Stay Sharp this Summer with Educational Resources for All Ages
School’s out and summer is here – but the learning never stops! We have free, online resources for children, parents, teachers and caregivers looking to keep minds sharp during summer break. From personalized content with your favorite friends from PBS KIDS to graduate credit opportunities for educators with Teacher Campus, check out some of these great learning tools in our list below:
PBS LearningMedia
CET and PBS have curated free, curriculum-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans and more for parents and caregivers. Whether you’re looking to learn more about STEM topics or wanting to explore the arts and even world languages, we’ve got the tools for you! Search by grade level and topic to find the perfect enrichment activities. Learn more: https://cet.pbslearningmedia.org/.
PBS LearningMedia also offers 1,988 professional development resources for teachers. These resources are designed to help educators improve their skills and transfer that knowledge to the classroom. This is the perfect way to help you brainstorm new planning and preparation for your students before the new school year begins. Learn more: https://cet.pbslearningmedia.org/subjects/professional-development/?rank_by=recency.
A-Z Career Lab
Another tool from PBS Learning Media is the A-Z career lab – produced by us here at CET and ThinkTV! Explore career options from A to Z with the Lab Squad kids as they meet and interview career professionals. The kids share lots of career ideas in every episode so be sure to watch them all, A to Z. From an aerospace engineer to a zoologist, there’s a cool career for every kid! Learn more: https://cet.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/a-z-career-lab/.
PBS KIDS for Parents
Find parent and caregiver resources to help you make the most of PBS KIDS and support your child’s learning every day. Help your child learn and grow with age-by-age tips and activities for social skills, literacy, math and more. Young learners can follow along with their favorite friends as they learn too, like Daniel Tiger or Carl the Collector. Learn more: https://www.pbs.org/parents.
Teacher Campus
Teacher Campus is an online professional development platform developed in collaboration with SOITA and WOSU Public Media. With more than 200 hours of virtual training content, educators can explore topics from early learning to AI integration in the classroom. Teacher Campus also offers graduate credit opportunities through partnerships with institutions like Ashland University. Learn more: https://www.teachercampus.org/.
Ohio Learns 360
Ohio’s PBS stations partnered with the Ohio Department of Education to provide learning resources during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Ohio Learns 360 offers a range of resources to accelerate student learning and support learners in kindergarten through fifth grade, including family webinars, virtual field trips and other standards-based curriculum and materials. Learn more: https://ohiolearns360.org/.
For more educational resources, visit our website: https://www.cetconnect.org/education/.
