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.
To support States, ECTA Center developed A System Framework for Building High-Quality Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education Programs to address the question: "What does...
Consistent with the model demonstration priorities, grantees will work with their OSEP Project Officers to adapt these measures to meet the unique aspects of their...
The purpose of this brief is to present lessons learned from the directors of OSEP-funded model demonstration projects on identifying the conditions, at potential demonstration...
The purpose of this brief is to discuss issues and approaches to preparing for initial implementation of model demonstrations. The goal of this stage is...
The purpose of this brief is to help model developers turn what may be implicit knowledge about model implementation into explicit information about what the...
The purpose of this report is to describe lessons learned through 10 years of coordination and collaboration between the Model Demonstration Coordination Center and OSEP-funded...
Communication is necessary whether students are schooling at home or in school. This resource describes what teachers can do to support students who are using...
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...
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...
To successfully launch the 2020-2021 school year for students with disabilities, state education agencies (SEAs) have an essential leadership role to play in supporting local...
The purpose of Inclusion Tiles is to support understanding of the true meaning of diversity and meaningful inclusion. Meaningful inclusion is hard to put into...
Brief guidance provided on key questions to consider when planning purposeful adaptations to evidence based practices for new contexts such as online learning or blended...
Grade level standards-based curriculum can be taught through authentic learning activities at home. This resource shows teachers and parents how to collaborate to support a...
This resource focuses on how to use inclusive practices in online environments and highlights how the best practices for including special populations are also the...
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...
This resource can help educators create and modify online learning experiences to engage all their students, including students with complex learning needs.
This overview is intended to communicate a framework for supporting all students (including those with significant cognitive disabilities) to actively engage with classmates, learn grade-level...
As a blueprint for authentic engagement, Leading by Convening, developed by the IDEA Partnership, provides leaders with hands on tools to engage stakeholders and maximize...