Online Learning Resources
Below is a list of resources for 0nline learning during COVID-19. This list will be routinely updated as resources are made available:
General Resources
Allegheny Intermediate Unit
Offers scheduled collective webinar meetings for exploring new virtual technologies and opportunities in remote teaching practices that also include introduction to useful programs.
https://www.aiu3.net/Page/4914
American Alliance for Theatre and Education
A facebook page providing a list of available online teaching resources for arts educators involved in theatre education.
Art Bar Blog
An artist blog page that includes how-to guides for visual arts projects that can be done at-home.
https://www.artbarblog.com/category/learning-at-home/
Arts Ed NJ
Provides an extensive list of virtual teaching sources and programs educators may utilize to host lesson meetings or sessions.
https://www.artsednj.org/arts-ed-virtual-teaching-resources/
The Art of Education University
An educational organization led by arts educators providing weekly webinars specifically catered towards arts educators transitioning to online teaching in addition to an extensive list of their free education-related resources.
https://theartofeducation.edu/coronavirus/
Culturally Responsive Education (CRE-HUB)
Downloadable information guides and resources for arts educators that emphasize guidance in culturally responsive forms of education through remote learning.
https://crehub.org/remote-learning
Doodles Academy
Provides a free online arts curriculum virtually available to arts educators. Curriculums included collective arts experiences that offer opportunities for students to individualize their works through their interests and experiences.
Education Reimagined
List of informative resources and tools for educators transitioning to online education.
https://education-reimagined.org/distance-learning-resource-center/#educators
Global Educator Collective
Facebook group that acts as a collective support group for educators through helpful tip and tricks and discussion postings.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Temporaryschoolclosuresupport/
hundrED
Articles and resources for remaining educationally proactive during the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://hundred.org/en/articles/proactive-measures-in-education-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic
The Kennedy Center
Thought-provoking readings, videos, and resources connected to performing arts mediums such as music, dance, and theatre.
Mattress Factory
Toolkit prompts for arts educators that provide lesson plans and workshops for engaging students and/or individuals in critical thinking and practices within the lens of art and educational standards.
https://mattress.org/archive/index.php/Listing/objects
National Association for Music Education
Free registration for professional learning community webinars and listings of other resources involving music.
https://theartofeducation.edu/coronavirus/
Save The Music Foundation
Hub offering free websites, programs, and other resources encompassing education in music.
https://www.savethemusic.org/grants/teacher-resources/
State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE)
Provides downloadable Excel documents containing lists of available workshops, projects, lesson plans, and prompts for engaging in arts-related instruction and activities categorized by arts genre.
https://www.seadae.org/arts-instructional-resources
OTHER ARTS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
123 Homeschool Me
Free worksheets 1st – 8th grade
https://www.123homeschool4me.com/home-school-free-printables/
2Simple
Purple Mash is a website designed for children aged 3-11. It contains creative tools for coding, animation, publishing, art and also applications for math, spelling and grammar.
https://2simple.com/blog/using-purple-mash-when-school-closed/
All Kids Network
Free resources for parents and teachers, crafts, worksheets, coloring pages, printable mazes, dot to dot, hidden pictures and more.
https://www.allkidsnetwork.com/
Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE)
Short list of resources for individuals who wish to engage in arts education related projects and activities while at home.
https://capechicago.org/blog/arts-resources-for-families-stuck-at-home/
Coloring Nature
Our coloring categories include serious science: biomes, anatomy, animals, plants and more, plus some pure whimsy – just for fun.
Creating a Masterpiece
An award winning fine art training program for students 5 and up. First month of access to the Drawing Program is free with the code: Corona2020
creatingamasterpiece.com/product/drawing-program-2/
Black Box Education
Digital and interactive resources for drama, dance and theatre. 6 free resource packs for digital, online schooling.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jnDsvkKgLBAYSLJO7KrioOKpZj34JesJqneFrypGKo0/edit
Brave Writer
Free resources, ready-made lesson plans, master classes. Some resources are free due to pandemic.
https://blog.bravewriter.com/2020/03/13/needing-support-due-to-covid-19/
Busy Kids Do Piano
Free month of lessons with coupon code PIANOATHOM
https://busykidsdopiano.com/membership
Duolingo
Learning with Duolingo is fun and addictive. Earn points for correct answers, race against the clock and level up. Always free (paid options, but base content always free)
English52
Free English course. Learn English online – at your own pace, in your own place, with fun and exciting E52! Quickly go from beginner to advanced, with your free video lessons and activities.
