While we want to do all we can to help students focus on academic learning, we also have to acknowledge the toll that the COVID-19 crisis has had on their social lives and offer them support.

KQED Learn, San Francisco’s PBS station, is a free platform for middle and high school students to tackle big issues and build their media literacy and critical thinking skills in a supportive environment.

KQED’s Above the Noise is a show that looks at the research behind controversial and trending topics in the news, offering new videos every other Wednesday.  Teachers can also get a Classroom Guide for Above the Noise.

Go to KQED Learn for more information about their free platform.

To see the list of tips suggested to help young people (and all of us) cope, click on SHOW MORE beneath this video on YouTube.