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Go Girl Go! Parents Guide
Women's Sports Foundation
The Parents’ Guide will give you some insight into the latest knowledge about motivating your daughter to become active and creating a positive and supportive environment for girls. There are also some ideas on how to communicate better with your daughter, build her self-esteem and help her to make confident decisions.
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Glsen
As GLSEN was founded by a group of teachers in 1990, and they knew that educators play key roles in creating affirming learning environments for LGBTQ youth. Every day GLSEN works to ensure that LGBTQ students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment
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Clinate Kids
Climate Kids is produced by the Earth Science Communications Team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laborator. the website provides in introduction to climate change based on science for students.
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International Mountain Day Resources
Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN
The United Nations General Assembly designated 11 December “International Mountain Day”. As of 2003, it has been observed every year to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life, to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development and to build alliances that will bring positive change to mountain peoples and environments around the world.
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Vision for School and Student Success
Turnaround for Children
Knowledge from educational practice and research together clearly points towards a whole-child purpose as the driving force of school transformation, which is actualized through a set of systems, structures and practices that promote a supportive environment, developmental relationships and integrated academic, skill and mindset development for all students.
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Family Resources for Remote Learning
Child Mind Institute
Clinicians from the Child Mind Institute’s Learning and Development Center have organized resources for parents who are suddenly responsible for the home school environment. These resources, broken down by age groups, include academic materials, worksheets, activities, videos, games, and more.
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Sacramento Splash
Dedicated to helping all children understand and value our natural world, this local program offers fun activities for kids and families to do at home, in your backyard and at nearby nature spots in the Sacramento area.
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Environmental Literacy Principles and Concepts
California Education and the Environment Initiative
Here are the basics of what California expects schools to teach related to the environment, across multiple subjects. Also a wealth of free curriculum materials for K-12 teachers.
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Resources for Learning at Home
Captain Planet Foundation
A searchable source of activities related to environmental education from a national non-profit.
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Greener Together
Environment America
This website has ideas for connecting with the natural world through engaging events, fun activities and helpful guides.
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What Should I Look for in the Science Program in My Child’s School?
SciMathMN
A guide for parents to know what to look for in the learning environment.
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Center for Distance & Online Learning
Los Angeles County Office of Education
Resources for teachers and administrators to access and adapt in online learning environments.