Resources

Free Educational Resources

• The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Daytime Emmy®-nominated and award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online®, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Oprah Winfrey, Chris Pine, Kristen Bell, Rita Moreno, Viola Davis, Jaime Camil, Kevin Costner, Lily Tomlin, Sarah Silverman, Betty White, Wanda Sykes and dozens more.  https://www.storylineonline.net/library/

• American Academy of Pediatrics – HealthyChildren.org:  HealthyChildren.org is the only parenting website backed by 67​,000 pediatricians committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.  https://www.healthychildren.org/english/our-mission/pages/default.aspx

• NPR Podcasts for Families and Children – https://www.npr.org/podcasts/2036/kids-family

• George Lucas Educational Foundation – EDUTOPIA  Topics for parents –  https://www.edutopia.org/search?query=For%20children

• PBS News Hour – July 3, 2020 – “The uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic has upended the daily lives of children across the globe, leaving parents and caregivers struggling to explain the changes. Two medical students in California say their desire to help bridge that gap in understanding inspired them to write a free children’s book, titled “Why We Stay Home.” Authors Samantha Harris and Devon Scott” why-we-stay-home

• EDUTOPIA – BRAIN-BASED LEARNING  Why Ages 2-7 Matter So Much for Brain Development

  https://www.edutopia.org/article/why-ages-2-7-matter-so-much-brain-development

• KQED – MINDSHIFT “How Sidewalk Math Cultivates a Playful, Curious Attitude Toward Math”. https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/55961/how-sidewalk-math-cultivates-a-playful-curious-attitude-towards-math?fbclid=IwAR2LNH7ZXhs8nobdVnemWr1uO9qc2k1YDembIBLTaZTg_

• EDUTOPIA – New Studies Link the Arts to Crucial Cognitive Skills – What happens to our brains ‘on art’? New studies—often backed by brain imaging technology—are beginning to dial in on the answers. https://www.edutopia.org/video/new-studies-link-arts-crucial-cognitive-skills
  

• SCHOLASTIC – Why Kids Need Nature https://www.scholastic.com/parents/family-life/parent-child/why-kids-need-nature.html

• EDUTOPIA  –In Schools, Are We Measuring What Matters?

  https://www.edutopia.org/article/schools-are-we-measuring-what-matters?fbclid=IwAR2MxfG5p2F3lMC7V4uKEOiAP8QyWnVXWX6uQdtanpU4cZ_13gCEgp2AnpU.
  Rethinking the way we measure student capabilities.