Executive functioning skills are essential to the well-being of K-12 students, but it's not always clear what executive functioning means or how to help kids develop it. This tip sheet from the Center on Early Education and Development at UMN outlines useful information about executive functioning skills in young children, co-regulation and self-regulation, and
The National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) has published summaries about accommodations for students with disabilities that are based on the latest academic research. This toolkit is organized by accommodation (e.g., tactile graphics, text breaks, speech-to-text, assistive technology) and also includes information about state accessibility policies.
This Empowering Families Toolkit was developed by National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) to provide accessible materials for parents about topics related to assessment-related State Systemic Improvement Plans (SSIP) and State-Identified Measurable Results that states commit to reaching. Goes Here
Shared is an article from NPR about how bias can come into play when observing behaviors. The article summarizes a study on implicit bias in preschool staff.
Sherry Turkle PhD discusses how digital communication has affected our ability to talk to each other, how conversation itself changed in the digital age, why she thinks social media is an “anti-empathy machine” and her advice on how to reclaim space for conversation in our lives.
Educators, here are some useful tips for preventing big behaviors in the classroom from PBISApps through the University of Oregon.
If you're interested in learning caregiver tips for communication supports for children with significant cognitive disabilities, check out this resource from the TIES Center at the University of Minnesota.