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Browse and search for NGSS-aligned K-12 STEM curricular materials. Narrow your search by choosing from filters such as curriculum type, grade level, subject area, engineering category, and time required.

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Don't like plant-based meat alternatives, but want to spare animals and the environment? There's hope on the horizon, aided by a good helping of maths.

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One activity that many of our members enjoy is puzzling! You can test yourself for fun with our brainteasers. Our quizzes and conundrums are updated regularly, so do check back on the page for the latest content, and if you get really good at them, why not find out what your IQ is by booking a Mensa Supervised IQ Test?

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-Charles A. Brown Academic Bowl 2019-2020

Tryouts will be held in the first 4-5 weeks of school

In the meantime use the links below to help you study. Also watch TV such as Smithsonian Channel, Discovery Channel, check out COSMOS on Netflix. You could also go on excursions to places around Birmingham and Alabama such as McWane Center, the Botanical Gardens, the Civil Rights Musuem and Trail, Moundville, De Soto Caverns and a host of other cool sights to see around the area. Listen, Watch and Learn
Trivia Web Sites Downloadable Practice Questions
Dates for the tournament are TBD. The location is at the Lincoln Center: 901 Ninth Ave North Birmingham Al 35204

Please Contact Ms. Crow if you have any questions about the Brown Academic Bowl Team
Patty Crow(205)999-5209

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Enriching mathematics for all learners

A free-to-use collection of mathematics activities, lessons and problems designed to nurture curious, resourceful and confident learners of mathematics. Produced by The University of Cambridge.

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MathScienceMusic.org is a free toolkit for teachers, bringing together the best resources in math, science and music.

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Virtual or In-Person, IAD is Here

Schools across the world opened to a year that will go down in history. Some states opened schools with few restrictions, while others are open to eLearning or virtual opportunities only. Whatever situation you find yourself in, IAD is here to help.

Most visitors to IAD are here either for the free art lessons or special pages on resources such as the color symbolism page. However, there are thousands of other resources available on this website. You can find testing or rubric resources on the Art Files page. The Art Teacher Toolbox has about anything else you are looking for, especially if you're a new teacher. Finally, the Art Stuff section has resources for artists, museums, galleries, activities and art games.

A Little History...

IAD began as a showcase for elementary art students in Indiana and now includes a diverse range of subjects and topics of interest to art educators, general area teachers, students, parents, artists, and homeschoolers the world over.

On this site you can find free art lessons, news, art resources, art careers, schools, and help for new art teachers. Submission of lessons and other art related topics is encouraged and may be submitted by e-mailing IAD.

IAD envisions a world where everyone has access to the arts both in school and in the community. We believe that the arts are an essential component for a quality education. Research shows that schools that have strong arts programs also have higher achieving students. The arts encourages creativity and creative problem-solving. These skills are also valuable in the work place. The arts teach us much about various cultures around the world.

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Feel Isolated in Your Classroom? Join the Art Education Community!

IAD hosts two list groups with many members who are art teachers, students, artists, and homeschoolers. Each list group is searchable and you can post a question to many art teachers across the world to get your answer. To sign up for the art education listgroups, visit this link.

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Thinking Skills tell us how we want students to think about the content. I use Bloom's Taxonomy. Make sure students are actually doing the thinking you want! For example, "create a list of odd numbers" is not high-level thinking, despite the word "create."

Content is the topic you're teaching! Click "click to edit" in the objective above to change it. You can differentiate your content by using Depth and Complexity below.

Resources are where students will get their information. You might lecture, give them a book to read, show them a video, etc. You'll want to get way more specific than these options.

The product is how students' show you their thinking. It should match the level of Bloom's that you aimed for. ⚠️ Products tend to be over-emphasized! A cool-looking product does not mean that there was high-level thinking.
Product list adapted from David Chung and The Flip Book, Too by Kaplan, Gould, Siegel
Beware the negative side of putting students in groups! Group work is vastly overused and will limit what students can produce.

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This is Lucy's personal collection of websites for gifted children of all ages - covering math, science, sustainability, crafting, art, music, reading, geography, history, writing, and more. Make sure you check our our new list of Books for Gifted Children, and our Top 10 Games for Gifted Children!

Please note these are websites for kids, not for parents 🙂

Multi-Subject Websites for Gifted Kids

Websites for Gifted Toddlers and Preschoolers

Dolch Word Games - Great for gifted preschoolers who are naturally learning sight words on their own. The Dolch list is the one that our school teaches/uses in Kindergarten.

PBS Kids - Great for gifted preschoolers as young as 2 or 3 who are starting to use the computer

SesameStreet.org - Great and safe for gifted babies and toddlers!

Math Websites for Gifted Students

Also check out our top math contests for gifted students!

Science Websites for Gifted Students

Check out our top science competitions for gifted students!

Sustainability and Recycling Website for Gifted Students

Geography and History Websites for Gifted Students

FunBrain - The inernet's #1 website for K-8. Math, reading, geography, and grammar.

History Games For Kids

National Geographic Kids - Kids games, Animals, Geography, and more.

The Kidz Page - Explore free printable & online kids games, activities, puzzles, clip art, colouring pages and online coloring.

World Geography Games- Loving this in kindergarten and first grade! Fun and exciting geography games.

Reading, Spelling, and Writing Websites and Games for Gifted Students

Online Spelling Bee Exercises and Competitions - Practice for spelling bees and get better at spelling! For K-12.

Rainbow magic - Games and activities based on the Rainbow Magic series - Lucy's favorite chapter books in Kindergarten!

