October 11th is National Coming Out Day, a holiday founded to raise awareness of the LGBTQ+ community and its civil rights movement. National Coming Out Day was established by psychologist Richard Eichberg and gay rights activist Jean O’Leary in 1988 and has grown in popularity since. The American Psychological Association (APA) offers resources National Coming […]
According to the Itasca Project, neuroscience research shows that most essential brain development happens in a child’s first three years of life. Check out more about the First 1,000 Days on the Itasca project website.
Wisdom Steps is a partnership amongst the eleven Minnesota Indian American tribes designed to support Tribal Elder health. Wisdom Steps focuses on a variety of services including: health screenings, health education, and healthy living activities. Their website provides information about their programs and links to numerous additional resources.
National Hispanic Heritage month is a time to celebrate the stories and contributions of Hispanics and Latina/o/xs throughout history. Below, you will find two sets of resources to support lessons throughout the month. The National Education Association (NEA) shares National Hispanic Heritage month lessons, activities, videos, and more! Resources are organized into K-5, 6-8, and […]
The National Center on Educational Outcomes just published a report “A Summary of the Research on the Effects of K–12 Test Accommodations: 2020“. Authors, Christopher Rogers, Virginia Ressa, Martha Thurlow, and Sheryl Lazarus summarize prior research highlighting the effects of different types of accommodations on student performance, perceptions of accommodations, accommodation implementation, and accommodation use.
The National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments provides a resource kit for health care staff who are providing services to higher education students. The Safe Place Kit is focused on trauma-sensitive practices with special attention to sexual assault trauma. The tools provided in this resource were commissioned by the White House Task Force to […]
Megan Cave with PBIS Apps compiled a list of “12 Things I Learned From an International PBIS Conference.” The list reviews key learnings and links tools, videos, and resources. Topics include cultivating a community of care, updating classroom behavior teaching matrices, how to embed mindfulness in the classroom, and more.
The National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI) released “A Guide for Early Childhood Professionals to Support Young Children’s Resilience“. The guide provides information and resources for using the pyramid model to promote social-emotional competence and trauma informed care in early childhood. The guide is designed to help professionals understand both the magnitude and definition […]
Today is the official election day for the 2022 primary race in Minnesota. Voters have the right to accessible polling places and ballots. The Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State provides information on accessible voting through the Voter Assistance pdf. For more details on voting assistance and accessibility, visit the elections and voting page […]
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), created a toolkit to recognize and address barriers that make it harder for disabled BIPOC to access community living. This toolkit titled “Crisis in our Communities: Racial Disparities in Community Living” is available in both Easy Read and Plain Text versions.
