators on mental health literacy.
  • Responding to COVID-19 | School Mental Health Resources
    Here we highlight MHTTC products and resources specific to school mental health that can be useful when coping with the effects of widespread public health crises. A compilation of school mental health resources from other reputable organizations is also available

• Advanced Placement (College Board)
  • 2020 AP Testing Guide: The guide, designed for educators to walk their students through test day, provides information about the full testing situation. It is designed as a PowerPoint in case teachers or coordinators want to virtually lead students in preparation for exam administrations.  
  • In-depth Educator-Specific FAQs: Most information about 2020 AP online exams can be found in the AP Testing Guide. Questions we receive from educators about the exams that aren’t covered by the guide will be posted here and updated regularly.
  • College Board Shares Plans to Provide Students with Opportunities to Take the SAT in 2020
  • 2020 AP Exam Updates 
  • The Coronavirus for Counselors webpage has been updated to include to key resources.
  • AP Live Update/AP Master Classes: AP Live is the College Board’s free, daily online courses and review lessons available in all subjects on Advanced Placement’s YouTube channel. In an effort to keep AP students motivated to excel and to provide engaging learning experiences for the students in our care, I am excited to share that AP Live will be joined by leaders and notable figures in all fields in the coming weeks for AP Master Classes.   
  • AP Teacher Webinars: The subject-specific teacher webinars. Recordings of the webinars can be accessed under Discipline Updates for the 2020 Exams on the Educators Tab of the AP Coronavirus Updates page. To access a webinar that already took place, click the box to the left of the title, then click Register and enter the requested information and the recording will play.  It will also email the educator a link to the recording.
  • College Board COVID-19 Updates
  • College Planning Tools

• ACT
  • UPDATE: Free ACT Resources for Teachers, Students, and Families
  • UPDATE: ACT to Offer Students Additional Summer ACT Test Date Options and ACT Test Online at Home
  • 2020 National Exam COVID-19 (Frequently Asked Questions)
  • Helping Kids who are Worried About Corona Virus

• American Psychological Association (APA)
  American Psychological Association’s mission is to promote the advancement, communication, and application of psychological science and knowledge to benefit society and improve lives.
  Identifying signs of stress in your children and teens 

• American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
  The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) supports school counselors’ efforts to help students focus on academic, career and social/emotional development so they achieve success in school and be prepared to lead fulfilling lives as responsible members of society.
  ASCA Update: COVID-19
  COVID-19 Resources for School Counselors 

• Career One Stop
  Career One Stop is a source for career exploration, training and jobs. Students are able to complete interest inventories, research certain careers, or learn more about the military.

• Center on Positive Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
  One of the key principles of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is to focus on building prosocial skills, not simply attempting to eliminate challenging or problem behavior. Center on PBIS encourages all schools to continue that focus, as well as other key principles of PBIS, as you address COVID-19 pandemic.
  Responding to the Novel Coronavirus (COPID-19) Outbreak through PBIS

• Counselor Keri
  Counselor Keri is a mental health counselor turned school counselor and curriculum writer hoping to spark social, emotional, and academic growth. Resources and written entries will help parents best explain, talk, and understand what their children are facing with COVID-19.
  Coronavirus Information for Kids
  Helping Kids who are Worried About Corona Virus
  Understanding Worry and Promoting Mindfulness 

• Get2College
  A program of the Woodward Hines Education Foundation, Get2College specializes in college planning and financial aid in Mississippi. We serve any student seeking a post-secondary education, with a special focus on students who have been traditionally underrepresented in college. 
  COVID-19 Response and Resources 

• InnerView
  A no-cost resource for high schools and high school students who invest time in community service. School leaders can manage school-wide or group programs, post volunteer opportunities and events (including current needs for virtual peer tutors) and access reports and insights for overall school impact. Students access InnerView via their phone or computer and the system automatically builds a digital Service Resume based on their inputs. The Service Resume can help the student stand out when applying for jobs, scholarships, and college.  This handout has all of the details for students. Interested in learning more? Email: help@InnerView.org.

• Kids Health
  Kids Health is a nonprofit children’s health system that aims to give families the tools and confidence to make the best health choices.
  Teens Talk About Stress (Video)
  Coronavirus (COVID-19): How to Talk to Your Child
  Coronavirus (COVID-19): Preventing the Spread
  Coronavirus: What Kids Can Do 

• LearningExpress Library (Grades K - 12th)
  LearningExpress Library provides support to K12 students for academic skill-building and standardized test prep. Students have access to digital study guides, flash cards, ebooks, and practice tests. LearningExpress Library covers mathematics, social studies, science, and English skills as well as ACT Prep and Advanced Placement. 