Raz Kids - Lucy's younger sister who is in Kindergarten is in a gifted cluster classroom and the school purchased Raz Kids for reading. It's been a HUGE hit for a reluctant (yet fluent) reader in Kindergarten. Kids work at their own pace and earn stars, take quizzes, and earn ranking. Lucy's sister is trying to "outdo" her classmates in reading - so it's great for the natural competitive drive that many gifted kids have!

Spelling Stars - Create your own spelling lists

Computer Science and Coding Websites

code.org - Free courses and activities! Explore artificial intelligence. Content for elementary schoolers (learn to make your own game, app, or computer drawing), for middle schoolers and high schoolers (build real apps, games, and websites with Javascript, CSS, HTML and more).

CodeSpark - #1 learn-to-code app, hundreds of puzzles and games that teach the ABCs of coding.

Craft Websites

diy.org - Arts and Crafts, STEM, Life Skills, Performing Arts, Secrets of Drawing, Legos, and so much more.

The Toymaker - World of paper toys, holiday cards, valentines, sun boxes, baskets and bags, origami and ephemera... all for you to make. Helping grownups and kids spend time together making things.

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Design challenge Examples from Literature

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Official website of the Smithsonian, the world's largest museum and research complex, with 19 museums, 9 research centers, and affiliates around the world.

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NASA's citizen science projects are collaborations between scientists and interested members of the public. Through these collaborations, volunteers (known as citizen scientists) have helped make thousands of important scientific discoveries. More than 410 NASA citizen scientists have been named as co-authors on refereed scientific publications. Want to work on some real NASA science?

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Can't make it to the zoo? Check out these links below to watch Live Zoo Webcams from home! We've added several aquariums to the list!

Check out our Educational Materials page to download free worksheets and observations charts that your kids can use while they view the webcams. Materials are broken out into three age groups: Kindergarten-First Grade, Second-Fifth Grade, and Sixth-Eighth Grade.

Aquarium of the Pacific - This cam includes views of penguins, jellyfish, sharks, reefs, and more.

Atlanta Zoo - This cam includes views of the panda exhibit.

Bronx Zoo - Only online from 10am-4pm Eastern; Sea Lion Feedings at 11am and 3pm Eastern; Aquatic Bird House feedings at 12:30pm and 3:30pm Eastern; also has a Madagascar cam with lemurs. Scroll down the page to see web cams from the New York Aquarium for Sharks and Octopus. All of these webcams are right on the page so you can view multiple at once!

Chattanooga Zoo - This cam features views of their meerkats, snow leopards, tamarins, and spotted genets.

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo - This cam features multiple views of their giraffe exhibit.

Clearwater Marine Aquarium - This cam features dolphins.

Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo - This cam features views of their red pandas, spider monkeys, and river otters.

Detroit Zoo - This cam includes views of penguins, reptiles, sea otters, river otters, and snow monkeys.

Folly Farm (United Kingdom) - This cam includes Sloths.

Georgia Aquarium - Live feeds of belugas, whale sharks, sea otters, puffins, sea lions, penguins, and jellyfish.

Greenville Zoo - This cam includes views of giraffes.

Houston Zoo - This cam includes views of giraffes, elephants, river otters, rhinos, and flamingos.

Indianapolis Zoo - This cam includes views of macaques, macaws, penguins, tigers, and walruses.

India Zoo - This cam includes views of white tigers, rhinos, snakes, macaques, bears, lions, jaguars, crocodiles, elephants, hippos, and chimpanzees.

Kansas City Zoo - This cam includes views of king and gentoo penguins, polar bears, and orangutans.

Louisville Zoo - This cam includes views of their meerkats.

Maryland Zoo - This cam includes views of penguins, elephants, lions, flamingos, and the watering hole.

Memphis Zoo - This cam includes views of pandas, hippos, elephants, and flamingos.

Milwaukee Zoo - This cam includes views of jaguars, Lake Wisconsin, lions/hyenas, tigers, orangutans, and penguins.

Monterey Bay Aquarium -This cam includes views of the aviary, coral reef, jellyfish, open sea, penguins, and sharks.

National Aquarium - Live feeds of Blacktip Reef, Jellyfish, and Pacific Coral Reef.

National Zoo in Washington D.C. - This cam includes views of cheetah cubs, naked mole rats, lions, pandas, and elephants.

Oakland Zoo - This cam includes views of grizzly bears, elephants, black bears, sun bears, and condors.

Philadelphia Zoo - This cam includes views of penguins.

Pittsburgh Zoo - This cam has views of their cheetahs.

Racine Zoo - This is the YouTube Channel for Racine Zoo. They have a TV program with 13 episodes available for viewing via YouTube.

Reid Park Zoo (Arizona) - This cam includes views of elephants, flamingos, giraffes, lemurs, and lions.

Saint Louis Zoo - This cam includes views of penguins and puffins.

San Antonio Zoo - This cam includes views of tree kangaroos.

San Diego Zoo - This cam includes views of apes, baboons, burrowing owls, condors, elephants, giraffes, hippos, koalas, penguins, platypus, polar bears, and tigers.

Sedgwick County Zoo - This cam includes views of penguins and elephants.

Tennessee Aquarium - Live feeds of penguins, river otters, and sharks.

Toledo Zoo - This cam includes views of hippos, seals, polar bears, and elephants.

Topeka Zoo - This cam includes multiple views of their giraffe exhibit.

Woodland Park Zoo - This cam includes views of tigers, grizzly bears, and bats.
Thanks for checking out these Live Zoo Webcams. Check out our Zoo Rankings page to see where some of these zoos rank as on our list of favorites!
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Our comprehensive, short-form video series created with the Center for Civic Education explains the text, history, and relevance of the United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, and additional amendments in everyday language. Check out all 35 videos today!

