Teaching during COVID-19
2.2K views | +0 today
Teaching during COVID-19

Teaching during COVID-19

This topic is curated by members of the Learning Futures Network to help each other through the rapidly changing educational landscape that's evolving during the world's response to COVID-19.  Its here to help you identify some quality resources that have been looked over by other educators.  Please remember to comment and offer guidance where you can.  This is more about contribution and sharing than it is about simply taking.
Curated by Kim Flintoff
Your new post is loading...

Popular Tags

Current selected tags: 'early childhood', 'teachers'. Clear
early childhood 14
teachers 14
upper primary 14
junior primary 13
middle school 13
upper secondary 12
cross-disciplinary 10
science 9
k-12 7
STEM 7
technology 7
parents 6
Students 6
HASS 5
maths 5
arts 4
Teaching online 4
design 3
english 3
HPE 3
lesson plans 3
biology 2
chemistry 2
families 2
geography 2
Independent Learning 2
lote 2
physics 2
podcasts 2
Teaching practice 2
art 1
Australia 1
business 1
collaborative 1
computing 1
economics 1
global citizenship 1
global goals 1
history 1
Indigenous Perspectives 1
languages 1
media 1
Pedagogy 1
sustainability 1
Tools 1
WA Schools 1
Scooped by Kim Flintoff
Scoop.it!

Learn | National Museum of Australia

Learn | National Museum of Australia | Teaching during COVID-19 | Scoop.it
From www.nma.gov.au - April 14, 2020 11:51 PM
School programs and classroom resources, all linked to the Australian Curriculum, and inspired by objects in the National Museum's collection. Book a school visit or see our free fun at home activities.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
The National Museum of Australia has a range of online engagement resources that includes a collection of DIY craft activities relating to the museum's collection, and learning activities linked to Australian Curriculum - good links to Indigenous Perspectives -  HASS and Geography are well represented.
more...
No comment yet.
Sign up to comment
Scooped by Kim Flintoff
Scoop.it!

Challenger Center: STEM at Home

Challenger Center: STEM at Home | Teaching during COVID-19 | Scoop.it
From www.challenger.org - April 10, 2020 4:42 AM
STEM at Home is a collection of Challenger Center lessons and activities that can be modified and completed at home. Each STEM at Home category includes at least one at-home lesson. These activities require common household items or products that are readily available online.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
The Challenger Centre STEM resources page not only provides a range of space-related learning activities for primary and middle-school aged learners, it also links to other high quality Space Science learning collections elsewhere.
more...
No comment yet.
Sign up to comment
Scooped by Kim Flintoff
Scoop.it!

Primary School Science Activities: Glimpses of Science

Primary School Science Activities: Glimpses of Science | Teaching during COVID-19 | Scoop.it
From phys.unsw.edu.au - April 7, 2020 12:12 AM
Glimpses of Science is a collection of multimedia-enhanced science activities for Primary School Teachers and Students.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
Maintained by the Physics Dept at UNSW this collection of primary school science resources allows independent exploration and learning, as well as more structured and guidance engagement with many parts of the science curriculum.
more...
No comment yet.
Sign up to comment
Scooped by Kim Flintoff
Scoop.it!

Questacon at home — Fun science activities for kids

Questacon at home — Fun science activities for kids | Teaching during COVID-19 | Scoop.it
From www.questacon.edu.au - April 6, 2020 9:22 PM
Wherever you are, be inspired by science and learn about the way our world works through a variety of fun experiments and activities you can do at home. Share your home experiments on social media using the #Questaconathome hashtag. We’re looking forward to seeing your results! We want to hear from you! If you have any feedback or ideas for your favourite at home science resources, please email us.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
Questacon, Australia's foremost Science and Technology Discovery Centre, and a long time member of the Learning Futures Network are making available a range of online resources to engage learners, teachers and families with Science and STEM.  Resources are easily searchable and categorised by subject and level.
more...
No comment yet.
Sign up to comment
Scooped by Kim Flintoff
Scoop.it!

