High School

Online AP Classes are Available for All AP Students:

This year’s release of AP Classroom has positioned AP teachers and students to continue teaching and learning from home, but we are taking it a step further by providing online AP Classes via our YouTube Channel. All courses will be uploaded by Wednesday March 25th.

1. When do online AP classes begin?

Wednesday, March 25, 2020. A schedule of classes, including descriptions of each lesson is available at collegeboard.org/ap-covid19-updates. All classes are available for free and are completely optional.

2: Where can students access the classes?

Students can find the classes at youtube.com/advancedplacement.

The courses will wrap up the rest of the semester, as well as give a recap of the entire course.

This is a great opportunity for our students to continue learning from home.

Big Timber e-books https://www.bigtimbermedia.com/distance-learning-bundles/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=subscribers&utm_campaign=free-bundles
New York Times Learning Network - Always a wonderful resources for teachers, the NYT has gathered resources to: Stay updated on the outbreak. Think critically about information. Consider essential questions about the pandemic and what it tells us about our world today. Teach and learn when schools are closed.
Crash Courses - Also from PBS, with a push from brothers John and Hank Green, From Science to Social Studies, Crash Course offers it all in quick-paced, imaginative videos.” (Grades 6-12).
At Home Learning - Thank you, PBS/KVIE, for this wonderful online schedule. (Grades Pre-K-12)
Theatre One Act Play Handbook Internet Broadway Database Playbill How to Prepare for an Audition Broadway HD Musical Theatre International
Dance SFA Dance 2018 Rangerettes SFA Dance Team KC Dance Sweethearts of the Gridiron KC Pro Level Auditions Improve High Kicks Stretches for the inflexible Apache Belles 2019
Aerobic Activity Ballet Body Leg Workout Dancers Workout at Home Cardio & Strength Workout Total Body Pilates for Beginners No Equipment Barre Sculpting Workout Hip Hop Fit Body Workout 15 min Bounce Back Cardio Dance Workout
Oral Inter. UIL Website Library of Congress Poetry Foundation Prose Categories Poetry Categories Rules and Procedures Prose and Poetry Handbook
Phlebotomy/CCMA NHA https://www.testprepreview.com/phlebotomy_practice.htm
Pharmacology https://www.nhanow.com/ https://quizlet.com/join/cGBYjwwk2 https://quizlet.com/join/8RjZx2AmH
HS Theory GW online textbook Quizlets Paxton Patterson Anatomy Website
Health Informatics Health Informatics
Vet. Med. iCEV ACT Vet Science Qbank AET FFA Study Stack
Wildlife iCEV AET FFA Study Stack
Principles of HS Crash Course Videos Anatomy Website Quizlet
Livestock iCEV AET FFA Study Stack
Floral Design iCEV AET Qbank quizlet.com
Prin. of AG iCEV AET FFA Study Stack
Ag. Equip. Design iCEV AET
Ag. Mechanics iCEV AET
Ag. Business iCEV AET quizlet.com Qbank
Hort. w/ Turf iCEV AET Qbank quizlet.com
Animal Science iCEV AET FFA Study Stack
Equine/Sm Animals iCEV AET quizlet.com
Welding iCEV AET
Spanish gimkit.com Online textbook wizer.me Spanish Dictionary Quizizz duolingo.com/learn
BIM I iCEV
Prin. of Business iCEV
Knowledge Matters
Robotics https://www.tinkercad.com/ https://www.vidcode.com/
Engineering Des. https://www.tinkercad.com/ https://www.vidcode.com/
Prin. of Education iCEV
Business Law iCEV Knowledge Matters
Social Media Marketing iCEV Knowledge Matters
AV Prod. Young Filmmakers Festival
Educ. Instruc. Practices iCEV
Art AP Art & Design Digital Submssion Platform AP Art & Design Coronavirus Update--new portfolio requirements and deadlines Student Art Guide: Articles for Art Students Sketchbook School Coronavirus Creativity Guide Google Arts & Culture
Choir sightreadingfactory.com musictheory.net tonesavvy.com
Music Theory sightreadingfactory.com musictheory.net tonesavvy.com
SAT Prep https://www.khanacademy.org/sat
NeoK12 https://www.neok12.com/
ck12 https://www.ck12.org/student/
Wizer Me https://wizer.me/
Virtual Tours of Museums around the World Virtual Art Lessons from Art Factory
Virtual Art Appreciation from Art Factory Design Lessons from Art Factory
Flocabulary https://www.flocabulary.com/coronavirus/
Tynker - Provides scaffolded gamified coding and curriculum. Note: To access, you will need to complete the Tynker School Closure License Request. (Grades K-12)
Scratch - An introduction to coding, sponsored by MIT and funded by National Science Foundation and more. (Grades 4-9
Listenwise - Hundreds of podcasts across subject areas. Includes auto-scored quizzes. Note: To access the premium collection, you will need to complete the Listenwise School Closure License Request. (Grades 2-12)
Chrome Experiments - From Google, website features “a showcase of work by coders who are pushing the boundaries of web technology, creating beautiful, unique web experiences, “ along with links for creating your own experiments.
https://codecombat.com/play, https://studio.code.org/home, https://scratch.mit.edu/.

