Healing from COVID - Crises can bring out the best and the worst in humanity. This powerpoint delves into how communities are uniting or dividing in respose to the COVID pandemic and offers recommendations for supporting students through greif, loss and uncertainty. 

Science of Coronavirus

• CDC CoronaVirus 19 – information from the CDC.
• Novel Coronavirus Information Center – Health and medical research on the novel coronavirus and COVID-19
• Plagues and Pandemics in the Ancient and Medieval World- This 11-minute video discusses the most prominent plagues that the human race has overcome and the effects they had on the populations. 

Scapegoating and Bias

• How to stop the pandemics of hatred - In times like these, history's lessons can provide vital resources -- offering warnings for the present and hope for the future. We need both more than ever.
• Understanding and Responding to Conspiracy Theories - Conspiracy theories are spreading just as rapidly online as SARS-CoV-2 does offline. 
• The Coronavirus Surfaces Fear, Stereotypes and Scapegoating – ADL article. Understanding and responding to scapegoating.
• When xenophobia spreads like a virus – 25-minute audio of the NPR show Code Switch on people sharing their experience with xenophobia.
• Coronavirus: Protect yourself and stand against racism – Facing History provides students with factually correct information and opportunities to reflect on the consequences of discrimination makes them less likely to participate in coronavirus-inspired racism and encourages them to challenge such othering if, or when, they encounter it.
• Coronavirus: Countering Biased Responses – Resources for countering bias and overreaction
• Coronavirus Protest Rallies Draw Extremists, Conservative Activists and Guns - The protest rallies against the stay-at-home orders have attracted members of extremist organizations, some heavily armed, and featured signs and flags referencing extremist ideologies and conspiracies.

Additional Educational Resources

Lessons for elementary:

• The “Present” and Living With a Disability 
• Diverse Books Matter 
• Experiences with Race & Racism
• The Gender Allowance Gap

Lessons for secondary

• Believe in Something: Nike, Kaepernick, and Social Change 
• Pyramid of Hate (ADL) 
• Stigmatization Complicates Infectious Disease Management, AMA Journal of Ethics, 2010 
• Stonewall Uprising 
• Coronavirus and Infectious Racism 
• The Identity Iceberg (ADL) 
• California’s Little-Known Genocide 
• Mainstreaming Hate: The Anti-Immigrant Movement in the U.S. 
• Teaching Tolerance - 
• Facing History & Ourselves 

Talking with children about Coronavirus Disease 2019 – Parents, family members, school staff, and other trusted adults can play an important role in helping children make sense of what they hear in a way that is honest, accurate, and minimizes anxiety or fear. CDC has created guidance to help adults have conversations with children about COVID-19 and ways they can avoid getting and spreading the disease.

Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus – Kids worry more when they’re kept in the dark

Supporting Teenagers and Young Adults During the Coronavirus Crisis – Tips for parents with older children at home

Tips For Homeschooling During Coronavirus – 17-minute audio from NPR

Being physically distant doesn't mean we're not together.  It's difficult, but it’s necessary and temporary. 

How teenagers can protect their mental health during coronavirus (COVID-19) – 6 strategies for teens facing a new (temporary) normal

12 Teens On Being Stuck At Home Because Of The Coronavirus – "I’ve been doing what Gen Z does. I’ve adapted, I’ve overcome, and I've been on my phone too much."

Teenagers, How Is Coronavirus Upending Your Lives? – the NY Times Opinion wants to hear from you.

Don't Be Discouraged. Here's How To Help During Coronavirus – 15-minute listen form NPR’s Life Kit.

Resources for LGBTQ+ youth - QSpace.org, Gender Spectrum and TrevorSpace.org – Have chat spaces for LGBTQ+ youth. As always, be safe, be smart on line.