Students can access the Student Textbooks & Resources Canvas course by clicking the Digital Student Resources button (outlined in red below) on their Single-Sign-On Clever LaunchPad.

In addition, online databases have been purchased by Broward County Public Schools to assist students in finding reliable information on curricular topics. To access these resources from home, click the Library/Media Resources tab (outlined in red above) in the Student Textbooks & Resources Canvas course.

Unity Learn (6-12) https://learn.unity.com/ Build real-time 3D projects for various industries across games, animation, automotive, architecture, and more. Start creating with Unity today! With over 750 hours of free, live and on-demand learning content for all levels of experience, you’ll find what you need to reach your goals. Sign in to track your progress, earn badges, bookmark content, and get personalized recommendations.

English Language Learners (ELLs) are taught grade-level standards using core materials identified by the district.  The supplemental materials listed below can be used to help make content more comprehensible and accessible to ELLs. In addition, they provide the opportunity for additional practice applying skills across the curriculum. Some resources are used to develop academic vocabulary and background knowledge.

Ciencias en español:

• ESA - Space for Kids
• Play NASA Space Place
• National Geographic para niños

Ortografía en español:

• Reglas de Ortografía

Geografía en español:

• Juegos Geográficos

Matemáticas:

• Mundo Primaria

Duolingo

• Offers Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and other languages.

BrainPOP

• You can change the settings to Spanish, French and other languages.

Statement Regarding Use of Broward Virtual School and Florida Virtual School During COVID-19 Pandemic Conditions

Broward Virtual School presently has 9,400 BCPS students active in online courses in grades K-12. Those students will have continuity of instruction regardless of potential school closures. Students in grades K-12 interested in enrolling in a Broward Virtual School or Florida Virtual School (FLVS) online course may register online using this site:

https://vsa.flvs.net

Courses are subject to capacity limits. FLVS has offered to train District teachers should emergency conditions arise and capacity must be increased. 

Read Aloud: Have children and family members select their favorite books and gather together for a family read-aloud. Reading aloud builds many important foundational skills, introduces vocabulary, provides a model of fluent, expressive reading, and helps children build reading for pleasure. Books can also be a springboard for discussion, and provide the opportunity for children and families to talk about their feelings.  See below for read-aloud tips for families:

• Reading Rockets
• Kid and Family Reading Report
• Colorado Reading Tips

Play Board or Card Games as a Family: Families can play board games as a way to spend time together. Board Games support skills, such as counting, matching, planning, developing strategy, problem-solving, and more. They are also great for practicing sportsmanship and providing families a chance to talk while playing.  See below for additional ideas for games with families:

• Reading Rockets - Sic Games for Reading
• PBS - Bringing Back Family Game Night

Draw Pictures and Write Stories: Grab paper, crayons, and markers and have family members create a scrapbook. Encourage children to write and draw pictures of the events they experience in everyday life. Ask them to respond to what they saw, heard, or felt during their day.

Supporting Young Learners (Pre-K - 5): http://bit.ly/SupportingYoungLearners

Broward County Public Schools is dedicated to helping children reach their maximum potential as lifelong learners and proficient readers. The purpose of this resource is to provide parents, guardians, and caregivers with guidance and activities to help ensure their child is successful in school.

Accessing your Child’s Documents (IEP, EP, PSSP)

Parent(s) or Guardian(s) who have given your school(s) the necessary email and or cell phone will receive an email from EDPlan Connect with a link to access these documents. Should you not receive the email, please contact us via edplanconnect@browardschools.com and provide your child’s name, student number, your email and a cell phone number. We will then send you the link.

Directions for accessing Microsoft Word Online and Immersive Reader
1. Log into Clever	;
2. Click on O365 in the Clever Launchpad
3. Click on Word
4. Click on "New Blank Document"
5. Add text. Text can be something copy and pasted from a website or worksheet (i.e. NEWSELA). Text might also be something that students have produced themselves.
6. Once text is in, click Immersive Reader
7. This will move the text into Immersive Reader.
8. Once in Immersive Reader there are many amazing functions. Using this link, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEgMTg8BPYw, please view this brief video on using Immersive Reader. This will explain some of the features available within the program which is completely free within our office 365 accounts.

Available via the  Single-Sign-On Clever LaunchPad.

Algebra Nation (6-12)
A dynamic resource available to all math students in Florida! Algebra Nation is customized to help students succeed in 6th-8th Grade Mathematics, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, and beyond.

ArcGIS (K-12)
A geographic information system for working with maps and geographic information. Students can create, manage, share, and analyze spatial data.

Chess4Life (K-12)
Provides chess education for kids of all skill levels.

Code.org (K-12/Multilingual)
Provides activities to learn computer science.

Discovery Education (K-12)
Supports K–12 students with award-winning curricular resources.

i-Ready (K-8/ only participating schools)
An interactive online learning environment designed to assess students and provide individualized instruction based on each one's unique needs.

Khan Academy (K-12/Multilingual)
Offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empowers learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. Khan Academy tackles math, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more.

Learning A-Z (K-5)
Combines reading and writing with many other 21st-century skills to provide the assessment, instruction, and practice students need.

Scholastic (K-5/6-12 DLA classes)
Provides students with multiple opportunities for deep, critical reading at every level.

Broward County Public Schools Vision for Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)

Our vision is to provide all students and staff with a District and school family who cares for them, who engages them in respectful, kind, and authentic relationships, and who demonstrates the professional competency and commitment to help them thrive in their education and in their lives.

What is SEL?

The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) defines social and emotional learning (SEL) as "an integral part of education and human development. SEL is the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions.

SEL advances educational equity and excellence through authentic school-family-community partnerships to establish learning environments and experiences that feature trusting and collaborative relationships, rigorous and meaningful curriculum and instruction, and ongoing evaluation. SEL can help address various forms of inequity and empower young people and adults to co-create thriving schools and contribute to safe, healthy, and just communities."

The CASEL 5...

Five broad and interrelated areas of competence:

• Self-awareness
• Self-management
• Social awareness
• Relationship skills
• Responsible decision-making

What are the benefits of SEL?

Science Links SEL to Student Gains:

Landmark study documented multiple benefits of SEL from CASEL

Science Links SEL to Student Gains:

• Social-emotional skills
• Improved attitudes about self, others, and school
• Positive classroom behavior
• 11 percentile-point gain on standardized achievement tests

Reduced Risks  for Failure:

• Conduct problems
• Emotional distress

2011 meta-analysis of 213 studies involving school-based, universal SEL programs including over 270,000 students in K-12 revealed:

Source: Durlak, J.A., Weissberg, R.P., Dymnicki, A.B., Taylor, R.D., & Schellinger, K. (2011) The impact of enhancing students’ social and emotional learning: A meta-analysis of school-based universal interventions. Child Development: 82 (1), 405-432.

Resources and links to the SEL and Mindfulness Toolkits for Families and Students

Free resources can be found in our SEL and Mindfulness Toolkit for Families and Students at www.browardschools.com/SELFamily. Parents can access Rethink Ed SEL Videos and activities by registering on ReThink Ed for Home. https://www.rethinked.com/Home/TeamMemberRegistration?trainingProgramKey=444cb03d21124db58c9e50f37be75249.  Students and families can find Inner Explorer as a free app or locate the mindfulness recordings in CLEVER and in CANVAS https://i6.innerexplorer.org/compass/portals/broward?id=5f2609807a1c0000950bb46d&districtName=Broward+County+Public+Schools

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