How Laws Protect Safe and Inclusive School Environments
This tool offers information and resources on how laws protect the safety and security of learning environments for students, specifically for those who may be marginalized because of their race, national origin, sex, religion, or sexual orientation.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 13 minutes
Strategies for Gaining Insight Into Teacher Well-Being: A Webinar Workshop for School and Change Leaders, Part 2
This webinar is the second in a two-part series on tools for gathering data on educators’ implementation concerns and providing supports to foster educator well-being, enhance professional growth, and improve outcomes. This session provides tools to assess educators’ needs and improve supports.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 2 minutes
Strategies for Gaining Insight Into Teacher Well-Being: A Webinar Workshop for School and Change Leaders, Part 1
This webinar is the first in a two-part series on tools for gathering data on educators’ implementation concerns and providing supports to foster educator well-being, enhance professional growth, and improve outcomes. This session shares considerations and tools for understanding educators’ concerns around implementing educational innovations, programs, and practices.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 2 minutes
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
This website offers resources related to suicide prevention, including training opportunities and an online library with best practices and recommendations for supporting mental health and preventing suicide.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools; Early Childhood Programs; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention Federal Action Plan
This guidance document offers school administrators, community partners, and mental health professionals collaborative, priority actions to protect against youth suicide. The actions align with the goals presented in the 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools; Early Childhood Programs; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Estimated Engagement Time: 57 minutes
2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
This resource outlines the need for awareness, cross-sector support, and targeted strategies to prevent suicide and mental health concerns. Leaders and staff across all instructional levels can use the actionable recommendations in this resource to support staff and student mental health and prevent suicide.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools; Early Childhood Programs; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 hours and 35 minutes
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
This 24/7 lifeline offers free, nonjudgmental counseling and support for individuals experiencing mental health crises. Individuals can use this lifeline to receive support for a variety of mental health challenges.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools; Early Childhood Programs; Colleges and Universities
Language: English; Español
Resource Type: Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Vibrant Emotional Health
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Wallace Foundation Research on Leadership Development and Learning Toolkit
This webpage hosts webinars, podcasts, reports, and articles developed as part of the Educational Leadership Initiative to support leadership development for school and district leaders and to foster equitable access to high-quality education for all students.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: The School Superintendents Association; The Wallace Foundation
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
School Leadership and Mental Health
This resource provides an overview of mental health research relevant to organizational leaders in school settings and highlights strategies that district superintendents and other education leaders can use to safeguard their own mental health and support mental health for all constituents in their districts.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: The School Superintendents Association
Estimated Engagement Time: 30 minutes
Guiding Positive Student Behavior
This 90-minute online learning module and toolkit equips educators to 1) explain the knowledge, skills, and understandings needed to guide positive student behavior; 2) identify common mistakes people make when interpreting and influencing specific student behaviors; and 3) implement restorative practices and other strategies for guiding positive student behavior.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: 21st Century Community Learning Centers National Technical Assistance Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Supporting Educator Well-Being Using Evidence-Based Supports
This fact sheet highlights the importance of prioritizing educator well-being and explores practical strategies to support teachers and staff who may be struggling with stress, burnout, and mental health challenges.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands
Estimated Engagement Time: 6 minutes
Summary of Listening Sessions With Trans, Nonbinary, and Affirming Students and Educators in Honor of Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) 2024
In March 2024, the U.S. Department of Education hosted listening sessions with trans, nonbinary, and affirming students and educators in honor of Transgender Day of Visibility 2024. These listening sessions culminated in this resource, which shares resources aligned with Federal guidelines and feedback gathered from participants on how schools and school districts can ensure that LGBTQI+ students and educators feel safe, valued, and included at school.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Free to Learn ; LGBTQIA students
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Federal Resources; Lessons Learned
Organization: U.S. Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 10 minutes
Mathematics Research Summaries: Standards, Content, and Pathways
This resource summarizes research on foundational mathematics content, process standards, and college and career readiness considerations that state education agencies can use to inform standards for K-12 mathematics content and instruction.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
English Language Arts Standards Briefs: Literacy Research Summaries
This resource highlights evidence-based approaches to reading, writing, and literacy instruction that state education agencies can use to inform standards for K-12 English Language Arts content and instruction.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
College Scorecard Educator and Advisor Resources
This webpage hosts a pair of College Scorecard toolkits for educators and college access advisors, including classroom instructional materials that equip students to use the College Scorecard to make informed choices about their college and career options and a professional development training on using this tool in college advising activities.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Early Intervention for Children Who Are Deafblind
This online learning module equips early intervention providers with foundational knowledge on best practices and strategies to use when working with children who are deafblind to support communication and concept development.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Children and students with disabilities
; Early Childhood Programs
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Center on Deaf-Blindness
Estimated Engagement Time: 2 hours
70 Years After Brown: Resources for Educators
This webpage offers instructional aids for teaching students about the background and impacts of Brown v. Board of Education alongside resources to support school leaders in addressing ongoing inequities.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Racial/ethnic subgroups
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Equity Assistance Center-South
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Making the Most of Your Parent-Teacher Conference: A Step-by-Step Guide for Teachers
This resource provides educators with a framework for conducting effective, positive, and individualized teacher-parent conferences.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Attendance Works
Estimated Engagement Time: 7 minutes
Improve Attendance With Personalized Messages: A Step-by-Step Guide for Educators
This resource provides school and school district leaders with guidance on implementing personalized messaging strategies to reduce absenteeism by communicating about the importance of attendance, inviting two-way communication, and updating families about their student’s attendance status.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: National Center for Rural Education Research Networks
Estimated Engagement Time: 10 minutes
Creating Inclusive Workplaces for Black Teachers
This video shares research on the positive impacts that Black teachers have in education alongside data on retention issues affecting Black teachers. The video provides state and local education agencies with strategies for improving educator diversity and creating affirming, inclusive working environments for Black teachers.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Racial/ethnic subgroups
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest
Estimated Engagement Time: 8 minutes
Indigenous Educator Pathways: Creating Positive Student Outcomes
This article for Tribal, state, and Federal education leaders summarizes key insights from a three-part webinar series on developing career pathways for Indigenous educators.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Racial/ethnic subgroups
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 15 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 minutes
Diversifying the Teaching Workforce Through K-12 Work-Based Learning Experiences
This report for school district leaders offers strategies for diversifying the educator workforce and developing work-based learning programs that engage students to consider teaching careers.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Racial/ethnic subgroups
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 4 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 22 minutes
Equitable and Inclusive Hiring Practices: A Reference Guide of Strategies to Grow and Diversify the Educator Workforce
This resource offers recommendations for improving hiring practices to help attract, recruit, and retain a highly skilled and diverse workforce.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Racial/ethnic subgroups
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Rhode Island Department of Education; Region 2 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 33 minutes
Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Programs: Paving the Road to the Teaching Profession
This course for state education agencies outlines the value of Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Programs (R-TAPs), with considerations for developing, designing, and funding R-TAPs.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Comprehensive Center Network
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Get Smart Fast: Recruiting, Retaining, and Diversifying the Teacher Workforce
This infographic for schools and school districts highlights innovative models that can be used to recruit and retain high-quality educators that reflect the diversity of their students.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Comprehensive Center Network
Estimated Engagement Time: 2 minutes
Welcoming Schools: Bullying Resources
This webpage for schools provides tools, lesson plans, booklists, tipsheets, and additional resources to address bias-based bullying and create LGBTQ+ inclusive environments.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Free to Learn; LGBTQIA students
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Human Rights Campaign Foundation
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Exploring Implementation of Attendance Supports to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in the Providence Public School District Visual Brief
This brief presents findings from a study on the effectiveness of various attendance interventions on chronic absenteeism in the Providence Public School District in the 2018-19 school year. The brief includes takeaway guidance for other school districts looking to reduce chronic absenteeism.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands
Estimated Engagement Time: 8 minutes
Learning Recovery Efforts Interactive Map
This interactive map allows users to search for information and research on learning recovery efforts and federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief plans by location, topic, population, and grade level.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; State or Local Resources
Organization: Research on Education Strategies to Advance Recovery and Turnaround
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Toolkit: Engaging Your Corporate Volunteers in Student Support Roles
This resource for Corporate Social Responsibility leaders highlights strategies for engaging employees in volunteer opportunities that support student success, including roles as tutors, mentors, and postsecondary transition coaches.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: National Partnership for Student Success
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
The RESPECT Workshop: Preventing Health Risks and Promoting Healthy Outcomes Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Students
This workshop for school staff offers a self-paced online professional development curriculum for addressing the needs of LGBTQ youth.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Free to Learn; LGBTQIA students
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: American Psychological Association
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Q&A for Helping Educators and School Providers to Provide Guidance and Support for Parents and Caregivers of LGBTQ Students
This guide for school staff offers background information to engage and provide support for parents and caregivers of LGBTQ students.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Free to Learn; LGBTQIA students
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Family Acceptance Project
Estimated Engagement Time: 19 minutes
The NASSP Principal Recovery Network Guide to Recovery
This resource provides principals with best practices for guiding schoolwide recovery efforts following a school shooting. The guide offers strategies for securing support, reopening school, addressing the needs of students and staff, holding commemorations, and listening to student voices.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Lessons Learned
Organization: National Association of Secondary School Principals
Estimated Engagement Time: 23 minutes
Crisis Recovery
This webpage highlights how school leaders can leverage multi-tiered systems of support to facilitate the transition back to school following a traumatic event or emergency.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Returning to School: Agenda Template for Staff PD Days and Additional Considerations
This sample agenda for administrators highlights key considerations for planning staff professional development days following an emergency. Planning goals focus on establishing layers of support for staff, students, and families before resuming classes.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Estimated Engagement Time: 6 minutes
Report on the Condition of Education 2024
This annual report from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences offers a comprehensive review of the national education landscape, from early childhood through postsecondary education. The report also shares key indicators on labor force outcomes and provides international comparisons.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools; Early Childhood Programs; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 27 minutes
Understanding Educator Resilience and Developing a Self-Care Plan
This downloadable training module contains materials needed to conduct a training for education practitioners on avoiding compassion fatigue, developing resilience strategies, and forming a professional self-care plan.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
ING Resources for K-12 Educators, Colleges, and Universities
This webpage for educators in K-12 schools and higher education hosts a collection of resources designed to foster a deeper, more nuanced understanding of Muslim and other faith-based, racial/ethnic, and cultural communities.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Free to Learn; Racial/ethnic subgroups
; PreK-12 Schools; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Islamic Network Group (ING)
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Using PBIS to Build a Culture of Wellness for All
This webinar explores ways to use a Multi-Tiered Systems of Support framework to effectively organize resources with the goal of building a culture of wellness, cultivating educator well-being, and creating safe and supportive school environments.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
Estimated Engagement Time: 60 minutes
Understanding Educator Resilience and Developing a Self-Care Plan
This webinar provides education practitioners with a foundational understanding of the elements necessary for educator resilience, along with actionable steps for building resilience, reducing compassion fatigue, and increasing educators’ capacities to work effectively with students impacted by stress, loss, and trauma.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 59 minutes
Early Childhood Teachers’ Well-Being: What We Know and Why We Should Care
This article discusses the conditions contributing to poor health for many early childhood educators and offers holistic, interdisciplinary recommendations to help individuals, programs leaders, and policy makers improve early childhood educator health and well-being.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Early Childhood Programs
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Lessons Learned
Organization: ZERO TO THREE
Estimated Engagement Time: 23 minutes
Teacher Quality Partnership Program
This webpage provides an overview of the Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) program — a Federal grant designed to address educator shortages and improve student outcomes by strengthening the quality of educator training programs and recruiting highly qualified individuals to the field. This resource includes information on TQP grant awards, eligibility, application, funding, and related legislation.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Recruitment and Retention of Personnel Serving Young Children With Disabilities
This webpage provides strategies and resources to support state and local efforts to recruit and retain educators serving young children with disabilities, with a focus on addressing the disproportionate impacts of shortages on historically marginalized and underserved communities.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Children and students with disabilities
; Early Childhood Programs
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Facilitating Political Discussions
This workshop guide provides college and university leaders with resources and activities for training educators and administrators on how to facilitate politically charged conversations in a way that promotes both free expression and inclusion.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Free to Learn
; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Institute for Democracy & Higher Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Kindergarten Sturdy Bridge Learning Community
This webpage provides leaders in state and local education with an overview of the "Kindergarten Sturdy Bridge Learning Community" – a technical assistance group focused on best practices in kindergarten. This webpage describes the Community's areas of focus, state and national partners, and features a series of short videos sharing strategies for improving kindergarten programs.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Teacher Apprenticeship Programs
This brief describes the characteristics of teacher apprenticeship programs, outlines considerations for monitoring the quality and outcomes of the programs, and summarizes research on the quality and retention of graduates of similar programs and the academic achievement of their students.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest
Estimated Engagement Time: 28 minutes
Continuous Improvement for a Multi-Tiered System of Support in Reading
This webpage contains materials for a three-session training series for school and district literacy team leaders on implementing evidence-based practices for continuous improvement within a multi-tiered system of support for reading.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Strengthening the Teacher Workforce to Support Multilingual Learners: A Tool for State Educational Agencies
This reflection tool is designed to support state education agencies in recruiting, retaining, and supporting teachers who serve multilingual learners.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; English learners