Instructables:  Teachers Resources

Instructables:  Teachers Resources | Teaching during COVID-19 | Scoop.it
From www.instructables.com - April 3, 2020 5:09 AM
Instructables is committed to helping teachers inspire, engage, and prepare students through hands-on projects to make in the classroom. Always free, and always fun, come explore projects for your next classroom lesson!
Kim Flintoff's insight:
Many teachers may be unaware that INstructables has a whole section dedicated to support you.  
more...
Arran McLeod's curator insight, May 25, 2020 11:01 PM
Has many creative ideas and resources for teaching maths for any grade
Sign up to comment
Scooped by Kim Flintoff
Scoop.it!

NSW Ed Dept:  Learning from home

NSW Ed Dept:  Learning from home | Teaching during COVID-19 | Scoop.it
From education.nsw.gov.au - March 27, 2020 2:15 AM
Learning from home
Learning from home refers to the ways schools will maintain teaching and learning in the event of a prolonged school closure or student absence.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
Resource suggestions for schools, parents, teachers and learners in NSW.
more...
No comment yet.
Sign up to comment
Scooped by Kim Flintoff
Scoop.it!

Digital Promise: Online Learning Resources

Digital Promise: Online Learning Resources | Teaching during COVID-19 | Scoop.it
From digitalpromise.org - March 27, 2020 1:34 AM
This library of online learning resources is intended for educators and can be filtered by type, grade, and subject. All of the included resources are free and meet student privacy criteria.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
Digital Promise is one of the most recognisable and trusted sources of knowledge around online and digital learning.
more...
No comment yet.
Sign up to comment
Scooped by Kim Flintoff
Scoop.it!

The STARportal

The STARportal | Teaching during COVID-19 | Scoop.it
From starportal.edu.au - April 14, 2020 10:26 PM

The STARportal makes the connections to STEM learning activities that inspire young people to explore, discover, and create.

The STARportal is Australia’s first centralised national portal for exciting and engaging STEM activities from around the country. This searchable database connects parents, students and teachers with their local and online STEM activities in real time.

The STARportal has been a collaboration between the Office of the Chief Scientist, Engineers Australia, Telstra, AMSI, BHP Billiton and the Commonwealth Bank, in consultation with the Department of Education to ensure all Australian families have access to any and all STEM outreach activities in their area and online.

Kim Flintoff's insight:
The STARportal makes the connections that inspire young people to explore, discover, and create.

By offering the most comprehensive collection of STEM activities and providers, the STARportal is the go-to place for families to discover local STEM activities for the children in their lives and for providers to find partners with which to collaborate.
more...
No comment yet.
Sign up to comment
Scooped by Kim Flintoff
Scoop.it!

The James Dyson Foundation:  Challenge Cards / Rethinkging D&T

The James Dyson Foundation:  Challenge Cards / Rethinkging D&T | Teaching during COVID-19 | Scoop.it
From www.jamesdysonfoundation.co.uk - April 8, 2020 8:16 PM

"Dyson engineers have designed these challenges specifically for children. Ideal for home or in the classroom, they encourage inquisitive young minds to get excited about engineering."

"We have used our experience from the James Dyson Foundation schools project to develop a series of free schemes of work for all schools wanting to teach a project-led Design and Technology curriculum."  https://www.jamesdysonfoundation.co.uk/resources/rethinking-design-and-technology-in-practice.html

Kim Flintoff's insight:
The Rethinking D&T pages on this site offer extended engagement through structured programs of learning.  

The Challenge pages are 44 simply explained hands-on engineering projects that can be started by any one - from K-12.
more...
No comment yet.
Sign up to comment
Scooped by Kim Flintoff
Scoop.it!

