Occupational therapists and trauma-informed teachers weigh in on how to create sensory tools and spaces with what you have at home.
Understanding the “why” behind teaching practices can help parents create meaningful and effective at-home learning opportunities during the pandemic.
When the world feels dangerous, harnessing learning can provide some measure of clarity and perspective.
Activities that incorporate speaking and listening, reading and writing, math, music, science, art, and drama—and are parent-friendly
This round-up of teachers reaching out to their distant students makes it more clear than ever that relationships are always at the heart of teaching.
An elementary teacher who has worked for an edtech start-up argues that it’s important now—with teachers and students working separately—to promote reflection and social connection
Visit our Pinterest boards for more ideas and information about each of the 25 Best Practices. The boards include pictures, diagrams, and infographic items aligned to the 25 Best Practices.
PovertyUSA is the domestic anti-poverty program of the U.S. Catholic Bishops. An initiative of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), PovertyUSA seeks to educate and promote understanding about poverty and its root causes.
Child Trends improves the lives and prospects of children and youth by conducting high-quality research and sharing the resulting knowledge with practitioners and policymakers.
National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS) Established at Johns Hopkins University in 1996, NNPS invites schools, districts, states, and organizations to join together and use research-based approaches to organize and sustain excellent programs of family and community involvement that will increase student success in school.
Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) The U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates program produces single-year estimates of income and poverty for all U.S. states and counties as well as estimates of school-age children in poverty for all 13,000+ school districts.
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