ESL Library
We are offering Plus subscriptions to all Standard users, and our printable lessons on Pandemics and The Coronavirus are also currently free for non-members.
https://esllibrary.com/blog/coronavirus-support
FabuLingua
FabuLingua teaches Spanish through interactive stories on mobile phones and tablets. FabuLingua is suspending their subscription services and providing their entire platform for free to all families and schools while schools are closed. Simply download it from the App Store or Google play.
Felt With Love Designs
Lots of free sewing patterns and tips to learn to sew!
https://www.feltwithlovedesigns.com/category/free-patterns/
GoNoodle
GoNoodle® engages 14 million kids every month with movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts. Available for free for school and home use.
Heifer International
FREE resources (downloadable books, mazes, word searches, and more) from Heifer International’s school programs — with topics in social studies (geography, economics), science, language arts.
https://www.heifer.org/what-you-can-do/get-involved/schools/home-school-activities.html
HippoCampus
Explore over 7,000 free videos in 13 subject areas. You can create a free account and create customized playlists too.Always free
Imagine Children’s Museum
Today I am passing along our YouTube channel if interested, we are adding educational and FUN videos daily! FREE educational videos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSuuvrwdWSxSkSLN8X6bfiA
Joy Sun Bear
Joy Sun Bear promotes learning about the world’s diverse cultures through free stories, crafts, recipes, coloring and activity sheets, games and more! Our goal is to empower, encourage and educate children to be positive global citizens. Free stories, crafts, recipes, color and activity sheets, games, videos, reading comprehension and creative activities.
K12MovieGuides
A list of free movie guides for students of varying ages and abilities
https://k12movieguides.com/2020/03/15/school-closure-due-to-corona-virus-covid-19-free-resources/
Khan Academy Kids
Khan Academy Kids is a free, award-winning online education program for children ages 2 – 7. Our mobile app was designed by child development experts at Stanford University and engages kids in core subjects like early literacy, reading, writing, language, and math, while encouraging creativity and building social-emotional skills. It is age-appropriate, personalized based on where your child is at, and engaging. Always free, no ads, no subscriptions, with an offline version available for when internet access is difficult.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/khan-academy-kids/id137846721
PBS
As part of the public media mission to ensure all kids, regardless of their capabilities have access to continued free educational resources at home, PBS SoCal | KCET, in partnership with LAUSD and in collaboration with California PBS stations are offering broadcast programming and accompanying digital resources that adhere to California’s state curriculum to provide continued at-home learning.
https://www.kcet.org/at-home-learning
School Band and Orchestra
Short article describing how to use the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic within the context of social emotional learning for reflection and growth. Specifically catered towards music education but may be appropriated into any arts education platform.
TinkerLab
Arts projects and workshops catered towards younger audiences that are fun and provoke critical thinking and engagement educators can utilize for facilitating their own workshops.
University of Pittsburgh – Pittwire
Useful article by the University of Pittsburgh that goes into depth about how arts educators can cope and/or understand new transitions into teaching remotely such as lab and studio class adaptations, accessibility to technologies, and managing lesson planning.
https://www.pittwire.pitt.edu/news/expert-offers-tips-teaching-online
INFORMATION AND RESEARCH RESOURCES
California Department of Education
An extensive guide, directly facilitated by the California Department of Education, on how to establish and transition to a distance learning format of education.
https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/hn/appendix2.asp
CommonLit
CommonLit is a nonprofit edtech company with an online library of over 1,500 authentic reading passages, text sets, units, and digital learning tools.
Fractured Atlas
Blog post providing information and guidance for educators in successfully and confidently transitioning from an in-person classroom setting to a virtual classroom setting in a short amount of time.
https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/expedited-transition-virtual-workplace
Hanover Research
An extremely detailed and useful research report covering a larger spectrum of distance learning including tools, best practices, student satisfaction, funding, and much more.
https://www.imperial.edu/ivc/files/Distance_Education_Models_and_Best_Practices.pdf
International Council of Fine Arts Deans (ICFAD)
Provides useful articles and readings for teaching strategies and pedagogy adaptations coinciding with virtual and/or remote learning environments.
https://www.icfad.org/covid-19
Manula – Rachael Juliano
A manual for designing a classroom or pedagogical practice that emphasizes utilizing instructional design models and how they can be applied through a remote-learning context.
