District administrators need to make sure caregivers are mentally prepared for the stress and unusual situations they may face in a crisis such as returning to teaching amid COVID-19.
From DA's Academic Esports Guide: NASEF provides more just a space to play; it offers a path for students to get an education in areas within and around the games
CASEL and the Committee for Children's Second Step program—two of the leading nonprofit SEL providers—offer tips for social-emotional learning during the COVID pandemic.
In Chicago, students as young as elementary age learn to organize and build civic leadership skills within the district's 200 student voice committees.
School districts may use grant funds to support any activity authorized by the ESEA, including a host of education supplies, student supports or teacher training.
District leaders can fortify school mental health services by training teachers to spot trauma, focusing on COVID's inequitable impacts, enlisting parents and building community partnerships.
A structured change management process can help districts come up with a sustainable way to adapt to the current realities and create buy-in across the district.
The shift to online learning did not short circuit students' ability to embark remotely on some multidisciplinary robotics missions in their Compton USD classrooms this summer.
Students with disabilities, and those from poorer families, likely struggled the most during extended school closures this spring, testified witnesses at a hearing on reopening schools hosted by a House subcommittee.
