Resource Guide- Educational Resources & Covid-19 Information

Professional Development Resources

Explore Special Summer PD Offerings: Discover new ways to learn and grow this summer. View our curated list of resources and explore virtual PD, summer reading lists, and self-paced learning opportunities.

Self-Paced Virtual Learning: Social-Emotional Development: 3 courses designed to support early childhood teachers’ and caregivers’ understanding of the social-emotional learning and development of young children. Pre-K & Early Elementary.

Tools for Anti-Racist Teaching- 4 part recorded webinar series; Deepening Your Understanding of Race and Racism; Using Media to Know Better, Teach Better; Amplify Student Voice; Focusing on Young Learners

Teaching About Racism, Civil Rights & Diversity

Click HERE to visit our dedicated page with educational resources to help parents and educators talk to and teach children about racism and civil rights.

KCTS 9 Science and Nature Page

Click HERE to visit our dedicated page featuring science and nature programming, Crosscut science and environment coverage and fun science experiments to try at home.

Distance, Hybrid and In-Person Learning Resources for PreK-12 Educators

PBS LearningMedia offers educators a variety of features that support distance learning, including easy searching by grade level, curriculum area and state and national standards, as well as integration with Schoology, Google Classroom, Remind and more.

PBS LearningMedia Virus Information & Prevention Collection: This collection of resources helps PreK-12 educators teach the nature of viruses (including novel coronavirus), how they are transmitted and the healthy habits we can all engage in to prevent their spread.
PreK-12 Resources for New School Routines: PBS LearningMedia offers this special collection of flexible resources to support learning from anywhere. Find videos, self-paced Interactive lessons, printable activities, and more. This collection is also available in Spanish.
The “Ken Burns in the Classroom” hub includes many of the award-winning films of Ken Burns and Florentine Films in their entirety. The full-length films support teachers and students with distance learning.
Find tutorials that satisfy many of your burning questions on how to make the most of PBS LearningMedia.

All PBS member stations in Washington and WORLD Channel, in partnership with PBS LearningMedia, are broadcasting At-Home-Learning programs for grades 6-12 Monday – Friday, 9 am - 2 pm. These daily, free, over-the-air broadcasts feature the best in public media science, history and other educational programming. The channel is also now available for live streaming on the KCTS 9 website.

Ask Dr. Universe is a series of short animated videos from WSU and fellow PBS affiliate Northwest Public Broadcasting. Dr. Universe answers audience-sourced science questions.

Spanish with Esmerelda, from fellow PBS affiliate Northwest Public Broadcasting, will help kids build their vocabulary with short, fun and engaging videos. ¡Empezemos!

Resources for Children and Families

PBS KIDS offers a variety of free resources to support families and caregivers, including a 24/7 channel with anytime access to trusted educational series for kids ages 2-8 (check local listings) and the following digital tools.

PBS KIDS Video: Available on mobile, tablet and connected TV devices, PBS KIDS offers on-demand educational videos and a livestream of the PBS KIDS 24/7 channel. No subscription is required.
PBS KIDS Games App: Includes nearly 200 educational games, which can be downloaded for offline play anytime, anywhere. Learn more about this and PBS KIDS’ other apps at pbskids.org/apps.
PBS KIDS for Parents: A robust website with information, activities and tips for parents, including resources for talking with kids about coronavirus, encouraging healthy habits, managing worried feelings and supporting playful learning at home.
PBS KIDS Daily Newsletter: A new weekday newsletter with videos, games, related offline activities and tips parents can use to keep their children playing and learning at home.
The PBS KIDS Facebook page and YouTube channel host read-along videos by authors and celebrities including Michelle Obama.

PBS Books Storytime offers author read-aloud stories and book features. View on their Facebook page and YouTube channel.

Bright by Text is a free tool for parents and caregivers of children under 8 to make your jobs just a little easier. Sign up to receive free tips, learning games and activities sent straight to your phone!

Sesame Street in Communities has resources to help support caregivers in their efforts to keep kids healthy, provide learning opportunities and help them face challenges big and small.

Meet the Helpers is a website designed to teach children about important community helpers so they are better prepared in emergency situations.

When Something Scary Happens is a website with resources to help families cope in emergencies and other challenging times.

"Life's Little Lessons" is a collection of resources designed for early childhood care providers, based on DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD. This is a robust offering that offers lessons, activity sheets, take-home materials, and video (English and Spanish).

Latest News and Information on Coronavirus

Crosscut Digital News & Resources

Crosscut Coronavirus news hub: Crosscut’s news hub for everything Coronavirus related
How you can help people in need during coronavirus: We’ve rounded up a few suggestions of ways you can share your cash, time and supplies with organizations in Washington state.
- Be a Neighbor: Look for info at the bottom of Crosscut’s coronavirus stories to help you or your organization find volunteers or find places that need them.
Submit your questions here and our reporters may answer them. What questions do you have about Washington's coronavirus outbreak? What are you doing to prepare yourself or your community? What concerns do you still need answers about? We want to hear from you.

PBS Digital News & Resources

PBS NewsHour Novel Coronavirus Web Portal: This website contains breaking news coverage on the novel coronavirus.
PBS’s “What You Should Know About the Novel Coronavirus” Visit this web portal for evolving coverage and important background information.
NOVA: How Serious is the Coronavirus? Video: A short video from NOVA examines what medical experts know—and don't know—about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the disease it causes, called COVID-19.

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