COVID Educator Resources

“At a fundamental level, we need to begin by recognizing that learning at home is just a different proposition than learning at school. We should not be trying to ‘implement’ school learning at home. Rather, we should be taking advantage of our new circumstances, and draw on the strengths that come with learning at home.”
  –Jal Mehta – “Why Distance Learning Should Not Replicate School” - Transcend

• Transforming Education – Building Connections During Distance Learning
• COVID-19 Education Coalition – Learning Keeps Going (curated list of free tools and resources as well as an Educator Help Desk where experts will answer your online learning questions)
• Cult of Pedagogy - Distance Learning: A Gently Curated Collection of Resources for Teachers
• Entangled Solutions – Learning Apart, Staying Connected, A Distance Learning Playbook
• Sifting Through the Digital Learning Options The Most Powerful Personalized Learning Edtech Tools Curated by LEAP
• MindShift - Seven Distance Learning Priorities to Consider Before Reopening Schools
• Next Generation Learning - Supporting Our Learning Communities in a Time of Crisis, Practitioner’s Guide to Next Gen Learning
• California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE) - COVID-19 Distance Learning Technical Assistance Resources (Distance Learning Systems, Strategies, Google Classroom, etc)
• Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) – Supporting Learning in the COVID-19 Context, Research to Guide Distance and Blended Instruction
• Google Blog - With school closures, teachers can keep their lessons going remotely

Free Online Platforms for Teachers

• Microsoft and Google Video Conferencing 
• Google Hangouts (free access through July 1 to advanced Hangouts Meet video-conferencing capabilities to all G-Suite & G-Suite for Education customers)
• Free Webex Personal Account (Unlimited Usage, 100 Participants)

• Common Sense Education – Learn About the Children’s Online Privacy and Protection Act (COPPA)
• Common Sense Education - Privacy Ratings for Hundreds of Popular Classroom Tools
• Common Sense Education - Protecting Student Privacy on Social Media: Do’s and Don’ts for Teachers
• Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) - Video Conferencing Tools in the Age of Remote Learning: Privacy Considerations for New Technologies
• EdSurge - Holding Class on Zoom? Beware of These Hacks, Hijinks and Hazards
• National Association for the Education of Young Children - Focus on Ethics: Smartphones and Social Media—Ethical Implications for Educators
• School Library Journal - Zoombombing Is Just the Start. How To Protect Student Privacy During the Remote Learning Explosion

• Afterschool Alliance - Staying Connected to Students During COVID-19
• Attendance Works - Guide to Using the Attendance Playbook: Smart Strategies for Reducing Chronic Absenteeism in the Covid Era
• Child Trends – Nonprofit organizations and partnerships can support students during the COVID-19 crisis
• Development Without Limits - 5 Trauma-Informed Practices You Can Do Via Zoom
• Greater Good in Education - Supporting Learning and Well-Being During the Coronavirus Crisis
• Transforming Education – The Importance Of Connecting With Students & Families During School Closures
• EdSource - Making students’ social-emotional health integral to distance learning (podcast)
• Edutopia – 7 Ways to Maintain Relationships During Your School Closure
• KQED - Staying in Touch: Why Kids Need Teachers During Coronavirus School Closings
• MindShift - Phone Calls Become Crucial Tools for Teachers to Stay in Touch with Students
• MENTOR - e-Mentoring Supplement to The Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring
• Teaching Tolerance - A Trauma-Informed Approach to Teaching Through Coronavirus​
  

• CDE - Distance Learning Innovations in Special Education- Engaging Parents Recorded Webinar
• Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities - resources focused on making online learning more accessible, engaging, and effective for students with disabilities.
• Common Sense Media – Best Special Education Applications and Websites based on recommendations by educators who work with students with special needs. 
• Educating All Learners During the COVID-19 Disaster – An alliance dedicated to equity for complex learners
• The Council for Exceptional Children – COVID-19 Information for Special Educators
• Council of  Administrators of Special Education (CASE) - COVID-19 Resource Page
• National Center for Learning Disabilities - Personalized Learning and Students with Disabilities
• The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) - offers strategies and resources on its site for ensuring that online learning supports students with Individualized Education Plans.
• Kids Included Together (KIT) YouTube Channel
• Teaching Tolerance - Supporting Students With Learning Disabilities During School Closures​