Online Arts Teaching Resources

ALL ARTS - TEACHING RESOURCES

• Grant Opportunity for Students! Peace First Rapid Response Fund: grants to help young people (ages 13-25) around the world lead projects that address community impacts of COVID-19, from providing meals to elderly neighbors to launching digital mental health campaigns to support youth feeling isolated (international)
• NOLA Public Schools: Coronavirus updates; free meal locations for children (local)
• Louisiana Department of Education: education updates and resources (state)
• Louisiana Division of the Arts: take their COVID-19 Louisiana Art Field Survey (state)
• LAPCS COVID-19 Resources: charter school closure resources including education laws, free wi-fi sources, family resources and more (state)
• Arts Ed Collab: COVID-19 Resources for Educators and Learners (national)
• Arts Distance Learning Resources & Opportunities (San Diego County Office of Education)
• Area Vibes: Virtual Travel - Online Field Trips for Students
• The Kennedy Center: large collection of arts-integrated classroom resources for educators (national)
• BrainPop Arts and Music: lots of fun learn-at-home resources for different art forms - now offering FREE access to families and teachers dealing with COVID-19 related school closures; also, check out BrainPop Jr.’s Arts and Technology lessons!
• Khan Academy: a FREE online K-12 school with all subjects covered - check it out!
• PBS Learning Media: digital arts learning resources - Bring dance, music, theater, and visual art into your classroom with these standards-aligned resources.
• Bloomsbury Digital Resources: large collection of online arts & humanities resources; free registration for institutions before May 2020
• Amazing Educational Resources: a list of all education companies offering free subscriptions due to school closings
• Distance Learning Resource Center: confused on where to start? This is a list of resources for parents, teachers and communities (Education Re-imagined)
• National Core Arts Standards (K-12)
• “Your mega round-up of free music, museums, and art to check out virtually amid coronavirus outbreaks” (Daily Kos)
• SEADAE Arts Instructional Resources Database: a small but growing collection for teachers in all art forms; most of the current resources are listed here already, but check back for updates!
• Museum Arts Access Consortium: big list of at-home learning resources and activities from museums and cultural institutions

TRANSITIONING TO DIGITAL LEARNING 

• Skype, Teams, Zoom, Facetime, Slack, Hangouts
• Nonprofit Resources for Remote Work During the COVID-19 Outbreak: an overview of digital platforms with lots of free ones (Tech Soup)
• Resources to Effectively Transition to Remote Work and Learning (TechSmith)
• Distance Learning Resources for arts educators (ArtsEd NJ)
• Montana Nonprofit Association: a quick guide for organizations transitioning to working from home
• HowlRound Theatre Commons: “Ways of Gathering in the Age of COVID-19: A Guide to Livestreaming on HowlRound TV” (national)
• Yodomo: free tutorials helping artists, craftspeople and designer-makers to share their skills and techniques through online courses (upcoming - sign up now!)
• Article: “Going Online in a Hurry: What to Do and Where to Start” (Chronicle for Higher Education, March 9, 2020)
• “Resources for Teaching Online Due to School Closure” (Kathleen Morris, March 26, 2020)
• How to Transition to a Virtual Workplace Overnight (Fractured Atlas)
• How to Facilitate Effective Virtual Meetings: lots of good tips here, plus more best practices (Beth’s Blog)
• “How to Captivate, Connect, and Communicate with Your Audience During Coronavirus” / “How to Keep Your Audience Engaged, Entertained, and Inspired in the Age of Coronavirus”: advice for museums and cultural organizations to engage their audiences digitally and continue their important work as trusted community resources after physical sites close (Cuseum)
• “COVID-19 Has My Teams Working Remotely: A Guide for Leaders” (Jennifer Robison, Gallup)
• Tips for Virtual Meetings and Discussions
• 9 Best Practices for Engaging in Virtual Meetings (NTEN)
• “How to Operate as a Remote Workplace During a Public Health Crisis” (Technology Safety)
• Virtual Productivity Toolkit: How to Thrive While Working Remotely” (Zarvana)

FREE DIGITAL PLATFORMS

• EasyClass: FREE learning management system that allows educators to create digital classes and store course materials online, manage discussions, give assignments and quizzes, grade results and provide students with feedback all in one place.
• WeVideo: FREE distance learning accounts for schools impacted by COVID-19
• Higher Logic: offering event engagement to assist organizations in driving engagement and connection around virtual events (free for any event between April 15 and December 31, 2020)
• Free: Microsoft Teams (plus a webinar to help you set it up); 3 months of Dropbox Business for nonprofits/NGOs fighting coronavirus
• Zoom has a free option; here’s a quick online tutorial, and a guide for avoiding Zoom bombers
• Flipgrid: a video-based remote learning platform - signup is free for educators!
• How to Host a Watch Party on Facebook
• How to Plan a Virtual Event on Vimeo