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Innovative Spotlight; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
School Spending & Outcomes Snapshot: Supporting Conversations on Equity and School Improvement
This online data visualization tool allows users to explore state and local education agency spending and outcome data to better understand and improve equity within education systems.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
6 Key Factors to Assess Every District’s Risk of an Upcoming ESSER Fiscal Cliff
This webpage shares an analysis of historical data and trends in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds spending in school districts across the country. Based on this analysis, the webpage offers six key indicators that can help states understand which school districts may be at risk of an upcoming fiscal cliff with the end of ESSER funding.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Education Resource Strategies
Estimated Engagement Time: 11 minutes
Return on Investment in Education: A “System-Strategy” Approach to K-12 ROI
This webpage offers information, videos, and a five-step process called the System Strategy Return on Investment (ROI), which helps school district leaders assess ROI and make improvements by leveraging high-impact strategies related to education investments.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Education Resource Strategies
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
How School District Leaders Can Support Teachers and Drive Change
This webpage provides resources and guiding strategies for recruiting and retaining a diverse educator workforce, improving working conditions for educators, strengthening compensation models, and providing supports to educators.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Education Resource Strategies
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
How Traditional U.S. Department of Education Grants Can Help Sustain ESSER Activities
This webpage shares a video, resource, and presentation that highlights how state and local education agency leaders can sustain initiatives funded by Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds for the long-term by leveraging alternative Federal funding streams.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Council of Chief State School Officers
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Oregon District ESSER Outreach: Tools and Templates to Support Local Communication About ESSER Spending
This toolkit supports school districts in communicating about their use of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds to support students, teachers, and school communities in recovering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The toolkit offers tips, templates, sample social media posts, and supplemental resources.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: State or Local Resources
Organization: Oregon Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Braiding Funds to Support an Effective and Diverse Educator Workforce
This resource offers California education leaders a planning approach, paired with guiding strategies, for braiding state funds, Federal funds, and specialized grants to recruit and retain a diverse educator workforce.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 15 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 17 minutes
How to Spend ESSER Funds Strategically for K-12 Transformation
This online toolkit provides resources, tools, and implementation examples to help school districts embed Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) spending decisions into comprehensive, long-term plans for school improvement.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Education Resource Strategies
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Oklahoma State Department of Education: School Counseling Corp Initiative
This fact sheet provides district leaders with an overview of the Oklahoma Department of Education’s School Counselor Corps Initiative, which leverages Federal COVID relief funds to increase the volume of counselors and mental health professionals in Oklahoma public schools through a competitive grant program.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Implementation Stories; Innovative Spotlight; State or Local Resources
Organization: Oklahoma Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 minutes
Virginia Department of Education: Grow Your Own Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Program
This program profile provides Virginia school and district leaders with an overview of the Virginia Department of Education’s Grow Your Own Registered Teacher Apprenticeship grant program. This program is designed to address teacher shortages by assisting eligible entities in establishing and implementing apprenticeship programs to recruit new educators for hard-to-fill positions.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Implementation Stories; State or Local Resources
Organization: Virginia Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 39 minutes
Maine Online Open-Source Education (MOOSE) Project
This platform provides educators with a set of PreK-12 online learning modules designed to enhance student learning on topics and themes aligned with educator-identified areas of need and statewide Maine Learning Results standards.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: State or Local Resources
Organization: Maine Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
School Pulse Panel: Responses to the Pandemic and Efforts Toward Recovery
This interactive webpage shares monthly data reflecting aspects of the U.S. education system. The data provided span topics such as college and career readiness, learning recovery, school safety, social and emotional well-being, staff shortages, and more.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Educational Coherence Toolkit
This toolkit helps administrators and educators explore ways to create alignment between curriculum, programming, and staffing to create coherent learning experiences for students.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices: Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Reimagining and Amplifying Mathematics Participation, Understanding, and Practices
This webpage describes the Reimagining and Amplifying Mathematics Participation, Understanding, and Practices (RAMPUP) study—a research study on the impacts of a 3-week mathematics course for high school English learners. The webpage also includes a list of research-based tools for supporting English learners by integrating language development into secondary math curricula.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; English learners
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Implementation Stories; Innovative Spotlight
Organization: National Research and Development Center to Improve Education for Secondary English Learners
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Kentucky Department of Education Mathematics Instructional Resources Consumer Guide
This guide provides curriculum development teams with parameters, aligned to Kentucky state standards, for selecting high-quality mathematics instructional resources.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: State or Local Resources
Organization: Kentucky Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 14 minutes
Kentucky Department of Education Reading and Writing Instructional Resources Consumer Guide
This guide provides curriculum development teams with parameters, aligned to Kentucky state standards, for selecting high-quality reading and writing instructional resources.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: State or Local Resources
Organization: Kentucky Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 15 minutes
Preparing Teacher Candidates for Online and Hybrid Instruction
This series of professional learning videos and PowerPoint presentations provides higher education faculty and stakeholders with guidance in equipping K-12 teacher candidates to plan, design, and deliver effective instruction for online and hybrid classrooms.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
IRIS Center Modules
This library of professional development learning modules provides educators with self-paced trainings on a wide range of topics including classroom and behavior management, family engagement, progress monitoring, accommodation and individualized education program development, and effective instructional practices for supporting English learners.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Children and students with disabilities
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: IRIS Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
ESSER Funding Cliff Toolkit: Data-Driven Financial Decision Making for Post-ESSER Spending
This toolkit is designed to help school districts make decisions about which programs funded by Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds should continue to be sustained after the sunsetting of ESSER funds in September of 2024. The toolkit guides users through determining return on investment on ESSER-funded programs and making strategic decisions regarding 2024-25 budget planning.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; State or Local Resources
Organization: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Bilingual Education: Lessons From Washington State
This report presents state education agencies with the fourth installment in a 4-part briefing on addressing the bilingual teacher shortage across the United States. This final briefing outlines Washington state’s approach to bilingual education, including the policy and funding strategies used to expand access.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; English learners
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Lessons Learned; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Comprehensive Center Network
Estimated Engagement Time: 9 minutes
Leveraging Flexible Teacher Certification Policies to Address the Bilingual Teacher Shortage
This report presents state education agencies with the third installment in a 4-part briefing on addressing the bilingual teacher shortage across the United States. Recommended strategies include 1) providing educators with multiple certification pathways, 2) offering a menu of certification requirements, 3) allowing probationary certifications, and 4) instating flexible reciprocity policies.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; English learners
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Comprehensive Center Network
Estimated Engagement Time: 9 minutes
Resources for Determining Special Education Eligibility of English Learners
This webpage provides three resources to support administrators and educators in providing quality education to multilingual learners who may be eligible for special education services. The resources include a brief on determining special education eligibility, a summary of multi-tiered systems of support practices to use with multilingual learners, and a presentation of implementation data gathered from four school districts.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Children and students with disabilities; English learners
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Money Smart for Young People
This webpage provides educators and caregivers with four free, age-differentiated curricula designed for teaching PreK-12 students the foundations of financial literacy. Each curriculum includes educator guides, student handouts, PowerPoint slides, real-life exercises, and standards alignment charts, as well as suggestions for modifications, cross-curricular integrations, and supplemental learning materials. This resource is available in English and Spanish languages.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English; Español
Resource Type: Best Practices; Federal Resources
Organization: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Find Financial Literacy Activities
This website provides educators, parents, and guardians with financial literacy activities that they can use to teach and nurture financial capability in young people. Topics explored include increasing earnings, paying taxes, investing, saving for college, saving for long-term goals, banking options, building emergency savings, and more. There are ten activities available in Spanish; to find them, type "Spanish" into the search bar on the page.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English; Español
Resource Type: Best Practices; Federal Resources
Organization: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Using School Climate Index Data to Improve Social-Emotional Learning, Student Engagement and Support, and School Safety
This fact sheet presents a school climate index developed in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Education, how the scores can be used to develop action plans, and how to best support schools.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 minutes
Fostering Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Competencies Can Improve Life Outcomes for Students
This fact sheet highlights the importance of social emotional competencies and provides resources for educators to use to develop them.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic
Estimated Engagement Time: 5 minutes
Fact Sheet on Strategies for Ensuring Equitable Continuity of Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This fact sheet highlights evidence-based and promising practices that local education agencies can consider when developing or updating their continuity of learning plans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic
Estimated Engagement Time: 8 minutes
At School, on Time, and Every Day: What Research Tells Us About Reducing Chronic Absenteeism
This blog article provides leaders in education at the state and local level with a summary of research, experiences, and practices for reducing chronic absenteeism as presented at a 2018 workshop hosted by The School Support and Improvement Research Alliance and the Regional Education Laboratory Mid-Atlantic.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: State or Local Resources; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic
Estimated Engagement Time: 5 minutes
Chronic Absenteeism in the Early Grades: How to Choose and Implement Proven Strategies to Improve Attendance
This fact sheet is part of a three-part series that highlights the problem of chronic absenteeism in the early grades in New Jersey and across the nation. This fact sheet highlights research-based strategies to reduce chronic absenteeism in the early grades.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: State or Local Resources; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 minutes
Chronic Absenteeism in the Early Grades: Risk Factors and What Schools Can Do
This fact sheet is part of a three-part series that highlights the problem of chronic absenteeism in the early grades in New Jersey and across the nation. This fact sheet looks at reasons for and patterns of chronic absenteeism, including strategies educators can use to assess patterns in their schools and districts.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: State or Local Resources; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 minutes
Ask an Expert: Elements of Effective Teaching
For this “Ask an Expert,” leaders from a state education agency wanted to better understand the research behind elements of effective teaching. This resource may inform school districts as they make decisions about teaching practices and teacher evaluation tools.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest
Estimated Engagement Time: 29 minutes
Hawaiʻi State Department of Education: Learning Design - World Languages
This webpage provides educators and administrators with an overview of Hawai’i State Department of Education’s priorities, principles, and standards regarding world languages instruction, as well as implementation resources, a summary of Communicative Language Teaching principles, standards-based world language instructional resources, and world languages education data.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; English learners
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: State or Local Resources
Organization: Hawai’i State Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Evidence-Based Facilitator Guides: Improving Intermediate Academic Content and Literacy for English Learners
This series of facilitator guides and presentations provide educators with four evidence-based recommendations from the What Works Clearinghouse for improving academic content and literacy for multilingual learners in grades 4-8. Focus areas include vocabulary intensives, oral and written English instruction integration in content-area teaching, structured opportunities for developing written language skills, and small-group interventions.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; English learners
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 17 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
A Call to Action for Closing the Digital Access, Design, and Use Divides: 2024 National Educational Technology Plan
This policy document articulates a vision of equity and calls on all involved in education to ensure every student engages in transformational learning opportunities enabled by technology. The resource and the companion interactive map provide examples of schools, districts, classrooms, and states establishing systemic solutions to bridge the three divides–the digital use divide, the digital design divide and the digital access divide–that stand as the barriers to the equitable and effective use of technology.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Racial/ethnic subgroups; Students from low-income backgrounds
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology
Estimated Engagement Time: 2 hours and 46 minutes
Improving Rural Teacher Retention: Developing Localized Strategies to Address Teacher Working Conditions
In August 2023, the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Northwest hosted a webinar to engage rural school leaders and staff in identifying strategies to improve working conditions and teacher retention. Based on previous work from REL Northwest’s partnership with Lower Kuskokwim School District (LKSD) in Alaska, this webinar shared valuable lessons learned from research and work with LKSD on monitoring and improving working conditions in the district.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Lessons Learned; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest
Estimated Engagement Time: 42 minutes
Louisiana’s New Teacher Experience: Supporting Early Career Teachers
Without adequate induction supports and opportunities to build strong relationships with students, peers, and school leaders, new teachers can end up leaving the profession. This Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest video introduces Louisiana’s New Teacher Experience, an early-career teacher induction program. The video includes interviews with new teachers, professional learning coaches, and Louisiana Department of Education staff.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Implementation Stories; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest
Estimated Engagement Time: 7 minutes
Raise the Bar: Boldly Improve Learning Conditions: Eliminate Educator Shortages at Every School
This webpage provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Education’s first goal within the Raise the Bar initiative’s focus on boldly improving learning conditions: to eliminate the educator shortage for every school by ensuring that schools are appropriately staffed, paying educators competitively, and strengthening pathways into the profession.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 minute
Designing a Professional Learning Community Around Math Instruction
This video shares an overview of how the Regional Educational Laboratory West supported the Lyon County School District (located in Nevada) with designing and implementing a professional learning community around math instruction.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Implementation Stories; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory West
Estimated Engagement Time: 10 minutes
Building a Better Data System for Teacher Supply, Demand, and Preparation: A Strategy for Addressing West Virginia's Teacher Shortage
This brief provides state education agencies with an overview of research literature on the types of data that states collect regarding their teacher workforce. The brief suggests that by studying these best practices, states can enhance their educator support systems, thereby improving teacher retention and effectiveness.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 5 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 38 minutes
Seven Questions to Consider About Teacher Apprenticeship Programs
This infographic outlines the goals and common features of teacher apprenticeship programs and includes guiding questions that state and local education agencies can reflect upon when considering implementing a teacher apprenticeship program.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Central
Estimated Engagement Time: 6 minutes
A Toolkit for School Systems to Advance Comprehensive School Employee Wellness
