o guide families to select and use high-quality media and at-home learning opportunities for their children.
Free Distance Learning Plans for K-2 Students and Their Families: Introduces “fun and friendly” weekly learning plans for K-2 children, assists educators of young students with opening up lines of communication for their families, and engages students in new digital learning routines. Common Sense Learning offers these free resources as a quick-start guide to help establish a comfortable distance learning climate at home. The three packets – one each for kindergarten, grades 1 and 2 students - are structured around basic principles including: 1.) Start with digital citizenship, 2.) Set reasonable goals, and 3.) Attempt a schedule.
COVID-19 Information for Specific Groups of People: Discusses risks and vulnerabilities, COVID-19 vaccine information for people at increased risk for severe illness, and how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] is making vaccine recommendations for specific groups of people (e.g. children and teens, teachers, school staff and child care workers, people with specific allergies, disabilities and medical conditions (including immune-compromised individuals).
Questions for Proactive and Equitable Educational Implementation and Questions for Proactive and Equitable Educational Implementations - Associated Resources: Poses proactive questions for decision-makers to address the collective and individual needs of diverse learners in the wake of the disruptive pandemic. COVID-19 has most deeply impacted learners that the education system has disadvantaged. 11 groups — students who are American Indian, Black, and/or identify with other racial and ethnic minority groups, have disabilities, are learning English as a second language, are experiencing homelessness, are low income, in the foster system, identify as LGBTQ, served by migrant education programs, and/or live in rural and remote areas of the country — are less likely to have access to devices and technology, while more likely to experience challenges with housing, food, safety, and social emotional and trauma informed needs. The National Center for Learning Disabilities, the National Education Association, the Center for Black Educator Development, CAST, Education Commission of the States, Learning Ally, Learning Forward, Quality Matters, Southeast Asian Resource Action Center, SchoolHouse Connection, Understood, and UnidosUS developed the Questions guide, and have selected a related set of resources to help educators, school leaders, district administrators, and state and federal policymakers address four key considerations of accessibility, capacity, learning opportunities, and outcomes.
Health Equity Tracker: Advancing Health Equity: Provides a detailed view of health outcomes by race, ethnicity, sex, socioeconomic status, and other critical factors. Providing county- and state-level information, this database can help illuminate what resources and support affected communities need to be able to improve their outcomes. Prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Health Equity Tracker was created by the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine to aggregate up-to-date demographic data from the hardest-hit communities. Read a description of the tracker by the Health Equity Leadership & Exchange Network.
Equity, Relationships, and Learning: Opportunities for Family, School, and Community Engagement within the American Rescue Plan: Highlights funding opportunities for family, school and community engagement [FSCE] within the March 2021 American Rescue Plan [ARP]. This guide, produced by the National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement [NAFSCE], is designed to inform local and district level planning.
Child Trends: COVID-19, Latest Research: Presents research curated by Child Trends researchers to help policymakers, program staff, and parents understand how best to support all children during the pandemic and mitigate the potential harm that this crisis poses to our youngest populatio