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  • Transition to College for Students with Mental Illness

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    College means new freedoms and new opportunities, but making the transition to college isn’t easy, especially for students with mental illness. Classes will be harder, and students must plan ahead to study. There will be new stressors, such as living with a randomly-assigned roommate. All these things can impact mental health.

  • Self-Advocacy

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    This toolkit helps you learn how to effectively advocate for your literacy needs in school.

  • Navigating Individualized Education Programs (IEPs): Your Roadmap to Equitable Access

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    Consider this: Twenty percent of students have learning and thinking differences — that’s 1 in 5 students in your classroom. For many of the students who learn and think differently, an Individualized Education Program (IEP) serves as a roadmap for teachers to support their learning.

  • Pandemic Learning Impact Study

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    Understood conducted an online survey among parents of children ages 5 to 18 in the United States (referred to throughout as “parents”).The study surveyed 1,500 parents about topics such as: • Impact of pandemic-related schooling changes• Challenges at home and with school• Changes in behavior and attitude

  • 2021 Back to School Study

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    Understood and UnidosUS conducted an online survey amongeducators and parents of children ages 5–18 in the United States (referred to throughout as “parents”).

  • Effective Adaptation From In-Person to Virtual Learning

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    The past year has taught us many new skills. We are keen on working from home, shopping online, having dinner with friends in live chat, and so on. Online learning was another massive part of new life that still is a huge part of our routine. And here is a spoiler: it will be a…

  • How Are States Spending Their COVID Education Relief Funds?

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    The interactive tool is based on the 49 state plans submitted to the U.S. Department of Education and allows users to view each state’s top priorities for using federal aid. It also provides more detail on specific goals, namely tutoring, school climate, data systems, and innovations.

  • Removing Barriers to Effective Distance Learning by Applying the High-Leverage Practices: Tips and Tools

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    Distance learning offers a unique opportunity to individualize and personalize instruction and establish inclusive learning environments for the range of diverse learners in every district, school, and virtual classroom. Applying high-leverage practices (HLPs) to lesson design and delivery, both in-person and virtually, empowers educators to provide the enabling conditions that ensure diverse learners are provided…

  • Colleges Seek Virtual Mental Health Services

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    New digital and telehealth options make it easier for students living off campus — even in a different state — to access their institution’s mental health resources.

  • High-Leverage Practices for Students with Disabilities Self-Assessment Tools

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    This resource will help preservice and in-service teachers reflect on and assess howwell they are implementing high-leverage practices (HLPs) for students with disabilities. In thetool, teachers and teacher candidates can self-assess on all 22 HLPs or target only specific HLPs.The content for this self-assessment is based on the HLP resources developed in the last severalyears…