EDC's Anne Huntington and Joy Kennedy explore the value of joyful learning and share some play-based strategies.
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![How Can Educators Address Student Trauma During COVID-19? A photo of students working from home](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/styles/project_teaser_260x174/public/Fuxman-Rots_5.20.jpg?itok=J1o3DYeH)
May 18, 2020
When students experience traumatic events—violence, grief, abuse—their ability to cope with emotions and to learn is severely...
![Today, But Not Just Today: Appreciating All Teachers A photo of a teacher representing Today, But Not Just Today: Appreciating All Teachers](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/styles/project_teaser_260x174/public/K.Eliot-Blog_5.20.jpg?itok=sVO1AdFN)
May 5, 2020
Every May when National Teacher Day rolls around during U.S. Teacher Appreciation Week , we help our kids make cards for their...
![A Call to Action: Inequities in the COVID-19 Pandemic A photo representing A Call to Action: Inequities in the COVID-19 Pandemic](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/styles/project_teaser_260x174/public/A%20Call%20to%20Action.jpg?itok=ZRr2AFCD)
April 29, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the many communities whose daily experience of inequity, vulnerability, and marginalization has been intensified by the pandemic.
![Celebrating the Importance of Books A photo of teacher and students reading representing Celebrating the Importance of Books](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/styles/project_teaser_260x174/public/S.James_Blog_4.20.jpg?itok=cNPz-IYN)
April 22, 2020
As we celebrate International Book and Copyright Day on April 23, we reflect on the fact that many families lack the appropriate materials for their children to continue learning at home.
![How Can We Best Prepare Students for a Rapidly Changing World? A photo of student and teacher representing How Can We Best Prepare Students for a Rapidly Changing World?](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/styles/project_teaser_260x174/public/B.Granofsky_Blog-4.20.jpg?itok=X8e2r4JF)
April 21, 2020
In an age when the pace of technological innovation continues to accelerate, it is increasingly difficult to identify what skills will be relevant 5 years from now—let alone 50.
![Tips for Parents: Integrating SEL into Remote Learning A photo of parent and child representing Tips for Parents: Integrating SEL into Remote Learning](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/styles/project_teaser_260x174/public/SFuxman_Blog_4.20.jpg?itok=UjpQRtWp)
April 14, 2020
With schools closed for the foreseeable future due to COVID-19, parents have the starring role in their children’s formal education—supporting their learning, managing their “classroom” behaviors, and keeping them physically active.
![Making the Transition to Virtual Classrooms – Part III A photo of a person using a computer representing Making the Transition to Virtual Classrooms](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/styles/project_teaser_260x174/public/Z.Batista_Blog3_4.20.jpg?itok=Z5P7TxgI)
April 8, 2020
Colleges and universities across the country have shifted from in-person to virtual classrooms due to COVID-19, and this post...
![Has Prevention Ever Been More Powerful? A photo representing Has Prevention Ever Been More Powerful?](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/styles/project_teaser_260x174/public/D.Offensend_Blog_4.20.jpg?itok=4JdPhnq1)
April 7, 2020
If there is any message of hope coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is that prevention is a frontline defender against premature illness and death.
![Delivering Phone-Based Care: A Valuable Lifeline during COVID-19 A photo from ELIKIA](https://edc.org/sites/default/files/styles/project_teaser_260x174/public/AKeirstead_blog_4.20.jpg?itok=1XGqxywI)
April 7, 2020
The need for social distancing is also impacting health workers’ ability to deliver critical services to people living with HIV.