Resources for the COVID-19 Crisis

A message from EDC about COVID-19

Over the past few decades, many countries and communities have confronted significant educational, health, and social crises—and made it through, together. These lessons are critical now as the world confronts the challenges and disruptions being caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

This page contains links to EDC resources and ideas for parents and teachers that have been contributed by EDC staff around the world. We will continue to update this page over the next few months.

United States International

Health

• Why COVID-19 May Increase Elder Abuse—And How We Can Prevent It
• School is Coming Back. Are Kids Ready?
• Has Prevention Ever Been More Powerful?
• Domestic Violence and COVID-19
• What We Learned from Other Pandemics
• How to Support Older People During the Pandemic: 3 Tips

Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

For everyone

• Providing Health Care Workers with Support Options during COVID-19
• Strengthening Suicide Prevention during COVID-19 Crisis
• 3 Tips for Using Telehealth for Suicide Care
• Preventing Suicide in the Midst of COVID-19
• 6 Ways to Stay Calm During Coronavirus
• National Response to COVID-19 – Initiative from National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention responds to COVID-19 impact on mental health
• Resources to Support Mental Health and Coping with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) – From the Suicide Prevention Resource Center

For educators

• A Key Ingredient in Reopening Schools: Social and Emotional Support
• How Can Educators Address Student Trauma During COVID-19?
• SEL & Mental Health Academy – COVID-19 resources

For parents and caregivers

• Tips for Parents: Integrating SEL into Remote Learning
• 5 Ways to Help Children Cope with Coronavirus Anxiety
• Parenting an Older Teen in a COVID-19 World
• Helping Your Child Navigate Coronavirus

Substance Misuse Prevention

• Balancing Competing Priorities: Preventing Substance Misuse during COVID-19
• Confronting Stress, Substance Misuse during COVID-19
• 3 Ways to Support People with Substance Use Disorders during COVID-19

Learning

For parents and caregivers

• When Science Learning Comes Home
• 5 Tips for Keeping Your Kids Engaged During Coronavirus
• What the Tech: Parenting, Young Children, and Digital Tools in the Age of COVID-19
• Can Screen Time Help Kids Learn STEM? (Spoiler alert: Yes!)
• Math Games –  Games for 3–6 year olds that families can play together
• Kids, TV, and COVID-19 – interview from the Financial Times (paywall)

For educators

Early Grades

• Science Activities for Families
• Early Math and Science Apps, Activities, and Teaching Guides from WGBH and EDC
• Printable Mini Math Books

Elementary School

• List of Fraction Apps for Use with Students

Middle School

• Exploring Trees & Ponds Fall, Winter, and Spring Activities
• SolveMe Mathematics Apps –  Three free math puzzle apps from EDC
• IDEAS (Inventing, Designing, and Engineering for All Students) Maker Program
• EDC’s Zoom In! – 18 free U.S. history units that build students’ literacy skills

High School

• New Course Teaches Students about COVID-19 – Curriculum module from Amgen Biotech Experience that explores the COVID-19 pandemic
• Real World, Real Science Curriculum Units – Program focused on exploring the effects of climate change in and around the Gulf of Maine
• Infectious Diseases – Four free lessons to help teens and young adults understand infectious diseases and make informed decisions
• Today’s American Art and Exploring Personal and National Identity Through Art – Free 15-session courses by EDC and Crystal Bridges Museum 
• Beauty and Joy of Computing – AP CS Principles course
• EDC’s Ocean Tracks’ Curriculum – Science and data literacy for high school and undergraduate students

Working and Learning Remotely

At Work

• Learning from Teachers’ Experiences during the Pandemic
• Providing Health Care Workers with Support Options during COVID-19
• How Do We Adapt Research Amidst COVID-19?
• When COVID-19 Hit, Education Research Changed
• 4 Tips for Staying Connected While Working From Home

In the Classroom

• 3 Ways to Make Online Learning More Equitable
• How to Help Teenagers Transition to Virtual Learning During COVID-19
• FAQs: State and District Response to COVID-19 Outbreak
• Tips for Remote Learning during COVID-19
• Accessible Mathematics Experiences for Remote Learning
• A New Question for Teachers: How Do I Teach Online?
• From Analogue To Digital: School Goes Online: Part 1
• 7 Tips for Teaching Online
• Visual Access to Mathematics Project – Information for mathematics educators of students who are English Learners (ELs) in grades 6–8
• Support for Online Science Learning – From EDC’s Amgen Biotech Experience Program Office
• Making the Transition to Virtual Classrooms: part I, part II, part III