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Discover the World Education and the Geographical Association have formed a strategic partnership, with the aim of making the benefits of international field studies more accessible to geography students, both inside and outside the classroom.

As part of our ongoing commitment to fulfilling this aim, Discover the World Education have produced a variety of free geography resources.

We are delighted to announce our upcoming free series of virtual geography webinars, as part of our partnership with the Geographical Association. Discover more "

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Aw snap! Google Earth isn't supported on your browser. You may need to update your browser or use a different browser. Please see our system requirements for more information. Chrome is a great choice and you can download it here.

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National Novel Writing Month is a fun, empowering approach to creative writing. The challenge: draft an entire novel in just one month. For 30 wild, exciting, surprising days, you get to lock away your inner editor, let your imagination take over, and just create!

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Poem in Your Pocket Day was initiated in April 2002 by the Office of the Mayor in New York City, in partnership with the city's Departments of Cultural Affairs and Education. In 2008, the Academy of American Poets took the initiative to all fifty United States, encouraging individuals around the country to participate. In 2016, the League of Canadian Poets extended Poem in Your Pocket Day to Canada.

Poem in Your Pocket Day takes place every year on a day in National Poetry Month. Poem in Your Pocket Day 2022 will take place on April 29.
Ways to Participate
It's easy to participate in Poem in Your Pocket Day from a safe distance. Here are some ideas of how you might get involved:

Select a poem and share it on social media using the hashtag #PocketPoem.

Print a poem from the Poem in Your Pocket Day PDF and draw an image from the poem in the white space, or use the instructions on pages 57-58 of the PDF to make an origami swan.

Record a video of yourself reading a poem, then share it on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, or another social media platform you use.

Email a poem to your friends, family, neighbors, or local government leaders.

Schedule a video chat and read a poem to your loved ones.

Add a poem to your email footer.

Read a poem out loud from your porch, window, backyard or outdoor space.

Discover more ways to celebrate National Poetry Month in the classroom, or at home or online!

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Cool Math Games - Free Online Games for Learning and Fun

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How were these built?

All our experiments are all built with freely accessible web technology such as Web Audio API, WebMIDI, Tone.js, and more. These tools make it easier for coders to build new interactive music experiences. You can get the open-source code to lots of these experiments here on Github.

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Music is for everyone. Play with simple experiments that let anyone, of any age, explore how music works.

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ASKING STUDENTS TO CHOOSE A PATH AND JUSTIFY IT WITH MATH

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Chase the answers to arithmetic questions

Use arithmetic operations to form numbers

Do mental arithmetic while racing the clock

Try our online math quizzes.

A Question and Answer session with Professor Puzzler about the math behind infection spread.

Reviews and book lists - books we love!

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Geometry Games for Kids

These fun geometry games for kids offer a great range of free math activities and interactive practice problems that will help kids improve their math skills online.

Find educational games related to shapes, angles, measurements, grids, coordinates, building blocks and all kinds of geometry related topics. Find a game you like the look of or check out our geometry facts, quizzes and videos. Help students improve their math ability while they have fun learning about geometry.

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Geometry Games for Kids - Free Math Activities, Interactive Fun Online

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Scratch is a free programming language and online community where you can create your own interactive stories, games, and animations.

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Student Talks

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Why we help develop and amplify student voice

Students are filled with curious, innovative, brilliant and thoughtful ideas; we know there is a significant impact when students are not only asked about their passions and perspectives, but when they work to develop and share those ideas to a larger audience. Through this program, students develop both 21st century skills and are better prepared to advocate for the problems of today and the future.

How the program works

The TED-Ed Student Talks program provides free, customizable activities for educators working with students ages 6-18 in a classroom, school, extra-curricular setting or youth/educational organization. When an educator's application is approved, you receive access to a customized virtual learning platform where you will access our our guided activities and resources, which are standards-based and built on TED-Ed's core learning principles; in addition, you will be able to connect with the TED-Ed staff and fellow educators from around the world.

How the application process works

The TED-Ed Student Talks application is open all year round. The TED-Ed team reviews and approves applications on April 1, August 1 and December 1. Once approved, you will receive access to our customized virtual learning platform for 12 months after which you will have to re-apply to renew and continue your access.

Identify the elements of a great idea

Thinking curiously and critically of ideas they learn about

Research, develop, and craft their ideas into compelling, spoken narratives

Gain confidence to share ideas with their peers and community

Give and receive meaningful feedback on each other's ideas

Apply here

Frequently asked questions

How does the program work? Who can get involved? What resources does an approved educator receive? What is the recommended group size? How can districts, larger organizations and networks of schools get involved? Are there resources available in languages other than English?

Students work together to identify, develop and share their creative ideas. Use TED-Ed's free, customizable public speaking activities as a guide and to inspire tomorrow's TED speakers and leaders.

Want to learn more? Dive into the details by downloading this information packet OR take a sneak peek at our activities via the Explorations at a glance found in our Leader Guidebook.

If you work in an administrative role of a school or organization and want to have multiple groups of educators and students involved, you can easily indicate that when filling out your application.

When filling out the "Organization Type" question, please select "A group/network of schools" option. Once approved, our team will follow up with you to help ensure all of the educators in your network gain access to our virtual learning platform.

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DAILY MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHEDULE FOR VIRTUAL LEARNING

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"Our son Aaron was fortunate to have participated. It was an event that was memorable for all the right reasons. First and foremost, it made reading exciting for Aaron, who continues to be a voracious reader to this day. Kitty was relaxed with the children, interested in what they were saying, and respectful as she took their comments seriously. Aaron's reaction to Kitty's interview was 'Kitty was like a regular person.'

