Continuity of Learning During COVID-19 Resource Database

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This resource discusses how schools can plan for transitioning students with significant cognitive disabilities back into their schools after distance learning. The resource focuses on relationships, communication, and data.

Tags: Educators | Parent/Families | Technical Assistance Product | Cognitive Disabilities | COVID-19 | Distance and Remote Learning

Even during distance learning, children’s independence can be improved. This resource discusses how parents can support their child’s time-management skills to improve their child’s independence and help parents find time to meet their own needs.

Tags: Parent/Families | Website | Positive Supports for Behavior and Discipline | COVID-19 | Distance and Remote Learning

Even during distance learning, children’s independence can be improved. This resource discusses how self-determined schedule making can be used to increase a child’s independence.

Tags: Parent/Families | Technical Assistance Product | Positive Supports for Behavior and Discipline | COVID-19 | Distance and Remote Learning

This resource offers ideas to support teachers as they set norms and build routines in an online learning environment during the first days of school.

Tags: Educators | Technical Assistance Product | Positive Supports for Behavior and Discipline | COVID-19 | Distance and Remote Learning

Families may start to feel “stuck” during distance learning. This resource offers strategies and tools to help families and students get “unstuck” when frustrated with distance learning.

Tags: Parent/Families | Technical Assistance Product | COVID-19 | Distance and Remote Learning | Inclusive Practices

School is starting or just around the corner! Here are some tips for families and teachers to prepare for the first week of school, whether it be in-person, online, or hybrid learning.

Tags: Educators | Technical Assistance Product | COVID-19 | Distance and Remote Learning | Family and Community Engagement

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.

Tags: Educators | Parent/Families | Technical Assistance Product | Assessments | COVID-19 | Distance and Remote Learning

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.

Tags: Educators | School Administrators | Technical Assistance Product | Cognitive Disabilities | COVID-19 | Distance and Remote Learning

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.

Tags: Educators | School Administrators | Technical Assistance Product | COVID-19 | Data | Distance and Remote Learning

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

Tags: Educators | Parent/Families | School Administrators | Technical Assistance Product | COVID-19 | Distance and Remote Learning | School Improvement

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.

Tags: Educators | Parent/Families | Technical Assistance Product | COVID-19 | Distance and Remote Learning | Mental Health and Social & Emotional Supports

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.

Tags: Educators | Technical Assistance Product | Assessments | COVID-19 | Distance and Remote Learning

Learning in quarantine is emotional work! Here are some strategies and tools to help families and their children communicate and manage emotions during this time of transition.

Tags: Parent/Families | Technical Assistance Product | COVID-19 | Family and Community Engagement | Mental Health and Social & Emotional Supports

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

Tags: Educators | Technical Assistance Product | COVID-19 | Distance and Remote Learning | Inclusive Practices

Many classrooms use morning meetings to check-in with students and lay out the goals of the day, and this is still possible with asynchronous distance learning or work packets that go home. See elementary and middle school examples of a morning meeting check-in.

Tags: Educators | Parent/Families | Training | COVID-19 | Distance and Remote Learning | Inclusive Practices