How Teachers Can Help Students With Special Needs Navigate Distance Learning
Distance learning is challenging for many learners, but can be even more challenging for students with learning, attention, or social-emotional needs. As educators and parents, we are tasked with an unprecedented challenge: Figuring out how to reach and teach diverse Read more >>
How to Manage a Hybrid Classroom
In a “hybrid” classroom model, some students attend remotely while others attend in-person. Hybrids come in all shapes and sizes — from weekly rotations to alternating half days to a more synchronous or “concurrent” model in which all students are Read more >>
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer+ (LGBTQ+) Children’s Health Snapshot [downloadable]
LGBTQ+ youth face disproportionate structural barriers as they navigate through life, whether it’s living in a stable home, or being accepted, safe and protected at school. The Children’s Partnership’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer+ (LGBTQ+) Children’s Health fact sheet illuminates Read more >>
Make Remote Learning More Fun With a Bitmoji Classroom
This back-to-school strategy lets you create a safe, welcoming environment for students to log in to each morning. The use of Bitmoji, a commonly used app for image-based digital social interaction, is used as a tool for creating a virtual Read more >>
Even When the Smoke Clears, Schools Find Student Trauma Can Linger
For some students, the fire is only the beginning. The nightmares, the grief and an all-consuming dread can persist for months or even years. That’s what teachers and school employees have observed among students in California’s fire-ravaged areas, especially Sonoma Read more >>
Arthur on Racism: Talk, Listen, and Act [web resource]
Help introduce young learners to discussions around race and racism with classroom resources and support materials from Arthur. Find video clips, classroom book lists, and downloadable handouts with tips on how to make your classroom a safe space on PBS Read more >>
Building Trauma-Sensitive Schools — Online Training for Educators [web resource] [downloadable]
Schools play a significant role in supporting the health and well-being of children and youth, including those affected by traumatic experiences. In a trauma-sensitive school, all aspects of the educational environment—from workforce training to engagement with students and families to Read more >>
Young Voter’s Guide to Social Media and the News [web resource]
Millions of young voters are gearing up to vote in November—many for the first time—but feeling overwhelmed by the constant barrage of information on social media. Read more >>
What Does it Mean to be Anti-Racist? [web resource]
Anti-racism is a term that’s been around for awhile but has been appearing more in conversations lately. It’s the idea that people of all races, but especially white people, need to step up when they see explicit or structural racism. Read more >>
Bring the World to Your Classroom — Free Resources for California Educators [web resource]
KQED and PBS have curated free, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more just for California educators! Read more >>