This virtual toolkit shares research-based information and practical tools to help state and local education agencies develop and implement action plans to improve the well-being of all school employees.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Child Trends
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings and Standards Innovation Configuration
The South Dakota Department of Education identified a need to support K-12 teachers with easily accessible, high-quality lessons aligned to the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings and Standards and culturally appropriate resources.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; English learners; Students from low-income backgrounds
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: The South Dakota Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 10 minutes
Talent Development Framework: Improving Access to Excellent Educators for All Students
This resource offers a roadmap for state- and district-level policy makers to systemically address and improve educator quality.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Center on Great Teachers and Leaders
Estimated Engagement Time: 19 minutes
Hawaiʻi World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages
The Hawai’i State Board of Education approved the adoption of the Hawai’i World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages, which was created based on input, recommendations, and feedback by Hawai’i world languages educators, stakeholders, and community members.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; English learners; Students from low-income backgrounds
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Hawai’i State Department of Education, Office of Curriculum and Instructional Design
Estimated Engagement Time: 57 minutes
Building Engineers in K-5 Classrooms
This website houses a resource bank of standards-aligned engineering resources and materials to allow educators to easily find and access planning resources as well as content-aligned engineering design lessons.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction; Region 6 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Introducing Circles of Reflection: A Toolkit for SEAs
This resource was developed to engage state education agencies, Tribal education departments, and local education agencies in rich, reflective discussions and strategic planning to provide high-quality, motivating educational experiences that improve Native students’ educational attainment. This toolkit provides detailed information and instructions for using Circles of Reflection efficiently and effectively while also being highly adaptable to meet the needs of local contexts.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Racial/ethnic subgroups
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Native Education Collaborative and the National Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Strategic Planning for Continued Recovery (SPCR) SEA Sustainability Planning Template
This tool for state education agencies shares six key strategies for sustaining investments made with Federal COVID-19 emergency relief funds, and guides state teams through a process of reflecting on current investments and monitoring progress on the path to sustainability.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 39 minutes
Myths and Facts Surrounding Assistive Technology Devices and Services
This resource supports parents, service providers, special and general educators, school and district administrators, technology specialists, and other related personnel at the state- and local-level in understanding the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act's (IDEA) assistive technology requirements. The resource dispels common misconceptions regarding assistive technology and provides examples of assistive technology use with children with disabilities to highlight IDEA's Part C and Part B requirements.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Children and students with disabilities
; PreK-12 Schools; Early Childhood Programs
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 34 minutes
Academy Lifts and Transforms Leadership Skills in Puerto Rico
Working together, the Puerto Rico Department of Education (PRDE) and the Region 3 Comprehensive Center created a leadership academy entitled, the Professional Development Academy for Management, Leadership, and Professionalism (EDUGESPRO, in Spanish). Since then, EDUGESPRO has impacted more than 500 school and regional leaders in Puerto Rico and has become PRDE's signature Leadership Academy program.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Implementation Stories; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 3 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 minutes
Getting to the Root of Illinois Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Recognition
To identify where and how to target efforts to strengthen and diversify the teacher workforce in Illinois, the Illinois State Board of Education enlisted help from the Region 9 Comprehensive Center to use data visualization strategies to identify loss points in the state’s teacher pipeline and create effective initiatives to support and diversify the teacher pipeline.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Implementation Stories; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 9 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 5 minutes
Building an Innovative Grow Your Own Program One District at a Time: The Indiana Educator Preparation Partnership
With 96 percent of districts reporting a shortage of educators, the Indiana Department of Education established a Grow Your Own program by recruiting high school students interested in the profession. A pilot helped state leaders identify and overcome challenges, paving the way for statewide expansion. The state looked to the Region 8 Comprehensive Center to coach department staff on effective recruitment and retention strategies and deliver mentor training to 60 teachers working with participants.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Implementation Stories; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 8 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 7 minutes
Developing a Teacher and Principal Evaluation System for Improved Student Learning
The Republic of Marshall Islands Public School System’s (RMI) Educator Effectiveness System includes improved processes for licensing procedures, standards, and evaluation processes designed to grow and support effective educators. The new system, created through support by the Region 19 Comprehensive Center and the RMI, has been touted by RMI leaders and educators as an adaptable evaluation system focused on results and evaluation tools better suited to the daily work of teachers and school leaders.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Implementation Stories; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 19 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 8 minutes
Redesigning the Educator Workforce in Montana
Across Montana, students are experiencing a shortage of highly qualified, effective teachers. To address this complex issue, Montana’s Office of Public Instruction partnered with the Region 17 Comprehensive Center to explore a teacher residency project that would redesign how people are prepared to join the educator workforce. The program is designed to help prospective teachers earn their degrees, develop instructional skills, and create lasting connections in communities across the state.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Implementation Stories; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 17 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 6 minutes
Innovative Michigan Model Builds Workforce of Educators and Youth Development Staff
Faced with a shortage of educators and youth workers, Michigan has created a Grow Your Own initiative in which high school students complete credentials that lead to higher education or immediate employment. The Region 8 Comprehensive Center played a critical role in convening partners and planning the initiative in 2020 during the pandemic. Through the initiative, the Michigan Department of Education increased its capacity to support districts implementing the initiative, enhanced the pathway, and built stakeholder capability.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Implementation Stories; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 8 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 6 minutes
The Alabama Coaching Framework – Ensuring a Single Approach to Coaching
The ability for teachers to receive support from a well-trained coach is not something the Alabama State Department of Education (ASDE) wanted to leave to chance. Through support from the Region 7 Comprehensive Center, ASDE created a consistent coaching framework that included a common vision and language for coaching called the “Alabama Coaching Framework.”
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Implementation Stories; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 7 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 minutes
Partnering for Success – How One SEA Built Capacity to Support Effective Educator Practice
A goal for the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) was for every school to have effective teachers and leaders. Through partnership with the Region 7 Comprehensive Center, MDE was able to increase trainers for the Professional Growth System from two to 12 and put systems in place to improve decision making, strategic planning, and communication for future work.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Implementation Stories; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 7 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 minutes
West Virginia: Supporting Grow Your Own Pathways to Strengthen the Teacher Workforce
Like many states across the nation, West Virginia had to identify ways to increase their teacher pipeline to meet both short- and long-term staffing needs. A collaboration between the Region 5 Comprehensive Center, West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, and the West Virginia Department of Education has resulted in the implementation of the “Educator Preparation Taskforce.” One successful first step of that work has been the addition of teacher candidates from their high schools through their “Grow Your Own Pathway” program.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Implementation Stories; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 5 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 6 minutes
Kentucky: Using a Continuous Improvement Model to Address Virtual Learning Challenges
Districts and schools must constantly address complex challenges that require answering tough questions like, "What is the root cause of the problem?" and "How do we begin to tackle it?" The Kentucky Department of Education, through the support of the Region 5 Comprehensive Center, has adopted a collaborative and systemic continuous improvement approach that leverages the expertise of educators and experts, called the "Networked Improvement Community.”
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Implementation Stories; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 5 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 8 minutes
Strengthening School Leadership in Delaware: A Profile of Collaboration and Impact
School leadership is a critical factor in school improvement. The Delaware Department of Education is strengthening school leadership across the state through the design and implementation of the Delaware Leadership Network and the Delaware Principal Supervisor Leadership Program. These two major efforts, collaboratively designed with the help of the Region 4 Comprehensive Center, have helped the state shift their mindset from principals as managers to principals as instructional leaders.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Implementation Stories; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 4 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 8 minutes
Launching a Tiered System of Support for Leaders in Bureau of Indian Education Schools
The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) identified a need to better support school leaders to better transform education in their schools. Through a partnership with the Region 13 Comprehensive Center, the BIE planned and implemented a tiered system of support for school leaders that includes ongoing differentiated professional development opportunities for all types of school leader needs.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Racial/ethnic subgroups
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Implementation Stories; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 13 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 5 minutes
Preparing Connecticut’s State and District Leaders to Recruit and Sustain Educators of Color
Districts in Connecticut report being better prepared to effectively recruit and sustain diverse educators through the availability of new tools and resources provided by the Connecticut State Department of Education. The tools, developed through the support of the Region 2 Comprehensive Center, include a workforce diversity guidebook, a coaching series and training model, and an Educator Diversity Dashboard.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Racial/ethnic subgroups
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Implementation Stories; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 2 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 5 minutes
Charting Pathways Toward a Strengthened Educator Workforce in Colorado
To address an urgent need for more teachers in the state of Colorado, the Region 12 Comprehensive Center partnered with the Colorado Department of Education and the Regional Education Lab Central for the “Using Place-Based Decision Making to Strengthen the Colorado Educator Workforce Pipeline” project. The partnership resulted in the creation of an interactive map that provides a robust snapshot of local and regional workforce data and trends.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Implementation Stories; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 12 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 6 minutes
Executive Leadership Forum in Kansas & Missouri: Guiding Leaders Guiding Change
The pandemic heightened the need for leaders to learn how to adapt to change efficiently and effectively and sometimes in real time. To help local education agency leaders develop these skills, the Region 12 Comprehensive Center partnered with professional learning organizations in both Kansas and Missouri to create Executive Leadership Forums that provide a safe space for leaders to learn how to thrive during times of significant change.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Implementation Stories; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 12 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 5 minutes
Strengthening Organizational Coherence Within the Rhode Island Department of Education
By establishing and enhancing systems and structures of communication and creating norms for sharing project work across offices, the Rhode Island Department of Education, with support from the Region 2 Comprehensive Center, is priming project teams to successfully implement critical agencywide initiatives that will serve students and their families far into the future.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Implementation Stories; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 2 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 minutes
Diversifying the Teacher Workforce: Promising Strategies from the Regional Educational Laboratories and Comprehensive Centers
This infographic offers an overview of promising practices from the U.S. Department of Education’s Regional Educational Laboratories and Comprehensive Centers for diversifying the teacher workforce, with implementation considerations accompanying each strategy.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Racial/ethnic subgroups
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Central
Estimated Engagement Time: 6 minutes
Call Me MISTER® Initiative
The Call Me MISTER® (Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models) program aims to increase the pool of teachers to include teachers with broader and more diverse backgrounds. The purpose of this research and evaluation program is to evaluate the progression and influence of preservice and in-service Call Me MISTER® teachers, as well as to study the professional development of underrepresented male teachers.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Innovative Spotlight
Organization: Clemson University
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 minutes
Grow Your Own Illinois
Grow Your Own Illinois (GYO-IL) is an initiative that supports and encourages individuals who are ready to share their knowledge as teachers and mentors in their home neighborhoods. GYO-IL offers tools to candidates across the state, including financial and academic assistance, social-emotional support, and culturally sustaining instructional strategies.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Innovative Spotlight
Organization: Grow Your Own Illinois
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Addressing the Bilingual Teacher Shortage
This brief, designed for state and district leaders interested in addressing bilingual teacher shortages, constitutes the second installment in a four-part series that explores bilingual education, bilingual educators, and effective strategies to mitigate the shortage of bilingual teachers across the United States.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 4 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 8 minutes
Building a Well-Qualified Transitional Kindergarten Workforce in California: Needs and Opportunities
This brief provides estimates of how many Transitional Kindergarten teachers California will need; describes the potential supply pools that could meet this demand; outlines pathways into the profession; and offers recommendations to help stabilize, support, and expand the entire early childhood workforce.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: The Learning Policy Institute
Estimated Engagement Time: 21 minutes
The Importance of Teaching and Learning Conditions
This brief draws on a study of teacher working conditions and their relationship to teacher retention and school performance in North Carolina.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: The Learning Policy Institute
Estimated Engagement Time: 31 minutes
Creativity From Necessity: A Practical Toolkit for Leaders to Address Teacher Shortages
This curated set of tools is intended to support school leaders who have the autonomy to manage the talent life cycle in their school community and are looking for practical ideas to strengthen their ability to recruit, hire, and retain exceptional educators.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Bellwether
Estimated Engagement Time: 22 minutes
Supporting Multilingual Learners
This informative brief for educators denotes how states are using Federal funding to build capacity, create infrastructure, provide direct services, and pilot work that is new for them.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; English learners
; Early Childhood Programs
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Build Initiative
Estimated Engagement Time: 18 minutes
Alaska Teacher Retention and Recruitment Playbook
School leaders can explore Alaska's Playbook to identify practical, professional, and policy recommendations to address Alaska's persistent issues with retention and recruitment.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: State or Local Resources
Organization: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
Estimated Engagement Time: 11 minutes
Scaling the Teacher Pipeline and Career Pathways Through Registered Apprenticeship Webinar
This webinar spotlights the role of Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs) in addressing teacher shortages and building the teacher pipeline. Presenters describe the key principles and benefits of high-quality RAPs and the steps that state leaders can take to develop a RAP for educators.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Labor; U.S. Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 1 minute
Purposefully Investing in the Tribal Home Visiting Workforce
This resource spotlights innovative practices that grantees of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Tribal Home Visiting Program have implemented to intentionally support and invest in their staff. The resource shares best practices in recruitment, retainment, professional learning, and incorporating tribal traditions and practices into workforce supports.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Racial/ethnic subgroups
; Early Childhood Programs
Language: English
Resource Type: Implementation Stories
Organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Tribal Home Visiting Program
Estimated Engagement Time: 32 minutes
Montana Teacher Residency Demonstration Project