Alg. 1 https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra
Geometry https://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry https://www.virtualnerd.com/geometry/all/# https://www.geogebra.org/ https://www.desmos.com/
Alg. 2 https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2
Pre-Cal https://www.khanacademy.org/math/precalculus
Alg. Reasoning https://www.khanacademy.org/
Calculus https://www.khanacademy.org/
Online Graphing Calculator
Dreambox https://store.dreambox.com/enable-cookies
Apps: Alg 1 Grade Math Staar Test (not free)
Desmos - Provides a free graphing calculator for students and an Activity Builder for teachers to help students grasp math concepts from geometry, algebra, and calculus.
YouCubed - From Standford University’s Jo Boaler, math challenges for all ages.

Vivify https://www.vivifystem.com/blog/2020/3/12/top-stem-resources-for-school-closings
Listen to two or three episodes per week of Science Friday on topics that you’re interested in. Then, have a conversation with your family about the cool things you learned.
Biology: biology topics on Khan Academy https://www.biologycorner.com/APbiology/pathology/virus.html
Chemistry: chemistry topics on Khan Academy Dr. Mike Christiansen
Physics: physics topics on Khan Academy The Physics Classroom Flipping Physics
AP Biology: Khan Academy
Forensic Science : http://www.forensicsciencesimplified.org/ National Forensic Science Technology Center CSI the experience
Bozeman Videos (Environmental Science, Chemistry, Biology, Env. Systems, A & P, http://www.bozemanscience.com/
Pathology: Khan Academy https://www.visiblebody.com/en-us/
Food Science ICEV
Wonderopolis http://wonderopolis.org/
Apps: Biology Grade Math Staar Test (not free)
Monterey Bay Aquarium - Ten live web cams to help you “experience the wonder of the ocean no matter where you are.” Live web cams are also available from the San Diego Zoo (checkout the Zoo’s Kids’ page), the Georgia Aquarium (includes a beluga whale), the Houston Zoo, the Shedd Aquarium (checkout When You Give an Octopus a GoPro)
Best U.S. History Websites for Students - From Common Sense Media, 26 websites “likely to touch on topics students care about.”

Khan Academy US History Course by era (for both 8th Grade Social Studies and US History)
Test your civic knowledge and compete with your family on iCivics! Spend 30 minutes per week playing games and learning about civic responsibilities.
US History Era Review Videos
Khan Academy US History (The Gilded Age -Present)
Your US History textbook
APUSH Review US History videos
APUSH Gilder Lehrman Study Guide US History
APUSH Chapter terms quizlets US History
National Geographic Resources
Geography Map Games
Geography Now Videos (Youtube)
The World Factbook
AP Human Geo. (College Board Resources)
AP Human Geo. Terms (Quizlet)
AP Human Geo. Videos (Youtube)
Geography Articles
Personal Finance FoundationsDigital
World History Crash Course WH
Virtual Field Trips https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SvIdgTx9djKO6SjyvPDsoGlkgE3iExmi3qh2KRRku_w/mobilebasic
National Parks Virtual Tours https://totallythebomb.com/heres-33-national-park-tours-you-can-take-virtually-from-the-comfort-of-your-home?fbclid=IwAR131Or06BdsU9AjPxZp4OVSPnsNArHzP5R880xuxFDfx4lDrW12dWvGwi0
Yellowstone National Park - Take a virtual tour via our National Parks Services.

