Learning Resources

Administrators

• Webinar Opportunity: Supporting Principals to Prepare for Re-Entry
  

Adult Education

• Adult Education Resources

Early Childhood

• Remote Learning Guidance for Preschool
• CSDE and Office of Early Childhood Joint Letter - Staffed Family Child Care Networks
• Early Childhood Consultation Partnership (ECCP) Updates 
• Early Childhood Education: A Panel Discussion Sponsored by the CT Association of Schools (CAS)
• FAPE at Three - July 2020
• Guidance for Early Childhood Find During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Guidance for Children Turning Three during COVID-19 Health Emergency
• Pandemic-Related Transitions: P-3 Contexts
• Principals' Roundtable Discussions
  • Preschool & Kindergarten Administrators Crucial Re-opening Round Table Conversation Webinar - August 14, 2020
  • Early Childhood Round Table – Continuing the Reopening Discussion - August 27, 2020
  • Principals’ Roundtable for Preschool and Kindergarten Administrators: Providing Special Education Services in Today’s Context, October 1, 2020
• Transition from Part C to Part B During the COVID-19 Health Emergency
• COVID 19 School Social Story
  • Also available in Spanish  Mandarin  Portuguese 
• COVID 19 Child Care Centers Social Story

Learn from Home Task Force

• Governor's COVID-19 Learn from Home Task Force
• Learn from Home Task Force
• Learn from Home Task Force Update/Request

Learning Resources and Challenges

• Connecticut Partners with ISTE to Bring High-Quality Professional Learning Opportunities at No-Cost to Connecticut Educators
• Lt. Governor Bysiewicz launches COVID-19 coding computing challenge for 3-12 graders
• Pearson Remote Learning Resources for Teachers, Students and Parents: Math Resources; K-8 Math Resources; K-12 Literacy Resources
• RESC Alliance and CSDE Resources for Distance Learning
• Scholastic Education: Building Powerful Partnerships With Families Webinar Series
• Yale Child Study Center and Scholastic Collaborative's First Aid for Feelings free resource; DAV Pilkey's Dog Man Series and Scholastic Partnership

Multilingual Learners 

• Connecticut Seal of Biliteracy COVID-19 Guidance
• COVID-19 Batch Request for Extension of Transitional Bilingual Services Beyond 30 Months
• English Learners
  
  • Federal Guidance on Serving ELs During COVID-19
  • High Quality Distance Learning Resources for English Learners
  • REL Northeast: FAQ on Meeting the Needs of Engish Learners in an Online Environment
  • Tools and Resources for English Learners
• World Language Learners
  • CT Council of Language Teachers (CT COLT) Resources for Educators

Special Education

• CPAC and CSDE Special Education Guidance for Parents Related to School Reopening (August 26, 2020)
• Continued Educational Opportunities and Approved Private Special Education Programs during the COVID-9 Pandemic
• Continued Educational Opportunities and Special Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic (March 24, 2020)
  • Update #1 (April 24, 2020)
• Continuidad de Oportunidades Educativas y Educación Especial durante la Pandemia de COVID-19
• Due Process Activities under IDEA during the COVID-19 Pandemic
• FAPE at Three - July 2020
• IDEA Eligibility Extended Until Age 22
• SERC: SLD/Dyslexia Free Online Modules and Courses
• Special Education Guidance and Resources for COVID-19
• Urging States to Continue Educating Students with Disabilities, Secretary DeVos Publishes New Resource on Accessibility and Distance Learning Options
  • Additional Resources:
    • Mathematics Resources for Educators to Support Distance LearningTemporary
    • Flexibilities - Student Data Privacy Act (addresses contracting with technology vendors)
    • Superintendent Q&A for the Commissioner