COVID-19
Information about COVID-19 is changing at a rapid pace. Please, continue to check in with your state and local health authorities and monitor CDC COVID-19 resources.
Assessment and Differentiation
- Sensible Assessment Practices for 2020–21 and Beyond downloadable PDF by Connecticut State Department of Education.
- Why Is Differentiated Instruction Important During COVID-19? article on Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. webpage.
- Why We Need Differentiation Now More Than Ever by Lisa Westman on ASCD.org.
Classroom Ideas for Concurrent Teaching
- Concurrent Teaching Considerations downloadable PDF by NIET.org.
- How to Manage the Challenges of a Concurrent Teaching Model by Will Deyamport III on Schoolology.com.
- Learning Pods and Hubs, a Pandemic Innovation, Thrive and Evolve a podcast hosted on EdSource.org.
- Tips for Navigating a Concurrent Classroom article on StudySync.com.
- Navigating the Concurrent Classroom by Caitlin Tucker on ASCD.org.
How Community Partners are Supporting Schools
- Church Offering Virtual Learning Supervision for Virginia Beach Students article on 13 News Now webpage.
- Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities web resource.
Operations and Healthy Environments
- American Rescue Plan: Five Things State and District Leaders Need to Know Now article by Sean Worley and Scott Palmer on Wallace Foundation.
- Addressing the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Educators through Self and Collective Care downloadable PDF by the Center for Health and Healthcare in Schools.
- COVID-19 Vaccines and Schools: Your Questions Answered article on EdWeek.org.
- Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention in K-12 Schools by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- RISE Index for Districts downloadable PDF by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
- What Congressional Covid Funding Means for K-12 Schools an article by Phyllis W. Jordan on FutureEd.org.
Return to School Teaching Ideas
- 8 Back to School Prep Tips for Teachers During the COVID-19 Pandemic article on Waterford.org.
Supporting Teachers, Staff, and Families
- 5 Leadership Lessons Learned in Recent Weeks article by Duane Kline on National Association of Secondary School Principals, May 2020.
- Here are 5 Words School Staff Used to Describe Fall 2020 article on District Administration webpage.
- How the Pandemic Is Impacting the Teacher Workforce article on Learning Policy Institute webpage.
- Planning Strategically for a Post-Covid World article by Isobel Stevenson on ASCD.org.
- Preparing educators for the time of COVID … and beyond journal article by Linda Darling-Hammond and Maria E. Hyler.
- Strategies for Safely Reopening Elementary and Secondary Schools a downloadable PDF by the US Department of Education.
- Roadmap to Reopening Safely and Meeting All Students’ Needs a downloadable PDF by the US Department of Education.
- Strategies for Safely Reopening Higher Education Schools a downloadable PDF by the US Department of Education.
Supporting Students
- 9 Challenge Questions a collection of resources from Equity at the Core.
- Help Children Learn at Home on Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) webpage.
- I’m Really Second-Guessing My Decision to Delay Kindergarten Because of COVID article by Matthew Dicks, Brandon Hersey, Cassy Sarnell, and Amy Scott on Slate.com.
- ‘Let Yourself Off the Hook’: Advice for Teachers and Parents During COVID-19 a podcast by Emily Tate hosted on EdSurge.com.
- Making Decisions about Children Attending In-person School During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Information for Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers on Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) webpage.
- Overcoming COVID-19 Learning Loss article by Stephanie Shafer for EducationWeek.org.
- Post-Pandemic, Remote Learning Could be Here to Stay article by Jessica Dickler on CNBC.com.
- Specialized Support for Students with Diverse Learning Needs Engaged in At-Home Learning a downloadable PDF by The New Teacher Project.
- The Learning Gap Is Getting Worse as Schools Rely on Remote Classes, Especially for Students of Color article by Katie Reilly on Time.com.
- Why Are Some Kids Thriving During Remote Learning? article by Nora Fleming on Edutopia.org.
Teaching and Learning
- Academic ‘Redshirting’ Gives Families Relief but Threatens Heartburn for School Districts article by Lisa Buie on RedefineEd.org.
- Addressing Unfinished Learning After COVID-19 School Closures a downloadable PDF by the Council of the Great City Schools.
- Thousands of families redshirted their preschoolers and kindergarteners. Will they swell Colorado schools next fall? article by Erica Breunlin on the ColoradoSun.com.
Equity
Book Club
The following books were suggested by members of the LEI team.
- Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension by Sara K. Ahmed.
- Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult.
- Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi.
- This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work by Tiffany Jewell and illustrator Aurelia Durand.
- Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum.
COVID-19
- Planning for Re-entry and Recovery: A Guide for Promoting Equity, Improvement, and Innovation downloadable PDF by Four Points Education.
- Recover. Redesign. Restart: Return to School downloadable PDF by Virginia Department of Education.
- Return to School: Planning Equity Audit downloadable PDF by Virginia Department of Education.
- Reunite, Renew, and Thrive: Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Roadmap for Reopening School downloadable PDF by CASEL.
Leadership
- Cultural Awareness and Competence Toolkit downloadable PDF by Hanover Research.
- Culturally Responsive Curriculum downloadable PDF by Hanover Research.
- Equity Data Review Protocol Toolkit downloadable PDF by Hanover Research.
- From Culturally Competent to Anti-Racist: Types and Impacts of Race-Related Trainings downloadable PDF by Hanover Research.
- Leading an Equity Focused Response Through and Beyond COVID downloadable PDF by the NYC Leadership Academy.
- Navigating Ed Equity VA downloadable pdf by Virginia Department of Education.
- Perspective: The Intersection of Equity and Education video and article by EdNC.org.
- The Teaching Profession Playbook: Building a Strong and Diverse Teaching Profession downloadable PDF by the Partnership for the Future of Learning.
Mental Health
- Confronting Inequity / The Trauma We Don’t See article by Dena Simmons on ASCD.org.
- Considerations for Building Trauma Sensitive Environments article by Hanover Research.
Podcast Series
The following podcast series are focused on equity in education.
- Leading Equity hosted by Dr. Sheldon L. Eakins.
- Just Talk! Educational Equity Podcast hosted by Tony Neal of Educational Equity Consultants.
- Education Talk Radio hosted by Larry Jacobs of the American Consortium for Equity in Education.
Taking Action
- 10 Ways Educators Can Take Action in Pursuit of Equity a podcast hosted by Jennifer Gonzalez at the Cult of Pedagogy.
- Academic Equity Workbook downloadable PDF by Hanover Research.
- Anti-Racism Discussion Guide downloadable PDF by Hanover Research.
- Black Lives Matter at School a collection of resources curated by National Education Association.
- Bringing Equity to Implementation downloadable PDF by Stanford Social Innovation Review.
- Conducting an Equity Audit downloadable PDF by Hanover Research.
- Equity and Access in Science Education a podcast hosted by Larry Jacobs for The American Consortium for Equity in Education.
- Infusing Equity in K-12 Curriculum Design, In the Classroom & At Home podcast by Design Museum.
- Storytelling Project Model article on Organizing Engagement webpage.
- Toolkit: Systemic Implementation of Equity downloadable PDF by Hanover Research.
- Virginia's Statewide Strategy for Virtual Learning a podcast hosted by Larry Jacobs for The American Consortium for Equity in Education.
Research
Stay tuned for more information!