• Mind Heart
  Coronavirus Coloring Book

• Mississippi Library Commission 
  Free Test Prep Resources 

• Mississippi State Financial Aid Office
  COVID-19 Updates

• MS Works Magazine
  MS Works Magazine connects you with everything you need to know to find a great career and a great future in Mississippi. Visit this site to explore the MS Works Magazine and utilize helpful career development tools. 

• My Hero is You, a Storybook for Children on COVID-19 
  This online book is written by children from around the world in the face of COVID-19 and is a resource for children and families to talk about their feelings and mental health in light of the crisis.  It is available in English and in 16 other languages.  It is meant for children to read with an adult.

• National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
  As the world’s largest organization for school psychologists, NASP works to advance effective practices to improve students’ learning, behavior, and mental health. NASP’s vision is that all children and youth thrive in school, at home, and throughout life. 

• National Public Radio (NPR)
  Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus

• SEL Home Connections by ACT
  Provides structure for teachers or parents to introduce SEL concepts to students while they are working at home. Contents include parent letters and student worksheets that focus on the core tools and strategies taught in social emotional learning.

• The Child Mind Institute
  The Child Mind Institute is an independent, national nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders. 
  Supporting Families During COVID-19
  Additional Resources for Families
• The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
  SEL is how children and adults learn to understand and manage emotions, set goals, show empathy for others, establish positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. CASEL provides free educational resources, guides, webpages, lesson plans and much more for parents, educators & caregivers.
  CASEL provides resources, talking points, and lesson plans when talking to students about the Coronavirus.

• The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE)
  The Mississippi Department of Education offers online tools and resources to help support counselors and students regarding college and career readiness, including K-12 Pacing Guides, K-12 Career Lessons, Guidance on Individual Success Plans, and Mississippi Career Development Resource Document.

• The National Career Development Association (NCDA)
  The National Career Development Association (NCDA) provides professional development, publications, standards, and advocacy to educators who inspire and empower students to achieve their career and life goals. Resources include self-assessments, general occupation information, employment trends, and job searches.

• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
  The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) was created by Congress in 2000 as part of the Children’s Health Act to raise the standard of care and increase access to services for children and families who experience or witness traumatic events. This resource will help parents and caregivers think about how an infectious disease outbreak might affect their family— both physically and emotionally—and what they can do to help their family cope. 
  Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

• The Skills Foundation of Mississippi
  A non-profit focused on increasing the skilled workforce in our state. We partner with private industry, communities, and state leaders for true public/private partnerships to grow the pipeline of skilled workers for the next generation of Mississippians. Below is a list of the tools at the disposal of MS educators and how to access them:
  • Get On The Grid MS’s Virtual Guidance Counselor - High demand careers broken down by the 5 priority sectors ID’s by MS workforce leaders.
  • Get Local: More detailed version of Get on the Grid, broken down by workforce region. The content on this site was developed by local workforce leaders to ensure the content is specific to regional needs.
  • Virtual Classroom Experience: This is a module crafted for utilization by educators with a captive audience. It walks a student through a series of basic career questions, then shows them a video explaining how to use Get on the Grid  to explore careers. After a period of exploration it asks a series of post questions to gauge the process’ impact.
  • Educator Resources: A set of resources developed by a Mississippi teacher to be used in conjunction with Get on the Grid. Resources include both middle school & high school lesson plans, a budget worksheet to help students think through financial needs, and career exploration worksheets.

• World Health Organization (WHO)
  COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions  

English Learner Resources

• Guidance on Extended Distance Learning for English Learners

• a4esl.org
  This website offers different exercises on grammar and vocabulary with the option of selecting bilingual quizzes in different languages.

• ASL Kids’ Stories (Grades PreK - 6th)
  This site from the Sign Language Channel offers readings of a variety of children’s books in American Sign Language.  

• Cuentos infantiles (Grades K - 3rd)
  This collection of stories and readings support family reading time and discussion about books and ideas.  The site offers a variety of genres as well as activities for families.  

• Discover Para Escuchar en Español (Grades PreK - 6th)
  This site offers many free audible books for children to listen to in Spanish.  Supports building of vocabulary and listening skills in Spanish.

• Discovery Education (Grades 3rd - 12th)
  Offers opportunities for free virtual field trips.  

• Duolingo
  This resource offers support for learning a new language. Students can input the language they speak and the language they want to learn.They are given a brief diagnostic assessment to determine where they should begin in the program. Students can earn badges as they progress through the program. 

