Crash Course and Crash Course Kids
These are YouTube Channels created by the Green Brothers (also known as the Vlog Brothers). Students learn about engineering and science concepts, as well as other subjects through vivid text features, explicit explanations, and reflective questions.
Curated Resource List for Shifting Instruction Online
The team at Illustrative Mathematics has authored a list of resource links focused on adapting to online teaching during the pandemic. They range from content-specific resources to general advice specific to the pandemic.
Illustrative Mathematics Resources for Shifting Instruction Online
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StraDDegy: Number Sense Activities
StraDDegy provides access to 100’s of resources that can be introduced as whole-class, small group or independent activities. Teachers can sign up for a free 30-day trial.
NASA Exoplanet Exploration
The NASA Exoplanet Exploration Page provides a variety of pages in easy-to-read kid-friendly (and parent-friendly) formats that explore various aspects of planets beyond our solar system and the prospects of finding life.
NRich At Home Math Enrichment Activities
The University of Cambridge provides a page with a wide selection of math learning activities for ages 3-19.
NRich Math Enrichment Activities
The University of Cambridge provides a page with links to a wide selection of activities for students of all ages.
Summative Assessment Tasks in Math
The Mathematics Assessment Project offers a set of assessment activities for middle- and high-school math teachers.
They are divided into 3 levels based on the extent to which they require students to autonomously apply their mathematical knowledge, and include a scoring rubric, a set of pre-scored sample student work, and the same set of work without the scores.
NCTM Free resources for Teaching Math
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics has a web page of free resources. They are relevant to teaching math in general but do include some online-specific resources.
STEM Families Virtual Home Lab
This site hosts a series of workshops to share practical tips, virtual experiments and other concrete tools that families – even those with little time, few resources and no STEM exposure or teaching experience – can use to engage their children’s learning.
