Homeschool Resources
Online Classes and Resources Khan Academy - https://www.khanacademy.org/ Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. We tackle math, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more. Our math missions guide learners from kindergarten to calculus using state-of-the-art, adaptive technology that identifies strengths and learning gaps. We've also partnered with institutions like NASA, The Museum of Modern Art, The California Academy of Sciences, and MIT to offer specialized content. Big History - Big History School is an educational game-changer. Big History School expands the minds of students with a journey from the beginning of the universe to modern societies, to show how everything is connected. Explii- What Would You Like to Learn Today? https://www.expii.com/ Discover multiple voices for each topic so that you can learn in your own style. Are we missing your favorite? You can even add your own.Jump into Explii for a guided journey through the precise problems that will take you to your aha moment in any subject. PBS Kids Starfall Coding for Kids CK-12 Wide Open School - Wide Open School helps families and educators find trusted resources to enrich and support distance learning. HomeSchool Mom - For almost two decades, TheHomeSchoolMom has been a guide to the best homeschool resources available online. Outschool - Live Online Classes and Clubs Explore any interest over live video chat! Discover fun, social, and safe learning experiences for kids ages 3-18 led by passionate teachers. Classes from $10. Illustrative Mathematic - Providing a comprehensive math curriculum, activities, lesson plans, professional services and a format for engaging mathematical discussion
Prodigy Typing Squiggle Park Mystery Doug Splash Learn -SplashLearn includes unlimited math lessons on many topics. Scholastic Universal Class - Learn Anything · Learn Anytime · Learn Anywhere Free access is available through most public libraries. Art Classes - list of free online classes EdX | Online courses from the world's best universities Access more than 1900 online courses from 100+ leading institutions including Harvard, MIT, Microsoft, and more. Udacity- online courses in programming, data science, artificial intelligence, digital marketing, and more. Built with industry leaders. Udemy-Udemy over 100000 courses and 24 million students. Learn programming, marketing, data science and more. Lynda- Lynda.com(LinkedIn Learning)offering video courses taught by industry experts in software, creative, and business skills. Free access is available through most public libraries. Ecosystem for Kids - Interactive science diagrams for kids Living Environment Labs - Youtube Living Environment Labs - Teacher Pay Teachers |
Home School Advice and Articles
NYSED Homeschool Q+A Love What Matters Happiness is Here Simple Homeschool Music Crane School of Music Homeschool Band Contact: Jon Schaller Magazines Ranger Rick National Geo Kids Time for Kids Virtual Tours Collection of Museum Tours Frida Kahlo Museum Shedd Museum - Chicago Ocean Voyager Webcam Virtual Field Trips Virtual School Acivities - a large collection Mount Vernon The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts Zoo Tours Comprehensive list of Virtual Tours - some repeats from above Film Documentaries Indigenous Films Netflix Global Oneness Project Films for Justice Critical Media Project Apps Audible - audio books NY Public Library - Reading app Misc. Learn to Draw with famous Illustrators North Country Library System Fender Guitar lessons Lego Building Prompts Smithsonian Resources Database of Educational Resources - some here are repeats How Drawing Helps You Think Science Experiments Nature Journal Art Tutorials Craft Tutorials Recorded Broadway Musicals Live stream art class Big History Mapping your own Village activity Lunch Doodles with Mo Willelms Worksheets from Australian Artist Ken Done Indigenous Acknowledgment Native land App math4children Video Crash Course(Youtube)- Amazing short videos courses on everything from Artificial Intelligence to World History YouTube Crash Course Video Channel -Free, high-quality educational videos used by teachers and learners of all kinds. These are the series you can currently find on our channel: Chemistry, World History, Biology, Ecology, US History, Psychology, Big History, Literature, Anatomy and Physiology, Astronomy, Intellectual Property, U.S. Government & Politics, Economics, Philosophy, Physics, Games, World Mythology, Sociology, Computer Science, Film Studies, Statistics, Theater, Media Literacy, Study Skills, History of Science, and Engineering. Schoolhouse Rock Storyline Global Oneness Stories and Videos - a collection of uplifting stories and short movies |
SDE Resources
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There are multiple organizations and resources available for folks who are interested in learning more about self-directed learning or unschooling. We will be continually adding to this list of links and books as we find them. Links: Liberated Learner Network The Alliance for Self-Directed Learning From the Alliance for Self-Directed Learning - A TedX by Zakiyya Ismail Fairtest AERO Sir Ken Robinson - Ted Talk Sugata Mitra - Ted Talk North Star Blog Princeton Learning Cooperative Blog Class Dismissed- Film Documentary Self-Taught - Film Documentary Khan Academy - free class resource Logan LaPlante - Ted Talk Peter Gray Blog *used by permission North Star |
Books: The Teenage Liberation Handbook by Grace Llewellyn Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom by Kerry McDonald College Without Highschool by Blake Boles The Art of Self-Directed Learning by Blake Boles Free to Learn by Peter Grey Wounded by School by Kirsten Olson Learning is Natural. School is Optional. by Ken Danford (Co-founder of North Star) Teacher Liberation Handbok by Joel Hammon Deschooling Society by Ivan Illich Making it up as We Go Along by Chris Mercagliano Teacher by Sylvia Ashton Warner Summerhill by AS Neil Feel Bad Education by Alfie Kohn How Children Learn and Teach your Own by John Holt *These books are available in most bookstores. Deep Root Center does not endorse Amazon. These are simply the links available for you to view the books. |