This website describes an innovative initiative implemented by the Montana Office of Public Instruction to address statewide teacher shortages. This teacher residency program offers students in postsecondary education pathways 1 year of classroom experience under the guidance of a teacher-leader, as well as compensation, housing support, and ongoing professional learning opportunities.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Implementation Stories; State or Local Resources
Organization: Montana Office of Public Instruction
Estimated Engagement Time: 5 minutes
Raise the Bar: Lead the World Overview Booklet
This guide outlines the U.S. Department of Education’s “Raise the Bar: Lead the World” agenda, established to transform education through evidence-based practices. The guide explores the agenda’s key focus areas (achieving academic excellence, boldly improving learning conditions, creating pathways for global engagement, and increasing college affordability and completion) through summaries and key strategies.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools; Early Childhood Programs; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 17 minutes
3 Critical Steps to Reduce Superintendent Turnover
This webpage explores the issue of superintendent turnover and provides suggestions for school districts to mitigate disruptions caused by departures and improve retention of superintendents.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 12 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Sustainable Funding of West Virginia's Residency Model
This report provides an overview of West Virginia’s Teacher Residency Model and reviews research literature and other state policies regarding sustainable funding of residency programs.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 5 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 46 minutes
Improving the Pipeline: Strategies for Recruiting Teacher Residency Candidates
This brief provides an overview of challenges to teacher recruitment, shares state efforts to increase outreach and access to the teaching profession, and summarizes research literature to share effective recruitment strategies, including those that aim to diversify the educator workforce.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 5 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 26 minutes
The Foundation for Education Equity Systems Change
This infographic outlines the foundational steps to improving equity in education systems and offers guiding questions, activities, and supplemental resources to support leaders and teams in their efforts to improve education equity.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory West
Estimated Engagement Time: 5 minutes
Raise the Bar Policy Brief: Eliminating Educator Shortages Through Increased Compensation, High-Quality and Affordable Educator Preparation and Teacher Leadership
This brief outlines steps to recruit and retain high-quality teachers through the U.S. Department of Education’s “Raise the Bar: Lead the World” initiative. The brief details a comprehensive plan to return to and exceed pre-pandemic teacher staffing levels through high-quality educator preparation, better working conditions, competitive salaries, and career advancement opportunities.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
ApprenticeshipUSA: Education
This webpage provides resources, webinars, and information on Teacher Registered Apprenticeship Programs, including their role in addressing educator shortages, and creating education career pathways for students.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Labor
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Discipline Discussions: Preparing Future Educators to Proactively, Positively Address Behavior
This blog post provides statistics regarding educator shortages, as well as efforts that the U.S. Department of Education has implemented to address these shortages. The blog also highlights the role of educator preparation programs in training educators to meet the social, emotional, and behavioral needs of students with disabilities.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Children and students with disabilities
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Professional Learning Community: Emergent Literacy
This webpage offers materials for building a professional learning community for preschool staff on emergent literacy. Training materials are provided for both participants and facilitators and include guides, videos, presentations, and informational resources.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Educators of English Learners: Availability, Projected Need, and Teacher Preparation
This fact sheet shares data about educators who support English learners (EL educators), including diversity among EL educators, their qualifications and training, and the projected need for EL educators in upcoming years, and offers resources for further learning.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; English learners
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition
Estimated Engagement Time: 5 minutes
Maryland's Work-Based Learning Continuum: Describing the Research and Common Practices
This resource describes Maryland’s work-based learning continuum, which extends from pre-kindergarten through the postsecondary years and provides students with opportunities to explore career options and gain necessary skills for workforce success.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 4 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 19 minutes
Academic Standards Review: A Checklist to Support State Education Agencies
This resource details a comprehensive process for revising academic standards, with a checklist to guide state education agency leaders in completing the process.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 17 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 6 minutes
Education Progress and Investment Charts
This Web page from the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) features two dashboards that visualize LDOE’s goals, objectives, and key success indicators, as well as a dashboard that shares an in-depth view of Louisiana’s Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funding allocations, investments, and related student outcomes.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; State or Local Resources
Organization: Louisiana Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Take a Seat at the Table: The Role of Educator Preparation Programs in Teacher Registered Apprenticeship Programs
This fact sheet shares the history and benefits of teacher registered apprenticeship programs (RAPs) and offers recommendations for educator preparation programs to consider when developing, implementing, and improving teacher RAPs.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 10 minutes
Supporting LGBTQIA+ Communities in School
This Web page features a three-part series of guides focused on supporting LGBTQIA+ communities in school. The guides identify strategies, resources, and action items that support relationship-building and enhance advocacy efforts with LGBTQIA+ students, staff, and communities.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; LGBTQIA students; Free to Learn
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Data Integration Toolkit
This toolkit provides instructions, strategies, and resources for state education agencies for integrating Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B data into their State Longitudinal Data Systems using the Common Education Data Standards.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Center for the Integration of IDEA Data
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Integrated Education and Training Design Toolkit and Train-the-Trainer Resources
This toolkit details a four-phased, team-based framework for developing integrated education and training (IET) programs. The toolkit is intended to assist state and local education agency staff in planning, designing, implementing, and evaluating effective IET programs.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 2 hours and 25 minutes
Report on the Condition of Education 2023
This annual report from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences offers a comprehensive review of the national education landscape, from early childhood through postsecondary education, during the coronavirus pandemic. The report also shares key indicators on labor force outcomes and provides international comparisons.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 40 minutes
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning
This report offers information on artificial intelligence (AI) and its application in education; shares guiding questions and foundational strategies for establishing ethical, equitable policies for integrating AI into education systems; and provides recommendations for aligning AI with education policy objectives.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology
Estimated Engagement Time: 2 hours and 2 minutes
Addressing Challenging Behaviors (Part 2, Elementary): Behavioral Strategies
This training module is the second in a two-part series on understanding elementary school students’ challenging behaviors. This training describes behavioral strategies that educators and school staff can implement to prevent or address challenging behaviors.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: IRIS Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Addressing Challenging Behaviors (Part 1, Elementary): Understanding the Acting-Out Cycle
This training module is the first in a two-part series on understanding elementary school students’ challenging behaviors. The training provides an overview of the acting-out cycle and shares tips to help educators and school staff respond to students' behavior in each stage of the cycle.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: IRIS Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Developing Trauma-Sensitive Classrooms Session 4: Educator Self-Care
This is the final session of a four-part training series on developing trauma-sensitive classrooms. This session describes secondary traumatic stress, its impacts on educators, and strategies for addressing secondary traumatic stress and implementing self-care practices.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Effective Approaches and Strategies for Educator Retention
This infographic offers promising research-based practices for improving educator recruitment and retainment and provides resources for collecting and analyzing data on educator mobility and retention.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific
Estimated Engagement Time: 7 minutes
Supporting a Culture of Data Literacy and Use to Improve Instructional Quality
This fact sheet describes the concept of a culture of data use, offering insight into signs of a healthy culture of data use; key factors of effective data systems; and examples of ways to use data to inform policies, curricula, student supports, and classroom instructional practices.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific
Estimated Engagement Time: 5 minutes
Fact Sheet: Diversity & Inclusion Activities Under Title VI
This fact sheet describes how most diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training, programs, and activities are consistent with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI). The fact sheet describes types of DEI training and activities that are not prohibited under Title VI and explains how these activities can and have been implemented to create a positive and inclusive school climate.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 minutes
Working With Rural Schools on Education Research
This article shares tips on effectively partnering with rural schools to conduct education research.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Lessons Learned
Organization: Research on Education Strategies to Advance Recovery and Turnaround Network
Estimated Engagement Time: 6 minutes
Addressing Challenging Behaviors (Part 2, Secondary): Behavioral Strategies
This training module is the second in a two-part series on understanding middle- and high-schoolers' challenging behaviors. This training describes strategies that educators and school staff can implement to prevent or address challenging behaviors.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Children and students with disabilities
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices, Technical Assistance Resources
Organization: IRIS Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Addressing Challenging Behaviors (Part 1, Secondary): Understanding the Acting-Out Cycle
This training module is the first in a two-part series on understanding middle- and high-schoolers' challenging behaviors. The training provides an overview of the 'acting-out cycle' and shares tips to help educators and school staff respond to students' behavior in each stage of the cycle.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Children and students with disabilities
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices, Technical Assistance Resources
Organization: IRIS Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Colorado Bright Spots Districts & Schools: Strategies Employed to Address Teacher Shortages
This infographic shares strategies that several Colorado schools and school districts are using to address educator shortages and improve educator retention.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Implementation Stories, Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 minute
Evidence-Based Facilitator Guides: Improving Intermediate Academic Content and Literacy for English Learners
This series of guides is designed for instructional leaders facilitating professional learning opportunities for educators. The guides offer evidence-based recommendations from the What Works Clearinghouse for advancing academic and literacy outcomes for English learners in grades 4–8.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; English learners
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices, Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Impact Stories
This webpage features success stories from collaborations between the Comprehensive Center Network and state and local education agencies across the country. Each story shares key strategies, important lessons, and innovative solutions, and celebrates school districts and state education agencies as they work to drive change and make an impact in education.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices, Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Comprehensive Center Network
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Going Beyond the Data in Diversifying the Teacher Workforce
This article describes the collaboration between the Connecticut Department of Education and the Comprehensive Center Network to improve the recruitment and retention of educators of color. The article shares data on the disparity between students and educators of color in Connecticut and outlines the challenges of addressing both the symptoms and root causes of inequities in the education system.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Racial/ethnic subgroups
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices, Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 2 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 minutes
Addressing Working Conditions to Improve Teacher Retention: An Exploration of the Research
This report offers a research review of the impacts of working conditions on teacher retention. Researchers compiled the literature into eight categories of working conditions that may impact teachers’ decisions to stay in or leave the profession; state, district, and school leaders can use these findings to plan for improvements in working conditions to attract new and retain existing educators.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices, Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest
Estimated Engagement Time: 2 minutes
ApprenticeshipUSA: Educators
This webpage offers guidance and resources designed to support middle and high schools and institutions of higher education in developing, improving, and supporting registered apprenticeships. The webpage also shares information on starting a registered apprenticeship program, connecting with employers, and creating opportunities for applied learning.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Labor
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Teaching the World
This webpage directs users to the U.S. Title VI National Resource Centers, which are higher education international studies centers that provide training and educational programs to K-14 teachers and students.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices, Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Title VI National Resource Centers
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Training to Support Collaborative Conversations Between EL Specialists and Classroom Teachers for English Learner Students in New Mexico
This website contains training resources developed by the Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest to facilitate collaboration between English Language Development Coordinators and elementary school leaders at Rio Rancho Public Schools in New Mexico to improve instruction for English learners.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; English learners
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Implementation Stories, Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
4 Ways to Flex Your Leadership From the Classroom
This blog article offers four tips on how educators can pursue leadership opportunities while maintaining their classroom roles.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Innovative Spotlight, Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 minutes
Addressing Working Conditions in Alaska to Improve Teacher Recruitment & Retention
This blog article describes how the Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest is partnering with an Alaska local education agency to address teacher shortages and shares working conditions that may impact teacher retention in other states.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Implementation Stories
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest
Estimated Engagement Time: 5 minutes
Navigating New Waters: Focusing on Principals’ Health and Well-Being
This blog article describes the importance of self-care and support for school principals and offers tips for fighting burnout and compassion fatigue.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices, Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic
Estimated Engagement Time: 5 minutes
Middle School Math Is an Important Bridge to Lifelong STEM Learning and Success
This infographic describes how middle school math teachers can employ student-focused instructional strategies and provide opportunities for students to use computational thinking skills to strengthen students’ confidence and engagement in science, technology, engineering, and math.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices, Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 minutes
Culturally Responsive Data Literacy
This resource outlines the concept of culturally responsive data literacy for teaching and details how educators and school staff can foster culturally responsive approaches to data literacy by collecting qualitative data about students and students' personal experiences and examining and interrupting their own biases.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices, Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Center for Systemic Improvement
Estimated Engagement Time: 5 minutes
Essential Elements of Comprehensive Data Literacy
This guide explores the concept of data literacy in education, defining its four key elements and the three support structures that comprise it. The guide explains how these elements work together to create and sustain data literacy and offers activities, questions, and tips to support learning and implementation.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices, Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Center for Systemic Improvement
Estimated Engagement Time: 9 minutes
What is the Best Practices Clearinghouse?
Watch this video to learn about the U.S. Department of Education's Best Practices Clearinghouse, where education stakeholders can access a wealth of resources and training opportunities to navigate a successful recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Early Childhood Programs; PreK-12 Schools; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education, Best Practices Clearinghouse
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 minutes
Multilingual Learners
This Web page offers a variety of resources, trainings, and tools that are tailored to support multilingualism and student success. The Web page provides resources for all multilingual learners as well as resources that are targeted toward multilingualism and assessment, English learners with disabilities, and Indigenous multilingual students.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; English learners
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Braiding and Blending Federal Funds: A Step-by-Step Guide for Illinois Schools
This guide provides a background, overview, and comprehensive step-by-step guidance on braiding and blending Federal education funding. The information and guidance presented can support education administrators in states and territories across the country.