As a family of readers, we were thrilled with Kitty's Book Club, and with her!"

- Diane L. Gale, Irvine, CA - December 2021

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Book Club for Kids is a free podcast where kids discuss middle grade novels with host Kitty Felde.

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Developing talent in gifted students and those who work with them

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Step-by-step

We make it easy to learn how to make anything, one step at a time. From the stovetop to the workshop, you are sure to be inspired by the awesome projects that are shared everyday.

Made By You

Instructables are created by you. No matter who you are, we all have secret skills to share. Come join our community of curious makers, innovators, teachers, and life long learners who love to share what they make.

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Sponsored by the Mensa Foundation, Mensa for Kids provides free resources for teachers and parents of gifted youth.

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Cursive Writing A to Z - Improve Your Handwriting | abc small & capital letters for kids & beginners

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Youth Media Challenges ask students to explore how they see themselves, share their view of the world, or envision a better future. Choose from a range of standards-aligned, media-making projects across content areas that help reach your learning objectives and engage students at the same time.

All challenges come with ready-to-use curriculum and every student submission is published on the KQED Youth Media Showcase. Select submissions will be aired on KQED broadcasts and shared with PBS and NPR member stations around the country.

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Classroom Cereal is a series of free, PDF short stories that double as grammar exercises. Each story has five parts and each part has five grammatical mistakes for students to find as they read. Enjoy the story and find the errors. It's simple and nourishing, much like a certain grain-based breakfast food.

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The Depth and Complexity icons are eleven tools that act as lenses, prompting students to look at a topic in a new way. They will help you to take your students deeper into grade-level material rather than moving them onto a new topic.

Sound too good to be true? Read on!

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The Back Story

The overarching goal of Depth and Complexity is to move students towards expert knowledge of content. Bette Gould and Sandra Kaplan (yes, two people developed this framework!) looked to understand how an expert understands their field differently from a layperson. Through interviews, they saw that these experts knew things like repeating patterns, required rules, ethical dilemmas, changes over time, and essential vocabulary within their field.

They identified eleven of these traits and assigned a name and a symbol to each. The idea is that students can use these same ways of thinking to move closer to an expert's level of understanding.

A Quick Example

Rather than just asking general questions about content, the Depth and Complexity prompts help you to quickly increase the level of content knowledge required in a question.

A task like "Compare and contrast Lincoln and Washington" is ok, but too broad. It's unlikely to push advanced students. They can too easily settle into the obvious and surface-level (both are humans, both are men, one has brown hair, one has grey hair).

Instead, ask students to "Compare and contrast the ⚖️ ethical dilemmas Lincoln and Washington faced" and suddenly there's room for a deeper understanding.
Or ask "Compare and contrast the 🚦 rules that Lincoln and Washington created as presidents."

That's a big difference in expectation, right?

About Those Icons

Each tool is represented by an icon that gives students a visual shortcut to expert thinking. The tools' icons especially benefit younger students or those learning English. They unlock access to higher levels of thinking than those students' vocabulary would otherwise support. But their use should not be limited to just those students.

Even as a grown man, I use the graphical icons when I take notes. If I spot an interesting pattern, I'll draw a 🌀 patterns icon to call it out. When I see a student draw an icon on their work, I know that they are calling out a certain way of thinking.

A final note about the graphical icons: beware relying on pretty clip art or professionally designed images. It sets the bar too high. Instead, draw the icons by hand as you teach and encourage students to do the same. The Depth and Complexity prompts are ultimately students' tools and students should use their tools whether or not they have access to specific clip art.
Sidenote: Read about why I now advocate for using emoji for depth and complexity icons.
The Basics

Here are the eleven prompts of Depth and Complexity along with a teeny explanation and a link to full articles.

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Unanswered Questions
Perhaps the most under-used of the prompts. It's so much more than "What questions do you have?" Instead, push students towards what we don't yet know about this topic? Or what can't we know? Consider questions that are truly unanswered to humankind.

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Across Disciplines
How does this topic represent an intersection of other fields? How do language arts and math appear in a topic?

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Trends

How a topic is currently changing and what forces are causing those changes? Trends is the prompt I'd most like to get rid of.

So that's the eleven prompts of depth and complexity. Yeah, there are a lot! But no need to use them all at first. Get comfy with like four. AND you'll be surprised how quickly you start to pick them up.

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The Number One Problem

Without a doubt, the biggest problem people make with Depth and Complexity is: pairing an icon with a low level of Bloom's Taxonomy.

Look at these three tasks and think about what the level of thinking that each requires:

Identify the rules in this math problem.

List the important details about George Washington.

What are the patterns in the solar system?

Do you see it? ☝️ Every one of those questions requires merely a list as an answer. Even though I might be taking the content deeper, I'm still asking super low-level questions. I'm at the bottom of Bloom's - despite using depth and complexity.

And, now that I'm aware of it, I see it everywhere. Just do a search for "depth and complexity worksheets" and spot all of the low-level questions out there. It's almost impossible to find any examples where the icons paired with high levels of Bloom's Taxonomy.

So please make sure to pair depth and complexity with high levels of thinking:

Compare/Contrast: How is Poe's 👄 language different from Lewis Carrol's?

Evaluate: Which author most effectively uses 👄 language to create their tone?

Synthesize: What would happen to the tone if we used some of Carrol's 👄language in The Raven.

See how we can go beyond "list the vocabulary words" and really get kids thinking?

