Homeschool Community Shares Resources with Parents During COVID Crisis

Angela Daliet — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 18:30:21 +0000

As many struggle to be both parents and part-time teachers in the wake of current events, the homeschooling community is coming to the rescue by sharing their collection of resources.

The School at Home Website provides schedule samples for all grade levels between K through 12, subject-specific resources, virtual field trips, and grade-level reading suggestions. The site is free to access and the result of a collaboration between Inspire Family of Schools, the Pacific Coast Academy, Mission Vista Academy, and Cabrillo Point Academy.

For those in need of Special Education Resources during COVID-19, the site links to different SPED resources including content compiled by Dr. Amanda Johnson.

A few final words of advice to ALL that visit the School at Home Website is something that we can all get behind: Breathe. Slow Inhale. Slow Exhale. You’ve Got This.

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Angela Daliet manages Business Development specializing in Early Education at Torsh. After earning her B.S. from the University of New Orleans, Angela successfully worked as an investment advisor and financial planning firm coach for several years. Upon learning her children’s public school had no immediate plans to reopen post-Katrina, she established the non-profit Save Our Schools NOLA to help leverage students, parents, teachers, and residents as informed, effective advocates for equitable access to local, high-quality schools and programs.

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Johns Hopkins Launches COVID-19 Education Resource Site for Families & Educators

Andy Webber — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 18:14:10 +0000

When it comes to go-to resources relating to the COVID-19 crisis, Johns Hopkins University has been leading the way since the early days of the pandemic. JHU’s leadership has been most visible through the launch of the COVID-19 Dashboard, which culls data from major health organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC), China CDC, European Centre for Diseases Control (ECDC), and others; with estimates of over 1.2 billion site interactions per day.

The Johns Hopkins School of Education is now leading the way when it comes to providing families, educators, and administrators with educational resources through the launch of their COVID-19 Education Resources site.

The COVID-19 Education Resources site launched its commitment to providing updated resources to all involved in education during this pandemic with the following statement:

American education will be transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the lockdown, and eventually, the recovery. As a leader in evidence-based educational policy and practice, the Johns Hopkins School of Education is on the front lines shaping how our profession responds to the challenges. This site is a trove of timely and relevant research, expertise, guidance, and resources to help families, teachers, and district leaders emerge from the crisis stronger than ever. Updated regularly. Please share.

Johns Hopkins School of Education (SOE) is no stranger to the Torsh family. In 2016, SOE was featured in a client spotlight article highlighting their early experience with TORSH Talent, ultimately leading to the expansion of the program’s use for a range of degree and certificate programs at the University. The university’s experience is also featured on our Higher Education solutions page.

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Andy Webber serves as the Business Development Manager focusing on our Higher Education clients at Torsh. Andy, a former teacher, holds a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Texas and an M.S. of Education from Johns Hopkins University (where he first used TORSH as an educator). Andy is excited to combine his experience as an educator and as a TORSH user to deliver individually tailored packages that meet the needs of Higher Education clients’ to improve educational outcomes for all students.

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Johns Hopkins Launches COVID-19 Education Resource Site for Families & Educators