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COVID19 Educational Resources
​California Department of Public Health
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/ncov2019.aspx

Centers for Disease Control
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
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Governor Gavin Newsom’ Office
Newsome issued executive orders to suspend standardized testing and protect renters and homeowners from eviction, foreclosure and utility shutoff
https://www.gov.ca.gov/category/executive-orders/page/2/

Science News for Students
COVID-19-specific articles geared toward 9-12 grade students
https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/

EdSource
What California parents and students should know about the coronavirus: a quick guide
https://edsource.org/2020/coronavirus-qa-what-california-parents-and-students-should-know-about-covid-19/624413

NEWS
National news outlets are removing their paywalls; some for all content, others for coronavirus-news only
  • The New York Times
  • The Wall Street Journal
  • The Washington Post
  • The Los Angeles Times
  • The Athletic
STEM EDucation Resources

For Educators

Khan academy resources for teachers and parents. Begins with a letter (available in many languages) outlining the tools made available after Covid-19 outbreak
https://khanacademy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040167432-How-can-Khan-Academy-be-used-for-remote-learning-during-school-closures-
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Carnegie Mellon University Computer Science Academy
“A novel, world-class, online, interactive high school computer science curriculum that is entirely free.” Weekly webinars for educators looking for more info
https://academy.cs.cmu.edu/coronavirus2020

Critical Materials Institute (US Department of Energy)
resources focus on materials science and range from YouTubes to fully developed lessons for the classroom (K-12 with a lot of high school items)
https://www.ameslab.gov/cmi/cmi-education-resources-k-12

UC Davis STEM Center
All K-12 teachers and students affected by closures can get free access to RoboBlockly, C-STEM Studio, and Ch Professional for learning math and CS with robotics
https://c-stem.ucdavis.edu/teachers-administrators/distance-learning/

National Science Teaching Association
Offering one free month of membership for digital professional learning resources and tools
https://www.nsta.org/

Discovery Education Virtual Learning
More than “180,000 assignable, editable activities and resources for K-12, based on core curriculum concepts and popular topics in math, science, social studies, ELA, and health”
https://www.discoveryeducation.com/virtual-learning/

Explore
Science/conservation lesson plans and live cameras of animals including raptors, polar bears and gorillas
https://explore.org/education

Intel 
digital learning resources for educators
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/education/k12/teachers.html

The Nature Conservancy
Nature Lab youth curriculum and virtual tours (grades K-12)
https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/who-we-are/how-we-work/youth-engagement/nature-lab/?fbclid=IwAR2I1EhnXRAWNJXZ08pjRoj9UOM8XSOYprb83nAznEPuMruL1FZsVom7Nmw

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For Students


Code.org student classes for free computer science projects
https://studio.code.org/courses

Khan academy outlining the tools made available after Covid-19 outbreakhttps://khanacademy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040167432-How-can-Khan-Academy-be-used-for-remote-learning-during-school-closures-
Want to start a course?https://www.khanacademy.org/signup

Imagineering in a Box
Disney Imagineers from hundreds of career disciplines around the world share how they use a wide range of skills – from story development and conceptual design, to math, physics and engineering – that all come together to create immersive experiences. 

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/hass-storytelling/imagineering-in-a-box?CMP=ILC-DPFY19Q4wo0808190814190031F

Critical Materials Institute (US Department of Energy)
resources focus on materials science and range from YouTubes to fully developed lessons for the classroom (K-12 with a lot of high school items)
https://www.ameslab.gov/cmi/cmi-education-resources-k-12

MIND Research Institute
Free access to ST Math, standards aligned math curriculum for parents and educators
https://www.stmath.com/coronavirus

USC Viterbi Online STEM resources
Browse these high-quality STEM resources for families, students, and teachers. Click the links to discover fun STEM lessons, videos, podcasts, and more.(Some overlap with our list)
https://viterbik12.usc.edu/resources/

Legends of Learning
Math and science games offered free for the remainder of the school year. Parent or student driven games allow for tracking and statistics. 
https://www.legendsoflearning.com/information-for-parents/

NASA resources (student and educator sections)
https://www.nasa.gov/stem

Exploratorium Learning Toolbox
“Make sense of timely topics and find general science support for your virtual classroom or learning together at home”
https://www.exploratorium.edu/learn

Camp Wonderopolis
STEM and literacy-building activities 
https://camp.wonderopolis.org/

Boolean Girl
Free weekly live instructor-led online series. “Kids learn to Code, Build, Invent, and Animate.” Past projects are recorded to watch anytime
https://booleangirl.org/full-stem-ahead/

​Want to learn about careers in STEM? Meet these professionals, plan your career path and more
https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/subjects/engineering--technology/careers-in-engineering--technology/careers-in-engineering/

See what these women in STEM create, solve and succeed
https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/subjects/engineering--technology/careers-in-engineering--technology/women-in-engineering-and-technology/

Women who made vaccine breakthroughs
https://www.one.org/international/blog/8-women-who-made-modern-vaccines-work/

Non-Stem education resources

Zoom
Zoom is a video conferencing application. This will be useful for attending office hours virtually or advising virtually or even just calling a friend to say hi!
Sign up for a Zoom account https://zoom.us/docs/doc/Education%20Guide%20-%20Getting%20Started%20on%20Zoom.pdf?zcid=1231
and learn about the online resources
https://zoom.us/docs/en-us/covid19.html 

YouTube Learn at Home
Tons of learning creators’ channels compiled in one place. Offerings for all age ranges to bring parents & families fun and educational resources and activities https://learnathome.withyoutube.com/

Pearson
Working and learning online during a pandemic
https://www.pearson.com/news-and-research/working-learning-online-during-pandemic.html

StudentLingo
Courses in study strategies, test taking skills, time management and more (including workshops in Spanish)
https://www.studentlingo.com/svcp/byim3ksgxhr0l0ad

Find your local library, sign up for an e-card
https://www.library.ca.gov/services/to-libraries/library-directory/

AudioBooks
Amazon Audible is offering kids books for free. Elementary through teen reading to stream from laptop, desktop, phone or tablet
https://stories.audible.com/start-listen

Learn a Language
Babbel is offering three months free for students to learn any of the following languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Dutch, Turkish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Indonesian, and English
https://try.babbel.com/student-discount/

PBS at-home learning
https://www.kqed.org/education/athomelearning?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=20200318_AudienceDevelopment_COVID-19EducationalResources__eblast&mc_key=00Q1Y00001rNHSVUA4

Green schoolyards America
Learning outdoors
http://www.greenschoolyards.org/guides/

Scholastic Learn at Home
Teaching and learning remotely 
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
Arts and culture
Google Arts and Culture
Don’t forget the “A” in STEAM! Take virtual tours of museums.
https://artsandculture.google.com/?hl=en

Metropolitan Museum of Art
A clickable map that lets kids explore 5,000 years of art from around the world; a time machine lets them select different eras to explore; and a video section offers lessons on everything from making a stained glass window (kid-style) to learning about children who live in other parts of the world.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/metkids/

New York Metropolitan Opera
Free encore performances each day (some content may not be appropriate for children)
https://www.metopera.org/

The Louvre
Virtual tours of exhibits
https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Free live streaming concerts 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWC3rUkPeaV2B2r_bwwgnNw?app=desktop

Sistine Chapel
http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/cappella-sistina/tour-virtuale.html

Smithsonian Natural History Museum
https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour

​Winchester Mystery House
Free video tour through April 7
https://winchestermysteryhouse.com/video-tour/

Paris Catacombs
Virtual visit of underground ossuaries that hold the remains of more than six million people, which were built to eliminate the city’s overflowing cemeteries
http://catacombes.paris.fr/en/virtual-visit

Yosemite
https://www.virtualyosemite.org/about-virtual-yosemite/

Yellowstone
https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm

Great Wall of China
https://www.thechinaguide.com/destination/great-wall-of-china
​Resources for physical and mental health

For Kids

Action for Healthy Kids
Tons of resources for teachers, families and students. Everything from free online yoga for kids and food and nutrition to latest education COVID-related updates and how to talk to young people about the pandemic
https://www.actionforhealthykids.org/resources-for-schools-and-families-during-covid-19-coronavirus/

Group Hiit
Kids and family workouts
https://www.grouphiit.com/collections/free-kids-workouts

Game on Activity Library
https://www.actionforhealthykids.org/game-on-activity-library/

Shape America
Lessons plans and resources for educators (brain breaks and physical education)
https://www.shapeamerica.org/covid19-resources.aspx

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​For Teens and Adults

Planet Fitness
Free daily workouts streaming live from Planet Fitness Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/planetfitness/videos/278811779776336/

Darebee
High quality fitness resource - free access, forever, for everyone. 
https://darebee.com/

ACTIVE
Popsugar’s Active app offering free workouts
https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/active-by-popsugar-launches-free-workouts-amid-coronavirus-47311907

Sanvello
Free premium access to the app: techniques for dealing with depression, anxiety and stress 
https://www.sanvello.com/coronavirus-anxiety-support/

Just For Fun
SLING Free Experience
Offers free family-friendly shows and movies streaming through Roku, Amazon and Android devices as well as select web browsers (Chrome, Edge, Safari)
https://help.sling.com/en/support/solutions/articles/46000000383-watching-the-sling-free-experience

Netflix Party
A Chrome extension sets up a chatroom and allows viewers to watch programming synchronized with friends (requires access to a paid Netflix subscription)
https://www.netflixparty.com/

Kanopy
Stream thousands of films for free, thanks to the generous support of your public library or university
https://www.kanopy.com/

Internet Archive 
Non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more
https://archive.org/

San Diego Zoo’s live cameras
Penguins, apes, giraffe and more
https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams

Monterey Bay Aquarium live cameras
There’s a shark stream. Enough said. 
https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams

Soccer
FIFAtv on YouTube offers “highlights, classic stories, exclusive interviews, fantastic goals, documentaries and behind the scenes coverage of all FIFA's tournaments and events.”
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpcTrCXblq78GZrTUTLWeBw
 
NFL
NFL Game Pass is free until 5/31. Replay games from the last 10 years as well as original programming
https://gamepass.nfl.com/packages?redirected=true

NBA
NBA League Pass is free until 4/22. Stream full and condensed games from last season as well as classic content
https://www.nba.com/nba-fan-letter-league-pass-free-preview

MLB
Watch last season's games and classic baseball games through MLB.tv and MLB’s YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpcTrCXblq78GZrTUTLWeBw

NHL
Watch full games of last season’s games and other content through NHL.com and it’s YouTube channel
https://www.nhl.com/subscribe
https://www.youtube.com/NHL

America’s Test Kitchen
Providing 50 shelter-in-place recipes at no charge (make-ahead, freeze, pantry meals)
https://www.americastestkitchen.com/collections/50-americas-test-kitchen-recipes-you-need-now?pac=yB3BlHwrQhn4hlmqK26JBJW8FLEAO3gcS9pSO4oIPsc%3D&fbclid=IwAR1cSYVLYYAlujWYGzKWjY6ry0Eo6_B-vraKAIWkqoYhMQLWJybMdwhdVm8

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