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Early Learning Educator Toolkit

A comprehensive toolkit filled with learning games, digestible content, encouragement, information, and tips that you can use to customize your support and extend learning at home.

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E-Learning Strategies

Remote learning resources and insights for teaching early learners online.

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Remote Learning Guidance For Educators

A comprehensive guide for educators of all levels to overcome remote learning challenges.

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Supplemental Remote Learning Resources for Diverse Learners

Educators can use these activities to support, supplement, and modify the remote learning plans for students with disabilities. Digital and non-digital resources are provided

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Distance Learning Tips From One Teacher to Another

PBS article by an educator on distance learning tips by grade level.

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PBS Pre-K Learning Resources

Featured lesson plans, a downloadable Pre-K packet, and content in both English and Spanish to share with families and students.

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Remote Learning Tools

Tools to use and share designed to make remote learning easier.

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Digital Lesson Planner

Organization is helpful when educating students of all ages. Simplify, plan, organize and collaborate with Common Curriculum.

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Video Lesson Creation

Create video lessons and activities to screencast exclusively for your students, check out Screencast-O-Matic.

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NOTE: Before proceeding with the tech tools included on this site and to linked sites, check with your district and administrators to make sure they comply with your specific use policies for age, privacy, etc.

Professional Development

Sharpen your skills in Early Childhood Education, Distance Learning, and helping families nurture their child’s development.

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Professional Development for Distance & Early Childhood Education

This resource provides instructors with information about distance learning from both student and faculty perspectives. Courtesy of Head Start Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center.

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Early Childhood Professional Development

Review state-wide professional development projects. The material includes social-emotional trainings, professional development resources and more!

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Administrator Resources

Support your instructors and your students’ parents with the resources and information they need.

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How To Help Your Teachers and Families with Online Education

Online Education Is Difficult for the Littlest Learners. Here’s Some Help for School Leaders, Teachers and Families.

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Early Childhood E-Learning

Data and findings to back the keys to building effective distance learning programs.

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Distance Learning Strategies for Education Leaders

As more schools transition to distance learning due to COVID-19, Education Leaders are faced with the need to swiftly prepare contingency plans. This guide is meant to support building and system leaders as they take on this task.

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Distance Learning Solutions from UNESCO

The list of educational applications, platforms and resources below aim to help parents, teachers, schools and school administrators facilitate student learning and provide social care and interaction during periods of school closure. Most of the solutions curated are free and many cater to multiple languages.

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