The first 10 lines of classic novels, rewritten for social distancing - From LiteraryHub, the samples come with an invitation to rewrite the opening lines in the time of #COVID19.
Readworks
Read Theory https://readtheory.org/
Journal Buddies https://www.journalbuddies.com/
NewsELA www.newsela.com
New York Times Writing Prompts https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/learning-writing-prompts
Lit2Go https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/books/
K12 https://www.k12reader.com/grade-level/grades-k-12/
Complete one reading or writing activity per week for your grade level using this link from ReadWriteThing.org.
Read your choice of text. As you read, annotate what connections you can make to yourself, other books or texts, and society.
Choose a key scene from a book, TV show, or movie. Change the setting or key character traits. Rewrite the scene to reflect how your changes would impact the outcome.
Draw a comic strip or graphic novel page to summarize a story you read or episode of a TV show you watched.
Research a person you consider a role model. Write a letter or create a presentation explaining this person’s importance in your life.
Pick a song you love from the radio. Describe how the author uses the lyrics and sound of the music to send you a message or make you feel certain emotions.
Visit the New York Times list of questions/prompts. Choose a question that interests you, read the short article, and answer the questions.
Compare something you have watched on TV to a text you have read in class this year. List the things the two have in common and the ways in which they are different.
Keep a “quarantine” journal, writing at least 20 mins a day about your experience and reflections of our country’s/district’s response to this pandemic.
Research pandemics and find out how they were handled historically. How have recent pandemics been handled? (such as Sars? Swine Flu? Bird Flu?) Why is this one being handled differently? And how effective is it?
Write a letter to lawmakers persuading them to require/waive the days you will miss during the “social distancing” protocols.
Watch at least one newcast daily, and keep a journal summarizing the information distributed and your reactions. Make sure to alternate the news stations you watch. (Could work in appeals/rhetoric here for English 3/4)
Visit Kelly Gallagher’s Article of the Week, choose an article to read each day and write the one page reflection outline in each article. (Parents may need to pre read articles for appropriateness beforehand.)
Find and watch a TED talk on a subject that interests you. Download the transcript of the TED talk and analyze how they structured the speech. What made it effective? What was the speaker’s main point? How did they build and support that point? Did they use cause and effect structure/problem solution?
Research a topic that interests you and find ways of keeping up with information that is meaningful to you. Build a spreadsheet of information if you need it. Write down notes. Use a note taking app like Evernote, One Note or Google Keep. Create graphs or graphic organizers. Decide how you might want to share this information: write a blog post, create a Google slideshow, create a Youtube video, etc.
Master at least 50 new words on Vocabulary.com each week
Complete one literacy activity per week for your grade level using this link from ReadWriteThink.org.
www.newsela.com is a good resources for online reading that are aligned to the TEKS. Keep a journal to write about what they are reading and new words you come across. Here are some reader response question prompts you may use to help journal.

Read a published article online or in print, write a short response as to the author’s purpose for writing the article.
Review an ad sent through the mail, on the back of an envelope write a short description of the ad and the author’s purpose for writing the ad, notice the font and images used.
As you are reading a book, use sticky notes to jot down key elements of the story and place the sticky note on the correlating page. Once you have completed reading the text, review your notes and discuss the story with a family member or friend.
Ask a family member in what city and year they were born, research what events happened in their birth city during their birth year. Write a summary of your findings.
Think back to your first day of school this year, write a reflection essay about how you felt that day.
Phone a grandparent or family member, write a reflection of your conversation highlighting what you liked most about the chat.
Act as a journalist collecting information from a family member about their workday. Jot down notes, question examples: Where do you work? How long does your commute to work take? What are your hours at work? Do you have friends at work? What did you eat for lunch today? What is your favorite part of your workday? Name five adjectives that describe your workday.
Essay Prompt: Think about all of the cool people you know and have learned about. If you could switch places with one of these people who would you choose, and why?
Read a text of your choice. Then, write to a friend, the author, or a character about this book or write as if you were the character or author and write to yourself.
Pick five adjectives from a text describing a character and explain how they apply.
Discuss with a family member or friend what aspect of a text read or hear confuses you.
Write a review of (or discuss) a movie based on a story.
Prior to, while, or after reading a book, research the book, its author, or its subject online.
After reading a text, decide who of the characters you would want as a friend, Discuss or write about why you would want them as your friend.
Keep a journal or diary of all the text read or heard. Include within the entry a brief summary of the text, personal connections made, or connections made to other texts. Draw an illustration to support the text.
Reflect on a story read or heard. Think about how the text might change if the main character were a different age or gender.
Write a biography of a character who most interests you most from a story.
Discuss with a family member or write about how a story of your choosing might change if the main character had made a different decision.
Pick the most important line from a text, write about why that particular line is important. Justify your selection with evidence from the text.
Using a notecard or small half sheet of paper, summarize what happened on one side. On the other side, write an analysis of what those events were important.
After reading a text, based on everything you know, what do you predict will happen next.
Read an article from a newspaper or magazine, write a short jot as to why the article interests you and what you learned from the article.

English 1

CommonLit (Poetry, speeches, informational text, short stories, etc./searchable by skill, genre, grade level)
New York Times: Room for Debate (persuasive/argumentative texts)
Smithsonian TweenTribune
Smithsonian TeenTribune
Dogo News for Students (informational text)
Science News for Students
Newsela
Readworks.org
New York Times: Poetry Pairings
Natural Reader - text to speech; free downloadable software
TexQuest Free online research databases
Study an institution https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/

Individual college and institution web sites http://texquest.net/welcome EBSCO Learning Express Student may create a free account to access college and career resources

Create a pamphlet or web page to inform

Although the teacher can provide another topic or allow for student-selected topics, these sources below can be used if you want to direct students toward the 2020 election:

(individual articles printable)

Planning Resources

Generating Questions & Topics (printable from icon on bottom right of slides)
Writing a Research Paper (menu on left allows student to navigate to area of need)

Platforms for additional sources

TexQuest Digital Resources (district login required)
10 Ways to Use the NY Times for Research
Associated Press US News (individual articles printable)

High School

English 1

English 2

English 3

English 4