Continuity of Learning During COVID-19 Resource Database

Olivia is a teenager experiencing school at home. This is a snapshot of what she is experiencing right now, and what her mother believes is important for school teams to take into consideration today, in hopes of better supporting families and children.

How do we provide instruction at school, at home during distance learning and, if needed, pivot between the two environments for students with significant cognitive disabilities? The TIES Center's 5C Process and Learning Matrices focuses on meaningful learning for students in inclusive environments and helps to make transitioning between instruction at school and at home during distance learning straightforward and easier for both schools and families.

We have talked with many administrators, advocates and teachers and a pressing concern is “How do you collect data for students with significant cognitive disabilities when you are not in the same room?” This resource offers some suggestions.

While most change happens slowly, COVID has forced schools and families to change quickly. This resource offers questions and suggestions for administrators, teachers, and families as e

Students’ emotions may be running high and low with distance learning. This resource offers strategies and tools to help students and their families communicate and manage emotions to engage in meaningful learning.

Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) can be done as part of distance learning using both high-tech and low-tech options. SDI, data collection, and collaboration can and should be continued throughout the distance learning process.

This resource can help educators create and modify online learning experiences to engage all their students, including students with complex learning needs.

This overview is intended to communicate a framework for supporting all students (including those with significant cognitive disabilities) to actively engage with classmates, learn grade-level general education curriculum, and learn other essential skills.

In this article, online instructors offer wisdom they've gathered -- what to do and what not to do -- from years of experience teaching in the modality.

In this article, to help schools and school systems navigate the sudden transition to distance learning, FutureEd Director Thomas Toch explored the new education landscape with Brad Rathgeber, the head of school and chief executive of One Schoolhouse, a highly regarded, nonprofit online school that partners with 160 public and private schools worldwide to supplement their school-based instruction and to provide professional development for faculty members working in the online space.

This article provides an overview of the experiences of a range of teachers who are using technology in their classrooms and recommendations on digital learning strategies.

Official communication from the US Department of Education with policy and guidelines for serving students with disabilities during disruptions to education caused by COVID-19.

This article explains instructional scaffolding and how it can be implemented in a virtual learning environment.

Official communication from the US Department of Education with policy and guidelines for ensuring and maintaining student privacy during online and virtual learning.