National Association for Independent Schools (NAIS)
A brief and easy how-to for setting up temporary distance learning at institutions.
https://www.nais.org/articles/pages/tips-for-setting-up-temporary-distance-learning-at-your-school/
Ohio State University – College of Arts and Sciences
Provides a comparative syllabus model that implicates additive or subtractive aspects for transitioning to distance-learning.
https://asctech.osu.edu/sites/asctech.osu.edu/files/Recommended_Syllabus_Elements.pdf
Teaching Artists Guild (TAG)
Provides extensive resources to teaching artists by teaching artists for managing new and developing conditions caused by the COIVD-19 pandemic throughout a multitude of spectrums.
https://teachingartistsguild.org/
UCLA – Center for Education Innovation and Learning in the Sciences
Offers a critical guide to designing a successful learning environment and includes a multitude of subsections that can be explored as reference for developing a distance learning classroom.
https://ceils.ucla.edu/resources/teaching-guides/
UCLA – Extension
Descriptive syllabus model for a remote-learning classroom.
https://unexonline.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003002592-Building-your-Syllabus
USEFUL APPS, PROGRAMS, AND TOOLS
Adobe Lightroom
A popular photo editing and retouching software now available for free.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/adobe-lightroom-cc/id878783582
Bomomo
Interactive website/canvas utilizing line, shapes, and time for making artworks.
ClassDojo
A free interactive community communication platform for connecting the classroom, students, and educators.
Chrome Music Lab
Chrome Music Lab is a website that makes learning music more accessible through fun, hands-on experiments.
https://musiclab.chromeexperiments.com/Experiments
Edmodo
An application that makes distance learning and managing distance learning easy and accessible. Connects the classroom in manageable ways. The site also includes a Distance Learning Toolkit designed specifically in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://new.edmodo.com/?go2url=%2Fhome
Educreations
Designed for educators utilizing on-the-go methods of virtual lessons by recording screen actions and movements of the device using the program. Educreations is currently offering free Pro Upgrades for teacher accounts.
Google Duo/Skype/Facetime
For artists who just want to stay connected, see a familiar face, or casually show what you’re up to in your studio, these are all great (and free!) options for video chat on your smartphone or computer.
Google Hangouts Meet
Easy-to-join video calls, you can meet face to face while still adhering to the social distancing guidelines. Meet is fully integrated with G Suite, so you can join meetings directly from a calendar event or email invite.
https://gsuite.google.com/products/meet/
Live Streaming
Live streaming is the best way to interact with students, artists, and any other art interested individuals in real time. Host a workshop, demo a new skill, host a giveaway, field their burning questions about your art—and most importantly begin to develop and stay connected with your audience. Some free live streaming platforms to consider include: Youtube Live, Twitch.tv, Facebook Live, Instagram Live, Periscope, and LinkedIn Live to name a few.
Live Streaming Broadcasting Software
For a more in depth customization of your dedicated live stream, utilize free broadcasting software for your live streams. Some free broadcasting softwares to consider include: OBS Studio, Streamlabs, and XSplit.
Live Streaming How-To and Tips and Tricks
For in depth and general understanding of how to live stream check out these links: BoxCast, Resident Advisor, UScreen, and Epiphan.
Loom
With Loom, you can capture your screen, voice, and face and instantly share your video in less time than it would take to type an email. COVID-19 Response: Cutting prices, removing limits, FREE for education.
Screencastify
Great screen recording tool for educators that gives you access to easy recording, editing, and sharing of videos. This program is perfect for pre-recorded lectures, demos, and workshop tutorials.
https://www.screencastify.com/
Seesaw
Create activities and lessons to share with students.
Snapseed
A free in depth photo editing application holding capabilities similar to popular programs like Photoshop.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/snapseed/id439438619
Weavesilk
Interactive website and app that allows individuals to generate virtual abstract artworks.
Zoom
For art organizations or art teachers that don’t want meetings or classes to go on hold for weeks, Zoom’s video conferencing (perfect for small or large groups) still lets you get creative! The free plan can host up to 100 participants for 40 minutes.