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Supporting Self-Care for Educators During COVID-19

With the new school year imminent or, for some, already begun, this brief shares insights for district and school leaders about maintaining a positive focus on student groups most affected by long-standing opportunity gaps, which include, but are not limited to, students from low-income households, those who are unhoused, and those who are the responsibility of the foster care system.

"Every day we must work harder to create the constructive, positive changes that are needed. This is our agency’s ongoing challenge and our ongoing commitment." Read a statement from CEO Glen Harvey.

Educators are racing to discover promising practices for serving students equitably in virtual environments. Here are a few tips from the experts at the Quality Teaching for English Learners initiative on supporting English Learners in distance learning, including strategies for providing ample opportunities for rigorous discourse.

Emerging evidence shows the benefits of mindfulness for people of all ages in domains related to physical and mental health. This brief, developed for the California Department of Education, describes what administrators and teachers can do now to promote mindfulness and stress management in schools.

With a bit of alteration, many of the strategies that educators use during in-person settings can also be used in distance learning. Discover how to adapt common in-person scenarios — such as introductions and ice-breakers — for virtual environments.

Written primarily for policymakers, this resource presents lessons learned from previous policy decisions which unintentionally exacerbated funding inequalities between lower- and higher-wealth school districts across the country. The brief offers research-based considerations about how resource allocation affects the academic achievement of students who are vulnerable.

In this video, Rorie Fitzpatrick recommends three actions state and local education agencies can take to support students with disabilities through school closures and the transition back to school settings. Rorie serves as Senior Managing Director at WestEd, leading the Special Education Policy and Practice Team, and the Resource Planning Team.

With high school graduation rates up and dropout rates down over the past decade, educators are concerned that school closures could slow this progress. REL West speaks with one of the nation’s leading scholars in this area, Dr. Russell Rumberger, to discuss strategies for keeping all students engaged and moving toward graduation.

Carnegie Math Pathways’ new virtual courses take a novel approach to remote learning. An adaptive learning platform with integrated video conferencing enables student collaboration around contextualized curriculum, while embedded social-emotional supports cultivate deeper engagement to create a powerful online math learning experience.

For a complete list of events, resources, and perspectives to support fall 2020 back-to-school planning and distance learning, visit our COVID-19 webpage.