With the extended school closures due to COVID-19 throughout the United States, students are having to learn in entirely new ways and facing challenges when it comes to learning during these unprecedented times. The Continuity of Learning resource database offers information, tools, and resources to help educators, parents and families, and related service providers meet the educational, behavioral, and emotional needs of children and youth with disabilities through remote and virtual learning.
Research tells us that high-quality, supportive early childhood programs have a positive effect on the lives of infants, young children, and families. Recent data show...
Trauma-attuned care services integrate an understanding of trauma within all aspects of a programs organizational cultures, policies and practices. This webinar showcases practices and principles...
Training modules (scripts, powerpoints, training activities, handouts) on practices for promoting social, emotional, and behavioral skills and addressing challenging behavior in the preschool classroom.
Adult and organizational well-being is critial to the well-being of young children. When adults and systems implement wellness in a meaningful way they are better...
This Guide provides early care and education systems and programs with a framework for addressing exclusionary discipline practices. The Guide includes a review of the...
Early childhood education programs play a vital role in supporting the social and emotional and mental health of children and families. This support is particularly...
This self-paced module offers an overview of young children who are dual language learners. Further, it highlights the importance of maintaining children and families’ home...
This self-paced module explores the basic principles of behavior and the importance of discovering the reasons that students engage in problem behavior. The steps to...
AACTE conducted surveys in April 2020, October 2020, and September 2021, asking members about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their educator preparation programs...
This report from the Personnel Improvement Center analyzes interviews with eight states to examine policies and strategic approaches for the recruitment and retention of personnel...
This research summary explores the school psychologist shortage, emphasizing the regional and differences in which these shortages take place and preparation program availability.
This report provides an overview of the shortage crisis in direct support professional workforce through an examination of various data sources, research, and other related...
This report reviews research and examines State initiatives focused on six strategies to attract, prepare, and retain educators, with an emphasis on critical shortage areas...
This cross-State initiative provides training and support to educators across a variety of content areas, including special education. Through this program, participants work collaboratively to...
This report investigates the effects of Statewide teacher incentive programs in hard-to-staff subjects, such as special education. This report finds a relationship between financial incentives...
This report from the Center on American Progress presents the findings from a national survey on school districts’ human capital practices and analyzes the impact...
Through this program, AACTE partners with the Mursion virtual simulation platform to enhance personnel preparation in AACTE-affiliated institutions of higher education through the use of...
The School Superintendents Association offers several academies aimed at utilizing cross-institutional partnerships to effectively prepare school and district leaders, particularly those from diverse backgrounds
The National Aspiring Principals Academy is a joint partnership between AASA, The School Superintendents Association, and The National Association for Elementary School Principals (NAESP). This...
