Hoagies' Gifted: Online Bargain Basement Returns

Why online courses?
Great option for advanced kids
Ready-made curriculum
Content
Evaluations
Text
Often available free!
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Administrative Issues
Supervision
Interaction
Location
Classroom, library, home?
Grading
Credit
School Needs Formal Plan

How do I choose?
Thoroughly review any course you are considering
Don’t be a slave to the curriculum
Curriculum is a tool, not an end in itself

Review…
Review ALL the course materials
Review each lesson and activity
Make sure course meets the student’s needs
Academic requirements
Learning style
Easy to use

Select a course…
Course materials completely free
Course must be substantial
Full semester or year’s material
Course must provide school course content, or substantial enrichment

How to use Online Curriculum
Make sure someone in the school can be available to support the child
Technical support
Content support
Keep child motivated
Keep records, if the curriculum doesn’t include record keeping

Do a trial run…
Some kids respond better than others to online learning
Have the child run a few lessons
Consider both your reactions and the child’s reactions to…
online learning in general
the particular curriculum

Keep records
Use a planner or logbook
Track daily progress

Engage in discussion
Set aside discussion time
Online education can be a little lonely
Discussion can be with…
Teacher
Mentor or older student
Classroom volunteer or aide

Just in case…
If you are dependent on an online course for complete instruction…
Print out some or all instructional materials
Download the course website
WebWhacker**
Websites occasionally change to fee-based or disappear

Professional Development
Gifted Education Professional Development Package
Our Gifted Online Conferences
Belin Blank Gifted Teachers Listserv
Davidson Institute's Educators Guild

Gifted Education Professional Development Package
Comprehensive 6-unit package
Early childhood, primary & secondary
Understanding Giftedness
Identification of Gifted Students
Social and Emotional Development
Underachievement
Curriculum Differentiation
Developing Programmes and Provisions
www.dest.gov.au/sectors/school_education/publications_resources/profiles/gifted_education_professional_development_package.htm

Mailing Lists
Belin Blank Gifted Teachers Listserv
www.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank/professional/
Davidson Institute's Educators Guild
www.educatorsguild.org

Where to find courses?
(Free) Online High School Courses & Curriculum Materials
Pre-reviewed collection of high school (and early college) level semester or full year courses, all free…
www.hoagiesgifted.org/online_hs.htm

Where to find curriculum?
Internet Investigations
Libraries of curriculum
Individual curriculum units
Collection of all age/grade level courses, all free…
www.hoagiesgifted.org/investigations.htm
Young Gifted Kids
www.hoagiesgifted.org/young_kids.htm

Pre-K and Elementary Options
Reading & Language Arts
Starfall
Navigators
Glencoe Literature Library (K-12)
Mr. Donn’s Links to Free Literature Units
Math
Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP)

Pre-K and Elementary Options
Science
Exploratorium
History
H.I.P. Pocket Change
Odyssey Online
Geology and Geography
U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Learning Web
Assorted
Poisson Rouge (pre-school)
Eduweb Adventures (K-12+)

Starfall
Where children have fun learning to read!
Fun activities help kids learn…
http://www.starfall.com

William & Mary Navigators
Literature units
Developed specifically for gifted students
cfge.wm.edu/curr_language.htm#navigators

Glencoe Literature Library
Literature study guides for (20-40 pages each)
Handouts
Discussion questions
Activities
www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary

Mr. Donn’s Links to Free Literature Units
Mrs. Donn’s special section on Literature
Hundreds of titles, hundreds of links to free study resources
www.mrdonn.org/literature.html

Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP)
An exemplary K-6 math curriculum
Not currently funded
Available free
Flash programs for exercises becoming available…
ceure.buffalostate.edu/~csmp

Exploratorium
Explorations in science and more!
www.exploratorium.edu

H.I.P. Pocket Change
History of U.S. money
www.usmint.gov/kids

Odyssey Online
History…
Ancient Egypt
Greece
Rome
Near East
Ancient Americas
sub-Saharan Africa
www.carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY

Poisson Rouge
Pre-school investigation
Numbers & Counting
Alphabet
Music
Interactive toys
Kaleidoscope
Woodpecker
Constellations of the night sky
No reading required!
www.poissonrouge.com

eduweb
Educational, interactive web adventures
Visual and Performing Arts
Earth & Space Science
Engineering & Technology
History
People & Cultures
And more…
www.eduweb.com/portfolio/portfolio.php

U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Learning Web
Changing World
Exploring Caves (grade K-3)
Global Change (grade 4-6)
Geologic Age (grade 7-12)
Working With Maps
Map Adventures (grade K-3)
What Do Maps Show? (grade 5-8)
Exploring Maps (grade 7-12)
Earth Hazards
Volcanoes (grade 4-8)
A Model of Three Faults (grade 7-12)
education.usgs.gov

Middle & High School Options
English / Literature
SCORE Literature Cyberguides
Assorted
MIT OpenCourseWare Video Courses
National Repository of Online Courses, Monterey Institute
UCBerkeley on YouTube
Khan Academy
Science
Forensics Illustrated: Step Under the Tape
DNA Interactive
History
Digital History
Languages
BBC Languages

Score Cyberguides
Online literature units
www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html

MIT OpenCourseWare Video Courses
Dozens of subjects, hundreds of courses
5 courses beyond AP Calculus
Discrete Mathematics
Linear Algebra
Math for Engineers (2)
Drama and Film
Music and Theater Arts
Lots more…
ocw.mit.edu/index.htm

Digital History
Resources for AP U.S. History
Text
Exhibits
Multimedia presentations
Primary documents
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/

BBC Languages
Exploratory & beginner language courses in a variety of languages
Record the video series overnight
MP3 downloads for phrase practice
www.bbc.co.uk/languages/

Monterey Institute AP courses
AP Courses
Calculus AB and BC
Environmental Science
Physics B and C
U.S. Government
U.S. History
www.archive.org/details/ap_courses

Forensics Illustrated: Step Under the Tape
Comprehensive high school Forensic Science course
Readings
Powerpoints
Pictures
Worksheets
Labs
Test Reviews
Tests & Keys
http://bsapp.com/forensics_illustrated/

DNA Interactive
Learn the history, function, and future of human DNA…
http://www.dnai.org/

iTunes U
Evolution of education – the campus that never sleeps
K-12 and higher education
www.apple.com/ itunes u/

YouTube
Hundreds of classes, live on video
Some entire courses available
More added monthly…

Khan Academy
Hundreds of classes, live on video
Some entire courses available
More added monthly…

Online Bargain Basement
Internet is full of free courses, curriculum units, and resources for the classroom
Check out the deals in the Online Bargain Basement!
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