Depth and Complexity Resources

Ok! Let's take a break here and I'll point you to a few Depth and Complexity resources that I've had a hand in creating:

With all of these resources, you'll find depth and complexity paired with high-level thinking.

Now, if you'd like to continue on, I have an article about how to introduce depth and complexity to your students!

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The last couple of years has shown us how much we take being able to visit places for granted. Even something as ordinary as a school field trip became rare. So, we came up with a list of places you could visit using technology for those times when you can't be there in person. Virtual field trips are a fun and educational way to visit places virtually and and "travel" without leaving home or school.

I've rounded up 20 virtual field trips that you can take with your kids. There are also lesson ideas, activities and book suggestions to extend the learning for each type of destination.

Art Museums

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Choose a piece of art to focus on. Describe it, tell why you chose it and how it makes you feel.

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Zoos

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Aquariums

Just like with zoos, aquariums have used webcams to let you visit their exhibits virtually. In addition, some aquariums have set up virtual tours led by their staff to give visitors a more in depth look at their facility.

Activities and Resources

Travel the World

In this day and age, it is easier than ever to travel the world without leaving home.

Activities and Resources

Plan a trip to a new destination. What would you do, see, eat?

Make a travel brochure for the destination you visited.

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The Davidson Institute serves profoundly gifted youth through a variety of programs and services. Our mission is to recognize, nurture and support profoundly intelligent young people and to provide opportunities for them to develop their talents to make a positive difference. We recognize profoundly gifted students as those who score in the 99.9th percentile on IQ and achievement tests.

Parent and Educators can access our database of resources for and about gifted students on our public website. Our database features easy search capabilities for articles, resources and state policy pages to help students, parents and educators pinpoint gifted information.
http://www.davidsongifted.org/search-database

EarthX​
For Parents & Educators
Developed by EarthX in collaboration with Big Thought, we offer a free K-12 Downloadable STEAM curriculum aligned with National Standards and with TEKs. Designed to offer projects to support existing lessons. Index and resource page included.
Registration email is required for download - no expiration date - no limits on use.
https://earthx.org/education/#lesson-plans

Developed by EarthX in collaboration with Big Thought, we offer a free K-12 Downloadable STEAM curriculum aligned with National Standards and with TEKs. Designed to offer projects to support existing lessons. Index and resource page included. Registration email is required for download - no expiration date - no limits on use.

EVERFI Digital Curricula
For Parents & Educators
EVERFI's digital curricula empower teachers to bring critical skills education into their classrooms. Our interactive, game-based lessons help prepare students for success in the real world. Resources available include STEM, Financial Literacy, Career Exploration, Character EducationEVERFI resources are donated by corporate and community partners. Teachers: create an account at www.everfi.net, click "create class" and select the resources you'd like students to have access to. You will receive a registration code that you will give to students so you can track their progress. Parents: follow the same instructions as teachers. Students: go to www.everfi.net, click "register" and enter the code to get started.
https://platform.everfi.net/

Gifted Guru Parent
For Parents & Educators
English Class: This is a free live-streamed secondary English class (7th-12th grades) that explores the short story genre. The class will live stream at 12pm CDT from March 16-March 27, and recordings will be available afterwards. The class will stream on YouTube here. There will be a different story discussed each day. The list of stories, along with links to online free sources for the links, are available here. Each day is standalone, so students need not attend all of the classes. This course will run for two weeks. It will stream live, and recordings will go up very soon after the live stream.
https://www.youtube.com/user/lvangem
http://bit.ly/mrsvan-ela

Houston Museum of Natural Science
HMNS at Home - we're bringing our Museum to you! In doing our part to flatten the curve of COVID-19, we are offering a digital museum experience. We know, with school closures, that bringing educational content to you is more important than ever! From the comfort of your home, dive into our online collection with video archives, virtual tours, Beyond Bones Blog, and more!

Modular 9-week curriculum for Grades 6-9, focus areas: Geography, Social Studies, Science, Engineering, Climate Change, Interdisciplinary Studies, Project Based/Student Lead Learning.

With the UrbanEngineers curriculum, students embark on a global journey, creating knowledge to build an adaptive and resilient city for a particular geographic location. Learn to apply systems thinking models to develop ideas and concepts about how lifestyles, infrastructures and technologies need to be adapted for different geographies, available resources and climates. Invent a product! Close resource loops! Design a city neighborhood! We kindly ask for your feedback and comments in exchange for the free download. Go to: https://www.housestories.co

Code for free download: TAGT_C19 (One per order, can be used twice, valid until April 19, 2020.)

Browse the site for information and click on "download" to select one of the UbanEngineers projects: Arid City, Vertical Garden City, Mars City or Floating City

Apply the code TAGT_C19 at checkout.

The digital files encompass a modular 9-week curriculum for middle grades which is easily adaptable into shorter lessons. See details in the Teacher Guides and also feel free to email: info@housestories.co

Mind Vine Press Mini Party Plan Envision Unit
For Parents & Educators
Free 2-week mini Party Plan Envision unit for extra challenge and inspiration while your child is home. Allows for research, creativity, and fun! Other Envision projects available at MindVinePress.com. Best wishes to all. Search "Melanie Bondy Party Plan" on Teachers Pay Teachers to locate in the future.
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Free-Independent-Study-Project-Sample-With-Student-Guide-and-Cards-1226531

Renzulli Learning Educators
Renzulli Learning is an interactive online system that provides a personalized learning environment for students, which allows teachers to easily differentiate instruction to increase engagement and higher academic performance. Renzulli Learning supports strength based personalized learning in all subjects for students in grades Pre-K through 12.

