Resources
Creators: name: HSI National STEM Resource Hub
name: Serrano, Elba
name: Morales, Gabriela
name: Peterman, Jarod
name: Pallarez, Jessica
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: The HSI National STEM Resource Hub is preserving its website and compiled resources for future use and reference. This entry conatins resources for the Hub.

 

COVID-19 RESOURCES

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SEVP modifies temporary exemptions for nonimmigrant students taking online courses during fall 2020 semester: The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) announced modifications Monday to temporary exemptions for nonimmigrant students taking online classes due to the pandemic for the fall 2020 semester…

Remote Working & Mental Health: A Young Professional’s Guide Resources for Employers and Employees Engaged in Remote Work at All Career Levels

 

Faculty Resources

Maximizing Teamwork and Collaboration in a Digital Landscape Resources for Managers and Leadership positions utilizing communication styles and effective strategies.

Remote Working & Mental Health: A Young Professional’s Guide Resources for Employers and Employees Engaged in Remote Work at All Career Levels.

Department of Education COVID-19 Information and Resources for Schools and School Personnel Health officials are currently taking steps to prevent the introduction and spread of COVID-19 into communities across the United States. Coronavirus.gov offers the most up to date information about this rapidly evolving situation

Remote Learning Resources for Educators, Administrators and Related Service Providers

How teachers can talk to children about coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Talking to children about COVID-19 can prove challenging at times. The way we approach these conversations can have an earnest impact.  Here is one of those resources published by UNICEF.

LockDown Browser® is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment within a learning management system. Used at over 1500 higher educational institutions, LockDown Browser is the “gold standard” for securing online exams in classrooms or proctored environments. Here is a short video that shows how it works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuX8WoeAycs#action=share

Zoom allows you to virtually interact with students, co-workers or employers when in-person meetings aren’t possible. This helps you feel connected while telecommuting.

Ed-Puzzle is a good resource for flipped classrooms. Students can watch lectures and during class they can ask the professor questions. This improves class productivity.

Google Classroom helps students and teachers organize assignments; increase collaboration; and foster better communication.

Microsoft Teams engages students in a virtual face-to-face connections and other virtual activities.  You can even set up a remote lunch to keep students connected and having fun. It’s free for students and teachers with a valid school email address.

ThingLink is an award-winning education technology platform that makes it easy to augment images, videos, and virtual tours with additional information and links. Over 4 million teachers and students use ThingLink for creating accessible, visual learning experiences in the cloud.

Lark combines a multitude of essential collaboration tools in a single interconnected platform, including Chat, Calendar, Creation and Cloud storage. These functions are always in sync, and are easy to access from one to the next.

Mental health and psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak The considerations presented in this document have been developed by the WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Use as a series of messages that can be used in communication to support mental and psychosocial well-being in different target groups during the outbreak.

STEM for All Multiplex the NSF-funded, free, interactive platform featuring over 1000 short videos that showcase federally funded projects aimed at transforming science, technology, engineering, math, and computer science learning. Researchers, educators, policy makers and parents are invited to learn about cutting-edge efforts to improve STEM education.