Visual Dictionary Online (Merriam-Webster)

The Visual Dictionary is designed to help you find the right word at a glance. Filled with stunning illustrations labeled with accurate terminology 

On this page you can explore the 15 major themes to access more than 6,000 images and see words: Astronomy, Earth, Plants, Animals, Human being, Food & kitchen, House, Clothing, Arts & architecture, Communications, Transport & Machinery, Energy, Science, Society, Sports & games.

Visit:

http://www.visualdictionaryonline.com/index.php

The Kid Should See This @thekidshouldsee

Collection of smart videos for curious minds of all ages. It is free for everyone.

It covers all topics with a special focus on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math). It offers information about subjects like evolution, climate science and clean energy solutions and looks for opportunities to amplify women and people of color who work in STEAM fields.

This amazing resource is curated by founder and editor Rion Nakaya.

Find it on:

https://thekidshouldseethis.com/ 

Blush (Illustrations to everyone)

Blush is a free tool that brings illustrations to everyone from artists around the world. 

You can customize every piece of an illustration to create your own compositions of art in digital experiences.

Blush is available as a plugin on Figma. It is also available as a Web App, so anyone can download illustrations and add them to their creations.

You can create an account to access a forever-free plan that allows you to use high-quality PNG images. There is also a paid plan for those who need SVG, more control over the layers, print resolution, and other advanced functionality. 

Find it on:

https://blush.design/

The No Project (An educational anti-slavery campaign)

The No Project is a global, educational anti-slavery campaign that specifically targets youth awareness of modern slavery and human trafficking through film, music, art, dance, theatre, journalism, creative writing, education and social media. 

Their commitment is that every young person has an accurate understanding of modern slavery so that they can then make well-informed, ethical choices as responsible global citizens of the future. 

It provides supporting educational resources that include videos, visuals, reading material, slides, and a step-by-step Teacher’s Guide to inform and guide  teachers through the different stages of each lesson. 

The content has been created for older teens, young adults and adults. You can use them with students who have a high level of English as a second language.

Visit:

https://www.thenoproject.org/ 

Lessons plans 

https://www.thenoproject.org/lesson-plans/ 

150th anniversary of the death of Charles Dickens

This year marks 150 years since the death of Charles Dickens, generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period.  

Find here below some resources to help your students understand his works:

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/resources/secondary/uk-culture/charles-dickens 

https://www.teachingideas.co.uk/library/authors/charles-dickens 

https://dickensmuseum.com/pages/useful-links-for-teachers 

https://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/sites/sites050.shtml 

https://www.lessonplanet.com/lesson-plans/charles-dickens/all 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:charles%20dickens 

https://www.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/dickens_-_education_pack.pdf 

ESL students:

https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/search/Charles+Dickens?page=1 

https://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/efl-esl-resources.php?c=91 

https://esl-voices.com/library/13736-2/classics-lesson-plans/a-christmas-carol-by-charles-dickens/ 

Remote Learning, EdTech & COVID-19

This page attempts to curate useful resources and publish related documents collected and prepared by the World Bank's edtech team in support of national dialogues with policymakers around the world. 

Find these resources on:

https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/edutech/brief/edtech-covid-19 

PDF (List updated April 10th , 2020) 

https://epale.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/remote-learning-distance-education-and-online-learning-during-the-covid19-pandemic-a-resource-list-by-the-world-banks-edtech-team.pdf 

Resources for online learning by @ncte

The National Council of Teachers of English is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education. NCTE supports teachers and their students in classrooms, on college campuses, and in online learning environments. 

On this webpage they provide many resources and references for virtual instruction and online learning.

https://ncte.org/resources/resources-virtual-instruction-online-learning/ 

PDF version

https://ncte.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Resources-for-Virtual-Instruction-and-Online-Learning.pdf

#BlackLivesMatter at school resources

If you are interested in resources to help facilitate conversations about race, lesson plans, guides, art and video, and ideas to engage classrooms and communities to support racial and social justice, visit this webpage:

NEA EdJustice engages and mobilizes activists in the fight for racial, social and economic justice in public education. 

https://neaedjustice.org/black-lives-matter-school-resources/ 

More about #BlackLivesMatter on.

https://blacklivesmatter.com/