Faculty Lounge

RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS

ADOBE SPARK  https://spark.adobe.com/    Create graphics, web pages, and short videos in minutes.

ADOLESCENT LITERACY    http://www.adlit.org/strategy_library/ Classroom strategies for explicit literacy instruction.

ANNENBERG CLASSROOM    https://www.annenbergclassroom.org/constitution/    This interactive guide to the U.S. Constitution provides the original text and an explanation of the meaning of each article and amendment.

ANNENBERG LEARNER https://www.learner.org/    Multimedia resources for K-12 classroom instruction and teacher professional development. 

BE FUNKY  https://www.befunky.com/   Photo Editor lets you apply photo effects, edit photos and create photo collages with collage maker.

BIG HISTORY PROJECT https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive A social studies course about how we are connected with 13.8 billion years of history free online.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ss/se/behaviorialintervention.asp    Behavioral intervention strategies and support.

CALM https://www.calm.com/    Find your calm, reduce stress, sleep better, and improve life.

CODE.ORG https://code.org/    Anyone can learn computer science.

COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS INITIATIVE  http://www.corestandards.org/    Preparing America's students for college and career success.

GOOGLE ARTS + CULTURE https://artsandculture.google.com/    Explore new ways of looking at art and culture across the globe.

GOOGLE EARTH https://www.google.com/earth/    Explore worldwide satellite imagery and 3d buildings and terrain for hundreds of cities.

GROWTH MINDSET https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/11800    LAUSD socio-emotional learning in action.

FACING HISTORY AND OURSELVES https://www.facinghistory.org/    Empowering teachers & students to think critically about history & to understand the impact of their choices.

FLIPGRID  https://info.flipgrid.com/     Flipgrid empowers social learning in PreK to PhD classrooms around the world. Use video the way your students do.

KAHOOT!  https://kahoot.com/     A fun game-based learning platform with multiple choice quizzes.

KHAN ACADEMY https://www.khanacademy.org/     A set of online tools that help educate students through short lessons in the form of videos.

LAUSD TEACHING AND LEARNING FRAMEWORK  https://achieve.lausd.net/cms/lib08/CA01000043/Centricity/Domain/433/EDSNCT%20Teaching%20and%20Learning%20Framework.pdf    

Describes clear expectations for effective teaching.

NASA STEM  https://www.nasa.gov/stem    Materials to inspire, engage, educate, and employ the next generation of explorers.

MY SHAKESPEARE  https://myshakespeare.com/      Provides free, online, media-rich, mobile-friendly Shakespeare plays.

PADLET https://padlet.com/     From your hobby to your career, your class notes to your final exam, your mood board to your runway show, padlets help you organize your life.

PBS LEARNING MEDIA  https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/    KCET and PBS have curated FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more just for California teachers like you.

QUIZLET https://quizlet.com/     Improves student performance through interactive study with flashcards, games, and more.

READ WRITE THINK http://www.readwritethink.org/    Dozens of engaging language arts interactive tools, lesson plans, activities, and apps for students.

SELF-EFFICACY https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/11801 LAUSD socio-emotional learning in action and how efficacy impacts student learning and performance.

SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE    https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/learn/teaching-resources/   Explore our range of engaging teaching resources for all ages and levels.

SPARK NOTES https://www.sparknotes.com/    A source for help with Shakespeare and English literature, plus history, math, biology, and more.

SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE CHAT   https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/    You are not alone. Confidential help is available for free. Lifeline Chat is a service of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, connecting individuals with counselors for emotional support and other services via web chat available 24/7.

TEACHING TOLERANCE  https://www.tolerance.org/    Helps teachers and schools educate students to be active participants in a diverse democracy.

TED-ed https://ed.ted.com/educator     Short, award winning videos and lessons that will spark the curiosity of your learners.

THE TRUE SIZE  https://thetruesize.com    A map in real scale to compare country size that teachers use to show their students just how big the world actually is.

TRAUMA INFORMED CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT   https://achieve.lausd.net/cms/lib/CA01000043/Centricity/Domain/260/Trauma%20Informed%20Approaches%20to%20Classroom%20Management.pdf    LAUSD trauma informed approaches to classroom management. 

VIDCODE   https://www.vidcode.com/      A coding platform based in JavaScript which enables students to work on creative projects to learn computer science & web programming.