The Renzulli Profiler quickly identifies student strengths, interests, learning and expression styles and then matches each student with thousands of personalized engaging Enrichment Activities. Renzulli Learning features robust student grouping which supports our revolutionary strength-based Project Based Learning (PBL) system.

Educators should complete the Free Access Form on and they will be logged into Renzulli Learning when completed. Login credentials will also be sent from info@renzullilearning.com. Free Customer Support is available. Call us at (203) 680-8301 and we will help you every step of the way.
https://renzullilearning.com/
Rita Mauro: rmauro@renzullilearning.com

Shmoop University, Inc
For Educators
Shmoop is a digital publisher with a one of a kind approach to college readiness. Understanding the challenges that come from engaging students with dated, dry, curriculum; Shmoop instead delivers a fun approach to learning. Through humor, pop culture references, and a conversational style, Shmoop's online courses and test prep programs connect with teens and deliver results. Shmoop is offering full access to schools and districts that are closed because of COVID-19. Free access is available through the duration of school/district closures. 400+ online courses, full suite of test prep, (SAT, ACT, AP, EOC, PSAT, and more) RTI ELA/Math, and much more. Please email to request access for your campus and district.
https://www.shmoop.com/

You CAN Do the Rubik's Cube​
For Parents & Educators
Learn to solve the Rubik's Cube with our online resources! Students can use the online solution guides to learn to solve, and educators/parents can guide lessons with our Learn to Solve curriculum (all available at no charge). When schools are back in session, educators can use the code TAGT20 to receive prepaid return shipping when requesting to borrow a class set of Rubik's Cubes (up to 36 cubes only--no charge to borrow the education sets). No log in required.
http://www.YouCanDoTheCube.com

Other Resources

Actively Learn​
For Parents & Educators
Actively Learn is a digital curriculum platform for middle school and high school ELA, science, and social studies. Now teachers can access thousands of ready-to-go assignments, modify instruction, upload their own content to create new assignments, give real-time feedback, promote collaboration, assign small groups and research projects, assess student progress, and more. Attend daily webinars and get personal support, too. https://www.activelylearn.com/Free through the end of the school year
https://www.activelylearn.com/
Elaine Riordan: elaine@activelylearn.com

Box Out Bullying
For Parents & Educators
A leader in the field of bullying prevention, Box Out Bullying is offering materials to promote social emotional learning and peace in the home. Perfect for families with siblings. Our easy to use lessons and materials promote bystander empowerment, addressing potential problems, and creating empathy. Visit boxoutbullying.com/contact/. Fill out the contact us form and you'll recieve access to dynamic activities and materials.
http://www.boxoutbullying.com
Alex Parker: info@boxoutbullying.com

BIG IDEAS for LITTLE SCHOLARS
For Parents & Educators
The site is a collection of recommended learning resources designed for use with K-8 gifted and advanced students, organized by grade level and discipline (math and logic, literacy, etc.). There are many links to free resources and the blog includes MANY ready-to-use FREE lessons and activities specifically designed for more advanced students.
https://bigideas4littlescholars.com/

Cube For Teachers &Educators
For Educators
Cube For Teachers is a free global sharing community for educators. It's a place where educators are sharing open educational resources that matter to them. Cube is always free. It is recommended that educators join with their school district emails as they will have automatic access to search filters that allow them to filter their searches from a global level to a district level.
https://cubeforteachers.com/​

ESC Region 11​ Folder With Resources for Teachers
For Educators
A folder updated regularly with ALL of my planning resources for teachers. They will help you frame online lessons beyond just coordinating content. To understand how to use many of these tools, visit: https://youtu.be/aLHATXnVDRALink will work for anyone who has it.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vmAdWivNowmann8dX0Kez4Gw5IHkUgdO​

GT Specialist of 14 years: Facebook Posts and Links for Resources
For Parents & Educators
https://www.facebook.com/MrsFrenchsGiftedTalentedPage/

Free Parent Webinar
Beyond "Full Potential": Reconsidering What Success Means for Gifted Children
April 7, 6:30 p.m.
Colin Seale
All parents want their children to be successful. But parents of gifted children often feel an added pressure to unleash their child's "full potential." This webinar will give parents of gifted children powerful, but practical tools to understand the harms of the "full potential" myth and practical tools to move towards a more healthy, hopeful, and happy path to set children up to excel. ​
https://www.txgifted.org/webinar

Free online puzzles. Cool math games. Number games.​
For Parents & Educators

Smith Curriculum and Consulting Sixth Grade Math Workshop Sampler
For Parents & Educators
This sampler of easy to use and prepare activities helps cover concepts including Ordering Integers on a Number Line, Multiples, Dividing Fractions, Integer Operations, Order of Operations, Evaluating Expressions, and Properties of Operations.
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sixth-Grade-Math-Workshop-Sampler-4540432

TAGT & thinkLaw: Free Facebook Live Session
Families across the country have been asked to transform into home-school teachers with little or no notice. As their children's first teacher, parents are inherently qualified to do this. But how do you successfully keep your students engaged in learning, especially when you may be balancing your own worries and remote work? This struggle may be particularly rough for gifted children, who may require much more stimulation than the distance learning options provided by their schools. Colin Seale, Founder and CEO of thinkLaw hosted a Facebook Live session on the TAGT Facebook page full of powerful, but practical tips for engaging your children at home without losing your mind during these unprecedented times.
https://www.facebook.com/texasgifted/videos/221971269156796/

Texas State University, Talent Development Program
For Parents & Educators
Teachers can replicate lessons and instruction that integrate FREE NASA content and resources for students while earning CEU credits and/or create a FREE community of students to complete their own online learning while earning cool NASA digital badges. For educators or parents who want students to work independently on exciting NASA digital badges, you will need to complete the "Using Badges with Students" 1-hr educator badge before creating your own student accounts.
Dr. Kristina Henry Collins: k.henry.collins@txstate.edu
https://www.txstate-epdc.net/digital-badging/

Texas Wildlife Association

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In an effort to support you during school disruptions due to COVID-19, TAGT has collected G/T-related educational resources to share with our members and followers. If you would like to share your digital resources (website, platform, lessons, games, activities, etc), please complete this form (access must be free or include a free week-plus trial).