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Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 41 minutes
Continuous Improvement for Equity Resource Hub
This website hosts an online survey tool and a library of resources aimed at helping educators, schools, and school districts center equity in their continuous improvement efforts.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Evidence Review and Training on Instructional Practices for American Indian English Learner Students
This Web page shares a training series as well as presentation materials, resources, and research findings from a two-phase collaboration between the New Mexico Public Education Department and Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest. All materials support the provision of high-quality English language instruction for Native American English learners.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; English learners; Racial/ethnic subgroups
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Collaborative Framework to Support English Learner Students' Instruction
This guide offers a framework to support teachers and English language development specialists in providing high-quality instruction to English learners. The guide shares research, templates, and best practices for designing and implementing collaborative instructional strategies that integrate language and content across subjects.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; English learners
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest
Estimated Engagement Time: 16 minutes
Raise the Bar: Lead the World
This resource provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) Raise the Bar: Lead the World initiative and its role in advancing educational equity and excellence. The website shares ED's plans for supporting states, districts, and schools in achieving academic excellence, improving learning conditions, and creating pathways for global engagement.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices, Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 5 minutes
COVID-19 Recovery and the Strategic Use of Funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
This online resource shares videos from a virtual workshop on the impacts of the 2021 American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. The workshop shares considerations related to the ARP Act, aspects of State Education Agencies’ (SEAs') strategic planning efforts, examples of different SEA approaches, and supplemental resources to help SEAs make the most of their ARP funds.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Resources
Organization: Region 2 Comprehensive Center; Region 13 Comprehensive Center; Region 15 Comprehensive Center; National Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Building Educator Pipelines Through Service
This fact sheet outlines how the National Partnership for Student Success is strengthening educator pipelines and shares examples of how other organizations across the U.S. are developing partnerships to strengthen and diversify the educator workforce.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Innovative Spotlight
Organization: National Partnership for Student Success
Estimated Engagement Time: 5 minutes
Toolkit for a Workshop on Building a Culture of Data Use
This toolkit contains materials for schools and school districts to facilitate a workshop on developing a culture of data use.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands
Estimated Engagement Time: 2 hours and 50 minutes
An Approach to Using Student and Teacher Data to Understand and Predict Teacher Shortages
This resource describes a data-based technique for identifying patterns of teacher shortages and predicting future teacher shortages to inform appropriate response plans.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Central
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 4 minutes
Practical Measurement for Continuous Improvement in the Classroom: A Toolkit for Educators
This toolkit helps educators create and improve classroom-based practical measurement instruments to be used in networked improvement communities.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 33 minutes
Data Teaming Tools
This Website provides tools to support data teams with the data-based individualization process. The tools can also be adapted to facilitate data meetings in a multi-tiered systems of support framework or to support individualized education program teams.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Center on Intensive Intervention
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Instructional Course Content Materials
This series of online courses supports professional development providers with teaching pre-service and in-service educators about implementation of explicit instruction as well as intensive intervention in reading and mathematics.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Center on Intensive Intervention
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Literacy Leads, Content Follows, Students Thrive: Advice for Grades 4–8 Literacy Leaders
This interactive guide helps literacy leadership teams in grades 4–8 respond to lost learning time caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by sharing resources on accelerated literacy development, including tips on literacy instruction in remote and hybrid learning environments, family supports, and community engagement.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Literacy Leads, Learning Follows, Students Succeed: Advice for Grades 1–3 Literacy Leaders
This interactive guide helps literacy leadership teams in grades 1–3 respond to lost learning time caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by sharing resources on accelerated literacy development, including tips on literacy instruction in remote and hybrid learning environments, family supports, and community engagement.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Educator Diversity Matters: Strategies for Charter Leaders to Recruit, Hire, and Sustain Teachers of Color
This resource for charter school leaders describes the impact of representation on student success and highlights strategies to recruit, hire, and sustain teachers of color.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Racial/ethnic subgroups
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Charter School Resource Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 29 minutes
Frequently Asked Questions: Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Programs and Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Programs
This FAQ sheet shares guidance on how the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund, including the American Rescue Plan ESSER Program and the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund, may be used to support school communities in response to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 3 hours and 12 minutes
Cultivating Teacher Talent Through Grow Your Own Programs
This multimedia resource explores the design, implementation, and evaluation of Grow Your Own programs for expanding and diversifying the educator workforce.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Addressing Educator Workforce Shortages: Colorado Bright Spots
This report highlights examples of schools and school districts in Colorado that are successfully recruiting and retaining teachers despite their school or district having characteristics typically associated with higher turnover rates. The report also shares strategies for other education agencies looking to address teacher shortages.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 12 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 46 minutes
Recruitment and Retention: Innovative Ideas
This brief explores innovative strategies for addressing current challenges with educator recruitment and retention.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 9 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 7 minutes
Supporting a Diverse Educator Workforce and Professional Growth to Strengthen Student Learning
This Website shares research on the benefits of a diverse educator workforce and provides strategies for recruiting and retaining teachers of color.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 9 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Recruiting and Retaining Teachers – A Resource Brief Collection
This collection of seven briefs focuses on common issues related to recruiting and retaining teachers from underrepresented backgrounds or with certain certifications and provides resources for addressing these issues.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 9 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Managing Immediate, Short-Term, and Long-Term Recovery From an Emergency Incident
This Website contains a repository of resources to support state, regional, and local education agencies with recovery efforts in the aftermath of an emergency.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Promising Practices Clearinghouse
This Web page hosts an interactive map highlighting schools and school districts throughout North Carolina that have implemented programs or practices that have proven successful for supporting students and educators.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: State or Local Resources; Implementation Stories
Organization: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Culturally Responsive Practice as a Strategy for Diversifying the Educator Workforce
This Website offers informational videos and supplemental resources to support State and local efforts to diversify the educator workforce through culturally responsive practice.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Being a Critical Consumer of Professional Development Related to Educational Equity
This tool provides guidance to help education agencies select high-quality professional development opportunities related to educational equity.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 minutes
Reviews of Individual Studies
This virtual library contains research studies that have been reviewed by the What Works Clearinghouse and categorized into tiered levels of evidence aligned to the Every Student Succeeds Act.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Early Childhood Programs; PreK-12 Schools; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse
Estimated Engagement Time: 7 minutes
Creating an Action Plan and Sustaining Efforts to Increase Educator Diversity: A Toolkit for District & School Leaders
This toolkit complements the Connecticut State Department of Education’s resource titled, “Creating a District Plan to Increase the Racial, Ethnic and Linguistic Diversity of Your Education Workforce: A Guidebook for Hiring and Selection”. The toolkit offers additional implementation and progress monitoring guidance, an educator diversity action plan template, and a progress monitoring and self-evaluation tool.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; State or Local Resources
Organization: Connecticut State Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 43 minutes
Creating a District Plan to Increase the Racial, Ethnic and Linguistic Diversity of Your Education Workforce: A Guidebook for Hiring and Selection
This guide offers technical support for schools and school districts looking to develop action plans to increase the diversity of their education workforce. The guide offers an introduction on the importance of a diverse education workforce and features case studies, hiring strategies, self-assessment tools, and supplemental resources.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; State or Local Resources
Organization: Connecticut State Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 2 hours and 2 minutes
Strengthening the OST Workforce: A Guide to Developing Apprenticeships
This guide describes the value of apprenticeships for out-of-school time staff, programs, and field leaders. The guide identifies challenges to address, explores foundational elements of an apprenticeship program, and shares promising practices.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment
Estimated Engagement Time: 13 minutes
Launching a Grow Your Own Teacher Apprenticeship Program Playbook
This playbook provides tools, templates, and resources to support State and local education agencies in designing and launching Grow Your Own (GYO) Teacher Apprenticeship Programs, based on the successes of the Tennessee Department of Education’s GYO model.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; State or Local Resources
Organization: Tennessee Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 21 minutes
Asset-Based Approaches to Professional Learning
This document describes the differences between asset-based and deficit-based frameworks in professional development and offers examples of asset-based frameworks that value students’ racial, ethnic, cultural, and linguistic differences.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 minutes
Strategic Use of Data to Support Recruitment and Retention
This brief details the different types of staff recruitment and retention data available in education agencies and offers guidance for using this data to answer questions and inform staffing decisions.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 8 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 9 minutes
Supporting School Wellness Toolkit
This online toolkit offers best practices and resources for implementing systems of support for school communities recovering from the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, with an emphasis on mental health supports for teachers, students, and families.
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Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; State or Local Resources
Organization: Ohio Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 14 minutes
Virginia Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans*
This spreadsheet compiles Virginia local education agencies' Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services plans as well as their American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
*The following document was generated by a third party outside of the Department of Education. As such, the Department is not responsible for its content, nor can it guarantee it is accessible in accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. If you need access to an accessible version, please reach out to the third-party vendor for assistance.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Virginia Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Texas Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Texas Education Agency Website contains Texas local education agencies' Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services plans as well as their American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Texas Education Agency
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Oregon Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Oregon Department of Education Website shares Oregon local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans as well as their Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services plans.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Oregon Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
North Dakota Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This North Dakota Department of Public Instruction Website shares North Dakota local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
New Mexico Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This New Mexico Public Education Department Website contains New Mexico local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: New Mexico Public Education Department
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
New Jersey Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans*
This spreadsheet lists New Jersey local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
*The following document was generated by a third party outside of the Department of Education. As such, the Department is not responsible for its content, nor can it guarantee it is accessible in accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. If you need access to an accessible version, please reach out to the third-party vendor for assistance.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: New Jersey Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Massachusetts Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans*
This spreadsheet compiles Massachusetts local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
*The following document was generated by a third party outside of the Department of Education. As such, the Department is not responsible for its content, nor can it guarantee it is accessible in accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. If you need access to an accessible version, please reach out to the third-party vendor for assistance.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Maryland Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans*
This spreadsheet contains Maryland local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
*The following document was generated by a third party outside of the Department of Education. As such, the Department is not responsible for its content, nor can it guarantee it is accessible in accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. If you need access to an accessible version, please reach out to the third-party vendor for assistance.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Maryland State Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Maine Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Maine Department of Education Website contains Maine local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Maine Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Indiana Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans*
This spreadsheet compiles Indiana local education agencies' Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services plans as well as their American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
*The following document was generated by a third party outside of the Department of Education. As such, the Department is not responsible for its content, nor can it guarantee it is accessible in accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. If you need access to an accessible version, please reach out to the third-party vendor for assistance.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Indiana Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Alabama Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Alabama State Department of Education Website shares Alabama local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Alabama State Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
COVID-19 Resources
This Wyoming Department of Education Website shares information regarding Wyoming’s awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds, including local education agencies’ allocations.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Wyoming Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 10 minutes
Wyoming State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Wyoming's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Wyoming Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 36 minutes
Wisconsin Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Website shares Wisconsin local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Wisconsin State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Wisconsin's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Estimated Engagement Time: 2 hours and 4 minutes
West Virginia’s State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts West Virginia's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: West Virginia Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 41 minutes
Washington Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Web page hosts a dashboard, made available by the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, displaying Washington local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Washington State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Washington's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 58 minutes
Virginia State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Virginia's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Virginia Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 29 minutes
Vermont Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Vermont Agency of Education Website shares Vermont local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Vermont Agency of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Building for the Future: Vermont's Plan for Education Recovery and Beyond
This Web page hosts Vermont's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Vermont Agency of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 27 minutes
Utah Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Utah State Board of Education Website contains Utah local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Utah State Board of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Utah State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Utah's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Utah State Board of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 2 hours and 5 minutes
Texas State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Texas' approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Texas Education Agency
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes
Tennessee Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Tennessee Department of Education Website contains a dashboard displaying Tennessee local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Tennessee Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Tennessee State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Tennessee's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Tennessee Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 25 minutes
South Dakota Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This South Dakota Department of Education Website shares South Dakota local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: South Dakota Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
South Dakota State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts South Dakota's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: South Dakota Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 23 minutes
South Carolina Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This South Carolina Department of Education Website shares South Carolina local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: South Carolina Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
South Carolina State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts South Carolina's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: South Carolina Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 53 minutes
Rhode Island State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Rhode Island's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Rhode Island Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 21 minutes
Puerto Rico State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Puerto Rico's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds. The Puerto Rico Department of Education serves as the state and local education agency for the island, making this state use of funds plan applicable to spending at the local level as well.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Puerto Rico Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 3 hours and 2 minutes
Pennsylvania Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Pennsylvania Department of Education Website shares Pennsylvania local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Pennsylvania American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund State Plan