Australia's Science Channel

Australia's Science Channel | Teaching during COVID-19 | Scoop.it
From education.australiascience.tv - April 7, 2020 12:01 AM
Get new ideas to inspire and support your STEM teaching. We provide a regularly updated feed of free videos, articles, resources and teacher tools all linked to the Australian National Curriculum to inspire your students to discover how science shapes all our lives. Scroll down for the latest content and news stories, or search using keywords, topics or curriculum codes.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
Welcome to our free platform for Australian educators providing a regularly updated collection of videos, articles, and resources to support STEM teaching in class mapped to the Australian National Curriculum (v8.3). Our carefully curated content includes trending subjects and interviews selected from Australia’s Science Channel, our publication Ultimate Careers, and from our publishing partners. Australia’s Science Channel and Ultimate Careers are developed and operated by The Royal Institution of Australia, an independent charity and unique national science hub promoting public awareness and understanding of science. Founded in 2009, The Royal Institution of Australia is the sister organisation of the prestigious Royal Institution of Great Britain. We work with leading minds, universities and scientific organisations from around Australia to build and connect communities through our role as an authoritative but accessible source of information about current science. We are passionate about inspiring the next generation of innovators to discover how science shapes all our lives. The site has been developed in partnership with the Government of South Australia through the Department for Education."
more...
Himani Thakur's comment, April 9, 2020 4:51 AM
Nice image ! Schools in Haryana ! http://www.gdgoenkasonepat.com/
Sign up to comment
Rescooped by Kim Flintoff from iGeneration - 21st Century Education (Pedagogy & Digital Innovation)
Scoop.it!

Home Learning Keeps Going - Educator resource site launched by COVID-19 Education coalition - lots of good advice and resources in one spot

Home Learning Keeps Going - Educator resource site launched by COVID-19 Education coalition - lots of good advice and resources in one spot | Teaching during COVID-19 | Scoop.it
From www.learningkeepsgoing.org - April 3, 2020 9:40 PM
A coalition of education organizations has curated strategies, tips and best practices for teaching online during the coronavirus pandemic.

Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa)
Kim Flintoff's insight:
This collection of resources is curated by a coalition of some of the most powerful organizations in US education - teachers,parents and learners are able to search and filter the resources to address their needs.
more...
Scooped by Kim Flintoff
Scoop.it!

TEDed: Lessons Worth Sharing

TEDed: Lessons Worth Sharing | Teaching during COVID-19 | Scoop.it
From ed.ted.com - April 2, 2020 1:25 AM
TED-Ed lessons on all subjects. TED-Ed celebrates the ideas of teachers and students around the world. Discover hundreds of animated lessons, create customized lessons, and share your big ideas.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
Use the filters (red links) to select subjects and learning levels - also lots of teacher resources as well.
more...
No comment yet.
Sign up to comment
Scooped by Kim Flintoff
Scoop.it!

UNESCO:  Distance learning solutions

UNESCO:  Distance learning solutions | Teaching during COVID-19 | Scoop.it
From en.unesco.org - March 27, 2020 2:09 AM
The list of educational applications, platforms and resources below aim to help parents, teachers, schools and school administrators facilitate student learning and provide social care and interaction during periods of school closure. Most of the solutions curated are free and many cater to multiple languages. While these solutions do not carry UNESCO’s explicit endorsement, they tend to have a wide reach, a strong user-base and evidence of impact. They are categorized based on distance learning needs, but most of them offer functionalities across multiple categories.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
The list of educational applications, platforms and resources below aim to help parents, teachers, schools and school administrators facilitate student learning and provide social care and interaction during periods of school closure. Most of the solutions curated are free and many cater to multiple languages. While these solutions do not carry UNESCO’s explicit endorsement, they tend to have a wide reach, a strong user-base and evidence of impact. They are categorized based on distance learning needs, but most of them offer functionalities across multiple categories.
more...
No comment yet.
Sign up to comment
Scooped by Kim Flintoff
Scoop.it!

Learning at home - Department of Education (WA)

Learning at home - Department of Education (WA) | Teaching during COVID-19 | Scoop.it
From www.education.wa.edu.au - March 26, 2020 1:11 AM
Resources, activities and information to help children and young people continue to learn while at home.
Kim Flintoff's insight:
The WA Education Dept has developed this website with a range of resources to assist with learning at home.
more...
No comment yet.
Sign up to comment
About Follow us Resources Terms Mobile Features
Facebook
X
LinkedIn