Educator Supports
This brief from Network for College Success presents a discussion protocol which connects with the research findings in the UChicago Consortium research brief.
This journal article from Reading Horizons explores the relationship between reading proficiency and cultural relevance of text for third grade English Language Learners (ELLs).
This report from the Learning Policy Institute identifies and reviews 35 studies that have demonstrated a positive link between teacher professional development, teaching practices, and student outcomes.
This brief from Education Policy Initiative at Carolina (EPIC) elaborates on teacher and principal attrition rates during the COVID-19 pandemic at North Carolina public schools (NCPS) from the 2020–21 and 2021–22 school years.
From the article: "Remote learning requires teachers to confront new challenges, like assessing the impact of instructional time students lost last spring and supporting students with disabilities or those with mental health needs that might have grown worse after the pandemic. And it’s forcing teachers to rethink the ways they give feedback on student work, track discipline and attendance, and encourage their students to direct their own learning.
From the paper: "There have been countless challenges faced by American families with school-aged children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the many challenges specifically relating to education has been ensuring children had access to a challenging academic curriculum. The purpose of this paper is to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the ways curriculum materials were used and identify lessons that could help improve access to quality curriculum and instruction moving forward, whether children are being educated in school, remotely, or in a homeschool/pod setting."
From the brief: "Teacher preparation programs and student teaching experiences play a major role in determining where candidates take job placements in ways that can influence both job markets and staffing shortages. School systems can provide in-service supports for new teachers whose student teaching experiences were interrupted or incomplete. Student teachers represent an important pool of additional talent for schools; creative deployment of student teachers could provide a major boost as the COVID-19 crisis continues."
This brief from EdResearch For Recovery discusses effective academic and behavioral interventions for students with disabilities for distance learning.
This brief from EdResearch For Recovery discusses the effects of trauma on children and supportive practices to implement in schools.
This brief from the Annenberg Institute at Brown University illustrates key changes and policies which affected the teacher labor market during the pandemic.