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A collection of resources you can download, print, share or read offline
College & Workforce Readiness
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Steps to Keep College-Bound Students on Track
This downloadable guide highlights strategies schools can use to help support students from low-income families on their path to graduation.
Student Well-Being
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A Guide for Serving Homeless Students
Here are questions districts should weigh in serving homeless students in in-person, hybrid, or all-remote learning situations.
Special Education
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Key Back-to-School Questions for ELLs and Students With Disabilities
Administrators and teachers should ask themselves these questions when considering how to best support students with special needs this year.
Families & the Community
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What Schools Can Do to Build Trust: Advice From Parents
Parents around the country shared some thoughts on how schools can build trusting relationships with families during the pandemic.
Student Well-Being
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Identifying Stress and Trauma
It may be more difficult to identify students suffering from trauma when they are working online or wearing masks in live classrooms.
Student Well-Being
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Evaluating Risk for Social Activities
When deciding on activities, teachers will have to weigh the risk of infection from COVID-19 against the educational value of the activity.
Student Well-Being
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Language for Forging Online Connections With Students
In online teaching environments, educators must be more intentional about checking in with students.
Student Well-Being
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6 Exercises for Teaching SEL This School Year
The uncertainty around how & where schooling takes place this fall means educators need to be prepared with adaptable, teaching activities.
Student Achievement
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A Guide to Help Students Catch Up
Smart strategies to identify and intervene with students who've fallen behind in their learning.
Assessment
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Assessing Students This Fall: Focus on the Classroom
As students head back to class, experts urge schools to focus on informal checks for understanding and use standardized tests sparingly.
Teaching
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Deciding What to Teach? Here's How
To make up for lost time, instructional leaders will need to streamline curricula and offer "just-in-time" support. These steps can help.
Teaching Profession
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New Roles for Educators
Educators roles might need to shift in the 2020-21 to better support the needs of students in remote, hybrid, and in-person settings.
Classroom Technology
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How Educators Can Help Parents: 6 Remote Learning Tips
Planning for the school year should include specific efforts to engage parents and provide them with the stability and tech help they need.
School & District Management
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The 'Walking School Bus': A Downloadable Guide
Through "walking school buses," designated adults walk children to school on preplanned routes, picking up additional walkers along the way.