ACCESSIBILITY & SPECIAL EDUCATION

• Inclusion 101 - Inclusive “Distancing”: a guide for the arts and culture sector on inclusion and accessibility of people with disabilities during COVID-19 (Silent Rhythms)
• Accessibility Strategies for Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing People in Remote Meetings
• Mapping Access: Accessible Teaching in the Time of COVID-19 (Aimi Hamraie)
• Google Chrome extensions for struggling students and special needs

ONLINE EXHIBITION/PERFORMANCE VENUES

• Culturalyst: online directory for New Orleans artists to display and livestream their work and accept tips through CashApp and Venmo (local)
• Virtual Music Events Directory:  up-to-date resource for anyone seeking guidance on how to stage alternative music events in this moment of significant upheaval for the industry (national) 
• Online Opportunities for Artists:  - check back for monthly roundup (Hyperallergic; national)
• Corona Art Challenge: based in Dublin, but open to artists of all ages living anywhere (international)
• The Social Distancing Festival
• Sofa King Festival
• Stay at Home Fest
• Virtual Festival: live streaming concerts and festivals

ONLINE RESOURCES FROM LOCAL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS & CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS

• Ogden Museum of Southern Art: Educator Resource Center - digital archive of lesson plans from the museum collection
• New Orleans Museum of Art: browse the digital collection, or check out their Educator Toolkit with lesson ideas and materials
• KID smART Art Apart Series: a YouTube series with fun art activities from all art forms!
• Virtual Field Trip Opportunities (local)

TRAUMA-INFORMED RESOURCES/HELPING KIDS RESPOND TO COVID-19

• Art with Heart: therapeutic activity books for kids ages 5-18 dealing with Coronavirus related stress
• 10 Habits of a Healthy Family Culture (National Center for Family Philanthropy)
• 11 Ways to Manage Your Coronavirus Anxiety (Cognoscenti)
• Guide to Stress Management and Preventing Cabin Fever: tips and resources for adults and kids (Education Alliance Center for Recovery & Wellness)
• Helping Children Cope With Changes Resulting From COVID-19 (National Association of School Psychologists)
• Just for Kids: A Comic About the New Coronavirus (NPR)

VISUAL ARTS RESOURCES

• Google Drive of resources for Remote Studio Instruction
• Online Art & Design Studio Instruction in the Age of "Social Distancing" (Facebook group)
• The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museum Resources, E-Learning, and Online Collections
• Carnegie Museum of Art: digitized collection with 32,000 visual art objects 
• Visit 2+ Million Free Works of Art from 20 World-Class Museums Free Online (Open Culture)
• SmartHistory: an introduction to art history around the world with lessons, videos and more
• SF MOMA: K-12 digital classroom resources for the museum’s collection of modern art, including lesson plans and discussion prompts
• Doodles Academy: FREE art projects for grades 1-5
• Art Career Project: an overview of arts careers - great for high school students!
• The Art of Education: lots of resources to support online teaching and learning, including a helpful weekly webinar series “Art Education and the Coronavirus”
• National Art Education Association: offers Remote Learning Toolkits for teachers at every grade level
• Top 10 Virtual Museums
• Outside the Lens: FREE digital photography lessons for kids
• Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems!: daily art lessons for all ages streamed at 12pm CT (Kennedy Center)
• Kids Art Hub: a YouTube channel full of free drawing lessons for children
• Carnegie Museum of Art: digitized collection with 32,000 visual art objects 
• The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Museum Resources, E-Learning, and Online Collections
• Stuck at Home? These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours (Travel & Leisure, March 12, 2020)