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We have a bit of a tradition here at Left Brain Craft Brain. Every February when the winter seems like it will never end, we warm things up with a bit of STEAM. And STEM, too, with 28 Days of STEM Activities and STEAM Activities for Kids. Be sure to follow along this month as I share 60+ Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, & Math projects that will get your kids and your classrooms excited about learning again. I've partnered with a huge crew of creative bloggers and we'll be sharing the coolest STEM & STEAM activities you'll see all year.

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Why Do Kids Need STEM & STEAM?

STEM is the abbreviation for Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math. In STEAM we add an A for Art, too. Both are integrated approaches to learning that encourage students to think more broadly about real-world problems. This interdisciplinary approach has helped create innovations like the iPhone, the original laptop computer, and is even revolutionizing cooking in third world countries, and improving air quality as a result.

It helps students ask questions, connect the dots, problem solve, think creatively, and be innovative. And not only can STEAM save the world, it can save our kids too by making their future bright. STEM jobs are expected to grow by 16% in the US between 2014 and 2024 compared to only 11% for other sectors*. And right now, science & engineering careers earn more than double the income of the median job in the United States.*

So let's get more science, technology, engineering, art, and math into our kids' lives. Ready for the fun?!?

You're Gonna Love 28 Days of STEM Activities and STEAM Activities for Kids

This year we're doing the weekly topics a little bit differently... I hear a lot from readers asking for a tech project or an art project for their kids or students. So this year we're going to round-up some amazing projects with a focus on each of the buckets in STEM & STEAM. But don't worry, they're still going to be integrated projects that check off more than one bucket!

Science Activities for Kids

Experimentation is one of the foundations of STEM. Check out these amazing science projects for kids!

Check out descriptions and pictures of all of these posts and more amazing Science Projects for Kids in this round-up!

February 1st - 6th

Need Help While School is Out?

Check out our Boredom Buster Activity Plan! I pulled together a TOTALLY FREE activity plan for you to do at home with the kids. It's filled with entertaining hands-on STEAM projects, printables, snack ideas, and most of all it's filled with FUN. Plus, you'll have all the supplies you need on hand (or in the backyard!).

Technology Activities for Kids

Coding, circuits, and computers, oh my! The world of technology is our children's future. Let's get them ready with some fun activities! You can see descriptions and photos of all these activities in 20+ Technology Projects Your Kids Will Love.

February 7th - 11th

Engineering Activities for Kids

Kids are born builders. Encourage those early skills with some engineering activities they'll love. You can see photos and descriptions of all these activities and more in 50+ Awesome Engineering Projects for Kids.

February 12th - 17th

Get the kids creative juices flowing with some amazing art projects that have some science and engineering built in.

Art Activities for Kids

Check out the entire pictures and descriptions for all the projects in this list of 40 of the Best Art Activities for Kids!

February 18th - 23rd

Math Activities for Kids

Don't fall for the worksheet trap for math! Hands-on activities help kids really internalize what they're working on and are a lot more fun. You can see photos and descriptions of all these activities in Math = Fun Math Activities for Kids.

February 24th - 28th

Science, Tech, Engineering, Art, and Math Fun for Kids

Looking for some more STEAM inspiration that you can use right now? Instant gratification style? Check out STEAM Explorers!! The coolest new creative experience for kids is here! Think digital magazine meets online project portal in a safe, kid-friendly environment. (No more worrying about what might be hidden in that YouTube vid!) All engineer, teacher, and mom approved. And most definitely KID APPROVED!⁣

What's included?⁣

Monthly digital magazine with cool themes that's fun to read

Hands-on, exciting projects the kids will love.⁣

Science, tech, engineering, art, and math learning YOU'LL love.⁣

Delicious recipes the kids can make.⁣

Fun printables and games⁣

Entertaining videos⁣

All packed up in an easy to do package, ready for kids ages 5-12 to have fun.

Follow Along with 28 Days of Hands-On STEM

Want to stay up to date on all the cool projects? I'll be sharing them daily on the Left Brain Craft Brain Facebook page and pinning them to my Pinterest STEM board. Or come join the STEAM Kids Challenge on Instagram. We'll be posting new projects and cool ideas every day.

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Children's authors and illustrators are creating resources and reaching out to educators to help during the coronavirus school closures.

As educators, parents, and students enter this unknown territory of school closures and remote learning, kid lit authors and illustrators have been stepping up to help. Many are parents themselves and juggling the same school/work balance amid the stress and uncertainty.

"Gina and I are transitioning to homeschooling," tweeted Jarrett J. Krosoczka, creator of the graphic novel Hey Kiddo among other titles. "We need to keep the kids on a schedule, and we are imagining we are far from alone. We want to help. Every weekday at 2pm ET for at least the next few weeks, I'll host free webcasts for you and your kiddos. http://youtube.com/studiojjk "

Laurie Halse Anderson, author of Shout, is making herself available for a virtual Q&A.

"Do you or your students or kids have any questions about my books? Ask them! Since we're all homebound for a while, let's turn social media into a #QuarantRead book club! DM me if you want to ask your question anonymously."

