A message from EDC about COVID-19
Over the past few decades, many countries and communities have confronted significant educational, health, and social crises—and made it through, together. These lessons are critical now as the world confronts the challenges and disruptions being caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
This page contains links to EDC resources and ideas for parents and teachers that have been contributed by EDC staff around the world. We will continue to update this page over the next few months.
Note: If you are a journalist on deadline and would like to speak to an EDC expert on topics related to COVID-19, such as working from home, online learning, and talking to kids about the coronavirus, contact Terry Donovan.
For Everyone
- 6 Ways to Stay Calm During Coronavirus
- Infectious Diseases – Four free lessons to help teens and young adults understand infectious diseases and make informed decisions
- Resources to Support Mental Health and Coping with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) – From the Suicide Prevention Resource Center
- What We Learned from Other Pandemics
For Parents and Caregivers—Health
For Parents and Caregivers—Learning
- What the Tech: Parenting, Young Children, and Digital Tools in the Age of COVID-19
- Can Screen Time Help Kids Learn STEM? (Spoiler alert: Yes!)
- Math Games – Games for 3–6 year olds that families can play together
- Printable Mini Math Books
- SolveMe Mobiles – Three free math puzzle apps from EDC
- Science Activities for Families
- Early Math and Science Apps, Activities, and Teaching Guides from WGBH and EDC
For Educators
Virtual Learning
- 7 Tips for Teaching Online
- Making the Transition to Virtual Classrooms
- Today’s American Art and Exploring Personal and National Identity Through Art – Free 15-session courses by EDC and Crystal Bridges Museum
STEM
- Support for Online Science Learning – From EDC’s Amgen Biotech Experience Program Office
- EDC’s Ocean Tracks’ Curriculum – Science and data literacy for high school and undergraduate students
- IDEAS (Inventing, Designing, and Engineering for All Students) Maker Program
- Beauty and Joy of Computing – AP CS Principles course
- List of Fraction Apps for Use with Students
History
- EDC’s Zoom In! – 18 free U.S. history units that build students’ literacy skills
For International Development