This Web page hosts Pennsylvania's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 2 hours and 3 minutes
Oregon State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Oregon's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Oregon Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 3 hours and 10 minutes
Oklahoma Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This document, made available by the Oklahoma State Department of Education, contains Oklahoma local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Oklahoma State Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Oklahoma State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Oklahoma's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Oklahoma State Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 39 minutes
Ohio Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Ohio Department of Education Website shares Ohio local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Ohio Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Ohio State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Ohio's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Ohio Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 2 hours and 31 minutes
North Dakota State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts North Dakota's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 38 minutes
North Carolina Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Website shares North Carolina local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
North Carolina State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts North Carolina's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 6 minutes
New York Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This New York State Education Department Website shares New York local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: New York State Education Department
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
New York State Education Department American Rescue Plan: Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief State Plan
This Web page hosts New York's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: New York State Education Department
Estimated Engagement Time: 6 hours and 38 minutes
New Mexico State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts New Mexico's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: New Mexico Public Education Department
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 19 minutes
New Jersey State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts New Jersey's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: New Jersey Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 34 minutes
New Hampshire Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This New Hampshire Department of Education Website shares New Hampshire local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: New Hampshire Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
New Hampshire State Plan: American Rescue Plan Act Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts New Hampshire's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: New Hampshire Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 33 minutes
Nevada Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Nevada Department of Education Website shares Nevada local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Nevada Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Nevada State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Nevada's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Nevada Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 2 hours and 3 minutes
Nebraska Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Nebraska Department of Education Website shares Nebraska local education agencies' Safe Return to In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services plans as well as their American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Nebraska Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Montana State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Montana's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Montana Office of Public Instruction
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 41 minutes
Missouri Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Website contains a dashboard displaying Missouri local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Missouri State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Missouri's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 40 minutes
Mississippi Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Mississippi Department of Education Website contains a dashboard displaying Mississippi local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Mississippi Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Mississippi State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Mississippi's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Mississippi Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 58 minutes
Minnesota Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Minnesota Department of Education Website shares Minnesota local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Minnesota Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Minnesota State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Minnesota's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Minnesota Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 47 minutes
Michigan Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This document, made available by the Michigan Department of Education, contains Michigan local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Michigan Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Michigan State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Michigan's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Michigan Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 55 minutes
Massachusetts State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Massachusetts' approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 38 minutes
Maryland State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Maryland's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Maryland State Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 2 hours and 16 minutes
Maine State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Maine's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Maine Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 39 minutes
Louisiana Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This document, made available by the Louisiana Department of Education, contains Louisiana local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Louisiana Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Louisiana State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Louisiana's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Louisiana Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 51 minutes
Kentucky Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Kentucky Department of Education Website shares Kentucky local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Kentucky Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Kentucky State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Kentucky's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Kentucky Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 2 hours and 27 minutes
Kansas Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Kansas State Department of Education Website shares Kansas local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Kansas State Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Kansas State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Kansas' approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Kansas State Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 34 minutes
Iowa Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Iowa Department of Education Website hosts a dashboard displaying Iowa local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Iowa Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Iowa State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Iowa's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Iowa Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 48 minutes
Indiana State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Indiana's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Indiana Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 27 minutes
Illinois Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Illinois State Board of Education Website shares Illinois local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Illinois State Board of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Illinois State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Illinois' approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Illinois State Board of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 18 minutes
Idaho Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Idaho State Department of Education Website shares Idaho local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Idaho State Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Idaho State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Idaho's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Idaho State Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 43 minutes
Hawaii State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Hawaii’s approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan (ARP) Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds, as well as additional ARP ESSER plans and reports. The Hawaii State Department of Education serves as the state and local education agency for the island, making these state use of funds plans applicable to spending at the local level as well.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Hawaii State Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Florida Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Florida Department of Education Website shares Florida local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Florida Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Florida Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Florida's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Florida Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 8 hours and 20 minutes
District of Columbia Local Education Agencies' Continuous Education Plans
This Office of the State Superintendent of Education Website shares District of Columbia local education agencies' Continuous Education and Health and Safety plans for the 2021-2022 school year.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
District of Columbia Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts the District of Columbia's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 2 hours and 2 minutes
State of Delaware Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Delaware's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Delaware Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 2 hours and 1 minute
Connecticut Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Web page hosts the Connecticut State Department of Education grant management system, where the public may use the grants search function to access Connecticut local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Connecticut State Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Colorado Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Colorado Department of Education Website shares Colorado local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Colorado Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Colorado State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Colorado's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Colorado Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 53 minutes
California State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts California's approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: California Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 2 hours and 4 minutes
Arkansas Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Arkansas Department of Education Website contains Arkansas local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Arkansas Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Arkansas State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Arkansas' approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Arkansas Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 40 minutes
Arizona Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Web page hosts the Arizona Department of Education grant management system, where the public may use the grants search function to access Arizona local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Arizona Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
American Rescue Plan (ARP) Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund: Arizona State Plan
This Web page hosts Arizona’s approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Arizona Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 51 minutes
Alaska Local Education Agencies' Use of Funds Plans
This Web page hosts the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development grant management system, where the public may use the grants search function to access Alaska local education agencies' American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief use of funds plans.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: LEA Use of Funds Plans
Organization: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Alaska State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Alaska’s approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
Estimated Engagement Time: 2 hours and 8 minutes
Alabama State Plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
This Web page hosts Alabama’s approved state plan for the use of their awarded American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: ESSER State Plans
Organization: Alabama State Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 3 minutes
Dear Colleague Letter: Supporting the Social-Emotional Development and Mental Health of Young Children and Their Caregivers
This letter offers recommendations and resources for equitably supporting the mental health and social-emotional development of young children and their caregivers.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families
; Early Childhood Programs
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 19 minutes
Fact Sheet: Sustaining Investments in Teachers Beyond the American Rescue Plan
This fact sheet shares how American Rescue Plan investments in the teaching profession can be sustained long-term using other existing Federal resources.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 21 minutes
Study of Teacher Coaching Based on Classroom Videos: Impacts on Student Achievement and Teachers' Practices
This report shares findings from a research study on the impact of individualized, video-based teacher coaching on teachers' practices and student achievement.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Self-Care Strategies for Educators During the Coronavirus Crisis: Supporting Personal Social and Emotional Well-Being
This brief for educators shares self-care strategies to practice during times of stress and disruption, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety at WestEd
Estimated Engagement Time: 14 minutes
Addressing Educator Burnout and Demoralization: Actions for Administrators
This fact sheet for school administrators offers actionable strategies for addressing educator and staff burnout and demoralization, with an emphasis on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 minutes
How District Leaders Can Create Caring Organizations
This resource for education leaders provides guidance on creating systems of care that support the well-being of educators, staff, and students.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Phi Delta Kappan
Estimated Engagement Time: 17 minutes
Social and Emotional Supports for Educators During and After the Pandemic
This article focuses on social and emotional supports for educators, including information on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for developing systems of support.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Center for American Progress
Estimated Engagement Time: 18 minutes
A Comprehensive School Employee Wellness Approach Can Reduce Staff Stress and Attrition
This Web page presents the Comprehensive School Employee Wellness Framework— a model for understanding the systems and conditions that affect educator and staff mental health— and provides considerations for improving employee wellness programs and supports.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Child Trends
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 minutes
Getting to the Root Cause to Support Continuous Improvement
This blog article describes how to conduct a root cause analysis to support continuous improvement efforts.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 5 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 minutes
Connecting the Brain and Body to Support Equity Work: A Toolkit for Education Leaders
This toolkit shares information on the connections between the brain and behavior in the context of educational equity work and provides strategies to support education leaders in understanding and responding to their physical and emotional needs.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety at WestEd
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 10 minutes
From Recovery to Thriving: How the American Rescue Plan is Supporting America’s Students
This Web page shares examples of how philanthropic and summer learning communities are helping states and districts maximize the impact of American Rescue Plan funds. The Website also hosts recordings from the U.S. Department of Education's virtual summit, From Recovery to Thriving: How the American Rescue Plan is Supporting America’s Students.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Managing Teacher Leadership
This online training course supports schools and school districts in developing, implementing, and evaluating teacher leadership programs.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 5 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Training on Neuroscience and Neuroplasticity
This resource explores how training in neuroscience and neuroplasticity can help school personnel understand brain development and implement trauma-informed practices to support students.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Center for Educational Improvement
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 minutes
Talent Management Alignment Workbook: An Introduction
This Web resource explores how state education leaders can assess the strength and alignment of their talent management policies and practices.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 14 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Social Emotional and Behavioral Support
This Web page offers tools and resources for supporting the social, emotional, and behavioral well-being of the whole school community.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 2 minutes
Resources Related to Teacher Shortages and Strengthening the Workforce
This blog post shares resources to support districts and schools in understanding the causes of teacher shortages and identifying strategies for strengthening the educator workforce and improving working conditions.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 9 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 minutes
School-Based Health Services Resources
This curated resource list provides access to Federal resources on school-based physical, social, emotional, and behavioral health supports for children, youth, and young adults.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Early Childhood Programs; PreK-12 Schools; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Estimated Engagement Time: 37 minutes
#ARPStars Communications Toolkit
This toolkit is designed to help districts and schools communicate their progress in deploying American Rescue Plan funding to maintain safe learning environments and support students and staff.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 7 minutes
Equity Express: Radical Self and Community Care
This fact sheet defines the concepts of radical self-care and community care and provides information and resources for incorporating self and community care in equity-centered work, particularly within marginalized communities.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 3 minutes
Addressing Teacher Shortages with Differentiated Staffing Models
This article discusses the topic of teacher shortages amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights research on shifts in school staffing models.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: American Institutes for Research
Estimated Engagement Time: 7 minutes
2022 School Pulse Panel
This Web page presents findings from the 2022 School Pulse Panel, a study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic from a national sample of elementary, middle, high, and combined-grade public schools.
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Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Institute for Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics
Estimated Engagement Time: 8 minutes
School Leader Digital Learning Guide
This guide for school leaders shares digital learning principles and practices, and provides recommendations for planning, implementing, and maintaining learning programs that make use of technology and digital tools.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology
Estimated Engagement Time: 40 minutes
Teacher Digital Learning Guide
This guide for educators provides resources and recommendations for using technology and digital tools to personalize and strengthen student learning.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology
Estimated Engagement Time: 39 minutes
Critical Consciousness for Inquiry and Critique: The DAPP Tool
The DAPP (Difference & Dissonance, Assumptions, Power, and Patterns) Tool helps school stakeholders engage in intentional reflection, develop critical consciousness, and undertake more equitable actions.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Midwest and Plains Equity Assistance Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 17 minutes
Building a Concurrent Enrollment Teacher Pipeline: Opportunities, Challenges, and Lessons
This report describes the challenges of recruiting teachers for college in high school programs and offers best practices for addressing these challenges.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: College in High School Alliance
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 1 minute
Supporting our Youngest Learners: Trauma, Mental Health Concerns, and Social Emotional Wellness
This video details the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young children's social and emotional wellness and provides guidance on implementing trauma-informed practices for early childhood programs.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Early Childhood Programs
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations
Estimated Engagement Time: 10 minutes
Leveraging Reset Opportunities to Help Students and Staff Thrive
This series of fact sheets presents research-based practices for using extended school breaks and closures to examine and improve instructional practices to best support teachers, school staff, and students.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments
Estimated Engagement Time: 8 minutes
COVID-19 Back-to-Classroom THINK Toolbox
