EDC's Anne Huntington and Joy Kennedy explore the value of joyful learning and share some play-based strategies.
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![How Do We Adapt Research Amidst COVID-19? A photo of a video chat representing How Do We Adapt Research Amidst COVID-19?](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/styles/project_teaser_260x174/public/EDC-Blog-GFitzhugh-JJocz-CListon_8.20.jpg?itok=96AJPCe7)
August 13, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect our way of life and work, researchers are having to rethink how we collect data
![What It Means to Mentor for Racial Equity A photo of a mentor and mentee representing What It Means to Mentor for Racial Equity](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/styles/project_teaser_260x174/public/EDC%20Blog_CLemieux-8.20.jpg?itok=jW-X2rME)
August 6, 2020
Mentoring for racial equity can take on various forms beyond the traditional one in which a mentor is considered the primary teacher and a mentee the learner.
![How to Help Teenagers Transition to Virtual Learning During COVID-19 A photo of a teenager representing How to Help Teenagers Transition to Virtual Learning During COVID-19](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/styles/project_teaser_260x174/public/EDC-Blog-Ferguson-Light-Thomas-7.20.jpg?itok=8-RihfC_)
August 3, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically transformed the way that children attend class and other educational programs, often creating isolating contexts for learning.
![What is “Friendship” in the Age of COVID-19? A photo of a classroom](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/styles/project_teaser_260x174/public/EDC-Blog-CJanke-7.24.20.jpg?itok=Vu-rd_bX)
July 30, 2020
In this time of COVID 19-related social distancing, the celebration of friendship takes on new meaning as we look toward International Friendship Day on July 30.
![Why We Need an Anti-Racist Approach to Social and Emotional Learning A photo of high school students](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/styles/project_teaser_260x174/public/EDC-Blog-MCaven-7.20.20.jpg?itok=tsHXWXLD)
July 27, 2020
By failing to acknowledge students’ racial and cultural diversity, “Colorblind” SEL programs, which are de facto grounded in the norms and expectations white culture, can imply that the differences that emerge from students’ diverse backgrounds are deficits.
![A Second Chance at Hope for Incarcerated Youth A photo representing A Second Chance at Hope for Incarcerated Youth](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/styles/project_teaser_260x174/public/EDC%20blog-SFaizullah_7.20.jpg?itok=BSlkal2E)
July 15, 2020
Today, as we celebrate World Youth Skills Day (July 15), we shine a light on how soft skills are laying the path toward better livelihoods for those who need it the most.
![Building Community Resilience: From Surviving to Thriving An image representing Building Community Resilience: From Surviving to Thriving](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/styles/project_teaser_260x174/public/EDC%20Blog_Hernandez-Dash_6.29.jpg?itok=rUxUghY6)
June 30, 2020
Community resilience broadens our scope beyond individual strength or a collection of survival stories amidst adversity by focusing on collective and structural ways to respond to trauma, so whole communities can not only bounce back but heal and thrive.
![Lessons from Queer History, June 2020 A photo of a pride parade representing Lessons from Queer History, June 2020](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/styles/project_teaser_260x174/public/EDC-Blog-JEbin-6.20.jpg?itok=BvOlTazx)
June 25, 2020
This year, I’m focusing inward, thinking about what queer history can teach us about Black Lives Matter and surviving COVID-19 for the long term.
![Remote Learning during COVID-19: EDC Interactive Audio Instruction Finds New Purpose A photo of parents and child with a radio](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/styles/project_teaser_260x174/public/EDC-Blog-SJames-6.20.jpg?itok=WvJtTd6W)
June 24, 2020
EDC, through the USAID Global Book Alliance in Action (GBAIA) program, is delighted to work with the Global Digital Library to provide interactive audio instruction (IAI) to children across the world currently affected by COVID-19-related school closures.