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.
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...
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...
The AASA Aspiring Superintendents Academy brings together women who are on the path to the superintendency to build knowledge and confidence in their ability to...
Recruiting Washington Teachers is a teacher academy program that aims to support high school students to pursue teaching careers in State-identified shortage areas, including special...
This program, created through a partnership between the Virginia Department of Education and Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), aims to improve teacher retention by providing...
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...
SC-Create is a scholarship program that offers tuition-free coursework to in-service teachers looking to transition to or add-on a licensure in several areas related to...
This program aims to improve early-career educator retention by pairing novice teachers with mentors to provide ongoing support as well as to increase the use...
The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction's Office of Special Education awards traineeships in priority areas of disabilities to North Dakota teachers who wish to...
The Multicultural Teacher Recruitment Program (MTRP) aims to address shortages of personnel of color in all Kentucky-identified shortage areas, including special education, by recruiting candidates...
The IRIS Center offers a module for school administrators and other stakeholders who seek to increase educator retention and effectiveness through comprehensive induction supports for...
This alternative licensure program aims to attract and retain special education teachers in central New Mexico by allowing teacher candidates the opportunity to co-teach with...
This residency program was established through a partnership between the University of St. Thomas and Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS), to create a pathway for unlicensed...
This program, led by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Special Education Division, aims to better prepare current preparation program students and recent graduates by...
Teach Western Mass (TWM) is a one-year teacher residency program that aims to provide aspiring teachers without prior education coursework in the State of Massachusetts...
This grant program provides tuition assistance for in-service paraprofessionals that seek to earn a teaching certification in a high-need discipline, such as 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...
MACM is an alternative preparation program that attempts to address Maine’s need for highly qualified special educators by giving conditionally-certified special educators with intensive mentoring...