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COVID-19
What we can’t control or understand frightens us. Anxiety and suspicion rose as the Coronavirus pandemic spread. Crises cause us to evaluate our humanity and our vulnerabilities. The resources offered here are for teachers, parents and students to support ourselves and each other during this time.
BREAKING: A survey of nearly 700 educators by the American Federation of Teachers and the New York Life Foundation found that only 15 percent said they felt comfortable addressing students' emotional needs, including anxiety, grief and trauma caused by the pandemic. Read More here about How Grief Training is Helping Educators
Please also visit School Mental Health for mental health resources and visit family resources.
Good teaching includes helping students process their thoughts and feelings about the world and creating space for them to bring their full selves to school. This document, Courageous Conversations with Students, provides tools, lesson plans, and practical advice for facilitating dialogues with students about power, privilege, oppression, and resistance. They were adapted by the Office of Human Relations, Diversity & Equity. Click here to view this resource.
COVID-19 Resources
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Discovery Education
Discovery Education inspires educators to go beyond traditional learning with award-winning digital content and professional development. Learn more today by checking out the links below!
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Explore resources and instructional materials about viruses and outbreaks. With the recent spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), it is important for students to learn about the science behind viruses and understand individual measures that can be taken to limit exposure and spread. This collection of resources provides timely updates regarding the coronavirus, describes what a virus is and how it spreads, offers an overview of the history of viruses and outbreaks around the world, and reveals essential guidelines for staying healthy.
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Iām an educator. How I support my colleagues and students during COVID-19?
Xenophobia and Pandemics - Professional Development by HRDE
Resources: CDC Coronavirus (COVID 19) – The Centers for Disease Control
Article: How Grief Training is Helping Educators - NBC News
Article: Structural Racism is Taking a Toll on Children's Mental Health - CNN
Article: The Art of Medicine - Historical Linkages: Epidemics, Economic Risk and Xenophobia - The Lancet
Article: The Mask Slackers of 1918 - New York Times
Article: California's Little Known Genocide - HISTORY
Article: Anti-Asian Hate Explodes - LA Times
Article: How to Stop the Pandemics of Hatred - CNN
Article: Understanding and Responding to Conspiracy Theories - Cornell Alliance for Science
Article: Coronavirus Protest Rallies Draw Extremists, Conservative Activists and Guns - ADL
Article: Stigmatization Complicates Infectious Disease Management - AMA Journal of Ethics, 2010
Article & Tips: The Coronavirus Surfaces Fear, Stereotypes & Scapegoating - ADL
Article & Webisode: When Xenophobia Spreads Like a Virus - NPR
Article & Video: Protecting Students from White Nationalists Influence During COVID19 - Meduium/Shelly Tochluk
Lesson Plan: Protect Yourself and Stand Against Racism - Facing History
Lesson Plan: Coronavirus and Infectious Racism - ADL
Lesson Plan: Diverse Books Matter - ADL
Lesson Plan: The Pyramid of Hate - ADL
Lesson: Teaching the Identity Iceberg - ADL
Handbook: Psychological First Aid for Schools, Teachers and Students During a Worldwide Pandemic - North American Center for Threat Assessment and Threat Response
Resources For Educators: COVID 19 - Children's Hospital Los Angeles, National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement
Resource: Just for Kids, A Comic Explaining the Coronavirus - NPR
Tips for Educators: Countering Biased Responses - Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsiblity
Videos:
Plagues and Pandemics in the Ancient and Midieval World (11min) - Ancient History Encyclopedia
An Epidemic of Hate- Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Amid the Coronavirus (8min) - LA Times
Additional Resources to Explore:
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Iām a parent. How I support my children and family during COVID-19? Soy un padre ĀæCómo mantengo a mis hijos y mi familia durante COVID-19?
Article: Structural Racism is Taking a Toll on Children's Mental Health - CNN
Tips & Facts: Talking with Children about COVID 19 - CDC
Tips: Talking to Kids About the COVID19 Crisis - Child Mind Institute
Tips: Supporting Teenagers and Young Adults During the COVID Crisis - Child Mind Institute
Tips: 7 Ways to Maintain Relationships During Your School Closure - Edutopia
Tips & Solutions: Spending the Crisis with the Family and Helping Little Ones - San Diego Union-Tribune
Tips & Webisode: Tips for Homeschooling During COVID - NPR
Picturebook: A Comic Exploring the New Coronavirus - NPR
Resources: Coronavirus Updates and Tips - Understood
Videos: Sesame Street Townhall on COVID + Additional Helpful Videos - CNN
En Español:
Coronavirus: Updates and Tips for returning to school from home. Coronavirus: actualizaciones y consejos para regresar a la escuela desde casa
Coronavirus: Pasar la crisis en familia y ayudar a los pequeños
Enfrentando COVID-19 Juntos: Recursos Para Apoyar A Las Familias
Trinka y Sam luchan contra el gran virus. Un libro para niños
Plaza Sésamo ayuda a los niños a entender qué es la COVID-19 - Alimentación, higiene y hábitos saludables se promueven entre los más pequeños de casa para que de manera amena y divertida comprendan un tema complicado
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Iām a youth. This is boring. I miss my friends while sheltering-at-home.
Being physically distant doesn't mean we're not together. It's difficult, but it’s necessary and temporary.
Fear and Learning in America - Teen Vogue
Tips: How Teenagers Can Protect their Mental Health during COVID19 - UNCEF
Article: 12 Teens on Being Stuck at Home Because of COVID - Buzzfeed
Tips: 36 Indoor Activities for Teens During a Pandemic - The Cubicle Chick
Tips: Don't be Discouraged, Here's How to Help During COVID - NPR
Tipsheet: Coping During a Pandemic - LACDMH
Videos:
How to Prepare a Terrarium - Los Angeles Public Library
Epic Swish Basketball Shot Using Rube Goldberg Machine - Caters Clips
This Man is a Professional Useless Machine Builder - Great Big Story
Chat Spaces for LGBT+ Youth:
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Judy Chiasson, Ph.D
Email: judy.chiasson@lausd.net
Office email: humanrelations@lausd.net
Phone: (213) 505-4744
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