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Showing posts with label social media. Show all posts

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Online Learning Resources

Online learning resources...
...can be extremely helpful in any event where you cannot meet with your students in real-time. This post will serve to keep the most up-to-date links available for teachers who are looking for ways to connect online with their students. Many tech resources are offering educators free upgrades at this time.

Resources for navigating COVID-19:

  • BrainPOP video about Coronavirus (suitable for younger students)
  • Stated Clearly video - Where do new viruses come from? (suitable for grades 5 through HS)
  • ISTE / EdSurge site about how schools can navigate uncertainty
  • Education Week downloadable guide for schools and Coronavirus | Map of US school closures
  • NYSED Guidance regarding school closures

What online science resources could be easily tailored to online learning?

Let's try to build a list of simulations, animations, and online-friendly activities for students. (Please try to replace websites using Flash with something more up-to-date and compatible across device platforms, if possible.)
What resources would you like to share? Email sarah.3dsciencecafe@gmail.com.
P.S. We have not vetted all of these resources, we’ve simply curated them from teacher suggestions. 

Latest post update: March 15, 2020 at 8:22 pm



Thursday, December 29, 2016

Twitter: Be a follower!

One of the most exciting ways to engage in professional development is by employing the power of social media. Educators from around the country can connect about the subject of NGSS because it is a national set of standards that varies only a little (if at all) from state to state.


It's super easy to build your professional network through Twitter; dedicate as much time as you wish, whenever you wish to connect.

If you're completely new to the social-media scene for professional networking, check out my other blog post here.




Here's a "who's-who" of NGSS educators and resources on Twitter:

Next Generation Science Standards - Twitter @OfficialNGSS | Website link

Ted Willard (Director of NGSS at NSTA) - Twitter @Ted_NSTA

NGSS Tweeps - Hosted by rotating group of educators to showcase NGSS work in the classroom - Twitter @NGSStweeps (last host in 2016 was the North Country's own @Chemteach201!)

NGSS Professional Learning Network


STEM Teaching Tools - Twitter @STEMTeachTools | Website link

Phenomena for NGSS - Twitter @NGSSphenomena | Website link

  • TJ McKenna (Curator of NGSS Phenomena) - Twitter @tjscience

There are lots of hashtags to search and use... here are just a few popular ones:

#phenomena #ngss #ngsschat #scichat

Who would you suggest to "follow?" Leave a comment below!