• Elementary ELL Resources
  This site offers some basic information such as Tips for Teaching Arabic Speakers English, English and Arabic Differences as well as flash cards and worksheets and Arabic Language Books and Dictionaries. 

• Khan Academy Español
  Khan Academy offers academic support through video lesson for multiple topics in mathematics, science, computer science and economics in Spanish

• International Children’s Digital Library (Grades K - 6th) 
  This site offers access to the best of children’s literature from around the world.  The books are offered in multiple languages. There are activities and teacher training manuals to go with the books.  

• ISL Collective (Grades K - 12th)
  This site offers a daily video lesson, grammar activities and movie clips with comprehension questions.  It also contains free, printable worksheets.  

• Khan AcademyFrancophone (Grades 7th - 12th)
  Khan Academy offers academic support through video lesson for multiple topics in mathematics, science, computer science and economics in French

• Migrant Literacy NET (MLN) (Grades K - 12th)
  This site offers a variety of diagnostic and practice activities in ELA and math for migrant and other students. Teachers can set up an account and add students to their roster. The student diagnostic assessments and tutorials can be assigned based upon individual student needs. 

• North Carolina Resources for ELs During Remote Learning (Grades K - 8th)
  This site offers on-line and low/no tech resources to support English learners. The Low-to-No Tech resources offer a set of printable activities for ELs to work on that are translated into multiple languages.

• Paco el Chato Libros en Línea (Grades 1st - 12th)
  This site offers Spanish language books with embedded discussion questions about the text. 

• ReadTheory.org
  This is an adaptive website that helps children improve their reading skills meeting their specific reading level and moving them up.  It allows the teacher to check data to monitor students' progress.

• The Spanish Experiment (Grades PreK - 3rd)
  Well-known children's stories translated into Spanish and spoken by a native Spanish speaker. Great for kids... and adults too! Read along in Spanish or English to improve word recognition, fluency, and pronunciation.  

• Time for Kids Digital Library
  This resource is being offered free of charge for the remainder of the school year.

• Unite for Literacy (Grades K - 3rd)
  This site offers free books for children to read along with in English or other languages.  The English versions are also offered with narration in English and translations in many languages.   

• Voice of America (VOA) Learning English (Grades K - 12th)
  Learning English is VOA’s multimedia source of news and information for millions of English learners worldwide. They offer videos to supports language learning at the beginning, intermediate and advanced levels.

  • Beginning Level Let's Learn English - Level 1 and Level 2 programs are designed for beginning English learners by certified American English teachers. Ask a Teacher is a new program where learners can ask questions and teachers answer them. News Words is a short video explaining a word or term used in news stories.

  • Intermediate Level - Some language teaching methods are dull and disconnected from real life. People soon forget what they learn or focus on words and phrases without context. Learners absorb American English through content drawn from U.S. and world news, Health and Lifestyle, Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, and other topics. Learners can build vocabulary, strengthen speaking skills and improve the ability to communicate for work, school and everyday life. Audio programs and captioned videos - English in A Minute, English @ the Movies, Everyday Grammar TV and Learning English TV - are written using vocabulary at the upper-beginner and intermediate level. The programs are read one-third slower than normal English speed. Online texts, MP3s and podcasts let people read, listen and learn American English and much more.

  • Advanced Level - Advanced English learners can read classic literature with American Stories, learn idioms and expressions with Words and Their Stories, study with Everyday Grammar, and follow innovations and trends in Education in the U.S. and around the world. Let's Teach English and News Literacy are free online training programs for advanced learners and English teachers.

Intervention Resources

• Reading Horizons
  Free daily webinars for teachers and administrators

• Xtramath
  This free site is for practicing and building fact fluency.  Visual clues provide support when needed. The site also offers data for teachers. 

Students with Special Needs

• Resources for Students with Special Needs
  A list of resources curated by MDE Special Education and Intervention Services Specialist for students with special needs, including resources specific for students with dyslexia, autism, speech/language development, visual impairments, and students receiving interventions. Resources can be utilized by teachers, students, and families.
• Educating All Learners Alliance 
  As school buildings across the country remain closed, one of the core questions educators and school leaders are addressing is how to ensure learning continues for all students, including students with disabilities. The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) joined nearly 30 education advocacy and disability rights organizations to form the Educating All Learners Alliance, dedicated to ensuring equity for all learners and the continuity of special education services during remote instruction. EducatingAllLearners.org features a hub of curated tools, strategies, tips and best practices for supporting students with disabilities online. Educators may use the website to learn and share their own tools and ideas.