Self-Guided Learning Resources

Mental Health Workshops, Daybreak Series

In partnership with Daybreak, the Wellness and Community Outreach Center hosts a parent workshop on various mental health topics. See below for the slide deck of previous webinars.

Mental Health 101; 9/6/2023
Understanding Changes in Behavior in Your Child;10/4/2023
Depression: Guiding Your Child Through Depression;11/1/2023
Grief and Loss;12/6/2023
Anxiety: Understanding & Supporting Youth Anxiety;1/10/2024
Social Media and Technology; 2/7/2024
Exercise & Teen Emotional Wellbeing ; 3/6/24
Supporting Youth with Trauma and Traumatic Experiences; 4/10/24
Healthy Relationships: Help Your Child Develop & Cultivate Healthy Relationships; 5/15/24

Mental Health Workshop Recordings

Basic Computer Skills

GCF Learn Free offers tutorials on more than 200 topics, including more than 2,000 lessons, more than 1,000 videos, and more than 50 interactives and games, completely free.

This Basic Computer Skills tutorial provides an introduction to basic computer skills such as turning on a computer, uploading and downloading files, installing software, and more.

Basic Computer Skills tutorial (Spanish)

Use this interactive Mouse tutorial to learn how to use a computer mouse.

A brief overview of the mouse is available in Spanish here.

Use this typing tutorial to learn the basics of typing and practice your skills.

GCF Learn Free offers tutorials on more than 200 topics, including more than 2,000 lessons, more than 1,000 videos, and more than 50 interactives and games, completely free.

This Gmail tutorial provides an introduction to Gmail and provides information on how to manage, send, and respond to messages.

This email tutorial provides information in Spanish on how to manage, send, and respond to messages.

To access the website in Spanish, click here.

Human Trafficking Prevention

The District's Attorney's office of Riverside, Million Kids and Safehouse offers human trafficking prevention information and workshops for parents.

Watch a prerecorded video provided by Million Kids on the dangers of online exploitation and what to do if your child goes missing.

SafeHouse of Riverside also provides parents a list of warning signs and tips to help prevent youth from running away.

The approximately 4-minute video, entitled “Waiting By The Phone,” was written, directed, and edited by students from Palm Desert High School to create awareness about human trafficking throughout school communities by identifying warning signs that students might not otherwise recognize.

Language Aquisition

USA Learns

USA Learns is a free website that helps older students and adults learn English and includes video lessons and activities that build speaking, listening, vocabulary, pronunciation, reading, writing, and grammar skills. For more information, visit www.usalearns. org

Duolingo

Duolingo is a game-based language learning tool that allows students to choose which language they want to learn and provides practice in all four skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening). For more information, visit www.duolingo.com

Multilingual Tips to Support Language and Literacy at Home

Internet Safety Tips for kids

Youth Vaping Epidemic: What Parents Shoud Know

Childhood Anxiety and Depression

English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC)