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 guide is intended to be used in conjunction with the practices guide: Supporting and Responding to Students’ Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Needs: Evidence-Based Practices...
This fact sheet illustrates ways to improve communication and collaboration between schools and families to support students’ needs. Strategies include engaging families in decision-making processes...
These high-leverage practices help special educators and teacher candidates use effective practices for collaboration, assessment, social/emotional/behavioral supports, and instruction.
The purpose of the District Systems Fidelity Inventory (DSFI) is to guide District Leadership Teams in the assessment, development, and execution of action plans that...
This brief summarizes research on the effects of Tier 1 PBIS for students with disabilities. In general, when schools implement PBIS with fidelity, students with...
PBIS is a framework for creating safe, positive, equitable schools, where every student can feel valued, connected to the school community and supported by caring...
This fact sheet describes approaches to create effective, evidence-based school discipline policies that focus on responsive rather than punishment-based discipline practices. It includes steps and...
Bullying, agression, non-compliance and other concerning behaviors present educators with significant, immediate challenges in supporting students. Rather than waiting for these behaviors to occur and...
Removing students from the classroom and placing them in remote instruction for their behavior is an emerging form of discipline (Jones, 2020). The purpose of...
To support educators who are returning to in-person instruction this school year, The TIES Center is refreshing selected articles from the Distance Learning (DL) series...
This brief provides considerations for conducting and implementing functional behavior assessments (FBAs) and behavior intervention plans (BIPs) using virtual technology.
In 2006, the U.S. Department of Education developed a Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities (Tool Kit) to support the Department’s initiative...
This list of Centers that support UDL was developed through projects funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Many were developed by projects affiliated specifically...
The System Framework: Quick Start Guide is designed to help state leaders scan their system and determine which component(s) of the System Framework might be...
President Bush signed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (Public Law 108- 446: IDEA 2004) on December 3, 2004. This law promotes accountability for...
This toolkit includes information about the Department’s investments, papers on large-scale assessment, technical assistance (TA) products, and resources. The section on large-scale assessment includes a...
The following materials include information for students and parents, OCR guidance and resources for education officials about their obligations to students who are English Learners...