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.
The OSEP infographic provides information about the OSEP technical assistance (TA) centers. The online PDF provides the names of the centers, links to their websites...
NCPSSERS provides a dialogue guide for individuals seeking to discuss personnel shortages for students with disabilities with various stakeholders, including policymakers, institutes of higher education...
This article offers various stakeholders, such as state education agencies (SEAs), school districts preparation programs, and teachers’ unions, specific considerations and actions they can take...
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 National Aspiring Principals Academy is a joint partnership between AASA, The School Superintendents Association, and The National Association for Elementary School Principals (NAESP). This...
This report analyzes strategies, policies and incentives that have been used to address the attraction and retention of high-quality teachers in Utah in order to...
This program provides increased support from the Utah State Board of Education to special education directors and leaders to build effective and compliant special education...
To ensure that students with disabilities are served by high quality special education Directors and Early Childhood Coordinators, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary...
The IRIS Center offers a module for school administrators and other stakeholders who seek to support special educators and increase teacher retention. This module offers...
This brief adapts the suggestions and strategies provided in Improving Attendance and Reducing Chronic Absenteeism to guide practice during remote instruction.
This practice brief shares tips for maintaining continuity of learning through defining classroom expectations for remote (i.e., distance) instruction and online learning environments. With a...
Webinars are an important venue for sharing information, but they are so frequently used to communicate content, that we sometimes overlook the need for the...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Language Routines for Multilingual Families has six components: (1) share stories, (2) describe things, (3) sing songs, (4) watch TV, (5) read books, and (6)...
NTACT is aware that state and local education and service providers are challenged by the current health concerns, closings, restrictions, and fluid reopening plans associated...
