External Learning Resources
Besides classes facilitated by BSLC's faculty, online courses supplemented by coaching and discussion with BSLC staff, offer a myriad of learning opportunities. There are many resources online and are usually just a google search away. While we encourage you to search and find the material apt for your learning, you can start here for pointers. This list is only a compilation of known resources and is not meant to be an exhaustive list.
Featured
Khan Academy
https://www.khanacademy.org/
Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. We tackle math, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more. Our math missions guide learners from kindergarten to calculus using state-of-the-art, adaptive technology that identifies strengths and learning gaps. We've also partnered with institutions like NASA, The Museum of Modern Art, The California Academy of Sciences, and MIT to offer specialized content.
Crowd Favorites
Prodigy Math
The engaging, curriculum-aligned math platform loved by over 50 million students, teachers and admins. No cost, ever.
School Yourself
Free interactive math lessons from award-winning Harvard instructors
Explii
Discover multiple voices for each topic so that you can learn in your own style. Are we missing your favorite? You can even add your own.Jump into Expii for a guided journey through the precise problems that will take you to your aha moment in any subject.
Amplify
Amplify partners with teachers to make learning rigorous and riveting for every student.
IXL Learning
Immersive, adaptive learning for K-12 subjects
Illustrative Mathematics
Providing a comprehensive math curriculum, activities, lesson plans, professional services and a format for engaging mathematical discussion
- Illustrative Math at Khan Academy- Personalized Practice
- Illustrative Math- Content Standards and Materials
Scholastic
Day to day projects to keep kids reading, learning and growing.
Splash Learn
SplashLearn is an award winning math learning program used by more than 30 Million kids for fun math practice. It includes unlimited math lessons on many topics.
Saxon Math Programs
While other math curricula ask students to progress from simple to complex concepts in just a few weeks, Saxon Math scaffolds instruction of each concept and continues to review information introduced earlier. This allows students the time and practice to retain math concepts to the level of mastery.
Crash Course(Youtube) Playlists
Amazing short videos courses on everything from Artificial Intelligence to World History
YouTube Crash Course Video Channel
Free, high-quality educational videos used by teachers and learners of all kinds.
These are the series you can currently find on our channel: Chemistry, World History, Biology, Ecology, US History, Psychology, Big History, Literature, Anatomy and Physiology, Astronomy, Intellectual Property, U.S. Government & Politics, Economics, Philosophy, Physics, Games, World Mythology, Sociology, Computer Science, Film Studies, Statistics, Theater, Media Literacy, Study Skills, History of Science, and Engineering.
Advanced (College Level)
Coursera
https://www.coursera.org/
Learn online and earn valuable credentials from top universities like Yale, Michigan, Stanford, and leading companies like Google and IBM.
EdX | Online courses from the world's best universities
https://www.edx.org/
Flexible learning on your schedule.Access more than 1900 online courses from 100+ leading institutions including Harvard, MIT, Microsoft, and more.
- EdX- Highlights for High School
- Harvard CS50- Understanding Technology ( 6 weeks)
- Harvard- CS50's AP Computer Science (36 weeks)
Udacity
https://www.udacity.com/
Advance your career with online courses in programming, data science, artificial intelligence, digital marketing, and more. Built with industry leaders.
Udemy
https://www.udemy.com/
Udemy is an online learning and teaching marketplace with over 100000 courses and 24 million students. Learn programming, marketing, data science and more.
Lynda
Lynda.com
Lynda.com(LinkedIn Learning) is an American massive open online course website offering video courses taught by industry experts in software, creative, and business skills. It is a subsidiary of LinkedIn. Free access is available through most public libraries.
MasterClass
https://www.masterclass.com/
Online classes taught by the world's greatest minds.
Learn from Gordon Ramsey and 45+ other instructors.
Highlights for High School (HFHS), a companion website to MIT OpenCourseWare, provides open educational resources for high school educators and students. HFHS contains both materials created specifically for those in high school and resources collected from the MIT curriculum that can be used effectively by those in high school.
Open Learning Initiative
https://oli.cmu.edu/
Transforming High Education through the science of learning.
Academic Earth
https://academicearth.org/universities
Learn something new from the best universities with Academic Earth's collection of free online college courses.
Language, Art, Culture, Literature and more...
Duolingo
https://duolingo/
Learn a language
No Red Ink
https://noredink.com
This free, online writing and grammar resource helps learners of all ages to practice and refine their writing skills. Sign up as a teacher (you can use your home as a school), create a learner profile for your child, and then allow your child to log in to the student account and get practicing.
Open Culture
http://openculture.com/
Access 1,500 free, online audio and video courses from top universities, as well as 1,000 free audio books.
Ted-Ed
https://ed.ted.com/
TED‐Ed offers a free suite of high‐quality videos on a variety of topics for learners of all ages, including supplemental materials, discussion questions, and opportunities to probe deeper into areas of interest. Register as an educator and you can help to customize your child’s learning experience, or let your child explore independently.
Virtual Exploration
Virtual Museum Tours
Travel and Leisure Magazine lists how you can experience the best museums from London to Seoul in the comfort of your own home.
Computer Science & Coding
Note: Above sites also include many CS courses
Code Combat
https://codecombat.com/
Game-based instruction in Python and other languages
Code.org
https://code.org/student/middle-high
Link to wide variety of courses and Hour of Code
Code Academy
https://www.codecademy.com/
Python, Javascript, and much more!
Blockly - Turtle
https://blockly.games/turtle?lang=en&level=2
Visual Programming Environment
Edhesive
https://edhesive.com/
Edhesive's mission to dramatically increase access to the highest-quality STEM and computer science courses has reached more than 1,000 schools in 48 states nationwide.
See also:
Coding With Kids
https://www.codingwithkids.com/#!/online
Scratch
https://scratch.mit.edu/
EdX- Programming in Scratch
Grasshopper App
https://grasshopper.app
Lego Programming
https://edhesive.com/
Programming LEGO robots
Arduino Programming
https://arduino.cc/
Programming Arduino microcontrollers
Raspberry Programming
http://raspberrypi.org
Programming Arduino microcontrollers
Blockly
https://developers.google.com/blockly
Visual Programming Environment
Standards
Learning Standards
http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/current.html
Sample MCAS Questions
Public Online High Schools in Massachusetts
Greenfield Commonwealth Virtual School
https://www.gcvs.org/
The Greenfield Commonwealth Virtual School, a public school of choice, serves students from across Massachusetts who need a learning community that is accessible and flexible. We give our students and their families choices in what, how, when, and where they learn.
As a pioneer of online personalized learning, we empower our educators to tailor learning experiences to each student’s strengths, interests, and challenges. We redefine and change how students and teachers engage through innovative technology, while ensuring mastery of competencies embedded in a rigorous curriculum.
TECCA Connections Academy Virtual School
https://www.connectionsacademy.com/massachusetts-virtual-school
TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School (TECCA) is more than a fully accredited online school. It's a tight-knit school community offering all the services and resources needed to create a well-rounded student experience.
Not courses, but cool stuff on math, science, history, and more!