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In this article from the Knoxville News Sentinel, experts, Amy Broemmel and Anthony Pellegrino from the Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education and Lori Caudle from the Department of Child and Family Studies, weigh in on how families can “survive” the transition to online learning while “reconnecting and learning from one another.”
UT’s Early Learning Center’s Program Director Elizabeth DeMartino Newton sharing some ideas for creating classroom “magic” at home with your children. She also had a chance to talk with WVLT about the topic.

UT Early Learning Center’s Demonstration Teachers Lauran Gieske and Samantha Deal talk about supporting independent play at home.

Lauren Gieske, demonstration teacher at the UT Early Learning Center, works with 2-3 year old toddlers shares ways to support your child’s development during extended periods away from school. Set up a space, and let them play is Gieske’s advice in this article, “All You Need is Play.”

MariBeth Coleman from Theory and Practice in Teacher Education shares ideas for using PowerPoint software to create interactive activities for P-12 students that could be used by teachers or parents.

The Korn Learning, Assessment, and Social Skills (KLASS) Center offers several helpful resources for parents when helping children navigate academic and behavioral changes in everyday life and during the changes brought on by COVID-19. Several areas are covered including social emotional, routines/structure, and more and how it can affect behavior.
Check out this google STEM teaching resource site for families and teachers from the Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education‘s Lynn Hodge and East Tennessee STEM Hub. They are hosting weekly “Community chats and coffee” and are creating STEM Sparks videos that share hands-on activity and spark an interest in problem-solving. You can even ASK THE STEM EDUCATOR a question and they will get back to you within 24 hours.

Check out the Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. They are an amazing resource for great books and activities around literature. They even have a young adult literature online book club going on now. They were online before it was even cool! Follow them on Facebook too!

Join University of Tennessee Early Learning Center preschool educator, Travis Burnett, as he shares a Big Grumpy Travis story with you all! 📚 Check out the introduction, featuring 4 of Travis’ 6 children (that’s right, he’s teleworking with SIX kids for the next two weeks!) 👨‍👦👭👫🧍‍♀️and then enjoy a story Travis wrote and illustrated 🎨 about a beloved character as a gift to his preschool classroom last spring. While we’re talking storytime, did you all know several authors are doing read alouds online? 💻 Check out the link below for more virtual storytelling. https://bit.ly/3dhBnts

Nora Vines, from Theory and Practice in Teacher Education, shares this video with a fun way to get anyone (and everyone) writing. Start with your heart and explore the possibilities! Here is one of her favorite websites with excellent resources for writers and teachers. Here is the heart template or you can draw your own.

The Korn Learning, Assessment, and Social Skills (KLASS) Center offers several helpful resources for parents when helping children navigate academic and behavioral changes in everyday life and during the changes brought on by COVID-19. Several areas are covered including social emotional, routines/structure, and more and how it can affect behavior.

Toddler educator at University of Tennessee Early Learning Center, Becca Jenkins, has created and recorded an activity much like one they might do together in the Dogwood classroom at the ELC.