Resources that include classroom-appropriate lesson plans, guides on how to have tough conversations with peers and students, and more.
Teachers Fold Wildfires and Other Crises Into Lesson Plans
A 7-minute interview with two teachers about bringing current events, including wildfires, protests and the coronavirus, into their teaching.
Build Connections for Classrooms
A protocol that encourages students to connect school topics to personal interests in their daily life.
I Could Be Changing the World Right Now, But Instead I’m Solving for X
An article that provides strategies for educators on designing homework or class assignments that encourage students to connect classwork to their personal life to enhance learning.
Is My Voice Heard? Does My Voice Matter?
A video on why it is important for students and educators to feel seen and heard in education and on what we know from research and practice about changing curriculum, pedagogy, educator experience, and structures in K-16.
Looking at Student Work Protocol for Remote Learning
A ready-to-use tool for co-teachers to use twice a week to identify and respond to the needs of special education students through differentiated instruction.
Universal Design for Learning in Online Formats
Presents ideas that can help you make sure your online learning environment provides opportunities for individualized learning that can help students with learning and linguistic differences. Many of the strategies are also useful for students who cannot yet access complex texts independently.
20 Tips for Teaching an Accessible Online Course
Twenty guidelines, along with links to resources, that provide a good starting place when designing an accessible course. The tips include how to create accessible videos for free.
Co-teaching in an Age of Remote Learning
Tips to encourage practice and creativity of co-teachers online.
ATLAS: Learning From Student Work protocol
This protocol helps teachers focus on student learning collaboratively by looking at student work samples. Using a protocol like this can help shift teacher conversation back to student learning in a moment where they are thinking about countless logistics.