MUSIC RESOURCES

• Music Teachers National Association: Websites for Kids
• Preservation Hall: Brass Bandbook - an online learning tool for teachers, students and jazz lovers alike (local)
• Jazz on the Tube: live streaming jazz concerts (please tip the musicians!)
• The College Music Society: “Teaching Music in the Age of COVID-19: Resources for Music Classroom Instruction” (national)
• Berlin Philharmonic Digital Concert Hall
• Metropolitan Opera: Digital Nightly Concert Stream
• Seattle Symphony: free live streaming concerts
• “How to Teach Instrumental Music Lessons Online” (Matt Leder)
• “Online Teaching for Non-Online Teachers” (Jazz Education Network)
• Choruses and COVID-19: a list of resources for chorus teachers (Chorus America)
• Guide to Learning Things Online: helpful for students and teachers alike, or anyone struggling to learn music in an online format (Soundfly)
• Fender Play: 3 months of FREE guitar, bass and ukelele lessons for the first 500,000 people who sign up! 
• TeachRock: over 150 free music integration lesson plans -  use popular music to help engage students in standards-aligned work across disciplines
• Save the Music Foundation: Music Education Resources - large collection of high quality educational resources with music teachers and schools, including lots of remote teaching resources
• A Closer Walk -  A New Orleans Music Map, “your online guide to New Orleans’ authentic music history.” (local)
• Soundtrap: sound making and recording platform; make and upload creative sound to the cloud - extended free period for educators due to COVID-19
• Music Educators Creating Online Learning (Facebook group)
• SmartMusic: a web-based suite of music education tools that support efficient practice, helping musicians to develop and grow; offering free access through June 30, 2020 for schools impacted by COVID-19 closures who do not already have a subscription (Note: due to high volume of requests, receiving access may be delayed.)
• Classics for Kids: lessons, games and more fun resources for teaching classical music to kids - for parents and teachers!
• Artusi: a suite of digital workbooks to help students learn music theory faster, better, and more accurately so they can spend more time pursuing music making and music study; now FREE to any school or institution affected by COVID-19!
• Teaching Music in the Age of COVID-19 - Resources for Music Classroom Instruction: mainly higher education resources, but some will be useful to K-12 instructors (College Music Society) 
• Comparing & Contrasting FREE Platforms and Procedures for Online Music Instruction: a group of Minnesota band directors composed this introduction to the best platforms for moving your instruction online; plus, check out this Zoom quick-start guide for music teachers
• Percussion Education: online resources for percussion instructors
• Sing With Our Kids: lots of free songs and singing activities for children from birth to age 5
• Live Streaming Shows & Music Classes for Kids

DANCE & MOVEMENT RESOURCES

• Dancing Grounds: DGTV - local dance classes live on IG and FB! 
• Resources for Moving Dance-Based Pedagogy Online (Dance Studies Association)
• Strategies for Moving Dance Courses Online (Jennifer Salk, University of Washington, jsalk@uw.edu)
• Online University Dance Course Collaboration: a directory of university dance professors willing to collaborate and give advice
• Dance for PD: online dance classes and resources for people with Parkinson’s Disease
• Free Online Dance Class with Debbie Allen!
• MoveNetMedia: collection of free dance videos
• Flux + Flow Dance and Music Center: FREE daily livestreamed dance and movement lessons!
• PBS Learning - Dance: video lessons and support materials for all grade levels of dance instruction, compatible with Google Classroom
• Indeo: a collection of webinars with advice for teaching dance online
• CLI Studios: #KeepDancing Community Series - advanced video classes designed to keep professional-level dancers (18+) around the world training! 
• Folk Dances from Around the World: videos and lessons
• DanceMaker: a free app for teachers and students of dance; create dances, create thematic "Movement Sentences", connect with the dance community (for iPhone and iPad)
• Full Stop Dance: free weekly stretching and dance improv classes on Instagram
• My Yoga Works: large catalog of online yoga and meditation classes (FREE with promo code ONLINE)
• Dancing Alone Together: live-streamed dance classes, dance-making prompts, performance videos etc. - a central hub for the digital dance community (international)
• Yoga Ed: resources for teaching yoga to kids, free yoga classes for kids etc.
• Inside Activities for High Energy Kids: just what it says - creative movement activities to wear your active kids out!

THEATRE RESOURCES

• Resources for Theater Educators Teaching Online: collection of articles and resources (Alex Ates)
• Virtual Theatre Education Resources: The Epic Crowdsourced List: lesson plans, digital resources, videos, and virtual content for all age groups (Theaterish)
• “Teaching Theatre Online: A Shift in Pedagogy Amidst Coronavirus Outbreak”: large compendium of advice and resources (Dr. Daphne Sicre, Loyola Marymount University)
• Theatre Educators & ISTA Lesson Lending Network: a crowd sourced collection of lesson plans, digital learning resources and more
• Drama Resources to Help with Online School (Black Box Education)
• Using Skype to Teach Staged Readings of New Plays (Annie G. Levy)
• Theatre Teaching Resources: a large list of theatre teaching resources (regional; Texas Thespians)
• Theatre Museum Canada: Legend Library - free video interviews with Canadian theatre legends
• National Theatre: free full-length plays every Thursday
• Drama Online Library: videos, playtexts and more
• Digital Theatre+: online lesson toolkits, virtual learning packets for major plays etc.
• Broadway Educators: collection of resources for drama and theatre educators including teaching tips, study guides and more
• New Victory Theater: free, fun online drama and movement lessons for kids - check out Percussion Week, Just Move! Week, Puppetry Week, and Magic Week

MEDIA ARTS RESOURCES

• Kanopy: free access to thousands of movies with your library card 
• PBS Learning: FREE media arts toolkit of educational materials for teachers that include an overview, a glossary, project ideas, a how-to for video production, and resource list. 
• Scratch: create free animations, games and stories and share them with other kids around the world
• WeVideo for Schools: free for schools
• Sundance Collab: all online courses are now free - visual storytelling, screenwriting, directing, producing etc.
• Imagineering in a Box: free online course from Disney in using your imagination to build your own theme park