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Dear Families and Educators: Why Parent-Teacher Communication Is More Important Than Ever
An article with concrete tips on effective communications between families and teachers.
Designing an Advisory System
Springpoint provides five case studies to highlight different ways advisory can be structured and run in a school. The case studies are all pre-pandemic but will help schools that don’t have advisory as they think about various models.
Developmental Assets Profile-DAP
The Developmental Assets Profile is social-emotional assessment which measures the internal strengths and external supports of young people, and their growth in these key areas over time.
Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA)
A three-part process to help ensure that an appropriate assessment is selected and used in a way that promotes positive and equitable outcomes for all students
Differentiation in the Online Classroom
A 21-minute webinar that shows a variety of differentiation strategies in action.
Digital Skills Support Binder
This “binder” can help a district or school plan how to introduce Google tools to school communities. It also provides mini lessons and activities teachers can use to get students comfortable using basic Google tools.
Distance and Hybrid Learning Principles
Teaching Lab’s “Distance and Hybrid Learning Principles” is a guide that helps educators plan to deliver instruction in fully remote or hybrid learning contexts.
Distance Learning for ELLs: Colorín Colorado Guide
A guide that shares ideas on how to get started with distance learning for English language learners, tools that can increase language production, and lessons learned about communicating with multilingual families during COVID-19.
Distance Learning Plan
Sample student and staff schedules from a district highlighted by the Center for Public Research and Leadership at Columbia University. Includes: Secondary student schedule (slide 4) and Instructional staff schedule (slide 5).
Distance Learning Schedules: The Ultimate Guide for Teachers
Sample schedules for teachers to balance the different set of demands that come with remote learning.
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