This toolbox provides best practices and resources for acknowledging and addressing the emotional responses that whole school communities have experienced upon returning to in-person learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Washington State Department of Health
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 9 minutes
Using American Rescue Plan Funds and Other Federal Supports to Address Staff Shortages
This fact sheet offers evidence-based strategies for using American Rescue Plan funds to address staff shortages and shares examples of states that have successfully employed these strategies.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 5 minutes
Using American Rescue Plan Funds and Other Federal Resources to Address Teacher Shortages
This fact sheet offers evidence-based strategies for using American Rescue Plan funds to address teacher shortages and shares examples of states that have successfully employed these strategies.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 minutes
The American Rescue Plan Act Partnership, Assistance, Transformation, and Heightened Support Resource for States
This tool provides a template for state education agencies to share their progress and best practices deploying American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 12 minutes
Leveraging Flexible Teacher Certification Policies to Address the Bilingual Teacher Shortage
This brief shares strategies that state education agencies may use to provide flexibilities to teacher certification policies in order to address bilingual teacher shortages.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families
; English learners
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 4 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 10 minutes
Dear Colleague Letter: Teacher and Staff Shortages and ARP ESSER Funding
In this letter, Education Secretary Dr. Cardona shares evidence-based practices for addressing teacher and staff shortages using Federal relief funds and highlights examples of how state education agencies and local school districts are implementing these practices.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 12 minutes
Reviewing Research Studies: Examples and Applications
This infographic for state and local education agency staff shares examples of research reviews to illustrate the basic elements of high-quality research and help users identify evidence-based interventions.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory West
Estimated Engagement Time: 10 minutes
The Basics of Reviewing a Research Study
This infographic helps state and local education agency staff understand the basic elements of high-quality research to identify evidence-based interventions.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory West
Estimated Engagement Time: 9 minutes
Effect Size Basics: Understanding the Strength of a Program's Impact
This infographic helps users understand and interpret effect sizes in the context of research on policies, curricula, interventions, and programs.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory West
Estimated Engagement Time: 10 minutes
Increasing Diversity in Teacher Education Programs
This article is part of the "Ask a REL" series, where researchers respond to questions from the education field with research literature reviews. In this Q&A, researchers respond to a question on how to increase enrollment of candidates of color in teacher education programs.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Racial/ethnic subgroups
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory West
Estimated Engagement Time: 19 minutes
Using Assessments to Identify and Address COVID-19 Learning Gaps Flyer
This flyer accompanies Regional Education Laboratory Central's "Using Assessments to Identify and Address COVID-19 Learning Gaps" webinar. The flyer shares questions to consider as well as links to evidence-based recommendations and additional resources.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Central
Estimated Engagement Time: 2 minutes
Using Assessments to Identify and Address COVID-19 Learning Gaps Webinar
This webinar presents considerations and strategies for conducting assessments as students return to school during and following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Central
Estimated Engagement Time: 45 minutes
Five Guiding Principles to Improving School Facilities
This resource includes information to help PreK-12 school districts use Federal COVID-19 relief funding for school building improvements.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Innovative Spotlight
Organization: Center for Green Schools
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Reopening Instructional Programs for Our Most Vulnerable Students: A Reopening Guidebook for the 2020-2021 School Year
This handbook outlines evidence-based practices for supporting historically underserved students during the pandemic and return to school.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; English Learners; Children and students with disabilities
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 3 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 43 minutes
Back-to-School Week: Safer Schools and Campuses Best Practices Clearinghouse
This presentation contains general information regarding the U.S. Department of Education's Back-to-School Week event, including daily agendas, presenter information, and topical resources spanning the 5-day event.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Early Childhood Programs; PreK-12 Schools; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Federal Resources ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Back-to-School Week, Day 4: Reenergizing Systems to Support Educators
This presentation provides resources for reenergizing educators and reengaging school communities, underscoring the importance of stakeholder engagement and shared decision-making.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Federal Resources ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education, State Implementation and Scaling-up of Evidence-based Practices, National Implementation Research Network, U.S. Office of Special Education Programs
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
PBS Learn Anytime, Anywhere
This document describes the extensive, multiplatform learning resources from the Public Broadcasting Service that have played an important role in supporting virtual, hybrid, and in-person learning through broadcast, on-demand video streaming, Web portals, mobile apps, interactive newsletters, and other information sources.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Early Childhood Programs; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Innovative Spotlight
Organization: Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Public Broadcasting Service
Estimated Engagement Time: 2 minutes
Preparing for Infectious Disease Epidemics: Brief Tips for School Mental Health Professionals
This document provides strategies for school mental health professionals to support students and staff who are coping with mental health challenges generated by an infectious disease outbreak. The resource describes the need to communicate a realistic, informed, and balanced message and includes four practical interventions school mental health professionals can use to aid students and staff.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: National Association of School Psychologists
Estimated Engagement Time: 15 minutes
Coping With the COVID-19 Crisis: The Importance of Care for Caregivers – Tips for Parents and Teachers
This document shares recommendations and resources that support the mental health and well-being of those who care for students at home and in school. The document offers strategies to aid caregivers in reducing the effects of various stressors and includes links to resources that share in-depth methods for addressing the emotional challenges experienced by caregivers, their students, and others.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Early Childhood Programs; PreK-12 Schools; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: National Association of School Psychologists
Estimated Engagement Time: 23 minutes
Coping With the COVID-19 Crisis: Distance Caregiver Training
This document for caregivers provides guidance for caring for students remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic and offers considerations for cultural and linguistic awareness when meeting families’ needs. The document supports caregivers in recognizing common student reactions to the pandemic and knowing how to respond and when to seek additional help.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: National Association of School Psychologists
Estimated Engagement Time: 19 minutes
ED COVID-19 Handbook, Volume 3: Strategies for Safe Operation and Addressing the Impact of COVID-19 on Higher Education Students, Faculty, and Staff
This resource provides guidance on addressing the needs of higher education students, faculty, and staff. Topics include physical safety, social and emotional needs, and other important supports for the higher education community.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Federal Resources
Organization: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 37 minutes
Critical Considerations for the Return to School for Young Children
In this webinar, panelists discuss best practices for supporting children as they return to in-person learning. Presenters identify priority social and emotional teaching practices for the preschool classroom, practices to support children entering kindergarten, and practices that support partnerships with families.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Early Childhood Programs
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Center For Pyramid Model Innovations
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour
Trinka and Sam Fighting the Big Virus: Trinka, Sam, and Littletown Work Together
This storybook helps young children and families talk about their feelings about the COVID-19 pandemic. The story invites conversations about COVID-19, ways that families and communities are working to stay safe, family and community strengths, common challenges and reactions, ways that families support children and each other, and expressions of gratitude for frontline workers. At the end of the book, a caregiver guide provides options for parents for using the story with their children.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; English learners
; Early Childhood Programs
Language: English
Resource Type: State or Local Resources; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
Estimated Engagement Time: 24 minutes
Trauma Informed Planning Strategies to Help Students Transition Back to School in the Era of COVID-19
This fact sheet synthesizes crisis response guidance from Federal agencies, national professional associations, federally funded research collaboratives, and technical assistance centers. The resource shares trauma-informed planning strategies to guide and support a successful transition back to school.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Students from low-income backgrounds; Students experiencing homelessness; Students in or formerly in foster care
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic
Estimated Engagement Time: 9 minutes
International Society for Technology in Education
This document describes research and best practices related to virtual or hybrid instructional models and addresses barriers to equity such as the digital divide. The document provides resources to assist district leaders and educators in using educational technology to engage students and to assist parents and caregivers in supporting remote learning from home.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Children and students with disabilities; English learners; Students experiencing homelessness; Students in or formerly in foster care
; Early Childhood Programs; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Innovative Spotlight
Organization: International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
Estimated Engagement Time: 8 minutes
Trauma-Informed Family and Community Engagement Webinar Series, Part 3
This webinar features a diverse range of panelists highlighting trauma-informed family engagement practices in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Panelists from state and local education agencies to community-based organizations discuss strategies for addressing trauma and supporting the well-being of families and educators.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Early Childhood Programs; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Collaborative Action for Family Engagement Center – Maryland and Pennsylvania Statewide Family Engagement Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 41 minutes
Strategies for Ensuring Equitable Continuity of Learning
This fact sheet highlights evidence-based practices that schools and local education agencies can consider when developing or updating their continuity of learning plans.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Students from low-income backgrounds
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic
Estimated Engagement Time: 8 minutes
COVID-19 Virtual Listening Tour Brief: Stable, Quality Child Care: A Critical Need for Working Families and Economic Stability
This brief highlights key themes that emerged in the early childhood education field as a result of COVID-19 and some considerations for successfully reopening and sustaining safe and quality programs. This brief is one of a series of five briefs, along with a comprehensive report and interactive map created in response to a Virtual Listening Tour study done in 2020.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Racial/ethnic subgroups; Children and students with disabilities; Students from low-income backgrounds
; Early Childhood Programs
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: University of Florida, Lastinger Center for Learning
Estimated Engagement Time: 10 minutes
One Educator's Perspective on Safe and Healthy Environments for PreK-5 Students and Teachers
This resource includes one educator's suggestions and advice on continuing to reopen schools and addressing the academic, social, and emotional needs of students and teachers.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Implementation Stories; Lessons Learned
Organization: Individual Educator
Estimated Engagement Time: 3 minutes
North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten Remote Learning Survey Results COVID-19 Response
This report summarizes information gathered from surveys distributed to PreK program staff about local communication and remote learning strategies, technology capabilities and challenges during the COVID-19 emergency.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Early Childhood Programs
Language: English
Resource Type: State or Local Resources
Organization: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Estimated Engagement Time: 16 minutes
Staying Calm and Well in the Midst of the COVID-19 Storm
This webinar series assists university faculty and staff and external community members with learning strategies to reduce stress and improve health and well-being during times of stress, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Implementation Stories; Lessons Learned; Innovative Spotlight
Organization: Ohio State University
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
GEAR UP West Conference
This virtual conference offers keynote presentations and breakout sessions over a wide range of topics, including The Science and Theory of Hope, The Pandemic Brain, and Creating Trauma-Responsive Schools that Foster Resilient Environments for Youth & Adults.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Students from low-income backgrounds
; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Implementation Stories ; Lessons Learned
Organization: Washington Student Achievement Council
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Recommendations for Policy Development: Visioning
This resource for educators and administrators offers policy recommendations for incorporating visioning strategies into educational settings. The resource briefly describes the visioning process and its uses, and shares visioning strategies to increase social and educational equity.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Children and students with disabilities; Racial/ethnic subgroups; Students from low-income backgrounds; LGBTQIA students
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Center for Educational Improvement
Estimated Engagement Time: 11 minutes
University of Cincinnati Clermont College TRIO Talent Search Program
This implementation profile shares a success story from the college's TRIO Talent Search program. By using data, developing local partnerships and collaborating with school district information technology managers, this program provided grade-specific support to students during pandemic-related school closures.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Students from low-income backgrounds; First-generation college students
; PreK-12 Schools; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Implementation Stories; Lessons Learned
Organization: University of Cincinnati, Clermont College
Estimated Engagement Time: 2 minutes
New Hampshire Department of Education Office of Social and Emotional Wellness Portal
This portal provides educators and school staff with information about initiatives, services and resources offered by the New Hampshire Department of Education’s Office of Social and Emotional Wellness. The portal also houses wellness toolkits for issues related to COVID-19 as well as other relevant wellness issues such as bullying and suicide prevention.
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Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: State or Local Resources
Organization: New Hampshire Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Success Coaching Playbook
This playbook shares research-based frameworks for effective success coaching and offers guidance on building success coaching capacity in all adults. This playbook shares strategies for growing and using a network of success coaches to holistically support students and accelerate academic progress.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Racial/ethnic subgroups; Students from low-income backgrounds
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Innovative Spotlight
Organization: Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Planning for Learners Across Reopening Scenarios: Learner With Autism in General Education Settings
This sample learner profile provides guidance and strategies for supporting a student with Autism Spectrum Disorder who receives instruction in a general education setting. The profile shares best practices on providing specialized services, monitoring progress, ensuring access to core content and taking into account other considerations.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Children and students with disabilities
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Diverse Learners Cooperative
Estimated Engagement Time: 13 minutes
Planning for Learners Across Reopening Scenarios: Learner With Autism in Self-Contained Settings
This sample learner profile provides guidance and strategies for supporting a student with Autism Spectrum Disorder who receives instruction in a self-contained setting and participates in alternative assessment. The profile describes the importance of maintaining continuity in individualized education plans and shares key considerations for safely providing specialized services as school buildings reopen.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Children and students with disabilities
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Diverse Learners Cooperative
Estimated Engagement Time: 11 minutes
Planning for Learners Across Reopening Scenarios: Learner with a Reading Disability
This sample learner profile shares strategies for optimizing school accessibility and learning outcomes for a student with a reading disability. The profile offers recommendations and guidance that school teams may use to support students with a reading disability across school reopening scenarios.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Children and students with disabilities
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Diverse Learners Cooperative
Estimated Engagement Time: 15 minutes
Planning for Learners Across Reopening Scenarios: English Learner: Newcomer
This sample learner profile shares guidance on optimizing school accessibility and learning outcomes for English learner students who recently immigrated to the United States. The profile highlights a variety of considerations and strategies for supporting these students across school reopening scenarios.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; English learners
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Diverse Learners Cooperative
Estimated Engagement Time: 17 minutes
Enhancing Relationships and Morale: A Back-to-School Toolkit for Administrators
This toolkit provides easy-to-implement tools and ideas to prioritize staff well-being. These resources guide administrators to care for staff so they feel supported and heard and to continue to prioritize relationships and staff well-being throughout the year.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: BARR Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 12 minutes
Teacher Back-to-School Toolkit
This toolkit provides strategies and resources promoting teacher well-being, including a back-to-school checklist, self-care activities and additional tips for stress management and connecting with colleagues.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: BARR Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 13 minutes
Restart and Recovery: The Role of a School Leader Website
This website provides resources to support district and school leaders with implementing reopening guidance issued by the Council of Chief State School Officers. The site includes a series of three briefs and a communications toolkit.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on User
Restart and Recovery: The Role of the School Leader, Brief 3: Leveraging Principals in Ensuring Academic Success
This brief is the third in a series designed to support school leaders in implementing the Restart & Recovery guidance developed by the Council of Chief State School Officers. This brief focuses on academic success, including curriculum and instruction, assessment and professional learning.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
Estimated Engagement Time: 20 minutes
Restart and Recovery: The Role of the School Leader, Brief 1: Systems Conditions
This brief is the first in a series designed to support school leaders in implementing the Restart & Recovery guidance developed by the Council of Chief State School Officers. This brief focuses on system-level strategies for recovery, including engagement; curriculum; technology; staffing; scheduling; and leading, managing and improving.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
Estimated Engagement Time: 18 minutes
Warren Township Schools: Lessons Learned and Best Practices for Operating Safely During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This document includes an approach from one school district to safely reopen schools and to stay open. It provides links to a variety of resources from the district after convening faculty and staff on a weekly basis to review local, State and Federal guidance, research reports and stakeholder survey responses in order to make recommendations about safely returning all students and staff to schools.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Implementation Stories; Lessons Learned; State or Local Resources
Organization: Warren Township Schools
Estimated Engagement Time: 7 minutes
