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 is a padlet with resources developed by the Imperial County SELPA and curated from existing resources to support and improve outcomes for English Learners with Disabilities. The padlet includes: 1. Resources developed as part of SELPA Content Leads in the California Statewide System of Support. 2. California Practitioners Guide for Educating English Learners with Disabilities and PowerPoint presentation 3. ELD Standards 4. Unpacking ELPAC Task Types and Additional ELPAC Resources 5. Accessibility Resource Graphics 6. Alternate ELPAC 7. Serving the needs of ELs with Disabilities 8. Blueprints for Effective Leadership and Instruction for our English Learners' Future (B.E.L.I.E.F.) modules.
Imperial County SELPA. 2021. Improving Outcomes for English Learners with Disabilities. Imperial County SELPA.
https://padlet.com/dmontoya18/ImprovingOutcomesELsSWD
Digital equity sets out to remove barriers to entry and participation by ensuring everyone has the technological capacity to participate in these online spaces. Still, what exactly is digital equity and how can educators support it in classrooms, schools, and districts? In order to unpack and better understand digital equity, this whitepaper analyzes digital equity through the lens of four specific digital divides: access and connectivity, digital readiness, digital use, and representation; explores potential solutions to each; and offers example of how educators are already addressing these in their classroom.
Learning.com (n.d.) What Four Divides Teach About Digital Equity, an Analysis. https://resources.learning.com/hubfs/Marketing/Resources%20Page/Whitepapers/What-Four-Divides-Teach-About-Digital-Equity-an-Analysis.pdf (accessed April 17, 2020).
