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Resource Format: Web-based Content

  • Being Socially Isolated With Mental Illness: A Perspective for Loved Ones

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    It can be hard to understand the needs of loved ones with mental health issues. This blog post, written by an individual with multiple mental health conditions, explains how the social isolation of the COVID-19 crisis triggers some of her symptoms—and how her family and friends can help.

  • Accessing Inquiry

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    This site and professional development (funded by the Library of Congress TPS program since 2011) supports the teaching of Students with Disabilities in History and Social Science.

  • Ten Ideas for Keeping Students with Diverse Learning Needs Engaged At Home

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    This resource provides ten ideas for keeping students with diverse learning needs engaged at home, and emphasizes the collaborative things that educators and parents can do for each.

  • Supporting Learners With Significant Disabilities: 5 Ideas for Virtual Education

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    This post lays out five ways to support students with complex needs in virtual learning. It includes suggestions for check-in topics, as well as practical strategies for working with families and partnering with paraprofessionals.

  • Re-Opening Resource: Brooklyn LAB Back to School Facilities Tool Kit

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    Brooklyn LAB worked with several partners to develop a tool kit for returning to school buildings, consistent with recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and the American Federation of Teachers. It focuses on health and safety and ways to update classrooms, breakout rooms, and common spaces.

  • Creating a PBIS Behavior Teaching Matrix for Online Instruction

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    This practice brief shares tips for maintaining continuity of learning through defining classroom expectations for remote (i.e., distance) instruction and online learning environments. With a few adaptations, teachers can use a PBIS framework to make remote learning safe, predictable, and positive. Recommended by WestEd.

  • Step-by-Step Planner: UDL Lesson Design

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    Teachers can use this template to plan lessons using the principles of Universal Design for Learning. A lesson planned with UDL principles meets the needs of all students, presenting information in multiple formats and allowing students to display mastery in various ways.

  • Universal Design for Learning

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    Course Enhancement Module designed to build the knowledge and capacity of educators who are working with Universal Design for Learning (UDL). It offers an overview as well as practical recommendations. Recommended by WestEd.

  • Virtual IEP Meeting Guidance

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    Educators holding virtual IEP meetings can use these suggestions to help the process go smoothly for all. Included are checklists of important steps, plus guidance about using technology equitably and maintaining professional behavior and appearance.

  • Remote Learning for Educators, From ReadWorks

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    As educators and families adjust to remote learning, these research-based ideas and tools can support student growth in reading comprehension. These webinars and videos may be particularly helpful for schools using the ReadWorks platform.