COVID-19 Virtual Listening Tour Report
This report highlighted key themes about the impact of COVID-19 on the delivery of educational services in Florida, along with considerations for policy and education decision-makers as they navigate reopening and operating schools within the pandemic context.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Young Children, Students, and Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Racial/ethnic subgroups; Students from low-income backgrounds; Children and students with disabilities
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: University of Florida, Lastinger Center for Learning
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 9 minutes
Social Emotional Wellness: Considerations for Teachers and School Staff
This infographic guide includes key facts, essential questions, and links to curated resources that promote the social-emotional well-being of teachers and school staff.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: State or Local Resources
Organization: Virginia Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 2 minutes
Guidance for Dental Settings
This document outlines procedures created by the Utah College of Dental Hygiene to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. It details steps to support students, faculty and clinic patients in a variety of settings while maintaining compliance with the regulations set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Dental Association.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: State or Local Resources; Lessons Learned
Organization: Utah College of Dental Hygiene
Estimated Engagement Time: 3 minutes
Best Practices in Delivering Virtual Student Support Programs and Services
This program profile highlights Bay Path University’s nationally recognized best practices for delivering virtual student support programs and services. Bay Path University provides a virtual ecosystem called Social Online Universal Learning that uses data to innovate online learning and help ensure students gain the skills necessary for career success post-graduation.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: Bay Path University
Estimated Engagement Time: 20 minutes
Kentucky Department of Education COVID-19 Guidance 2.0
This comprehensive handbook for school administrators and leaders provides detailed guidance on supporting students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The guide includes sections on health and safety, instructional best practices and safety considerations for building and district operations.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: State or Local Resources
Organization: Kentucky Department of Education
Estimated Engagement Time: 2 hours and 53 minutes
What About Us? Teacher Learning During COVID-19
This Webinar covers topics of educator learning and professional development during COVID-19. Panelists discuss online professional learning opportunities and share strategies for improving teacher practice through coaching, self-reflection and knowledge application.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: RTI International
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour
Best Practices – Technology for Equitable Educational Access to Postsecondary Students in Rural Areas through Partnership with Law Enforcement
This program profile outlines a partnership between Northland Pioneer College and local law enforcement agencies to provide laptops, hotspots and Wi-Fi connections to isolated students across the college’s 21,000 square mile service area amid mandatory curfews and quarantines and the closure of tribal borders to visitors. The program profile provides an example of how to leverage a community partnership to keep rural students connected to their classes during remote instruction.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Racial/ethnic subgroups; Students from low-income backgrounds
; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Lessons Learned ; Innovative Spotlight
Organization: Northland Pioneer College
Estimated Engagement Time: 3 minutes
Blog Series on Teacher Burnout and Trauma
This blog series explores the reality of teacher burnout and trauma given the many stressors introduced by the COVID-19 pandemic. The series also discusses coaching as a strategy for increasing teacher resilience in the face of these challenges.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: RTI International
Estimated Engagement Time: 9 minutes
Creating a Healthy Remote Learning Culture
This Webinar for educators provides insight into creating positive and effective learning environments in remote, hybrid and in-person educational settings. Panelists discuss strategies for cultivating meaningful teacher-student relationships, supporting families remotely and promoting high-quality learning experiences now and in the future.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: RTI International
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour
From Good Guidance to Trauma Informed Care: Meeting All Children's Behavioral Support Needs
This Website for educators provides a series of articles that share guidance, insight and strategies for supporting young children’s behavioral needs during and after traumatic experiences.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Early Childhood Programs
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices
Organization: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Estimated Engagement Time: 6 minutes
Caring for Yourself: Foundational to Caring for Others
This webinar provides an overview of chronic stress and the associated symptoms, causes and effects. Panelists spotlight one state’s approach to increasing caregiver well-being and share resources specific to early child care providers which support mindfulness and self-care.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Early Childhood Programs
Language: English
Resource Type: Federal Resources ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Office of Child Care State Capacity Building Center Infant Toddler Specialist Network
Estimated Engagement Time: 10 minutes
Resource Guide for Developing Integrated Strategies to Support the Social and Emotional Wellness of Children
This resource toolkit includes webinars, a guide, and additional articles that highlight best practices on integrating social and emotional support strategies into early child care systems to support young children during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The toolkit also provides examples of Child Care and Development Fund grantees that have leveraged partnerships and funding to support program implementation success.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Students from low-income backgrounds
; Early Childhood Programs
Language: English
Resource Type: Federal Resources ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Office of Child Care Early Childhood Quality Assurance Center (HHS TA Center)
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Social Emotional Learning and Intensive Intervention
This brief for educators, state and local leaders, and trainers and coaches presents an overview of how social and emotional learning relates to intensive intervention and offers sample strategies for skill building among students in need of intensive learning, social, emotional and behavioral supports.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Children and students with disabilities
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII)
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Returning to School: Considerations for Students with the Most Intensive Behavioral Needs. A Guide to Supporting Students With Disabilities, Their Families, and Educators During the 2020–21 School Year
This guide and accompanying video for leadership teams includes strategies and key practices for supporting students with the most intensive behavioral needs, their families, and educators in their transitions back to school during and following the COVID-19 pandemic. These resources prioritize health and safety, social and emotional needs, and behavioral and academic growth and provide recommendations for supporting students with intensive needs in a variety of learning formats.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Children and students with disabilities
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII)
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Mindfulness in Education: An Approach to Cultivating Self-Awareness That Can Bolster Kids’ Learning
This brief introduces mindfulness as a strategy for facilitating social and emotional learning in schools, explaining the potential benefits of mindfulness for both students and educators. The brief provides examples of mindfulness strategies and lists additional learning resources.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
Estimated Engagement Time: 8 minutes
Community-Care Strategies for Schools During the Coronavirus Crisis: Practical Tips for School Staff and Administrators
This brief offers research and practical guidance for school leaders, educators, and staff to ensure that the culture and climate of school communities remain collaborative, effective, healthy, and sustainable while coping with the stresses of social isolation, school closures, and changes to how services are provided.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
Estimated Engagement Time: 9 minutes
How Schools Ensure Social Connections During Physical Isolation
This webinar for school and education leaders explores the practical realities and research foundations of how remote learning offers both opportunities and imperatives to re-establishing relationships during school closures.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety (CISELSS)
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 5 minutes
Selecting Career Changers with Real Potential for Teaching and Designing a Program to Meet Their Needs
This handbook for district and school leaders offers guidelines on alternative preparation programs for hiring and developing new teaching candidates from other fields, including applicants making a career change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This resource supports leaders in selecting candidates who are more likely to be successful in the education field, and provides best practices on supporting new educators.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 minutes
Addressing Shortages of Educators in an Uncertain COVID-19 Landscape: Viewing Teacher Candidates as Assets
This brief offers concrete ways teacher candidates can be leveraged to better support veteran teachers during the shift to remote learning, or as a component of new education models as schools return to in-person instruction.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 8 minutes
Guide to Ensuring Education Equity During and After COVID-19
This guide for education leaders and state officials provides specific recommendations for policy and best practices to ensure education equity during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) EAC South
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
COVID-19, Racism and Xenophobia: A Discussion on How and Why the Pandemic is Affecting Asian Americans
This webinar includes panelists who discuss the historical and current context of anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander racism and xenophobia, distinguish between hate incidents and hate crimes, and identify actions the general public can take to address bigotry and discrimination.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Racial/ethnic subgroups
; PreK-12 Schools; Colleges and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Lessons Learned; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Mid-Atlantic Equity Center (MAEC)
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 23 minutes
Academic and Behavior Intervention, Screening, and Progress Monitoring Tools Charts
This collection of tool charts for schools assists educators and families in choosing academic and behavioral assessment tools and interventions that meet standards for technical rigor and address their specific needs. The collection includes academic and behavior screening tools, academic and behavior progress monitoring charts, and academic and behavior intervention charts.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; English learners; Racial/ethnic subgroups; Students from low-income backgrounds
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: National Center on Intensive Intervention
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Effective Classroom Instructional & Behavior Management Strategies
This presentation for educators provides an overview of strategies to create supportive and positive classrooms using positive behavioral interventions and supports.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports and Continuity of Learning: Getting Systems Back Up and Running
This presentation offers strategies for schools to establish and maintain systems to keep education safe, predictable and positive upon return to in-person instruction following school closures, remote learning, and possible trauma related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
Estimated Engagement Time: 6 minutes
Returning to School During and After Crisis: A Guide to Supporting States, Districts, Schools, Educators, and Students through a Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Framework during the 2020-2021 School Year
This guide for students, families and educators describes the use of a multi-tiered systems of support framework that prioritizes their health and safety, social and emotional needs, and behavioral and academic growth upon return to in-person instruction after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tags:
Safe and Healthy Environments ; Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families ; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
Estimated Engagement Time: 58 minutes
Teaching Social-Emotional Competencies within a Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Framework
This brief for school personnel provides guidance on teaching social-emotional competencies within a positive behavioral interventions and supports framework to support systematic, school-wide implementation.
Tags:
Providing Supports to Students, Young Children, and Families; Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
Estimated Engagement Time: 12 minutes
Blog Series: Supporting Well-Being and Learning Through a Concerns-Based Approach
This blog series presents a concerns-based approach to supporting teacher well-being and provides frameworks school leaders can utilize to promote sustained well-being and learning.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 12 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Digital Professional Learning for K–12 Teachers: Literature Review and Analysis
This brief provides support in developing online professional learning environments, exploring ways that virtual learning communities can engage educators and ensure continued access to professional learning opportunities and supports.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 15 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 14 minutes
Care for the Caregivers: Wellness Strategies for Student Support Service Providers
This brief presents mental wellness strategies for student support service providers and shares tools and techniques for self-regulation, managing stress and building resilience.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 2 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 5 minutes
Healthy Schools Start with Healthy Adults: Strategies to Support Educator Wellness
This brief, developed by subject matter experts, provides practical self-care strategies and resources for educators, school-based staff and student support specialists.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 2 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 4 minutes
Digital Divide and COVID-19
This podcast addresses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the digital divide and remote learning.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Racial/ethnic subgroups; LGBTQIA students, undocumented students; Students from low-income backgrounds
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 4 Equity Assistance Center (WEEAC)
Estimated Engagement Time: 15 minutes
Resilient Above Trauma During COVID 19
This webinar provides strategies for educators in managing trauma related to the pandemic.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 4 Equity Assistance Center (WEEAC)
Estimated Engagement Time: 1 hour and 4 minutes
Better Together: A Coordinated Response for Principal and District Leaders
This brief provides guidance for administrators on supporting the social-emotional well-being of teachers and staff upon return to in-person instruction after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 6 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 8 minutes
Illinois Superintendent Peer-to-Peer Focus Groups Report
This report shares an overview of focus groups made up of one state's superintendents to discuss current challenges, share successes, examine strategies to deal with the reopening of schools and beyond, and identify and apply evidence-based resources.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Region 9 Comprehensive Center
Estimated Engagement Time: 17 minutes
Ways to Create Welcoming, Bully-Free Online Learning Environments
This blog for school leaders and teachers provides strategies to prevent cyberbullying in schools, and can also be applied to online learning environments.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Northwest
Estimated Engagement Time: 6 minutes
Personalizing Instruction to Address COVID-19 Learning Gaps
This webinar presents systemic supports that school leaders can implement to facilitate personalization, as well as specific actions for classroom teachers to take, to meet the needs of students whose learning has been disrupted. A flyer also provides personalization options and supports.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Central
Estimated Engagement Time: 41 minutes
Reflecting on Teacher Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This blog focuses on fostering teacher well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting three ways to address the challenges that teachers face when adapting to change.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Early Childhood Programs; PreK-12 Schools; College and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific
Estimated Engagement Time: 12 minutes
Fostering Teacher Wellbeing to Support Student Learning
This video provides an overview of research on teacher well-being and examines how supporting teacher well-being can create a positive and productive learning environment for students.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Early Childhood Programs; PreK-12 Schools; College and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific
Estimated Engagement Time: 9 minutes
How To Grow Teacher Wellbeing in Your Schools
This infographic describes the importance of teacher well-being and provides Social Emotional Learning activities to foster positive and supportive relationships with colleagues and students.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Early Childhood Programs; PreK-12 Schools; College and Universities
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific
Estimated Engagement Time: 7 minutes
Supporting Student Mental Health and Responding to Trauma
This infographic highlights strategies and resources that educators and administrators can use to support students experiencing COVID-19, racial, and/or other types of trauma, as well as a four-phase approach to guide self-reflection and discussion with colleagues around equity.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest
Estimated Engagement Time: 5 minutes
Supporting Young Children's Learning and Development at Home: Resources for Early Childhood Educators and Caregivers
This Microsoft Excel document includes two searchable spreadsheets of resources that educators and caregivers can use to support young children's learning and development at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Early Childhood Programs; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest
Estimated Engagement Time: 20 minutes
Evidence-Based Blended Learning Programs and Instructional Practices
This evidence review is part of a project supporting schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. The project is focused on evidence-based instructional practices in blended learning in primary and secondary schools. This systematic evidence review was used with follow-up training sessions for staff.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest
Estimated Engagement Time: 3 hours and 9 minutes
Strategies for Districts to Support Self-Care for Educators During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In this webinar, presenters discuss self-care for educators, underscoring the importance of self-care as a pathway for supporting students and the school community. Panelists provide strategies aligning with three themes: healthy mindsets, connectedness and belonging, and healthy, realistic boundaries and interactions.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Regional Educational Laboratory West
Estimated Engagement Time: 51 minutes
Trauma Sensitive Schools Training Package
This training package offers school and district administrators and staff a framework and roadmap for adopting a trauma-sensitive approach either school- or districtwide. The training package includes a variety of resources for educating school staff about trauma-sensitive practices and for providing school leaders with a step-by-step process for implementing a universal, trauma-informed framework.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: The National Center on Safe and Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE)
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
The National Center on Safe and Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE)
This webpage includes a collection of resources to support schools in communicating key information on building a safe, supportive, virtual learning environment. The site includes the category, “Planning for an Appropriate Return to School”, that provides district- and school leaders with several resources to support reopening.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: The National Center on Safe and Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE)
Estimated Engagement Time: 6 minutes
5-15-45: Linking Available Time with Meaningful Collaboration
This tool guides education teams in using the time that is available to them (either 5, 15, or 45 minutes) to collaborate on content, instructional strategies, and barriers to learning for all students in the general education classroom, including students with significant cognitive disabilities.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Children and students with disabilities
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: TIES Center
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user
Reopening High School: Addressing Reopening Safely for Instruction after COVID-19
This toolkit contains a video and guide, providing educators with tools and resources for reopening high schools after the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure all groups of students achieve at high levels.
Tags:
Teacher, Early Childhood Provider, Faculty, and Staff Well-being, Professional Development, and Supports
; Children and students with disabilities
; PreK-12 Schools
Language: English
Resource Type: Best Practices ; Technical Assistance Center Resources
Organization: Western Educational Equity Assistance Center (WEEAC)
Estimated Engagement Time: Dependent on user