The California Association of African-American Superintendents and Administrators (CAAASA) and the University of California Los Angeles Center for the Transformation of Schools (CTS) have collaborated to offer this free online series, which provides families and educators with the tools and strategies they need to ensure greater equity for students who continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 school closures. With support from the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE), they are inviting educators and equity leaders to make use of this video archive, and to discover new practices and approaches that will ensure their students continue to learn and thrive, even as their schools remain closed. There are a total of 30 presentations that include achieved resources and presentations.
California Association of African American Superintendents and Administrators (CAAASA), California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE), UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools, Working by Design. 2020. Advancing Equity in an Era of Crisis: Conversations for administrators, teachers, parents, and para-educators about ways to best serve every student during the COVID-19 pandemic. California Association of African American Superintendents and Administrators (CAAASA), California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE), UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools, Working by Designhttps://www.caaasa.org/advancing-equity-in-crisis
This article discusses the struggles of distance learning with a focus on English language learners and students with disabilities. The topics it covers include: 1) Listen to families, 2) Making online learning accessible and 3)Focus on co-teaching.
Mitchell, Corey. 2020. Bridging Distance for Learners With Special Needs. Education Week.
This article discusses data collected that shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the existing achievement gaps across income levels and between white students and students of black and Hispanic heritage. Also, the article discusses how the current situation is leading to more students of color dropping out and the long term effects on these student's long-term economic well-being and on the US economy as a whole.
Dorn, E., Hancock, B., Sarakatsannis, J., Viruleg, E. 2020. Covid-19 and Student Learning in the United States: The Hurt Could Last a Lifetime. San Francisco, California: McKinsey & Company
https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-and-social-sector/our-insights/covid-19-and-student-learning-in-the-united-states-the-hurt-could-last-a-lifetime#
This is a compilation of resources that the San Francisco Unified School District has collected on COVID-19 concerning special education with a focus on autism.
San Francisco Unified School District. COVID-19 Resources for Students in Special Education . San Francisco Unified School District.
https://www.sfusd.edu/resources-families-1
This is a series of modules on distance learning. The modules cover technology, blended learning, social-emotional learning, continuity of learning, hybrid learning, COVID-19, learning loss, transition back to school, English Language Learners, distance learning strategies and students with disabilities. Modules: 1. Hot Topics in Technology & Pedagogy 2.Continuity of Learning 3. Learning Acceleration Series 4. Advancing Equity in an Era of Crisis 5. Distance Learning Consortium 6. Distance Learning Strategies 7. Rapid Response transition 8. Setting up Virtual Learning Systems 9. Distance Learning 10. Special Education 11. Community Engagement
California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (ccee). 2020. Distance Learning and Teaching Modules. Sacramento, California: California Collaborative for Education Excellence (ccee)
https://ccee-ca.org/resources/distance-teaching-learning/
This author argues that physical activity and fitness is essential to maintain good mental health, and that a regimen of exercise is an effective treatment for a range of mental illnesses including mild to moderate depression.
National Alliance on Mental Health, (2020).
This is an eight part series with a broad spectrum of opinions for how to open and operate schools in the COVID-19 crisis, it explores specific strategies that some districts will adopt and explains pros, the cons, and the costs. The eight part series includes: 1. The Socially Distanced School Day 2. Scheduling the COVID-19 School Day 3. Getting Kids to School: Tackling the COVID-19 transportation 4. COVID-19 & Remote Learning: How to Make It Work 5. Teaching and Learning in the Pandemic 6. Overcoming COVID-19 Learning Loss 7, Teaching Social -Emotional Skills Amid COVID-19 8. Closing COVID-19 Equity Gaps in Schools.
Will, Madeline , Lieberman, Mark. 2020. How We Go Back to School. Education Week.
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/how-we-go-back-to-school
This brief describes practical steps that school psychologists and school districts can consider to assess students for a specific learning disability. It provides recommendations to adapt state policies on evaluations for specific learning disabilities in light of the pandemic, with ensuring that students get timely and thorough evaluations to develop educational programs that meet their needs. The brief discusses four challenges: 1) Interruptions to instruction, 2) Administering assessments under new circumstances, 3) Ruling out exclusionary factors 4) Addressing the backlog of evaluations under tight timelines.
National Center for Learning Disabilities, National Association of School Psychologists. 2020. Navigating Special Education Evaluations for Specific Learning Disabilities Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic. National Center for Learning Disabilities, National Association of School Psychologists https://www.ncld.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Navigating-Special-Education-Evaluations-for-Specific-Learning-Disabilities-SLD-Amid-the-COVID-19-Pandemic.pdf
NAMI partners with CDE to explain the importance of and strategies for supporting the mental health needs of youth; how families and loved ones can support youth going back to school during the pandemic; and ways to advocate and get involved in policy changes for youth mental health.
National Alliance on Mental Health, (2021).