While perhaps best known for her YA work, including Speak and Shout, she has written for all ages and is welcoming questions from everyone.

"All ages are invited: readers of my picture books, Vet Volunteers, Fever 1793, the "Seeds of America" trilogy, and all my YAs; from Speak to SHOUT. Students should be able to get extra credit for participating!" she tweeted.

Starting March 23, Stimola Literary Studio, representing kid lit and YA authors and illustrators, will host livetreamed readalouds, craft activities, and drawing demonstrations between 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. EST with Matt Tavares, Ellen Hagan, Shannon Stocker, and many others.

Mo Willems, who gave permission for noncommercial use of reading his books, is doing daily doodles at 1 p.m. ET through the Kennedy Center, where he is artist-in-residence. It will be a mini drawing workshop, and he promises to show kids a little bit about his studio, too. Unfortunately, in a sign of likely logistical issues to come, the webpage was downed by too much traffic minutes before the first doodling session was to begin.

Grace Lin (right) was scheduled to start a new podcast this week. She hoped Kids Ask Authors-a five to 10-minute podcast where a children's author would answer one question from a young reader-would help bridge the gap of kids' access to authors. In the current crisis, she calls the endeavor "even more poignant."

Read: Free Tools for Online Teaching and Learning During School Closures

"I hope by having questions, reviews, jokes, stories and poems by kids closing each episode it's also a way for kids to feel like their writing has purpose outside their now smaller confines," she said in a tweet.

Kids can submit a book review, poem, short story or joke to the podcast, which will end with submissions from children. Temporarily, she will release three episodes a week.

READ:A Crisis-as in School Closures Due to Coronavirus-Justifies Fair Use, Say Librarians

Lin is also using her personal YouTube channel to help, recording herself reading her books-including Mulan: Before the Sword and When the Sea Turned to Silver -and doing some drawing demos.

One of the major concerns has been copyright laws and authors have made their own efforts to inform teachers and librarians if their books can be used without breaking copyright laws. If it is authors reading their own books, it might not matter.

"I've decided not to do online read-alouds of my books due to copyright issues, but I recommend the Poetry Foundation for interviews and recordings of myself and other Young People's Poet Laureates," Margarita Engle tweeted.

READ:Tackling Copyright Concerns When Taking Storytime Online

Many authors have and are reaching out to their publishers for guidance.

"FOR EVERYONE (TEACHERS) ASKING ABOUT RECORDING READINGS OF THE BOOKS: I just checked with MY publisher, and they said it's technically not allowed, BUT as long as you can keep it somewhere only students can access, (like your own channel on YT) it's fine," Jason Reynolds tweeted.

10-year-old superfan Ryu, daughter of SLJ's creative director, was one of 3,500 people who checked out Dan Gutman reading aloud from his latest "My Weird School" book, Miss Blake Is a Flake.

"Several teachers and librarians have contacted me, asking for permission to shoot and post videos of themselves reading my books for their students while their school is temporarily closed due to the coronavirus," tweeted Dan Gutman. "The answer is YES YES YES! I love it! Please do!"

Gutman planned a 2 p.m. ET reading of his Miss Blake is a Flake on his Facebook page.

Kate Messner has collected a list of "learning-at-home" resources from authors and illustrators that includes read-alouds, writing and drawing lessons, and research links, "all free & copyright friendly!" she tweeted.

Messner has been urging people to remember copyright laws even in these times. It is not up to the authors, she cautions, it is a publisher's decision. Reading only part of the books may be the answer for now as people work through the complexities of the law and try to find a solution.

"What I'd ask you NOT to do is share public read-alouds of entire books online," she tweeted. "That's less likely to be considered fair use and puts you in a shaky place. It's also more likely to harm creators, and may in the long term impact their ability to keep making books for your kids."

Read: In a Pandemic, Librarians Are Reporting to Work, Scared and Questioning Their Institutions

Kara Yorio

Kara Yorio (kyorio@mediasourceinc.com, @karayorio) is news editor at School Library Journal.

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Smithsonian Distance Learning
The Smithsonian is committed to supporting teachers and their students around the globe as they face unprecedented new learning challenges. At the Learning Lab, teachers have access to millions of digital resources from across the Smithsonian's museums, research centers, libraries, archives, and more. You will also find pre-packaged collections that contain lessons, activities, and recommended resources made by Smithsonian museum educators as well as thousands of classroom teachers like you.

Smithsonian Music
Did you know that the Smithsonian's combined musical resources constitute the world's largest museum of music? Music is an integral part of the Smithsonian's connective tissue, spanning a remarkable number and diversity of collections, programs and exhibitions. Visit this site, created for the 2019 Year of Music, to tap into the Smithsonian's bounty of educational resources, music videos, collection spotlights and more.

The Look of the Listen: The Cover Art of Folkways Records
From 1948 to 1986, Folkways Records produced over 2,000 recordings of remarkable breadth and diversity. This virtual exhibition from Smithsonian Folkways presents the look of Folkways through an exploration of the cover art and design of this extraordinary recording company.

Musical Math-terpiece: The Art of Piet Mondrian
In this lesson from the Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, middle school students will learn about the life and art of Piet Mondrian, his style influenced by jazz music and his technique using spatial concepts. Students will create a painting in Mondrian's non-objective style.

Louis Armstrong Education Kit
This History Explorer kit of guided listening activities and streaming music offers an engaging way of introducing students to jazz. It traces Louis Armstrong's career as a musician, from influences in African rhythms and New Orleans marches through performances in the 1960's and 70's. It could be used as an introduction to using music and sound recordings as primary sources.

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What Could You Do With This Pancake Flipping Robot?

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