A school in California built this student engagement tracker that made it easier for teachers to fulfill the district’s requirement to log student engagement. Schools can save a copy on their own drive and customize it to their needs. While this tracker is specific to engagement, districts can use it as a model for simplifying …
Guidance and Support for Students Moving Into Postsecondary
One in a series of briefs aimed at providing K-12 education decision makers and advocates with an evidence base to ground discussions about how to best serve students during and following the novel coronavirus pandemic. This brief provides strategies to consider and to avoid for helping students transition from high school to college and careers. …
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Evidence-Based Practices for Assessing Students’ Social and Emotional Well-Being
Part of a series of briefs aimed at providing K-12 education decision makers and advocates with an evidence base to ground discussions about how to best serve students during and following the novel coronavirus pandemic. This one provides strategies to consider and to avoid around the central question, How can schools and districts monitor students’ …
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Learning Hero Roadmap
A bilingual “roadmap” parents can use to help keep their children on track with math, reading, life skills, and more while school is closed.
Class Check-in Survey
Check-in survey that students can fill out.
Language for Forging Online Chats With Students
In online teaching environments, educators must be more intentional about checking in with students. This guide provides models for the kinds of questions and interactions that can engage students. From How to Build Relationships With Students During COVID-19 Guide
Planning Procedures for Supportive Environments
A tool to develop clear and consistent procedures and routines that help all young people feel safe to interact and engage in learning.
Attendance Playbook: Smart Strategies for Reducing Chronic Absenteeism in the Covid Era
A playbook of 26 strategies to address student chronic absence, whether it be mild, moderate, or severe (the three tiers of intervention). The COVID-19 considerations, included with the strategies, show ways to adapt evidence-based practices when it is not possible to meet face-to-face.
Improving Student Engagement and Attendance During COVID-19 School Closures
This promising practices brief explores research on monitoring and promoting attendance and engagement in online learning and summarizes the findings from conversations with a small number of school districts about their transition to remote learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The brief provides a resource to states and districts on promising practices in …
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Youth Financial Literacy classroom activities
CFPB has a searchable database of activities to help educators nurture financial capability across the curriculum. The classroom activities come with a digital teacher guide and supporting student material, so it’s easy to implement during hybrid and remote learning.