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Five Effective Approaches To Address Interfering Behaviors: Student Apathy
Provide Voice & Choice “When students feel supported and have a sense of belonging, they are more likely to actively engage.” (Baker & Will, 2024) It is important for adults to remember that all behavior is communication – ours and our students’. Equally important is that we do not take student behavior personally, but rather… Read More Five Effective Approaches To Address Interfering Behaviors: Student Apathy
Five Effective Approaches To Address Interfering Behaviors: Excessive Talking with Peers
Dialogue by Design Off-task conversations can disrupt classroom instruction and constantly challenge teachers and their overall classroom management. While there are many effective routines for regaining the class’s attention and refocusing students on the lesson at hand, the most effective approaches are proactive. Talking and social learning are developmentally appropriate, especially for school-age learners (Wood,… Read More Five Effective Approaches To Address Interfering Behaviors: Excessive Talking with Peers
Five Effective Approaches To Address Interfering Behaviors: Refusal to Comply with Staff
One Strategy for When Students Refuse to Comply Ever looked at a student and wondered, why can’t they just follow a simple request or rule? I asked them something simple, yet they turned it into a fight. Why!? Sometimes there is more going on than we initially realize, including factors that could be negatively impacting… Read More Five Effective Approaches To Address Interfering Behaviors: Refusal to Comply with Staff
Effective Classroom Practices to Get Ready for the New School Year: #5 Building Community Through Feedback
Group Contingency is an evidence-based practice that offers teachers the opportunity to provide positive, targeted feedback that reinforces specific classroom expectations and routines. When implemented with fidelity, and supported by strong teacher-student relationships, it also fosters social cooperation and community as all students work toward a common goal. This practice builds a foundation for successful… Read More Effective Classroom Practices to Get Ready for the New School Year: #5 Building Community Through Feedback
Supporting Staff through Acknowledgment: Voice, Recognition, & Wellness
As educators, we know that students thrive in a safe, positive, nurturing learning environment. In the same way, it has become increasingly important to recognize that staff also thrive in a supportive community. Teacher retention is a critical problem facing education across our nation. Research clearly shows that a key factor in teachers staying or… Read More Supporting Staff through Acknowledgment: Voice, Recognition, & Wellness
Resources
Resources
COVID-19 & Virginia Public Schools
Recover, Redesign, Restart, 2020 is a guiding document for Virginia school divisions developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and in preparation for schools reopening.
- COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions–FAQs (updated weekly)
- COVID-19: A Parent Guide for School-Aged Children
- Virtual Virginia
- Supporting Students Who Receive Early Childhood Special Education Services during COVID19
Virginia Learns Anywhere Download the Full Report here.
IDEA & COVID-19: Questions and Answers on Providing Services to SWD (March 2020)
Resources available now to support enriched distance learning programs. (Comprehensive Center Network)
Center on Technology and Disability
Center on Technology and Disability (CTD) is designed to increase the capacity of families and providers to advocate for, acquire, and implement effective assistive and instructional technology (AT/IT) practices, devices, and services.
Council of Administrators of Special Education
Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) is an international professional educational organization which is affiliated with the Council for Exceptional Children whose members are dedicated to the enhancement of the worth, dignity, potential, and uniqueness of each individual in society.
- Virginia Council of Administrators of Special Education (VCASE) is a professional organization that promotes professional leadership through the provision of collegial support and current information on recommended instructional practices as well as local, state and national trends in Special Education for professionals who serve students with disabilities in order to improve the quality and delivery of special education services in Virginia’s public Schools.
Inclusive Schools Network
The Inclusive Schools Network (ISN) is a web-based educational resource for families, schools and communities that promotes inclusive educational practices.
National Center on Intensive Intervention Mission and Approach
NCII builds the capacity of state and local education agencies, universities, practitioners, and other stakeholders to support implementation of intensive intervention in literacy, mathematics, and behavior for students with severe and persistent learning and/or behavioral needs.
- Resources to help educators and other building-based personnel find tools and resources to support students with intensive needs
- Intensive Interventions: A Teacher’s Toolkit of activities and resources to assist practitioners in designing and delivering intensive interventions in reading and mathematics
Social Emotional Learning Resources
Transforming Education’s SEL Integration Approach for Classroom Educators
SEL: 3 Signature Practices Playbook: A Tool That Supports Systematic SEL:Practical ways to introduce and Broaden the use of SEL practices in classrooms, schools, and workplaces.
Virginia Department of Education: Special Education Resources
- A Parent’s Guide To Special Education (available in Spanish)
- Virginia’s Guidelines for Educating Students with Specific Learning Disabilities (ADA compliant version)
- Specific Learning Disability Supplementary Guide on Dyslexia: Frequently Asked Questions
- Universal Design for Learning
- Superintendent’s and Principal’s Memos
Quick Guide to #GoOpenVA Open Resources
Subscribe to the VDOE #EdEquityVA Newsletter
Online Learning
Online Learning
VDOE: Professional Development, Archived Webinar Sessions
Webinars on various topics including, Special Education, Elementary and Secondary Instruction, and Comprehensive Literacy.
COVID-19 Considerations for Special Education Administrators
#EdEquityVA Webinar Series
As a follow-up to the 2019 Virginia is for ALL Learners Education Equity Summer Institute, the Virginia Department of Education will host a monthly series of webinars focused on equity strategies and resources available to school divisions.
Webinars wth Zaretta Hammond
How do we move beyond the packet mentality to truly help students become independent learners while leveraging the funds of knowledge at home and in their immediate community? That is the question posed and answered by Zaretta Hammond in this important webinar series.
Webinar: Equitable Practices for Teaching Online. (IDRA)
Webinar How can we work for equity & access in challenging times? (STEM Learning Ecosystem)—-
