ortunity for school mental health professionals aimed at improving mental health support and services for K-12 students who are immigrants, newcomers, undocumented or transborder learners in the context of the COVID-19 public health emergency. SAMHSA’s Mental Health Technology Transfer Center [MHTTC] network has selected priming resources to support the learning series. The webpage provides slide decks and reflection tools for each of the three webinars (March, April, and May 2021).
Ensuring Continuity of Learning and Operations (National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition [NCELA]): Develops, collects and shares resource for K-12 schools and institutions of higher education to improve learning and the support of English learners and their families during school closures. ED’s National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition [NCELA] invites contributions of pertinent remote learning resources from the public, and offers all vetted and approved resources for free. The Office of English Language Acquisition [OELA] recognizes the unique learning profiles and needs of English learners, and provides these resources to facilitate their education during unplanned school closures.
Supporting Young English Learners at Home: Provides an educator’s guide for teaching academic content and literacy to English learners in elementary and middle schools. The nine activity sheets, available in both English and Spanish, are designed to provide simple, fun activities families and caregivers can use with children at home to strengthen language development in either the home language or English.
ED Fact Sheet: Providing Services to English Learners During the COVID-19 Outbreak: Outlines proactive considerations for states to administer for English learners and their families during the new normal of extended school closures and workarounds for remote learning due to COVID-19.
Adapting Instruction for English Learner Students During Distance Learning: Perspectives from Practitioners: Provides an overview of promising practices and resources, and a facilitated question-and-answer session with English learner (EL) teachers and specialists. During this 50-minute REL Southwest webinar, EL practitioners discuss strategies and resources they have used to engage EL students in remote instruction. In addition, they explain how they have collaborated with colleagues remotely and offer ways that local education agencies can support and build the capacity of EL teachers during periods of school closure driven by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reaching and Teaching English Learners, Newcomer Students, and English Learners with Disabilities During the Pandemic: This recorded webinar from the Region I Equity Assistance Center, Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium (MAEC) shares how educators are pivoting to make sure that English Learners, including newly arrived immigrants and students with disabilities, receive a high-quality education and other social-emotional supports under current conditions. This webinar featured conversations with expert practitioners and researchers and presents strategies that can be applied in your school or district.
Supporting ELLs Through COVID-19: Extensive bilingual website shares guidance, and lessons learned so far, about distance learning for English language learners (ELL’s); communicating and partnering with families; and social-emotional supports for ELLs and immigrant students.
Serie Formativa: Educacion Remota en Emergencia (Remote Education in Emergency): Hosts a six-part Spanish-language webinar series, produced by the Latin America and Caribbean Reads Capacity Program. The webinar sessions are designed to support educators in transitioning from an in-person curriculum delivery to remote delivery during the COVID-19 crisis.
COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions, in Plain Language: Addresses a variety of topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic, drawn from numerous reliable government sources that can be helpful to parents of students. The FAQ has been developed by the PCORI Knowledge Translation Center at American